Deadline: 27-Jan-23
The Basingstoke Council is now seeking applications for its Councillor Community Grant scheme to provide flexible funding for purchases of physical items (and any costs associated with their installation or set-up) that will make a difference to people’s lives and help bring communities together.
It is open to a wide variety of organisations that are active in their local communities.
Priorities
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The priorities for this scheme link to the Council Plan and particularly aim to support small, local projects which:
- Strengthen communities.
- Protect and enhance the environment.
- Improve safety.
- Plan for the future.
Funding Information
- Each borough councillor will have £2,000 per year to allocate in single grants of between £250 and £1,000.
- You cannot apply for more than £1,000 but individual councillors in the same ward may combine part of their allocations to provide a grant up to the maximum limit of £1,000.
Eligible Funding
- You must use the grant for the purchase of physical objects and any costs associated with the initial installation of the item/s purchased. The money cannot be used to cover such things as staffing, travel, maintenance, running costs or events and any future maintenance will be the responsibility of the organisation.
- The Council will not reimburse any money that was spent before the grant was awarded.
- You can apply for between £250 and £1,000 and this must be sufficient to cover the full cost of the item/s unless you can show that you have other funds in place to cover the difference. The Council will not accept applications for contributions towards a larger fundraising total.
- As part of the application process, applicants will need to provide quotes to evidence costs that are of a reasonable value. These will be held digitally along with all documentation submitted. The funded item/s must benefit those who live within a specific ward in Basingstoke and Deane and councillors from different wards cannot combine their allocations.
- You must ensure that any necessary permissions related to the purchase, installation, use and storage of the item/s are obtained to carry out the funded work including such things as planning consents, or landowner’s approval. These must be in writing and submitted with the application form.
- You must be able to maintain the funded item/s without relying on future grants.
- You must acknowledge the council’s support if a grant is provided and the Council will tell you how to do this.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any not-for-profit organisation that represents or works with a specific community or group of people within a Basingstoke and Deane ward can apply. It will need its own bank account in the organisation’s name and be able to demonstrate that it is an organised group with stated objectives that are for the benefit of the community and has an agreed way of working. This could be demonstrated by a constitution, statement of purpose, annual report, notes from meetings, information on your website or other organisational documentation. This documentation should be recent (or recently reviewed).
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This includes:
- Voluntary or community groups that represent a specific location or group of people.
- Not-for-profit organisations such as registered charities, CIOs, CICs, uniformed youth groups and community benefit societies.
- Schools and churches providing there is a wider community benefit not limited to the student body or congregation.
- Town or Parish Councils, providing the project is not part of their core service.
- You cannot apply for these grants if you are an individual, for-profit-organisation, political party or organisation formed to campaign on a single issue.
For more information, visit Basingstoke Council.