Five community projects from across Caerphilly County Borough will share £25,000 worth of grants from the Big Lottery Fund after a public vote.
More than 3,000 votes were cast in the ‘Grab a Grant’ competition, run in partnership with Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Ten projects were shortlisted, with only five winning the final public vote for the money.
The winners are: Stroke Association, Crosskeys Allotments Association, Caerphilly Workmen’s Hall and Institute, Caerphilly Disadvantaged Children’s Project and Bargoed Yoga Group.
Each group will now get up to £5,000 to help with their community work.
The Stroke Association will spend £5,000 on providing a series of creative workshops for stroke survivors in the Caerphilly area.
Suzanne Marchment, from the group, said: “We would like to take the opportunity to thank all the businesses, individuals and colleagues who helped make this happen.
“We can’t wait to get going and start planning the programme in the coming months and helping our beneficiaries gain new skills and interests which will greatly enhance their quality of life.
“Through ‘Grab a Grant’ we have met and spoken to so many people who we previously had no contact with and the profile of our work has increased greatly.”
Caerphilly Workmen’s Hall and Institute will spend £5,000 on improving facilities.
Kathy Lye, a spokeswoman for the hall, said: “Being one of the winners is just wonderful – it means we can improve the facilities at the Workmen’s Hall and that can only be good for the community.
“Thank you to everyone who voted for the Workmen’s Hall – we couldn’t have done it without you.”
Mike Theodoulou, a member of the Big Lottery Fund’s Wales’ Committee, said: “Congratulations to all the winners. The money will make a huge difference not only to their projects but the wider community too.
“I would also like to thank everyone who took the trouble to vote for their favourite project and helped make this competition a huge success.
“The ten shortlisted projects were of a very high quality. It’s a shame there has to be runners up.”