Community Fund

The East Midlands Airport Community Fund was established in April 2002 and since then over £280,000 has been pledged to a whole range of initiatives which aim to bring lasting benefit to the communities around the airport.

The Community Fund is managed independently by a Community Fund Management Committee that meets four times a year, and is open to community groups within a defined ‘area of benefit’.

See a map of the area of benefit

The Fund is supported by a substantial annual donation from the airport and through the fines imposed when aircraft exceed our strict noise limits. The Community Fund awards grants to support eligible projects that have a long-lasting community and/or environmental benefit.

Fund Objectives
In order for an application to be successful it must meet at least one of the following Fund objectives:

  • To bring the community closer together through facilities for sport, recreation and other leisure time activities.
  • Offer environmental improvement and/or heritage conservation.
  • Improve awareness of environmental issues through environmental education.
  • Encourage and/or protect wildlife.

More Information
You can download more information and an application form here.

Download Community Fund Brochure

Download Community Fund Application Form

Important Dates
Due to the increased level of applications the meetings for 2008 will be held bi-monthly.  Dates and deadlines detailed below

Date of next meeting:

  • Wednesday 20 August 2008
  • Wednesday 29 October 2008
  • Wednesday 17 December 2008

Deadline for Applications:

  • Friday 8 August 2008
  • Friday 17 October 2008
  • Friday 5 December 2008

Questions
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. You can contact us by phone or email:

Tel: 0845 1088 544

Email: community@eastmidlandsairport.com

Previous Minutes and Grant Summaries
You can download copies of our previous minutes here.

 

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