How much is available
There will be one call for funding during the 2025/2026 financial year (commencing in June 2025).
The Council’s awards of funding may choose to focus on the most disadvantaged wards in the Borough when assessing applications.
Core costs will only be supported within the 5 month (if winter delivery project) or 12-month funding period and must evidence that they are directly related to the project outlined in the application and not for wider work (such as management salaries, general office costs, accountancy and audit, fundraising and compliance costs etc.).
A contribution towards a salary is acceptable, however, evidence of this might be asked for.
It is recommended that core and management costs must account for no more than 15% of the funding request combined.
The total budget for this Fund is £0.560m in the 2025/26 financial year. There will be one call for funding during the 2025/26 financial year from June 2025 with £0.560m of funding available until such a time as the money is exhausted.