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East Hampshire District Council

Councillor Community Grant Scheme

Each East Hampshire district councillor has £7,000 a year to give to local voluntary and not-for-profit organisations in, or benefiting residents of, their ward. Grants are up to £2,000 from any single councillor, but one application can ask several councillors to contribute. You must talk to your councillor first, as awards are at their discretion and applications without their endorsement may not be approved.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £2,000
Deadline
131 days left
26 February
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Not-for-profit organisations, voluntary or community groups, and charities within, or benefiting residents of, a ward in East Hampshire District
  • Groups must have a constitution (registered charities give their charity number instead)
  • Religious organisations must show the funding benefits the wider, non-religious community
  • The project must benefit five or more people from the wider community, must start within twelve months of receiving funds, and any required permissions must be obtained or in progress

What it funds

  • Community projects which support local residents, improve the local environment or improve the provision of services and facilities
  • Ongoing revenue costs (such as event-related expenses, rent and utilities) where these are essential to delivering community benefit
  • Projects that build local capacity, connect communities or build places, foster collaboration and reduce inequalities (encouraged)

What it will not fund

  • Retrospective costs: money already spent, or items, services or events already purchased or occurred
  • Organisations solely for religious purposes or for the promotion of religion
  • Costs related to salaries or employment of staff
  • Political or lobbying activities
  • Organisations that have already received any EHDC grant funding for the same project (CIL or Section 106 funding excepted)
  • Costs payable to EHDC, such as planning fees, licensing fees or business rates

How to apply

  1. Contact your District Councillor(s) to discuss your project and seek their support
  2. Optionally contact the council's Community Development Team to discuss your proposal and confirm eligibility
  3. Create an account and complete the online application form, selecting every councillor you are asking for funding on one form

applications are accepted throughout the year until a councillor's budget is spent, and must be received by Friday 26 February 2027.

successful groups complete a monitoring form, provide receipts and photographs where appropriate, and should involve the funding councillor in promotion.

Have ready

  • Organisation's constitution (registered charities provide their charity registration number instead)
  • Quotation/evidence of costs for the total amount requested

safeguarding information is asked for in section six of the form, where extra supporting documents can also be uploaded.

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