Deadline: 09-Feb-23
Are you a fully-constituted Boston-based community group or organisation working to deliver projects for the benefit of residents within any of the town centre wards of Boston? Then you may qualify for a BTAC Small Grant.
The BTAC Small Grant Scheme is for Community Groups and Organisations wanting to contribute directly to their town centre community.
The scheme is operated using BTAC’s Community Grants Policy with a scoring matrix based on the requirements of the Committee that it be consistent with BTAC’s terms of reference; easy to understand; flexible and inclusive; and include a ‘pre-assessment’ process for officers with only those applications scoring above a defined threshold to be considered by a Working Group of Members to make recommendations back to the Committee.
They are committed to working in partnership with local people to deliver the council’s overall priorities which are to:
- Secure better services for less money, and
- Share opportunities and responsibilities when possible.
Funding Information
- You can apply for up to £1,000.
BTAC Small Grant Scheme Funding Conditions
- Grant funding will be allocated at the sole discretion of the Boston Town Area Committee in line with the budget available.
- Grant funding will only be awarded to projects which can demonstrably benefit the BTAC area and BTAC residents and is only available for projects within the Boston Town Area Committee area.
- Any equipment purchased with grant assistance shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of within the first three years of such grant assistance without prior written consent from the Committee.
- Boston Town Area Committee expect to be acknowledged in any marketing or publicity material used to promote any project for which it has provided grant assistance.
- Any group/organisation in receipt of grant assistance from the Boston Town Area Committee will be required to provide evidence that the resources allocated have been used for the purpose(s) awarded.
- It is the sole responsibility of grant recipients to ensure that they have any and all licences, insurance, relevant consents and other permissions in place before commencing with any project.
- When sourcing quotes for work, where practicable and reasonable to do so, have at least one quote from a local contractor.
- In order to report back to the Boston Town Area Committee, The BTAC Small Grant Scheme Administrator will contact you/your organization three months after the award has been given, for monitoring information about your project. This should be in the form of account/bank statement details, photographs of before and after your project, receipts and invoices for any equipment purchased through the award and any letters of support or satisfaction from users/clients/residents where applicable.
Assessment Framework
- Scoring Criteria your application will be measured against the following:
- Your project/service must:
- Directly benefit people from the BTAC Wards of Boston.
- Must have your own constitution and bank account.
- Be able to demonstrate, where necessary, that other funding to support your project/service has been sought and/or obtained.
- Your project/service avoids duplication of existing services/provisions unless you can identify a need to do so.
- Demonstrate that your project/service is viable and sustainable.
- Your project/service must:
For more information, visit BTAC.