Roger Stott Community Grants
Roger Stott Community Grants gives small grants to community projects that make a big difference to the lives of local people. We have teamed up with the Two Ridings Community Foundation and Cumbria Community Foundation to support more communities through COVID-19.
Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust set up the Roger Stott Community Grants programme in 2016 to distribute small grants to community groups who are making a difference to the lives of local people.
We support passionate local people across the region to continue or kick-start initiatives that make a real difference in their local communities. By offering small grants, a simple and painless application process and lots of support and advice successful applicants will have funds quickly, enabling them to start making a difference in their local community straight away.
During the Covid-19 emergency we are offering grants in partnership with the Two Ridings Community Foundation and Cumbria Community Foundation – extending our support at this unpresented time. Find out more about the Coronavirus Community Fund.
Community initiatives

Yorebridge Sports Development Association were awarded a Roget Stott Community Grant to support the Learning Curve project in Askrigg, providing adult learning classes. Photo thanks to Guy Carpenter.
The Roger Stott Community Grants programme has awarded nearly £125,000 over the last four years to hundreds of incredible projects. This funding has supported a wide variety of projects from improvements to village halls, play parks, community gardens and sports grounds, to supporting adult learning classes, a young archaeology group, befriending service, cycling festival…and many more.
Learning Curve spokesperson Jan Hale said:
Stuart Wetherell, from Sedbergh Cycling Festival, which also received a grant said:
Roger Stott
The programme is named after our founding Chairman who sadly passed away in 2015. Roger Stott was instrumental in establishing the firm foundations of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust in 1996 and dedicated much of his life to the area.
The programme is also supported by players of People's Postcode Lottery.