Gypsies & travellers
The Gypsy and Traveller Sites Grant provides funding for local authorities and registered social landlords to create new sites and refurbishing existing sites.
One of the key aims of the HCA is to is to create homes that people can afford in places where they want to live. This includes providing sites for that section of the Gypsy and Traveller community who want to preserve their traditions and live in a caravan.
Local authorities, ALMOs and RSLs who wish to provide social rented sites for the following groups:
- Ethnic Gypsies and Travellers
- New (age) Travellers
- Travelling show people
The aim of the grant programme is to increase the number and quality of authorised sites throughout England and a total of £97m of grants are available from 2008-11. The HCA is managing the Gypsy and Traveller Sites Grant programme for 2009/10 and 2010/11.
Our role is to promote and manage the annual bidding round, manage the assessment of applications, allocate funding and evaluate funded schemes.
We also liaise with regional assemblies and local authorities to ensure that decisions on grant allocations take into account their view of priorities, and encourage stakeholders to consider the needs of Gypsies and Travellers within housing strategies and related areas.
How to apply
Local authorities, ALMOs, and RSLs can apply for allocations from the £32 million available. The closing date for bids is 30 June 2009.
Guidance
The guidance document gives full information on how to apply.
The following tables contain data extracted from bids applying for the Gypsy and Traveller Site Grant.
The application form is in three parts:
Part 1: project overview.
Part 2: a spreadsheet for the detailed scheme costs, plus examples of costings for recent Gypsy and Traveller Sites Grant bids as a guide.
Part 3: a risk register to enable the bidding organisation to assess potential risks and think through how it will react to them if they arise.
Important
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All three parts need to be completed for each scheme applied for.
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Where there is a large programme of works for a single site, please indicate the relative priority of the different elements of the programme.
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Where works span financial years, this should be clearly indicated.
Training events
The Gypsy and Traveller training events has now been completed. Presentations from the events will be available shortly.
Contact details
Please see the Gypsies and Travellers Guidance for regional contacts.
Last updated: 8 September 2009