Northern’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund (CCIF) is looking for projects that will make a positive impact to communities across the North of England, to be delivered by 31 March 2024.
The rise in the cost of living is affecting many of the customers and communities on our network. Northern are therefore looking for schemes or projects that will address the impact of this which is felt by so many across the region they serve.
The Customer and Community Improvement Fund will consider a proposals that will bring benefit locally across their network (which is pretty much anywhere in the north of England).
Projects do not need to be linked to one of the stations or have a specific connection to rail.
Northern are keen to hear about projects that would help address:
- Social mobility: education, mentoring, skills, training, employment
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Social isolation
- Financial inclusion
- Digital inclusion
- Poverty
Northern are also open to your suggestions if you have a project that addresses another type of need faced by communities due to the rise in the cost of living. Ultimately any scheme should benefit customers and / or communities so if you have a good idea or project that doesn’t seem to fit with the themes above contact: [email protected] to discuss it.
Individual grants with a value of up to £10,000, £5,000, or £1000 are available. The total funding available is £50,000. Match funding isn’t a requirement but will be looked at favourably for schemes with a higher overall value.
Northern welcome applications from customers, stakeholders, community groups, charities, not for profit organisations and Northern colleagues.
Deadline: 11 August 2023