Community Grant Fund

The Community Grant Fund is a £1 million capital grant scheme for town and parish councils/meetings and community organisations in the Harborough district. The Fund is allocated between towns, large villages, medium villages, villages close to urban settlements and small/smaller villages across the Harborough district. The Community Grant Fund will strengthen working relationships between the council and its parishes, towns and communities, enabling delivery of projects and initiatives at a local level across the district. These grants are intended to support capital projects that create lasting assets, such as improvements to buildings, facilities, or purchasing and installing equipment. Capital funding focuses on enhancing, upgrading, or expanding facilities and activities, rather than covering routine maintenance or general upkeep. For example, replacing structures to modernise a building would be eligible, but repairing something to maintain its current condition would only be eligible in very specific circumstances. All completed applications will be presented to the Cabinet Sub Committee Grants for consideration and decision. Applicants are welcome to attend Cabinet Grants Sub-Committee meetings. For applications over £25,000, attendance is required. The fund cannot provide revenue funding for ongoing running costs, general maintenance or upkeep, or costs associated with feasibility studies, planning, or preliminary work.