South Council Grants + Funding

Community Grant

Area Forum Guidance Notes

South Gloucestershire Council is able to give grants to all kinds of voluntary, community groups and Town & Parish Councils to help them with their projects. They could receive up to £3,000 (or more depending on the nature of your project). The final decision on your grant application is made locally by councillors from your area in one of five area forums or an area wide forum if your project covers all of . You can download the other guidance notes on our website at http://tiny.cc/7ysg2w

What is a Community Grant? Community Grant is the new name for the Small (Revenue) Grant and Capital Grant. You can apply online for both funds on the same form. At the time of writing (April 2014), the amount of funding for revenue projects is very limited is certain area. If your application is for revenue items, please contact the Grants Helpline for advice before you apply.

Which area forum should I be applying to? Each ward in South Gloucestershire is linked to one of the five area forums, and the forum you should apply to will be the one where your group operates or where most of our residents will benefit. If your group benefits people from across the whole of South Gloucestershire, you can make an application to a ‘Joint Committee Area Forum’.

What are the area forums, and which areas do they cover?

The Chase Area Forum Wards: Downend, Kingschase, Rodway, Staple Hill and Woodstock.

Frome Vale Area Forum Wards: , Cotswold Edge, Dodington, , Ladden Brook, , Central, Yate North)

Kings Forest Area Forum

Wards: , Boyd Valley, , , , Common, Parkwall and .

Severn Vale Area Forum Wards: , , and , Severn, Thornbury North, and Thornbury South and .

Southern Brooks Area Forum Wards: Central and , Bradley Stoke North, Bradley Stoke South, , , and Winterbourne, and Stoke Park.

I don’t know which ward my group works in Check on the council’s website or call our Grants Helpline.

Local priorities The area forums want to respond to local needs, and are currently developing a list of priorities that will support their decision making. As these become known, we will post details on the Grants Website.

More information? Grants Helpline 01454 865865 Mon-Fri 9am-4pm Grants Website http://tiny.cc/7ysg2w Email enquiries [email protected] Minicom 01454 868010 SMS text 07950 080 111 CVS South Gloucestershire www.cvs-sg.org.uk Free internet access is available at all South Gloucestershire libraries Please let us know if you want us to use Braille, large print or receive information in another language

The South Gloucestershire Compact is an agreement to support partnership working between the public sector and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. Visit our website for more information about how Compact can help you.

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