Councillor Community Grants

The Councillor Community Grants scheme is available for voluntary, community and not for profit organisations to support their work with Tamworth communities.

The pot available is £9,000 per year. Each ward councillor is allocated £300. Therefore, a maximum of £900 will be available to spend in each of the ten wards in the borough: Amington, Belgrave, Bolehall, Castle, Glascote, Mercian, Spital, Stonydelph, Trinity, Wilnecote. 

All Councillor Community Grant applications need to be forwarded to your ward councillor for sign off. Groups can apply for a maximum of £900 but each ward councillor must support it. Cross-ward projects will only be considered with councillor agreement.

Grant allocations will be decided by the portfolio holder for environmental health and community partnerships and their decision is final.

Grants will be awarded for projects/activities that can meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • Assists community recovery and resilience from the Covd-19 pandemic
  • Helps tackle the causes of inequality in our communities
  • Helps develop and safeguard our environment and open spaces
  • Increases opportunities to participate in arts, heritage and sports activities
  • Increases volunteering and civic pride
  • Helps tackle causes and effects of poverty and financial hardship
  • Considers outstanding individuals or groups who, by achievement in arts, culture or sports, support and promote Tamworth as a place
  • Promotes and develops community cohesion
  • Applicants should be properly constituted and a copy of the constitution will be required
  • Applicants should have a bank account with at least two signatories
  • Faith groups applying should ensure the activities they are offering are open to people from all faiths
  • All grants should continue to demonstrate value for money and value to the people of Tamworth and have specific outcomes that can be recorded

The following cannot apply for a Councillor Community Grant:

  • Individuals
  • Private businesses
  • Any other organisation (formal or informal in structure) with the ability to distribute funds and/or assets among its members
  • Statutory funded provision e.g health services, educational establishments (excluding Parent-Teacher Associations providing extra-curricular activities/equipment for the benefit of the wider community)

Applicants should be able to demonstrate that they operate an equal opportunities policy and that when working with children, or adults at risk of abuse or neglect, a safeguarding policy is in place.

STANDARD CONDITIONS

  • Tamworth Borough Council will only pay grants on receipt of the completed Acceptance of Grant form sent to successful applicants Grants shall be used only for the purpose specified in the Notice of Confirmation, and immediate notification should be made to Tamworth Borough Council of any unavoidable changes or cancellations
  • The recipient is responsible for obtaining all licences, permissions and insurance as may be necessary
  • Tamworth Borough Council cannot be held responsible for any debts or liabilities and will not be responsible for a third party
  • Projects or events which promote or condone extremist ideology, activities or terrorism cannot be funded
  • Projects/activities MUST take place before 31 March 2024

All successful applicants will be required to complete an evaluation form which must be returned to Stephanie-ivey@tamworth.gov.uk no later than 1 April 2024.

Apply for a grant

Please complete the Councillor Community Grants Application Form (Word) and return it to one of your ward councillors using contact details on the link above.

Ward councillors should forward application forms and supporting documents to Stephanie Ivey, Partnerships Officer - Grants and Funding. Email: Stephanie-ivey@tamworth.gov.uk.