Community ward funding

Every ward in the borough has an annual allocation of £10,000 to spend on local projects. This grant is for local improvement projects or initiatives that meet the our priority to help all of our residents enjoy a good quality of life.

The application portal for the second round of 2018/19 Community Ward Funding is now CLOSED

Successful projects will be announced from Monday 29 October. If you have submitted an application via the online application form, please wait until you receive an email with your offer letter. You will then be directed to provide further information in the requirements section of your project account.

Keep track of your log in credentials. Once you have made an application; you can then log into your account to enter bank details and upload receipts and photos of your completed project.

Return to application

We encourage you to subscribe to our e-newsletter to keep up to date with our news and announcements regarding future funding programmes and opportunities. 

Read the ward funding guidelines to inform your application and find out what happens next.

My ward funding application has been successful, when do I have to complete my project by?

2018/19 funding

If you applied for 2018/19 funding, you must complete your project and submit your project evidence by 31 March 2019.

If you submitted a special 2018 summer event application form, you must complete your event and submit all relevant project receipts by 31 August 2018.

2017/18 funding

If you applied for 2017/18 funding, you must complete your project by 31 May 2019 and submit all relevant project receipts by 30 June 2019.

Funding for all previous years is closed.

We have introduced funding rounds and brought the project completion date to the end of the same financial year to make the grant management process more efficient and ensure all funds are fully utilised.

Why has the process for community ward funding changed?

Applicants for community ward funding must now complete an online application form and funding rounds have been introduced. This new way of managing applications and grants will be much easier, reliable and transparent for applicants and decision makers.