Minor Repairs & Improvement Fund

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Friday, 05 April 2024 15:00

Minor Repairs & Improvement Fund

The Church Commissioners have made a small fund available for minor repairs and improvements, which the Church Buildings Support Officer will be administering through a process of funding rounds over the next 18 months.

Do you have an outstanding minor repair that has been highlighted in a recent QI that:

Needs attention within the QI period, and;
Will save potential more costly repair in the future?

Has your church Architect identified improvement work in connection with:

Building design defects or obsolescence
The improvement of physical access

Has the PCC identified improvements relating to:

Heating, lighting, wiring, kitchens, WCs
Digital connectivity
Bat mitigation measures

If yes, then you may have qualifying work.

Carefully read the Eligibility Criteria before contacting the Church Buildings Support Officer for any clarification or to request a visit.

It is the PCC’s responsibility to ensure that the appropriate faculty process for all repairs and improvements to parish buildings are followed and evidenced, before MRI grants are released.

The DAC Secretary is always happy to advise.

Further Information

All initial and consequent email enquiries and supporting documentation must be sent to: mri@derby.anglican.org

IMPORTANT: Clearly identify parish and building name in the subject line of every email

Deadlines for application forms and supporting documentation.

First Round Deadline 31st May 2024

Second Round Deadline 31st August 2024

What are the maximum amounts available.

For either a minor repair or an improvement, grants of up to £5000 can be made towards projects with costs of up to £5,000 (or £6,000 if the VAT is not eligible under the Listed Places of Worship (LPW) grant scheme, at a rate of up to 90%, unless there are exceptional circumstances justifying a funding rate of 100%.

This means that, for an LPW-eligible project, the maximum grant will normally be £4,500 and, for an LPW-ineligible project, £5,400.

The level of grant awarded will be aimed at assisting those parishes in the greatest need, therefore PCCs with unrestricted reserves equating to more than 6 months parish expenditure are unlikely to be successful.

If the value of applications is greater than the funds available in any funding round, the panel will use agreed weighting criteria to prioritise, with some eligible applications being held over to the following deadline(s)