Vale of Glamorgan Council offering the Strong Communities Grant Fund
The Strong Communities Grant Fund will offer grants to Community Groups, the Voluntary Sector, and Town and Community Councils towards the cost of initiatives within the Vale of Glamorgan which help to support the Council’s vision of “strong communities with a bright future”.
The Strong Communities Grant Fund is now open to applications. Decisions on applications will be issued in April 2024 and all approved projects must be completed by 31 March 2025 at the latest.
The Strong Communities Grant Fund totals £837,533 over five years until March 2025. Grants of between £3,001 and £25,000 are available. £25,000 is the maximum grant that will be awarded to any single project. Decisions on applications will be issued in March 2024 and projects can start from April 2024.
Value for money is a key assessment factor for all applications as we expect demand to be high. Anyone considering making an application should email the Strong Communities Grant team at scgfapplications@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk with a short paragraph outlining the project, so that eligibility can be assessed at an early stage. If eligible, applicants will be provided with a Strong Communities Grant application form to complete and submit.
The fund aims to:
Improve the resilience of organisations/groups or their activities by funding activities which add value to their current work and reduce their reliance on grant funding in the future.
Provide seed corn funding towards initiatives that can demonstrate longer term sustainability.
Undertake consultation, feasibility, design and other specialist work to develop proposals for future activity and funding bids.
Meet the capital costs of schemes by purchasing plant, machinery, equipment or other assets.
Undertake work that would enable services to be provided, for example, through increased income generation potential.
Open up Section 106 funding to specific communities where developments have taken place. Funding for facilities and open space projects in specific areas will be announced when each round is opened for applications.
Encourage projects that include innovative ways of addressing climate change.
Encourage projects that help Vale communities to cope with the rising cost of living.
For more information, visit: https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/working/Business-Support/Strong-Communities-Grant.aspx