Communities First areas benefit from a special funding stream known as The Communities First Trust Fund. It is administered by the WCVA and small community organisations in Adamsdown are eligible to apply up to a maximum of £5000. Applications and guidelines for this can be found at: http://www.wcva.org.uk/grants/dsp_grant_scheme.cfm?display_sitetextid=64&grantid=14

The fund allows up to £20K per year per Communities First Area to be applied for and the maximum single award is generally £5K. LowerSuperOutputAreas have a maximum available of £5K per area i.e. Adamsdown has 3 LSOA areas so the maximum is £15K. This fund runs over the financial year with a closing date of 31st January.

Recent successful applications in Adamsdown include -

• A3 (Adamsdown Arts Association) for a week-long community arts festival
• The AdamsDown Crew for young people's break dance classes
• Tredegarville Primary School for children's play equipment
• Adamsdown African Association to develop their community outreach work which includes offering translation and advice services