Grant Aid Programme - Criteria for applications

Stevenage Borough Council Grant Aid Programme
Criteria for Grant Aid Applications 2009/10

The Council will consider grant applications from voluntary and community organisations that address one or more of the following Stevenage Community Strategy priorities

Children and Young People

• Help children and young people achieve their potential at all ages
• Help children and young people have good things to do and places to go
• Involve children and young people in decision making
• Reduce teenage pregnancy and improve sexual health
• Safeguard our children and young people, and promote their health and well being

Economic Development, Enterprise and the Environment

• Create cleaner and greener communities
• Increase range of employment opportunities
• Make a town wide commitment to halt climate change
• Provide a better image for the town
• Provide better transport
• Regenerate the town centre and the neighbourhood centres

Healthier Communities and Older People

• Create healthier lifestyles
• Create opportunities for older people
• Ensure access to quality health care services

Safer and Stronger Communities

• Develop affordable homes
• Valuing volunteering
• Empower communities
• Increase community cohesion
• Make culture sport and leisure more accessible
• Reduce anti social behaviour
• Reduce fear of crime
• Reduce hate crime and harassment
• Reduce violent crime

Voluntary and community organisations need to meet the following criteria to be eligible for grant aid:

Your organisation must:

• Be a non-profit making organisation with charitable purposes
• Provide services which meet the needs of Stevenage residents
• Provide services which meet community need without duplicating existing services
• Be an independent organisation with no unjustifiable restrictions or limitations on membership
• Be committed and actively seeking to involve users and members
• Be committed to equal opportunities and preventing discrimination in service provision and employment
• Be a properly constituted organisation formed and managed by a management committee whose members participate on a voluntarily basis
• Be openly accountable
• Be actively seeking other sources of funding

If you require further assistance on other sources of funding, contact John Pye, External Funding Officer, Stevenage Borough Council. Telephone: 01438 242822.  Stevenage CVS also provides information on Funderfinder and advice on funding. Telephone: 01438 353951

The Council does not award grants of £200 or less, or to individuals, groups organised for party political purposes, trade unions or statutory agencies.

Decisions are finalised at the end of February 2008. If you are seeking a quicker decision on a smaller grant of up to £2,000 you can apply to our ‘fast track’ Partners for Giving Fund organised in partnership with Stevenage Community Trust at the following address:

Frank Warburton
‘Partners for Giving’
Stevenage Community Trust
C/o Astrium
Gunnels Wood Road
Stevenage
Herts SG1 1AS
Telephone: 01438 773368