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Vale of Glamorgan Council offering the Strong Communities Grant Fund 

The Strong Communities Grant Fund offers 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”.

  

The Strong Communities Grant Fund is now closed to applications. Decisions on applications will be issued in June 2025.  Successful projects must be completed by NO LATER THAN 31st March 2026.

 

GVS Wales are running the Third Sector Small Grants Scheme – Community Action Fund for projects up to £5000. For more information please check their webpage here.

   

The Strong Communities Grant Fund total is £180,000 for 2025 to 2026. Grants of between £5,001 and £15,000 are available. £15,000 is the maximum grant that will be awarded to any single project. 

 

Value for money is a key assessment factor for all applications as we expect demand to be high. Applications must have a minimum of 20% match funding in their budget total. Anyone considering making an application should email the Strong Communities Grant team at scgfapplications@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk with a short paragraph outlining the project, 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.

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

  • Encourage projects that help Vale communities to cope with the rising cost of living.

  • Where relevant support projects that address placemaking and the associated needs. You can find information on placemaking here.

 

Strong Communities Grant Fund Guidance 

  

Strong Communities Grant Fund Progress Report

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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 and costings.  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.   

 

Enquiries about grants of up to £5,000 should be made to enquiries@gvs.wales.

 

Need help, or want to request an application form?

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

 

 

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