Community Funding

High Peak Borough Council Grant Schemes

High Peak Borough Council offers a number of grant schemes that are available to sports clubs, voluntary organisations and community groups, including:

The Community Fund

This is a grant scheme available to voluntary organisations and community groups who provide services, facilities and activities to improve the quality of life for residents of the High Peak. The Community Fund Small Grants Pot’ is available for organisations to apply for funding from Tuesday, 1st April 2008.

Please read the Community Fund policy document for guidance on how to fill in the application form. Grants from the Small Grants Pot will normally be up to a maximum of £500. Organisations can apply online, or download and return a completed application form. All submitted forms will be acknowledged within 14 days.

First Round: September 2007

The first round awards for 2007-2008 were made in September and the successful organisations were awarded £500 towards the costs of their projects, as shown below:

Second Round: October-November 2007

The second round of applications for the Small Grants Pot opened on 1 October 2007 and closed on 30 November 2007. The successful applicants are shown below:

The total allocations for the year from the Small grants Pot amounts to £5,775.

Current Round: April-May 2008

The current round opened on Tuesday 1 April 2008 and closed on Saturday 31 May 2008. The successful applicants are:

Glossopdale Area
Central Area
Buxton Area
All areas

Next Round: September-November 2008

The next round commences on Monday 1 September 2008 and closes on Sunday 30 November 2008. All applicants will be notified of the results in March 2009.

Contact

Please contact Andy Brown, the Cultural Services Business Manager, on 0845 129 7777 or 01298 28400, extension 2208, for further details.

Leadership in sport and recreation scholarship grants

These grants are to provide support to volunteers, who either live in the High Peak, or do voluntary work in the Borough, to enter into leadership for the first time, or to develop skills of existing leaders so they can broaden their skills, or progress up the coaching pathway.

Sports development grants

These are to provide support to schools, clubs and voluntary organisations in the High Peak, in order to develop sport and recreation opportunities. Details of these schemes, and how to apply for them, are found in the Sports Development Grant Schemes section.

Other sources of funding

Visit High Peak CVS (external website**), who work in partnership with us to provide general advice on funding, grants available and how to appl for them.

**Please note: High Peak Borough Council is not responsible for the content of any external websites.