More than a dozen organisations are set to benefit from £787,288 funding from Lichfield District Council over the next three years.
Fourteen groups have been successful in securing Community and Voluntary Sector funding from the local authority for the period 2024 to 2027.
The sum will be distributed to support a variety of impactful projects which will help achieve the Lichfield District 2050 strategy goals of creating confident, prosperous, green and active communities.
Work the good causes do varies from delivering wellbeing sessions to upskilling volunteers and improving mental health.
The Hub at St Mary’s, a multi-use arts and heritage venue in the centre of Lichfield, will receive the biggest sum – £103,933.
Youth provision Fun Club Hub has successfully bid for £102,168 and Support Staffordshire, a voice for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, will get £100,000.
Other recipients are Burton and District Mind (£71,133), Burntwood Be a Friend (£51,600), Fradley Football Club (£26,550), Grace Cares (£72,000), Lichfield Arts (£79,110), Lichfield Discovered (£7,550), Lichfield Festival (£49,500), Men’s Shed Lichfield (£6,300), South Staffordshire Cruse Bereavement Support (£32,235), Spark Burntwood (£65,052) and Survivors of Bereavement By Suicide (£20,157).
Lichfield District Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Engagement, Councillor Richard Cox said: “It’s been an exceptional year for so many quality bids, and it’s exciting that we can support these remarkable organisations to launch and continue some very promising community projects.
“While it’s disappointing that we can’t fund every application, the project panel has meticulously reviewed each one to ensure our support is directed to the most suitable projects over the coming three years and each one submitted a remarkable bid.
“The successful projects reflect the diverse needs within our district and we look forward to seeing the positive outcomes these projects will generate.”
The funding process initially attracted 33 applications, of which 19 progressed to the second stage. Each application was thoroughly assessed by officers before a cross-party members panel made recommendations.
