Locality Fund

The Locality Fund is now open for nominations. You can make a nomination to the Fund using this form. The fund will close for nominations on 8 January 2027. All claims must be made by recipients by 20 March 2027.

You can find the decision and guidance for the Fund here. (Guidance can be found from page 7 onwards).

Each Member will have £10,000 to allocate towards projects in their community. Recipients of the grants must be not for profit organisations, such as schools, parish councils, charities and constituted residents groups. 

If you have any queries or would like to discuss a potential project's eligibility for the scheme, please contact Locality.Fund@essex.gov.uk

You can find the slides and recording for the Member Funds induction session from the 5 June 2026 here - slides and recording