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The community fund can support projects which build the sustainability of the local communities as vibrant places to live, work and visit, and support the development of a range of activities and services available to the community such as:- The running costs of groups- Employees or essential workers- Cost consultation and feasibility studies- Events and festivals- The cost of purchasing equipment- Maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities

Funding can support initiatives that do one or more of the following: - Address pre-farmgate waste - Prevent food from being wasted at the manufacturing and processing stage - Minimise food waste from retailers - Find creative ways to use surplus food in communities or at homeThe fund can support ideas that are ready to test, or concepts that have been tested and are ready to progress further.

The NAVT fund is a grant programme developed to enable voluntary, community and social enterprises in North Ayrshire to grow in size, improve long term sustainability, or increase their impact.Projects should meet the Trust’s objectives to: - relieve poverty among the residents in North Ayrshire Council- advance education among the residents of the operating area particularly among the unemployed- promote training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist residents of the operating area in obtaining paid employment- advancement of citizenship or community development

The Trustees have wide discretion as to which charities the trust supports. They fund activities falling within their charitable purposes of: poverty, education, health, saving of lives, sport, and recreational facilities and activities.