Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE)1, and members of the Rural Community Action Network (RCAN)2, have announced the launch of this year's COMMA fund.
COMMA, the Community Aggregates Fund, uses money from Defra’s Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) to address the impacts of aggregate extraction on the environment and local communities.3 COMMA supports community-based projects in 23 qualifying areas in England.4
Almost any community activity can be supported and the Fund offers a fantastic opportunity to get the support needed to make a real difference for local people. Grants of between £3,000 and £20,000 are available.
Sylvia Brown, Chief Executive of ACRE said ‘The COMMA Fund has supported a diverse and exciting range of community initiatives which have made a real difference to communities at local level. In 2010, we look forward to working with Defra and RCAN to continue this successful programme.’
A full list of the 2009 project awards is available on the ACRE website. These include: in Dorset improvements to an allotment site in Crossways, to a play area for older teenagers in Owermoigne and to the old Engine Shed on Portland.