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.