Arts projects
Kent Arts Investment Programme
Aims to encourage diverse, high quality arts activity with
average grants of £5,000. Events or project activity should be open
to the general public and have a clear public benefit.
For more information email
arts@kent.gov.uk or call
01622 696460.
Local Board Grants
Member Community Grants
Each of our 84 county councillors can provide financial support
of up to £10,000 each year for projects that benefit local
communities. This funding has helped a wide range of projects
including youth groups, environmental projects and facilities for
older people.
Small Community Capital projects
Each Local Board can consider bids up to £20,000 for larger
capital projects. These grants have helped voluntary organisations
with equipment costs, funded after-school clubs and helped preserve
Kent's landscape.
KCC Local Schemes Grant
Awards for revenue or minor capital projects meeting KCC
strategic objectives. These are one-off grants for 2008/09, and
there can be no reliance on funding for future years.
Community Liaison Manager's support grant applications and cover
a specific area. To find out who covers your borough visit Local
Boards.
For more information visit our
Local Boards pages, email
local.boards@kent.gov.uk
or call 08458 247 247.
Rural towns
SEEDA/Kent Rural Towns
This is a partnership programme providing support and advice for
small rural towns (including larger villages/parishes) plus help to
carry out a HealthCheck. KRT/SEEDA funding from is only available
for selected eligible towns for economic regeneration projects. The
average grant awarded has been between £100,000 and £150,000 with
50 percent cash match required.
For more information visit the
rural towns
programme, email
sue.beer@kent.gov.uk or
call 01622 221936.
Sports projects
Kent Paralympian Fund
An initial amount of £25,000 is allocated to this fund which is
supported by The Denne Group. It is open to applications from
individuals (not clubs) to cover up to 50 percent of the cost of
the necessary preparation and training required for the Paralympics
Games in 2012 (although the trust will consider those wishing
looking to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Games).
For more information email
mike.bishop@kent.gov.uk
or call 01732 525389.
Small Capital Grant Scheme for Sport
This scheme aims to encourage the development of sports in the
county by offering grants to sports organisations to improve
facilities and widen participation.
For more information email
chris.metherell@kent.gov.uk
or call 01622 605004.
Sportsaver (Kent Reliance Building Society) and Pfizer Sports
Fund
Both give grants of between £50 and £500 to community sports
projects in Kent. The Pfizer Fund focuses solely on east Kent.
For more information visit
Kent Sports Development website (link opens in
a new window), email
chris.walker@kent.gov.uk
or call 01622 605053.
Sports schemes on school sites
Grants for organisations to arrange sports schemes on school
sites - available to schools, councils, companies and governing
bodies in Kent for new and enhanced activities.
For more infomation visit Kent Sports Development (link opens in a new
window), email
nathan.hazledene@kent.gov.uk
or call 01622 605068.
Village halls
Village and Community Hall Grants
This scheme supports capital projects to improve an existing
facility or build a new one that meets an identified need in the
community. The maximum available is £50,000 or 25 percent of
project costs (whichever is the smaller amount).
For more infomation email
mike.leppard@kent.gov.uk
or call 01622 694241.
Young People
Kent Young People's Fund
Grants of between £25 and £75 are available to young people (11
to 25 years) who have personal circumstances that require financial
support to enable them to achieve a personal development goal. For
example, towards the purchase of equipment, a course or trips.
Priority is given to young people aged 13 to 19 years. Applications
are accepted all year round.
For more information email
kycc@kent.gov.uk or call
01622 694246.
The Hugh and Montegue Leney Trust
Awards for educational travel (this usually takes up some or all
of a student's gap year) are available for pupils who are over the
age of 16 and are attending schools in Kent, Medway, Bexley or
Bromley, or have left such a school within the previous 12
months.
For more information visit Hugh and Montegue Leney Trust, email
lyn.edwards@kent.gov.uk
or call 01622 696570.
Youth and Community Partnership Award
Grants of between £1,000 and £6,000 are available for specified
items of expenditure to voluntary youth organisations within
Kent.
For more information email
allan.baille@kent.gov.uk
or call 01622 694228.
Youth Opportunities Fund and Youth Capital Fund
The fund's help young people and particularly hard to reach
groups. The Opportunities Fund supports the development of positive
activities and things to do and seeks to widen their role as
decision makers, grant givers and project leaders. The Capital Fund
compliments the Opportunities Fund with small capital grants.
For more information email
janine.collins@kent.gov.uk
or call 01622 694426. |