There is still time for community and voluntary organisations to apply for funding from the Warwickshire County Council Councillors’ Grant Fund.
The Councillors’ Grant Fund provides each of Warwickshire County Council’s 57 Councillors with an allocated fund of £8,000 to support small-scale projects. These projects should demonstrate commitment to creating a sustainable future; keeping communities and individuals safe, healthy and independent; and supporting a thriving economy.
All applications should aim to build community capacity and improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Warwickshire, addressing one or more of the following key priority areas:
- Improve community assets and their sustainability
- Improve access to services
- Improve financial capability
- Reduce loneliness and isolation
- Improve physical and/or mental health and wellbeing
- Promote equalities and inclusivity
- Improve the physical environment or reduce the environmental impact
Cllr Heather Timms, Portfolio Holder for Environment, Climate and Culture said:
“In the past, projects that have received financial contributions from the Councillor Grant Fund have made a really positive difference to their local communities.
“I would encourage voluntary and community groups not to miss out on this opportunity and to act quickly to get their application in before the deadline on 29 May.”
For organisations or groups looking for support to complete their application forms, help is on hand from Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action (WCAVA) and WCC's Localities & Communities Officers. A series of face-to-face funding workshops and drop-in sessions have been scheduled to provide assistance to groups or organisations considering applying to the fund. These sessions will provide advice on completing the application; guidance on the eligibility of the project; and signposting to other funding or support sources.
Details of the workshops are below:
- North Warwickshire, Tuesday 17th May from 17:30 – 18:30, Trinity Church (Coleshill Road, CV9 1BN, Atherstone). Please book here.
- Rugby (Drop-in session), Wednesday 18th May from 1pm to 3pm, Bilton Evangelical Church (Main Street, Bilton, CV22 7NQ)
- Nuneaton, Wednesday 18th May from 10am – 12 pm, Newtown Centre (Newtown Road, CV11 4HG) Please book here.
More information about the Councillor Grant Fund in Warwickshire can be found on the Warwickshire Website: https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/cllrgrants
For further information about grants specific to areas, please contact the locality team as follows:
Locality team contact details:
- Stratford: you can contact Dominika Stockham, on 07825856808 or email dominikastockham@warwickshire.gov.uk
- Warwick: you can contact Alistair Rigby on 07881 920605 or email alistairrigby@warwickshire.gov.uk
- Rugby: you can contact Jennifer McCabe on 07887 650641 or email jennifermccabe@warwickshire.gov.uk
- Nuneaton and Bedworth: you can contact Chris Florance on 07887 737315 or email chrisflorance@warwickshire.gov.uk
- North Warwickshire: you can contact Cheryl Jones on 074433 45610 or email cheryljones@warwickshire.gov.uk