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Stevenage Borough Council

Local Community Budgets (Stevenage)

Small grants from Stevenage's ward councillors and the Youth Mayor for local projects that improve the economic, social or environmental wellbeing of people in Stevenage. Each councillor has a £2,000 budget and the Youth Mayor £2,500; you can apply to more than one councillor. Schools, businesses, charities, clubs and societies can all apply, and the minimum award is £100.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
From £100
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Organisations such as schools, businesses, charities, clubs and societies whose project improves the economic, social or environmental wellbeing of people in Stevenage or the wards it covers; Local Youth Budget applications must be for young people in Stevenage
  • The group must have a bank account in its name and a valid email address
  • Individuals cannot be funded
  • You must speak to the ward councillors (or the Youth Mayor) you are applying to before applying, and say which wards the project covers
  • Grantees must operate within current legislation including equality and diversity, safeguarding, health and safety and financial regulations

What it funds

  • A contribution to a local fun day
  • Making environmental changes
  • Purchasing equipment
  • Match funding for a larger scheme or activity

the Local Youth Budget (from the Youth Mayor) is for schemes for young people in Stevenage.

What it will not fund

  • Individuals - payments have to go to an organisation
  • Retrospective applications, including events that have finished or equipment already purchased
  • Anything illegal or contrary to Stevenage Borough Council's policies

How to apply

  1. Read the Local Community Budget Application Guidance
  2. Contact the ward councillors you want to apply to, or the Youth Mayor (youth.mayor@stevenage.gov.uk)
  3. Complete the online Local Community Budget Funding Application, with a project description of at least 50 words, the amount requested from each councillor, total costs and other funding, and a required-by date
  4. Receive an email with the outcome

help is available from the Community Development Team (01438 242242) if you cannot apply online.

monitoring is carried out six months after the grant; not completing the monitoring form excludes the group from future funding.

Have ready

  • Organisation bank account details
  • Project details: who will benefit, where they are from, what will improve and how, a cost breakdown and how it will work

keep all receipts, invoices and, if available, press releases and photographs for monitoring.

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