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Derbyshire Dales District Council

Local Projects Fund

Derbyshire Dales District Council's ward grants: each district councillor has £2,000 this year to give to community-led initiatives in the ward they represent. Grants of £100 to £900 where a ward has one councillor, or up to £1,000 for multi-seat wards or projects spanning more than one ward. It funds one-off projects, ongoing activities and the development of sustainable longer-term projects, and the council aims to decide within four weeks.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£100 – £1,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Local groups based within the Derbyshire Dales district that can demonstrate community benefit, for example parish and town councils (for specific projects only), young people's groups, locally based charities, benevolent societies, PTAs and Friends of groups
  • The project must benefit residents of Derbyshire Dales, particularly residents of the ward of the councillor(s) awarding the grant, and the applicant must be able to sign up to the terms and conditions
  • Individuals, schools and other public bodies delivering core services cannot apply

What it funds

  • Revenue (one-off) and minor capital projects that support community-led initiatives, focused where possible on outcomes that benefit the wider community rather than small sections of it
  • Short-term project costs such as equipment, transport, advertising, goods and materials
  • One-off projects, ongoing activities and the development of sustainable longer-term projects

Past grants have included village hall improvements, sports equipment and kit, staging events, activities for elderly and isolated people, arts projects, environmental and heritage projects, and youth activities. Match funding is not required.

What it will not fund

  • Political parties and organisations with political aims
  • Organisations that raise funds for national distribution
  • Single issue pressure groups
  • Groups formed to oppose any proposed or likely District Council policy
  • Other public sector bodies that deliver core services, including schools
  • Individuals
  • Transport for trips outside Derbyshire Dales, except in certain circumstances
  • Projects that will take more than a year to start
  • Retrospective funding of work already done
  • Repeat requests from the same organisation within the same financial year

How to apply

  1. Complete the council's online application form
  2. The form is forwarded to the relevant ward councillor(s), who decide in liaison with officers
  3. If awarded, give bank details for payment by BACS
  4. After the project, send the council an End of Grant report on how the money was spent and what it achieved

Each grant depends on money remaining in that councillor's allocation, and there is no right of appeal. The grant must be spent within a year (email to ask for an extension). The council can reclaim money not spent on the purpose it was awarded for.

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