About
Ashford Borough Council is a local government authority serving the Ashford borough in Kent, England. The council provides a wide range of public services to residents and businesses including waste collection and recycling, planning and development, council tax administration, housing services, parking management, benefits administration, licensing, building control, environmental health, and community safety. The council also supports local economic development, maintains outdoor spaces and parks, and works to address climate change and cost of living challenges in the community.
Funding Opportunities
Disabled Facilities Grant
The Disabled Facilities Grant is a means-tested grant program offered by Ashford Borough Council to help disabled individuals and households make necessary adaptations to their properties. The grant is designed to make homes more accessible and suitable for disabled occupants, ensuring they can live independently and safely. The authority works in partnership with Kent County Council Social Services and requires a recommendation from an occupational therapist detailing the required adaptations. The maximum grant available is £30,000. Eligible works include modifications to facilitate entry and exit from the home, making properties safer, improving access to key rooms like bedrooms and bathrooms, adapting cooking facilities, improving heating systems, and providing better access to gardens. Grant applicants can be owner-occupiers, private sector tenants, private sector landlords, or housing association tenants. The disabled person and any partner are normally means tested to determine their contribution to the cost of works, though if the disabled person is a child, the means test is suspended. Under certain circumstances, applicants can be passported to a non-contributory grant.
Community Event Grant Scheme 2026
The Community Event Grant Scheme supports the delivery of a diverse range of community events and festivals within Ashford Borough. The scheme helps event organisers re-establish and reconnect to their audience, promoting active participation of residents in community life. The council provides funding for events that are delivered within the borough, open to the whole community, free to attend or provide some free activity, provide opportunities for volunteering and community participation, promote environmentally responsible and sustainable behaviour, and are delivered in the 2026/27 financial year. Applications are accepted from 5 January 2026 to 31 March 2026, with funding decisions provided within four weeks of the application deadline.
Ward Member Community Grant Scheme
The Ward Member Community Grant Scheme provides each Ashford Borough Ward Councillor with the ability to financially support local community projects and services within their ward. Each councillor has £3,000 available per financial year (April-March) to allocate to projects within Ashford Borough. The minimum grant under this scheme is £100. The grant can provide either revenue funding to pay for venue hire or capital funding to pay for the purchase of equipment. It is at the discretion of the Ward Member which local projects and services to fund, as long as it is legal, does not conflict with council policy/priorities, and directly benefits residents in the Ashford Borough. Funding is available to cover project costs for up to one year only. The scheme does not fund projects that have already been delivered or work that has already been carried out, or reimburse money that has already been spent.
Capital Grants
Ashford Borough Council offers capital grants to support community organizations with capital projects. Funding of up to £10,000 is available for individual projects, though the grant awarded must not exceed 50% of the total cost of the project. This program supports not-for-profit organizations, unincorporated organizations with formal management structures, and parish councils operating in the Ashford borough. Eligible projects must contribute to the council's corporate priorities, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, encouraging healthier communities, delivering improved local facilities, fostering good community relations, or providing support for vulnerable people. The grant can only be used for capital costs such as buildings and equipment, not for signage or operational expenses. Applications are assessed through a Community Grants Panel that meets three times per year to evaluate proposals based on their contribution to corporate priorities, direct benefits to users, value for money, and service quality for local residents.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 4
- Active Now
- 4
- Source Domain
- ashford.gov.uk
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