External funding
Our External Funding Unit is able to provide funding advice for
a wide range of projects including: youth, rural, sport, children
and families, educational, health and social care, arts, village
and community halls and community projects. They also organise a
Funding Fair each year.
For further information visit the
External Funding Unit website or call 01622 694384.
See the
full list of our funding contacts.
Small Community Capital Projects Fund
The Small Community Capital Projects Fund is open to new
projects requiring a capital expenditure up to a maximum of £20,000
for any single project. The fund can only meet capital costs and
does not cover staffing or running costs. Your project would need
to demonstrate clear benefits to a local community.
Criteria for awards are:
- the project promotes and support the development of young
people
- helps vulnerable and older people to live independently
- promotes activities which encourage and celebrate cultural
diversity and participation in the civic life of Kent
- encourages active participation in local community life
- helps make Kent a safer county
- improves Kent's physical environment
Local Grants Scheme
Local Grants Scheme Awards can be made for revenue projects of
minor capital schemes. All are one-off grants.
Criteria for awards are:
For more information about the Small Community Capital Projects
Fund or the Local Grants Scheme, go to our
Local Boards pages or contact local Community Liaison Manager
Bill Ronan by emailing
bill.ronan@kent.gov.uk
or calling 01622 696889.
Open4community
The open4community website (link opens in a new
window) is supported by our External Funding Unit and provides a
free search facility to find out which grants you may be eligible
to apply for. Browse for general information or use the quick and
simple search facility. For more information call 01622 694055.
Councils for Voluntary Service
The Councils for Voluntary Service around Kent offer a full
package of fundraising support for voluntary and community groups,
including advice and on-going project development support. For
local contact details see the
local and national contacts page.
Funding Buddies
Funding Buddies (link opens in a new window)
operates throughout the Mid Kent Leader+ area, concentrating on the
Isle of Sheppey and Romney Marsh. Advisors visit groups to assist
with developing new and existing projects and investigate funding
options using Grantfinder. The advisor will assist with
bid writing and subsequent financial recording and output
monitoring. Through the scheme a range of training options are also
available.
Neighbours4u
The Neighbours4u scheme (link opens in a new
window) scheme funds residents projects which tackle crime, poor
housing and unemployment in the community. The scheme has a small
grants programme that is able to fund suitable projects up to
£10,000. For more information call 01634 899937
The Kent Community Foundation
The Kent Community Foundation offer help to apply for and access
funds, large and small which help create and sustain a sense of
local community across Kent and Medway.
Currently the foundation distributes funds from:
- The Local Network Fund, providing grants of between £250 to
£7,000 to local charities and community groups working with young
people up to the age of 19 (25 for those with learning
disabilities)
- Sport Relief awards grants of between £250 to £5,000 to
projects in Kent that use sport and exercise to tackle the
exclusion and isolation experienced by some of the poorest and most
disadvantaged communities
- The Phillips Fund seeks to protect, conserve and enhance the
use and character of the rural landscape and its communities.
Grants up to £500 are available to charities, groups and
organisations providing benefit in Kent and Medway
- The Community Champions fund has been specifically designed to
support individuals who wish to generate community activity where
there has been very little before. Grants of up to £2,000 are
available. Priority areas are Dover, Shepway, Swale, Dartford,
Gravesham and Medway
- The Land Securities Link Fund support local charity and
community projects in North Kent. Grants of between £250 to £5,000
will be considered for applications that relate to Job
Opportunities, Lifelong Learning, Community and Culture
For further information on any of the above visit the
Kent Community
Foundation website (link opens in a new
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