Community Grants
The Council is committed to encouraging, supporting and promoting volunteer organisations and charities within the area it serves for the benefit of the local community. It makes annual budget provisions for Community Grants to help meet its aims.
The Council seeks to provide Community Grants for projects, proposals, activities or events that meet one, or more, of the following outcomes:
- goes some way to filling gaps in existing provisions
- evidences the need
- considers the needs of disadvantaged individuals and groups
- takes positive steps to promote a healthy environment
- promotes equality of opportunity and access for all
- has a positive impact on climate change
- benefits the community
- fits well with the Council’s Corporate Plan
The Council has three distinct Grant Schemes whereby the Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer (RFO) have delegated authority to review applications, request further information, give advice and refuse applications that do not meet the Grant Scheme Criteria.
Community Donations Scheme
Applications accepted throughout the year for funding up to £250.
Community Grants Scheme
Applications accepted throughout the year for funding from £251 to £1,000.
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Applications are accepted once a year for funding in the following financial year. The deadline has now passed for applications for the 2025/26 financial year.
Applications will open for the 2026/27 financial year in August 2025, when a full timescale will be published.
Grants Awarded in 2024/25
The Council were pleased to award annual grants to assist the following organisations in the valuable work they do:
- Belper Leisure Centre
- Belper Youth Sports Festival
- Blend Youth Project
- Derbyshire Community Transport
- Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice
- Hope for Belper
- Fleet Arts
The organisations who have benefitted from community grants, events grants and donations over the past two years are:
- Belper Amateurs Cricket Club
- Belper Community Energy
- Belper Goes Green (through Transition Belper)
- Belper Historical Society
- Belper North Mill Trust
- Belper Railway Station Gardening Volunteers
- Belper Rugby Foodball Club
- Better Together (through Unite)
- Blue Box
- Bridge View Allotments
- Company Blood Theatre Group
- Derbyshire Unemployed Workers
- Derwent Valley Trust
- Dormouse Books
- Fourth Belper Scout Group
- Happy Mondays (through Unite)
- Hidden Potential Recycling
- Our Belper Mills
- Pride in Belper
- Woods of Wellbeing
How to Apply
To make an application, complete the relevant application form and return it, along with the supporting documents requested, to the Responsible Financial Officer – [email protected] or post/deliver to the Council’s Offices, St John’s Chapel, The Butts, Belper, DE56 1HX
Make sure that you read the Community Grants Policy and Instructions before completing and good luck with your Application.
Grant Application Documents
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Non Monetary Assistance
The Town Council also gives non monetary assistance to voluntary organisations and groups. The Council may loan out equipment, market stalls, prints posters and other literature and occasionally give staff support.
Any organisation wishing to use Council equipment and/or staff time must make a request in writing, giving as much detail as possible about the equipment required, what it will be used for, the dates of use, why the equipment cannot be provided by the organisation and the community benefit.
Requests should be sent to the Town Clerk, Belper Town Council, The Butts, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 1HX and emailed to [email protected].
The Council’s Clerk has delegated power to review requests, request further information, give advice and accept or refuse requests that do not meet the criteria
Requests will only be considered for projects and proposals which will enhance the quality of life of the people served by the Town Council.
The Organisation will be required to insure the equipment loaned and to collect and return the equipment.
All successful requests MUST recognise Belper Town Council’s assistance at the event or in their literature and publicity, using the wording “Supported by Belper Town Council” together with the Town Council’s logo, which can be downloaded here.
Herbert Strutt Charity
The Herbert Strutt Charity is administered by Belper Town Council and offers Grants to individuals and organisations, maximum amount £500.
Additional Documents
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