Deadline: 20-Feb-23
The Frome Town Council is now accepting applications for the Community Grants which are up to £3000.
At Frome Town Council (FTC) their aspiration is to support:
- A positive and inclusive town, where no one gets left behind
- A clean, health and happy town
- A thriving and resilient community and local economy
- A town that actively encourages local people to participate in and feel ownership of ideas, spaces and assets
- A town which embraces innovation, takes risks, celebrates its successes and learns from its experiences.
Funding Information
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Apply for up to £3k if your project can demonstrate:
- Improved Physical, Mental, Emotional Health, and Environmental or Economic outcomes.
- And direct positive impact for Frome residents.
Eligibility Criteria
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Not for profit organisations who have a constitution and a bank account with two signatories can apply for an FTC Community Grant to cover or part fund projects, activities, and organisational costs.
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Monitoring and Reporting
- Organisations receiving grants are required to report on how the funds are spent against the project criteria and budget breakdown. A form will be provided and you will be notified of the date by which it must be completed and returned. Frome Town Council representatives may request to visit the project and to talk to staff and participants to gain a better understanding of its merits and benefits to local people.
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Payment Requirements
- Grants should be spent for the purposes stated on the application only
- Frome Town Council reserves the right to recall any grant given to an organisation
- which ceases to operate during the financial year for which the grant has been given
- The Council reserves the right to request a copy of invoices/receipts as evidence that expenditure has been incurred and under spends may need to be returned
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Publicity Requirements
- Frome Town Council expects its logo to appear on published information about the funded project and to be mentioned in press and associated publicity and will ask for evidence to be provided for monitoring purposes
- For their own publicity material, the Council may require photos with agreement from Participants and may use the name of the organisation and project
- Frome Town Council will publish grants awarded and summarise the projects using information contained in the grant application form.
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Grant applications will only be considered where
- The project or activity directly benefits residents within the parish boundaries of Frome
- The project is not funded by any other means by FTC, including PB
- There is clear evidence of need for the project
- The organisation has clearly defined aims and objectives
- The organisation has its own bank account with at least 2 authorised signatories
- Grants cannot cover costs that have already been incurred
- The organisation must be a non-party political and non-profit making. Individuals will not be funded
- Applications from organisations and services which receive other sources of government and local government funding must demonstrate how the project differs from their core services and how the wider community is involved (for example schools must provide evidence that the project is not for the primary purpose of teaching its students)
- All supporting documents are required to be submitted with the application form
- The applicant must abide by all relevant laws and regulations. Frome Town Council reserves the right to request sight of the organisation’s policies.
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Monitoring and Reporting
For more information, visit Frome Town Council.