Cambridge City Council Area Committee Grants
Cambridge City Council Area Committee Grants are for not-for-profit voluntary or community organisations* or groups of local residents in Cambridge City. The money is to enable projects which provide services or activities to benefit people living in one of the four areas of Cambridge City. Priority will be give to projects that are aimed at those people whose opportunities are restricted by disability, low income or discrimination.
*statutory agencies, such as Parish Councils and Schools, and commercial ventures are not eligible to apply.
WHO CAN APPLY
Community groups and voluntary organisations which:
- Are independently set up for charitable or philanthropic purposes, have a constitution or set of rules defining aims and procedures and decide policy and overall management practice through a committee of elected, unpaid volunteers
- Meet the needs of Cambridge residents and are open to all eligible users
- Have structures in place to manage affairs efficiently, hold regular meetings to plan and monitor activities, keep minutes and circulate information to group members
- Involve members and users in policy-making and in management and recruit and support volunteers, where appropriate
- Meet the legal responsibilities of an employer and adopt appropriate health and safety policies and practices including child and vulnerable adult protection measures, if appropriate
- Adopt good environmental and equal opportunities practices
- Keep proper financial records and show that financial help is needed
Groups of local residents working together on an idea can also be offered support to access funds. Groups receiving a grant will need to provide feedback on how they spent the money and the impact it has made.
How to Apply
To apply for a grant from the Cambridge City Council Area Committee Grants, just complete our online application form.
The online application form has two stages: Part A which you submit online, and Part B which requires you to send accompanying documentation by post. Details of the information you are required to send in Part B is listed below, and you should make sure you have all the information ready to send to us before you submit your online application.
Part A - Complete the online submission
Select the appropriate online application.
The links will open a separate window. You are invited to enter your email address which will automatically send an email to you containing a link to your individual application form. You are able to enter information using the online form, save it and return to it as many times as you like before submitting. You will also be able to print a draft to share with your committee.
Once you have submitted the online application form, your application will be sent to us automatically and we can begin to process your application immediately.
Part B – Post us your accompanying information
Once you have completed the online form you will be sent an email with a pdf attachment called Part B of the application form.
The attachment asks for the following information/action:
- Your organisation’s bank details
- Contact details for two independent referees
- You must sign the standard terms and conditions to show you accept the conditions if a grant is made
- Your organisation’s accounts for the most recent past two financial years
- A copy of ONE bank statement from the last 3 months
- A signed copy of your organisation’s set of rules / terms of reference / constitution
- Your Equal Opportunities Policy
- The names and addresses of management committee members, with cheque signatories identified.
- If you are part of a larger regional or national organisation, evidence that you operate independently
- Three different quotes for any capital items
You should make sure you have this information ready before you submit your online application so you can send it to us promptly. We will not consider your application unless we have received all the requested information.
Please note:
- If you have previously applied to CCF are have sent copies of any of the items listed in Part B, then you do not need to send additional copies unless they have recently been updated.
- Remember to write your return address on any package you send to us by post as we are unable to pay the surcharges applied if you fail to pay the correct postage - your return address will get your documents back to you.
Tel: 01223 410535
Email: info@cambscf.org.uk
