Champion grants scheme

Please note, grant applications for the 2024-25 financial year will be accepted until Friday 7 March 2025. Any applications received after this date will not be accepted.

Due to the Local Elections in May 2025, the grants scheme will remain closed until Tuesday 27 May 2025. Applications for the 2025-26 financial year will be accepted from 27 May onwards.

  1. Overview
  2. Our county council champions
  3. Who can apply
  4. What the grants will fund
  5. Grant funding levels
  1. How to apply for a grant
  2. What happens next
  3. Monitoring
  4. Publicity
  5. Contact information

3. Who can apply

The payment of a grant can be made to outside bodies and organisations.

Outside bodies or organisations must:

  • Have a constitution, set of rules, or articles of association in place
  • Have a group bank or building society account
  • Be a not-for-profit organisation

Who cannot apply:

  • Individuals
  • Schools, colleges, academies or universities (however, we can fund parent, teachers and friends' associations)
  • NHS organisations
  • Local authorities, police, fire or rescue services (except parish councils, who can apply)
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Grants and funding