Round four of the Coastal Communities Fund has been announced today. Creative coastal entrepreneurs can from today bid for a share of £90 million government funding available UK-wide over the next four years to support their plans to create jobs and revitalise our much-loved seaside areas.

This latest cash boost for coastal communities is all part of the Government’s efforts to rebalance the economy and help all areas of the country thrive.

“Our great British coast has enormous economic potential and we are determined to see it thrive all year round," said Communities Secretary Greg Clark MP.

“That’s why today we’re investing £90 million in exciting new business ideas across our much-loved seaside areas – bringing not just a wave of enthusiasm but also creating thousands of good new jobs too.

“And with grants of up to £4 million each available, I’d urge our coastal entrepreneurs and communities to get involved.”

Since 2012, the government has invested over £120 million in seaside areas through a dedicated Coastal Communities Fund.

Now a further £90 million is available over the next four years to help boost tourism, create jobs and provide quality training for local people.

Grants of between £50,000 and £4 million are available to a range of organisations including:

• coastal community teams
• charities
• councils
• development agencies
• local enterprise partnerships
• private sector companies
• social enterprises
• voluntary and community sector organisations

The deadline for round one, stage one applications is 30th June 2016 and the deadline for stage two applications is November 2016.

Successful awards will be announced in March 2017.

The emphasis is on job creation and economic growth and schemes must have a minimum value of £50,000.

For more information visit www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/ccf or www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/uk-wide/coastal-communities or email nicola.radford@lincolnshire.gov.uk