COMMUNITY GRANT SCHEME

As a result of the community’s support to Whitley Stores during our first year of trading, Shaw and Whitley Community Hub is delighted to be able to offer support to local community projects through a small grants scheme.

If you are a community group, organisation or project that delivers a benefit to people living in the villages of Shaw and Whitley then we would welcome a grant application from you.

The Members of Shaw and Whitley Community Hub will be involved in prioritising which projects get supported and this will be discussed at the AGM on 5th July, 2022.  Final decisions will be confirmed by end of August 2022 at the latest.

You can find more details about the scheme and eligibility criteria at the bottom of this page.

Please complete the form below and submit no later than Friday 24th June 2022.

Eligibility:

  1. Grants can only be awarded to recognised community groups, organisations or projects that provide benefit to people living within the communities of Shaw and / or Whitley

  2. Applications from individuals cannot be accepted

  3. Applications must be made in writing using the attached form and received before the deadline for the current round of grant applications

  4. Grants can be awarded to fund capital or one-off items (e.g. equipment, training opportunities, facilities up-grades) as well as revenue items (e.g. venue bookings, contribution to annual running costs for group)

  5. Following an award, you will need to provide receipts and submit a short confirmation of use of funding

  6. SWCH reserve the right to turn down applications

Process:

  1. SWCH will communicate if we are in a position to award grants each year

  2. SWCH will communicate the deadline for applications for a given round of grant applications

  3. Grant applications must be submitted in writing using the attached form

  4. SWCH Steering Group will assess that each application meets the eligibility criteria and would offer value to the community

  5. All applications that are assessed as meeting the above criteria will be put to the members of SWCH to score / prioritise

  6. SWCH Steering Group will award grants, dependant on available funds, in line with the prioritisation of members

  7. Decisions regarding eligibility and award will be minuted and published through the SWCH Steering Group minutes