Consultation on the the future of the Community Facilities and Activities Programme

Paul Dancey on 24/08/2012

A public consultation is under way on options for the future of the Community Facilities and Activities Programme.

The Community Facilities and Activities Programme is a successful and popular Welsh Government programme which has helped to create and renew over 860 community facilities in every part of Wales since it began in 2002.

The Health and wellbeing strand of this scheme covers the provision of sporting facilities such as local football or rugby clubs.

Much has however changed since 2002 and the Welsh Government believe that a review of the programme is now needed to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of Welsh communities and delivers the best possible value for public money.

In addition to the main CFAP scheme, CFAP provides funding for small grants schemes which are administered in each local authority area by County Voluntary Councils. The Welsh Government is considering options for future development of small grant schemes and will be consulting separately about this in the near future.

As part of the consultation process three stakeholder events will held over the next couple of months:
20th September 2012 in Newtown
21st September 2012 in Llandudno Junction
1st October 2012 in Merthyr Tydfil

Further information and a copy of the consultation document is available on the Welsh Government website

If you wish to respond to this consultation, please submit your comments by Wednesday 31st October 2012 via the on-line form on their website, or by post to:
Community Grants Unit
Communities Division
Welsh Government
Rhyd-y-car
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 1UZ

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