Grants

Apply now for a grant of up to £500 for your organisation.

This grant scheme is for small projects and start-up costs for organisations. Applications will be considered on a first-come first-served basis between 1 April and 31 January.  The decision will be made by councillors within two months once all the relevant paperwork being received. This grant is for new activities/services/equipment/events and not normally for routine general maintenance. If the budget runs out for small grants at the end of the financial year your application may be held until the new financial year.

Thetford Town Council has the authority to make grants under the Local Government Act 1972 (Section 137), which allows a local authority to spend a limited amount on activities for which it has no specific power but which the Council considers ‘will bring direct benefit to the area, or any part of it, or all or some of its inhabitants’. Thetford Town Council grants are made for the benefit of people and projects local to Thetford.  Applications will only be accepted from not-for-profit organisations and charities, which operate within the town boundary or provide direct benefit to all or some of the town’s residents.

Thetford Town Council has a limited budget available to support community groups and therefore only one application per group will be granted in any one financial year. The Council will at all times prefer to support as many different groups as possible with the resources available. Councillors decide on an annual basis the budget for grant allocations each year and requests usually exceed the amount available. It is therefore very important that all questions on the application form are answered as fully as possible and that the application includes the information and documents requested on the form.

The Town Council’s Grants Scheme aims to support organisations that provide any of the following benefits to Thetford:

Environmental projects and improvements, promotion of sports & healthy lifestyles, provision of arts, cultural and historical activities, organisation of events and activities that promote the town of Thetford, help to vulnerable groups, e.g. people on low incomes, elderly, organisations working with participants who have a disability.

To apply contact the team via [email protected] or download our Small Grants Application form.