The Spelthorne Borough Council Annual Grant application process for the financial year 2025-26 has now opened. Applications will close at 9am on Wednesday 2nd October 2024.
The criteria that you MUST meet are:
- you are applying on behalf of a voluntary or charitable organisation. We also consider applications from not-for-profit organisations
- the organisation is located in Spelthorne and/or you provide services for people in Spelthorne
- your organisation supports Spelthorne Borough Council’s priorities and values and contributes to at least one of the priorities. Corporate Plan 2024 – 2028
- you are not applying for salary costs for your Chief Executive
- you are not applying on behalf of a school or Parent Teacher Association
- your organisation is financially stable but is also not carrying large reserves
- you must not be applying for multiple financial support for the same objective. (Unless you are specifically requesting grant match funding)
- you have clear outcomes for the funding applied for
- you need to be able to monitor your performance towards your goals and demonstrate how you have successfully achieved them
- that you have been able to flex and adapt your service provision, or would be able to, as a response to emerging need
Note: Meeting these criteria does not guarantee success as the demand is high, but it means that your application will be considered.
If you require further information, please email community.development@spelthorne.gov.uk or call 01784446433
Information required to complete an Annual Council Grant Application (PDF download) – HERE
The Process
Once applications have been received, they will be reviewed to ensure that they meet the criteria. Where applicants do not meet the criteria, they will be told that their application cannot be taken further and signposted to other potential financial support available to assist delivery of your objectives.
If it is obvious that an error has been made and crucial information has mistakenly been omitted, and where able, SBC will endeavour to contact you to give you the opportunity to provide the missing information.
Meeting the criteria does not guarantee that you will receive a grant. Spelthorne Borough Council (SBC) receive numerous applications from worthy organisations and with regret cannot offer grants to all.
You may be asked for further information or clarification prior to or during the panel’s consideration of your application. The panel makes recommendations to be considered for approval by Committee. SBC are required to follow this process as they are using public money and need to follow due process. This is why the grants applications is opened many months before the financial year starts.
The grants awarded by Spelthorne Borough Council are discretionary. There is no right of appeal, so please ensure that your application is the best that it can be. Please be aware that being successful in a year does not mean that you will automatically be successful the next and vice versa.
Other Grants
For information on other grants that might be available, or for assistance with applications please contact Voluntary Support North Surrey:
Voluntary Support North Surrey
** Repost from https://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/annualcouncilgrant **
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