Mick George Community Fund

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations for community projects in proximity to a Mick George Landfill site across the East Midlands and Anglian regions.

The Mick George Community Fund is administered by Grantscape and provided by Mick George Ltd through the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF), an initiative that allows landfill operators to release tax credits to environmental and community groups. The initiative broadly aims to benefit local communities in the vicinity of a landfill site.

GrantScape is the result of the consolidation of a number of smaller grant makers operating under the Shanks First Fund. Its staff have been involved in grant making since 1997. They have been responsible for managing and administering grants of nearly £90 million to environmental projects throughout England and Wales.

Applications will be accepted from the following:

Voluntary organisations.
Community groups and associations.
Sports clubs (note exclusion criteria regarding membership restrictions),.
Local and national charities.
Parish, community or town councils.
Local Authorities.
Social Enterprises and Community Interest Companies (CICs) – must have a minimum of three unrelated Directors.

Grants are available for capital improvement works to public amenity projects.

Examples include the following:

Village halls.
Village greens.
Public playgrounds.
Sports fields and facilities.
Nature reserves.
Community centres.
Cycle paths.
Country parks.

The next deadlines are as follows:

29 August 2025 (decisions are expected to be communicated by the end of October 2025).
25 February 2026 (decisions are expected to be communicated by the end of April 2026).

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