Deadline: 28-Feb-22
The Rushmoor Borough Council is inviting applications for the Ward Grant scheme to local voluntary organisations/community groups or projects that provide a benefit to the local community to enable them to achieve their local objectives.
The Council welcomes applications from schools in relation to their wider community role.
Funding Information
Each ward in Rushmoor has a budget of £3,000 to award under this scheme. The minimum grant is £50.
The Council will Fund
- Applications for funding must be for specific projects or events and cannot be used for projects that already exist or towards general running costs of the organisation – sustainability of each supported project will be encouraged wherever possible.
- Projects must have a connection or benefit the ward that is being applied to. In some instances, a project may cover or benefit more than one ward. In this circumstance multiple ward funding will be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
- Voluntary groups, not-for-profit organisations, schools (in relation to their wider community role) and groups that operate purely for the benefit of the community
- Ward councillors (where there is no external sponsoring organisation)
Criteria
- Projects must not be retrospective. Organisations should not commit themselves to a project or any spending before any final decision is made.
- All applications must support the council’s key corporate priorities – people, place, partnerships and match at least one of the following criteria:
- Physical or mental health
- Economic hardship (including increased debt)
- Young people (opportunities and aspirations)
- Connecting communities (engagement, digital divide and loneliness)
- Climate change
- All projects must be supported by at least two councillors from the ward(s) applied to – you should contact your ward councillor(s) to inform them of the project that you are proposing and also to seek their endorsement before making your application.
- Only one councillor-led project per ward is permitted in any financial year and must be fully scoped before the application form is completed and is subject to no additional costs to the council
- Projects must be delivered within six months from the date of the award letter – if the grant has not been spent within this time, the grant will be reconsidered and may need to be reapplied for
- Only one grant will be made from this grant scheme for a project in any financial year
- Any previous projects funded from the scheme must be completed before another application from the organisation can be made
- Support to a variety of groups within each ward is encouraged and where an organisation received a grant from this scheme in the previous financial year, they may not be considered for an award during this round
- Payment will be made in arrears by BACS once evidence that costs have been incurred have been provided (these must not pre-date the award of the grant)
- Successful applicants will be required to complete a feedback form within one month of receiving the funding – failure to provide a feedback report will result in any future funding applications made to Rushmoor Borough Council being rejected until adequate feedback is received
- Any changes to successful projects must be put in writing to the council before any funding is committed to the project
For more information, visit https://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/wardgrants