Grants
Application process is now open
Fremington Parish Council recognises the importance of local voluntary, charitable and community groups and the aim of providing grant funding is to assist these community and voluntary groups with one-off costs, grants should be used towards project costs rather than running costs (although running costs will be considered if imperative to the group) and can be used as match-funding to attract funding from other external sources.
The Parish Council will budget a total figure of £3,000 a year (the figure will be reviewed annually) for grant aid. There will be two funding streams which groups can apply to, the Parish Councillor Grant and the Central Fund. Each Parish Councillor will be allocated £150 to fund project led grant applications. The remainder of the agreed budget will be placed into a Central Fund which groups can apply to for additional funds or larger grants.
Applications to the Parish Councillor Grant Fund will open in March 2025 for the forthcoming financial year, no grant payment will be made before April 2025. Before applying for a Parish Councillor Grant you must speak to a Parish Councillor to gain support for your application, an application cannot be progressed without support. You can ask for support from more than one Parish Councillor, however, an individual Councillor cannot support the same group two years in a row.
Applications to the Central Fund should be submitted to the Parish Council by the 15th January 2026, the Finance and Personnel Committee will consider the allocation of the Central Fund at its January meeting and funds paid in February 2026.