Grants to boost local communities

Are you involved with any local groups that support residents and communities? If you are, you’ll be interested in our new £1.5m grant scheme.

Community projects, groups and charities that support people across Derbyshire are invited to apply for grants.

Our Cabinet agreed to the funding yesterday so that we can support the vital work being done by community groups, local enterprises and volunteers in the county.

There are five main priorities for the funding which has been set aside to support the vital work being done by community groups, local enterprises and volunteers in the county.

They are:

• helping residents to feel safe
• supporting young people
• encouraging residents to be more active
• being ‘greener’ and more sustainable
• encouraging people to get more involved in their communities to help them thrive

Organisations and charities that help toward those ambitions will be able to apply for grants from the £1.5m pot from the end of January.

Grants are divided into four main types:

• Small grants – supporting activity or projects under £1,000
• Medium grants – supporting activity or projects between £1,001 – £20,000
• Large grants – supporting projects and programmes between £20,001 – £50,000
• Exceptional – supporting projects which are over £50,001.

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