Forterra Community Fund

Forterra wants to help you to make your community better.

The Forterra Community Fund gives charities, clubs, groups and societies the opportunity to apply for funding for educational, environmental and charitable projects that make a positive contribution to their local community.

You can apply to the fund for a financial contribution towards your project.

Applications are accepted year round. The Forterra Community Fund meets on a regular basis throughout the year to discuss any applications that have been received.

Please read the terms and conditions carefully before submitting your application.

Terms and Conditions:

1. The purpose of the Forterra Community Fund/FCF (the “scheme”) is for Forterra (“the funder”) to provide an opportunity for organisations in local communities to
   apply for funding to improve their surroundings.
2. The scheme is available to charities and organisations which have their registered office address or place of business in the United Kingdom.
3. To qualify for the scheme, applicants must complete every field on the application form.
4. Only one application per organisation is permitted every 12 months.
5. By submitting an application for the scheme, applicants hereby warrant that all the information submitted by them is true, current and complete.
6. Applications will be judged by the FCF committee.
7. A maximum of £1,000 will be allocated per successful application. Whilst applicants may nominate the amount of money they would like to request under the scheme the committee reserves the right to determine the allocation of funds.
8. Submitting an application form does not automatically confirm an allocation of funds. Whilst the funder will consider all applications, unfortunately, it is unable to allocate funds to all applicants.
9. Applications will be judged on the following criteria: Suggested impact of the contribution on the community/ group size and relevancy of the community/ group.
10. The funder will notify successful and unsuccessful applicants in writing.
11. Funds will be provided to the successful applicants within 30 days of being notified of success.
12. If an application is successful, all money allocated by the funder must be used for the project stated on the application form.
13. Allocated funds are non-transferable and must not be used for personal use or purposes outside of those stated on the application form.
14. All allocated funds must be used within four months of receipt. The funder reserves the right to request proof of use at all times. If funds are not used within this period, or for the agreed purpose, the funder reserves the right to request the return of all funds.
15. The decision of the committee is final in relation to all applications and no correspondence will be entered into.
16. By applying for funding under the scheme applicants agree to partake in any media and press activity that may take place. Applicants may be contacted by representatives from Forterra’s PR agency at any time during the application procedure for this purpose. Applicants who accept funding also agree to partake in media activity after allocation of funds takes place. Applicants hereby assign all copyright which they may own in their application to the funder and they acknowledge that the funder will own all copyright in their application. Copyright of publicity will belong to the funder.
17. By completing the application form applicants are consenting to receive communications from the funder and Forterra’s PR agency.
18. The funder accepts no responsibility or liability for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft, destruction, alteration of, or unauthorised access to the application, or applications lost, incomplete or delayed whether or not arising during operation or transmission as a result of server failures, virus, bugs or other causes outside its control. All lost, damaged or incomplete applications will be deemed invalid. Proof of posting, emailing, faxing or otherwise applying for funding under the scheme shall not be proof of delivery or receipt.
19. By submitting an application under the scheme, all applicants are deemed to accept these terms and conditions.
20. The funder may, at its sole discretion, change the dates of allocating funds and/or the value of the funds available for allocation under the scheme. The funder reserves the right to alter, amend or withdraw these terms and conditions without prior notice.
21. The funder will not be liable if a contribution allocated under the scheme cannot be accepted or used for its purpose for any reason beyond the control of the funder. Return of a delivery notification as undeliverable or failure to respond to a delivery notification within 30 days will result in disqualification and an alternate recipient may be selected at the funder’s discretion. In the event that an applicant declines his or her allocated funds the funder may elect, at its own discretion, to select an alternate recipient.
22. These terms and conditions are governed by and construed and performed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, whose courts shall be the courts of exclusive jurisdiction.
23. These terms and conditions and the application pack of which they form part constitute the whole agreement between funder and application.