Flintshire communities can apply for nearly £400,000 fund
The grants from this funding are intended for a variety of community projects, ranging from village hall regeneration to renewable energy generation.
More than 50 groups from the county made the most of the first stage of the community key fund.
Applications for this funding round, worth £375,000, close on Sunday, June 8.
Cadwyn Clwyd community enterprise manager Helen Williams said: "We had a tremendous response to the first set of funding and it proved amazingly popular, and we're expecting a similar response.
"There will be grants of up to £35,000 for a wide range of community projects.
"There will also be grants of up to £5,000 for pre-project work such as feasibility studies and specialist consultancy reports."
She added: "The first phase proved hugely popular and was massively over-subscribed, which shows the need and effectiveness of this kind of community support for local people to build resilience in communities across both urban and rural Flintshire."
Working with Ms Williams is Shaun Darlington of the Flintshire Local Voluntary Council.
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Mr Darlington said: "The first phase was extremely popular.
"The groups themselves were very grateful and the outcomes were brilliant.
"This time it is a short window for the scheme and groups will have to be ready to go with their projects because they only have until November 30 to complete them."
The first phase of the Community Key Fund resulted in 53 projects across Flintshire being awarded grants for diverse ventures, such as replacement tables at Llanasa Village Hall and new flooring for Connah's Quay Cricket Club.
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