Deadline: 22-May-22
Applications are now open for the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council’s Small Community Grant.
Welwyn Hatfield Small Community Grants are available to community and voluntary organisations from a range of sectors including music, dance, drama, sport, youth, health and many more. The Community Grant funding is for projects that make a positive impact on the community.
Funding Information
You can apply for grant funding of up to £2,000. Funding applications over £2,000 will only be granted in exceptional circumstances.
Projects they are likely to support
Your application is only likely to be considered if you meet the following criteria:
- At least 50 per cent of your organisations’ members/clients/users live or work in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield
- Provided project updates and/or final feedback if you were successful with a previous grant application from the council
- Your organisation is either a registered charity, incorporated or unincorporated charity or a voluntary/community/not-for-profit group
- Your organisation commits to equality and diversity, and can provide a copy of equality and diversity statement or policy
- Your organisation commits to safeguarding vulnerable members of the community, and can provide a copy of safeguarding statement or policy
- Appropriate insurance is in place for all events and services provided
- Finances are audited or independently reviewed on an annual basis
- Your organisation is able to be sustainable and is able to show budgetary information for the next financial year
- Able to provide signed constitution or Articles of Memorandum
- Able to provide copies of your organisations’ last three months’ worth of bank statements
- Able to provide detailed costs relating to application
Ineligible
Projects they are unlikely to support include:
- Applications for commercial/profit making organisations
- Applications from town/parish councils
- Projects that are deemed to be in place of statutory bodies
- National charities, unless the project is solely for the benefit of local residents
- Projects promoting political or religious beliefs
- Funding for individuals
- Projects that have already taken place
- Projects that do not benefit or are not based in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield
- Applications if the funding request is for 100% of the salary of an individual. However applications for contribution to a salary for a new post on a fixed term contract will be considered
- Projects that were funded in the previous 24 months (unless agreed with the chair of the board prior to submission)
- Funding applications over £2,000 will only be granted in exceptional circumstances
- Funding requests for contributions to capital costs (e.g. new buildings)
- Projects that are requesting funding for temporary buildings or structures
- Projects that directly conflict with the council’s priorities
- Organisations that are publically funded such as schools and universities if they are requesting funding for projects for a select group of young people, but does consider projects benefitting the wider community
For more information, visit https://www.welhat.gov.uk/community-grants/small-grants