Small Grants Scheme
Calderdale Council: Community Small Grants Scheme
Calderdale community groups running events and projects to support local towns, people and the environment are invited to apply for grants from a £70,000 Council funding pot.
Grants to boost community projectsOne off grants up to £3000 from a £70,000 council funding pot Deadline to apply: Monday 6th February 2023
Grants will be awarded to projects that help achieve the Council’s priorities to create strong, thriving towns and places, reduce inequalities and tackle the climate emergency.
For more information please click here Click the button below and apply online before the deadline: 9am on 06/02/23.
Calderdale Council Small grants scheme to support local groups by Feb 21
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Grants of up to £3,000 application deadline by Monday 5pm February 21st 2022
Local voluntary and community groups in Calderdale are encouraged to apply for funding of up to £3,000 as part of the Council’s Community Small Grants programme, which relaunches this February.
The programme was suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 emergency. As the Council continues to focus on supporting the borough’s recovery, the Small Grant programme will be directed to help local community and voluntary groups get back on their feet.
The Community Small Grants programme will concentrate on the Council’s priorities: Supporting Strong and Resilient Towns, Reducing Inequalities, and Tackling the Climate Emergency.
The Council is particularly looking to support small organisations running an event or a project later this year. These events and projects should:
- Improve the strength and resilience of our local communities.
- Support job creation and skills, mainly through volunteers.
- Grow the community and social enterprise sector.
- Increase volunteering in regions of greatest need.
- Support local projects and build local capacity.
- Support high-quality health and wellbeing events.
- Improve equality and social cohesion.
- Improve access for deprived communities.
- Encourage activities to save energy and introduce clean transport options
- Improve our local environment.
- Promote healthy, affordable, sustainable and local food.
The deadline for the next round of grants is Monday 21 February. The funding pot is £70,000, with a maximum grant of £3,000 available for successful applicants.
To be eligible, your voluntary or community group must have a constitution and a bank account in the name of the group. The Small Grants panel is particularly interested in applications benefitting groups that are sometimes less well represented, such as BME and LGBT communities, people with disabilities, refugees and asylum seekers, and those people experiencing poverty.
For more information about the Community Small Grants programme and to apply, visit https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/community-and-living/grants/grants-voluntary-organisations/small-grants-scheme
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Small Grants Scheme for Voluntary and Community Projects in Calderdale
Calderdale Council’s Small Grants Scheme provides small grants of up to £2,500 to voluntary and community groups all over Calderdale. Each year £70,000 is awarded to a range of community initiatives and voluntary sector projects.
These grants are distributed through a Small Grants Panel, made up of five Calderdale Councillors and three representatives from voluntary groups, community groups and groups that represent communities of interest. The Panel meets four times a year on a Thursday afternoon for two hours.
The voluntary and community sector representatives are appointed for three years, and we are now inviting nominations for representatives to serve on the Voluntary Sector Grants Panel for 2019 to 2022. Each organisation can nominate one person as a representative. The nomination form can be found at our web page https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/community-and-living/grants/grants-voluntary-organisations/small-grants-scheme/panel.
If you feel that you or someone else in your organisation would like to be a member of the Small Grants Panel, please complete the nomination form, and return it by Monday 25th February 2019. After the nominations have closed, details of all nominees will then be available on this web page, and voluntary and community groups will be asked to vote for the individuals that they would like to see represent them on the Panel.
Before you decide whether to nominate a representative from your organisation, details about the Small Grants scheme can be found at https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/community-and-living/grants/grants-voluntary-organisations/small-grants-scheme.
Please return nomination form to
Voluntary Sector Grants Panel
2nd Floor, Westgate House
Halifax
HX1 1PS
Or email Grants@calderdale.gov.uk.
Phone 01422 392317
Calderdale Voluntary & Community Sector Grants Scheme
The Council runs a grants scheme for community organisations based in Calderdale.
The Small Grants scheme gives out one-off grants of up to £3,000 for voluntary and community sector projects that help achieve the Council’s ambition of making Calderdale a clean, safe, attractive and thriving area for people to live in, work in or visit.
To be eligible to apply for any of these grants your organisation must:
• Be a voluntary, community or faith group
• Be properly constituted
• Have a bank account in the name of the organisation
• Be open and accessible to the community you serve
• Have a planned approach to safeguarding issues, if you are working with children, young people and vulnerable adults
The closing date for complete applications is Wednesday 1 August 2018. For further details visit the Grants page at Small Grants Scheme or email grants@calderdale.gov.uk
Get your application in now – Calderdale Community grants scheme, up to £1000 available…
Calderdale Community Grants Schemes
The Council runs two grants schemes for community organisations based in Calderdale.
The Community Small Grants scheme gives out one-off grants of up to £3,000 for voluntary and community sector projects that help achieve the Council’s ambition of making Calderdale a clean, safe, attractive and thriving area for people to live in, work in or visit.
The Community Festivals and Events Fund supports groups that are organising cultural events and festivals across Calderdale, with the aim to get more local people involved in the arts, and attract visitors to our towns and villages. A maximum award of £5,000 will be made to any individual Festival or Event.
There is also a specific pot of money within this fund for organisations that are proposing Festivals and Events following the Boxing Day floods. The aim is to celebrate all that’s great about Calderdale, sending out a clear message that it’s open for business. It is part of the Council’s continued work to help residents and businesses get back on their feet by boosting tourism, trade and morale
To be eligible to apply for any of these grants your organisation must:
• Be a voluntary, community or faith group
• Be properly constituted
• Have a bank account in the name of the organisation
• Be open and accessible to the community you serve
• Have a planned approach to safeguarding issues, if you are working with children, young people and vulnerable adults
The closing date for complete applications for both funds is Tuesday 1st August 2017. For further details visit the Grants pages on Festivals and Events and the Small Grants Scheme or emailgrants@calderdale.gov.uk.
Calderdale Community Grants Schemes
The Council runs two grants schemes for community organisations based in Calderdale.
Community Small Grants Scheme
The Community Small Grants scheme gives out one-off grants of up to £3,000 for voluntary and community sector projects that help achieve the Council’s ambition of making Calderdale a clean, safe, attractive and thriving area for people to live in, work in or visit.
Community Festivals and Events
The Community Festivals and Events Fund supports groups that are organising cultural events and festivals across Calderdale, with the aim to get more local people involved in the arts, and attract visitors to our towns and villages. A maximum award of £5,000 will be made to any individual Festival or Event.
There is also a specific pot of money within this fund for organisations that are proposing Festivals and Events following the Boxing Day floods. The aim is to celebrate all that’s great about Calderdale, sending out a clear message that it’s open for business. It is part of the Council’s continued work to help residents and businesses get back on their feet by boosting tourism, trade and morale
To be eligible to apply for any of these grants your organisation must:
- Be a voluntary, community or faith group
- Be properly constituted
- Have a bank account in the name of the organisation
- Be open and accessible to the community you serve
- Have a planned approach to safeguarding issues, if you are working with children, young people and vulnerable adults
The closing date for complete applications for both funds is Wednesday 1 February 2017. The Small Grants Panel will meet to consider eligible applications on Thursday 16 February 2017.
For further details visit the Grants pages here or email grants@calderdale.gov.uk.
Community Grants Panel Ballot Results
The Small Grants Panel Ballot has now taken place and the votes have provided a conclusive result with a warm welcome given to the following Panel representatives:
Communities of Interests Representative:
Pat Akerman of Heath Stroke Club Care Services
Community Groups Representative:
Brian Mansfield of Elland & District Partnership
Other Voluntary Organisations Representative:
Susan Thorpe of Citizens Advice Calderdale
If you have any queries regarding the Small Grants Scheme please contact Steve Martin on 01422 392317
The next deadline for Small Grants (up to £3000) and Community Festival & Events Fund (up to £5000) is Tuesday 3 May 2016. Information and application forms can be found at https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/community/grants/voluntarygroups/index.html
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