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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Ward Forum Grants (Calderdale)

Grants of up to £500 from Calderdale Council's ward forums for community projects that benefit a Calderdale ward or the people who live there, for example by bringing different people together, improving health and wellbeing, or improving the local environment. Each ward has £5,000 a year to award, decided by the ward councillors with the local Neighbourhood Team. Open to constituted groups with a bank account and a safeguarding policy; apply at any time.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £500
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Groups with a constitution (or rules) with a dissolution clause, a bank account in the organisation's name, and a policy describing how they safeguard children, young people or vulnerable adults
  • The project must benefit a Calderdale ward or the people who live there

What it funds

Projects that benefit the ward or people who live there, for example:

  • Activities/projects that bring people together from different age groups, backgrounds, neighbourhoods and make a positive difference
  • Improving the health and well-being of local people
  • Improving the environment in the ward

projects should address one or more Corporate Plan pledges (value for money, better roads and highways, reduced crime and anti-social behaviour, cleaner streets, housing that is safe, affordable and warm) or the ward's own locally set priorities, reviewed by Ward Councillors each year.

How to apply

  1. Complete the online ward forum grant webform
  2. Your local Neighbourhood Team administers the application for your ward
  3. Ward Councillors decide, with support from the Neighbourhood Team, and decisions are reported to Ward Forums

if you cannot use the webform, ask your Neighbourhood Team for a printable form: Upper Valley uppervalleycoordinators@calderdale.gov.uk; Lower Valley lowervalleycoordinators@calderdale.gov.uk; North and East communitiesteam@nhpltd.org.uk; Halifax Central HCI@calderdale.gov.uk.

Have ready

  • Information about the project
  • A breakdown of how you will spend the grant
  • Your organisation's income and expenditure over the past year
  • Latest accounts
  • Protection or safeguarding policy
  • Constitution

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