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Our website and telephone payment systems are unavailable between 9am and 2pm on Sunday 19 May. You will not be able to pay for any council services on our website or over the phone during this time.
The community grants programme is for local grass roots activities, community engagement projects, training or projects, linked to one of the following priorities:
Projects should aim to achieve a quantity of outputs and outcomes that is proportionate to the amount of funding being requested.
Applications to this programme should show how projects will achieve at least one, or a combination, of:
Within your application, Question 2.3 Impact, you should include clearly which outputs and outcomes your project will achieve as well as quantifying the expected outcomes and outputs. For example:
Applications should demonstrate clearly why the project requires UK shared prosperity fund community grant support, and at the level requested.
The fund is open to not-for-profit organisations including charities, unincorporated voluntary and community groups, faith groups and social enterprises.
Applications from businesses and individuals are not eligible for this fund.
Revenue funding is available for applications that meet the priorities of the UKSPF Community Grants Programme. This can include, but is not limited to:
Organisations who have already successfully applied for this fund, cannot reapply for funding until six months after completion of their previous award.
Ineligible expenditure includes:
Organisations can apply for grants between £2,000 and £20,000. Match funding is not an essential requirement for this programme. However, it will be looked upon favourably and can be in the form of ‘cash’ or ‘in kind’ contributions.
To apply, please fill in the North Yorkshire UKSPF Application Form (under £25,000):
Download a UKSPF application form under £25,000 as Microsoft Word (docx / 121 KB)
Download a UKSPF application form under £25,000 as PDF (pdf / 363 KB)
Please ensure you have read the guidance available on this page before applying. Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant and won't be processed until complete. Once complete, please email the form to UKSPF@yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk
We will be accepting no applications any later than the official closing date of 30th September 2024. However, there is a chance that all funds will be allocated before this date and therefore all applicants are advised to apply as soon as possible.
Applications will be screened to check if they meet the ‘who can apply’ and ‘what we will fund’ criteria. If further information is then required, you will be contacted by an appraisal officer or the UKSPF team who may request information in more detail.
Monthly decision panels will be held from April to September 2024. We will aim to process your application to ensure it is at the next panel, but that will depend on your application being full complete and compliant with the specification. We aim to notify you if your application has been successful or not within approximately 3 months of submitting an application.
You will be sent a funding agreement to sign. Once you have signed this, we will then pay you the funds up front. From here you are welcome to begin your project.
All successful grant applicants are expected to take part in project evaluation activities. This will involve completing a quarterly monitoring form detailing the outputs/outcomes you have achieved so far, a few short sentences on the progress and then informing us of the spend you have made. At the end of the project, you will be asked to fill in an evaluation form.