Grants for Community Groups

Grant Funding From Your Community Foundation

The Community Foundation offers many grants from ourselves, and from many other different funders. These schemes are rarely open all year and usually tend to run in a series of rounds across the financial year. The list of grants provided by the Foundation can be found on this page via the side menu. Further information on upcoming rounds, and their opening and closing dates, will be available on the grant scheme information page. Some schemes will use the same criteria for each round, whereas others may change from round to round depending on priorities, so it’s always worth re-reading the criteria when applying for multiple rounds. It is important to carefully read the aims and criteria of a scheme before submitting your application to ensure you have supplied the correct supporting documents.

Submitting Your Application

What Happens When Your Application Has Been Submitted

Once we have safely received your application and the relevant supporting documents we will assess and process the application to ensure it is suitable for the scheme to which youa re applying. If everything is in order we will notify you by e-mail that your application has been processed and will be taken to the next panel meeting. Your application will then be added to the list of applications for assessment at that panel. If it is not suitable we will also inform you, so that you may revise your application for resubmission.

After the Panel

When the panel has made a decision you will be notified of the outcome. This usually happens within 5 working days of the panel meeting. Panel meeting dates can be found on our calendar. If you are successful you will be sent our terms and conditions, which must be signed and returned before payment of the grant can be made. If you are unsuccessful, we will provide you with as much feedback as possible as to why you have not been successful. If you think you can overcome any objections or problems you are welcome to resubmit an application for the same project.

Please Remember…..

We are here to help you. We can provide advice and guidance prior to completing your application and assistance and support in completing it. We can help you with supporting documents, and if we are unable to help directly we are able to connect you with someone who can. We want to ensure that as much funding as possible is distributed into our local community, but we need to ensure that the funding is used appropriately.

Finally, Good Luck!

Online Applications

All of our ‘Community Grants’ and ‘Large Grants’ now have an online application form available. This can be found as a link from the grant scheme’s webpage, and we would prefer applications to be submitted using this method. The online application facility allows you to complete part of the application, save it and return to it later, so that it does not need to be completed in one go. Once the application is submitted you will receive an e-mail containing a copy of the completed application and it is recommended that you save a copy for your own record. If you use the online application facility you can send your supporting documents by e-mail or by post.

E-Mail Applications

Downloadable application forms are available for all schemes. These application forms allow you to save a copy on your own computer and complete it in your own time. Once completed you can e-mail it to us. If you use this method you can send your supporting documents by e-mail or by post, but please see the note on post below.

Paper Applications

We will still accept hard copy, or printed, application forms. These can be downloaded from our website in the usual way, but can be printed and completed by hand. If you use this method you can send your supporting documents along with your completed application form by post.

Important Note Regarding Post

When sending anything by post please ensure that you use the correct postage. If insufficient postage is used the letter will not be delivered to us and we will receive a card saying that we have a letter but that there is insufficient postage. We will then be charged the shortfall and a £1 levy per letter. Due to the high amount of post that we receive we will not pay these charges. This may mean that the letter is either undelivered or returned to you by Royal Mail, causing a delay in your application and costing you more in the long run to post it to us safely. Once again, please check and ensure you use the correct amount of postage.

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