Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The Pembrokeshire County Council is accepting submissions for the Welsh Church Act Grant Program to award grants of a philanthropic nature for a wide-range of purposes to benefit the people of Pembrokeshire.
The current focus is the relief of local poverty, in line with the recently published ‘Tackling Poverty Strategy’ and the wider collective priority of poverty alleviation within Pembrokeshire.
Funding Information
- Grants up to a maximum of £5,000 can be awarded to successful applicants.
What can you apply for?
- You can apply for a grant for the following purposes:
Eligibility Criteria
- The fund is open to all voluntary, charitable or benevolent groups based in Pembrokeshire.
- Applications are invited from:
- Churches, chapels, places of public worship
- Registered charities
- Constituted voluntary and community groups
- Not for profit organisations/social enterprises
- Local branches of national third section organisations
- You can bid using the parent body constitution but you must have your own bank account. They will also require confirmation that the parent body supports the application.
- Informal or formal (constituted) consortium working on a particular project.
- All the organisations involved in an informal consortium must be eligible in their own right and must provide a copy of their constitution or governing document. The application form should be completed by the lead organisation who will be legally responsible for the grant and will receive the funding, should the application be successful.
Ineligibility Criteria
- They are unable to accept applications from:
- Private sector organisations
- Individual beneficiaries
- or for:
- Any activity in relation to party political purposes
- Applications on behalf of other organisations in the name of a professional fundraiser (exceptions may be made for Town and Community Councils applying on behalf of a community group)
For more information, visit Pembrokeshire County Council.
