Vale of Glamorgan Council
Cyngor Bro Morgannwg

 

Vale of Glamorgan Council offering the Strong Communities Grant Fund 

The Strong Communities Grant Fund will offer grants to Community Groups, the Voluntary Sector, and Town and Community Councils towards the cost of initiatives within the Vale of Glamorgan which help to support the Council’s vision of “strong communities with a bright future”.

 

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Advice for community groups and organisations.

This page will be updated with the latest information on Coronavirus support available to community groups and organisations.

 

Coronavirus Advice for Communities 

 

The Strong Communities Grant Fund is now closed to applications.

Funds for the current year are fully committed, the Fund will reopen to applications in Spring 2021.

 

 

The Strong Communities Grant Fund totals £837,533 over five years until March 2025. There is no minimum grant and decisions on applications for grants of up to £3,000 will be fast tracked.  Value for money is a key assessment factor for all applications as we expect demand to be high. Anyone considering making an application must contact the Council’s Economic Development Team so that eligibility can be assessed at an early stage. If eligible, applicants will be provided with a Strong Communities Grant application form to complete and submit.

 

The fund aims to:

 

  • Improve the resilience of organisations/groups or their activities by funding activities which add value to their current work and reduce their reliance on grant funding in the future.
  • Provide seed corn funding towards initiatives that can demonstrate longer term sustainability.
  • Undertake consultation, feasibility, design and other specialist work to develop proposals for future activity and funding bids.
  • Meet the capital costs of schemes by purchasing plant, machinery, equipment or other assets.
  • Undertake work that would enable services to be provided, for example, through increased income generation potential.
  • Open up Section 106 funding to specific communities where developments have taken place. Funding for facilities and open space projects in specific areas will be announced when each round is opened for applications.         

  • Encourage projects that include innovative ways of addressing climate change.

  

Strong Communities Grant Fund Guidance 

 

 

Strong Communities Grant Fund Progress Report

 STRONG COMMUNITIES GRANT FUND English

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Download the Strong Communities Grant Logo

 

Section 106

In addition to the core Strong Communities Grant Fund, the Council has recently allocated the following funds:

£15,000 Section 106 Public Open Space for groups specific to Dinas Powys

£10,000 Section 106 Community Facilities for groups specific to Rhoose; and 

£50,000 Section 106 Public Art for groups specific to Penarth

Please click on the links for further information and relevant terms and conditions.

 

Dinas Powys

Rhoose
Penarth

 

STRONG COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRESS REPORT October 2019

The Strong Communities Guidance contains more details about the fund, the application process and assessment criteria.  It also includes a series of case studies that give examples of eligible projects.  Take a look at our latest Progress Report for a full account of the range of organisations and projects supported through the Strong Communities Grant Fund.   

 

Need help, or want to request an application form?

To get advice or check your eligibility for this grant programme, please contact our Economic Development Team with your idea:

 

 

 

 

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