Welcome to Worcestershire County Council's Funding Finder

Bromsgrove and Redditch - Community Clean up Grant

One-off grants are available to assist voluntary, charitable or community groups with environmental projects in the local high streets, village centres and estate centres of Bromsgrove and Redditch.

Background

The Community Clean up Grant is provided by Redditch Borough Council and Bromsgrove District Council from Ministries of Housing, Communities and Local Government funding. Grants are administered by the Bromsgrove and Redditch Network, a Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) that has been supporting local volunteers and community organisations for over 25 years.

Value Notes

Grants of up to £1,000 are available, but it is envisaged that most grants will be £300 or less. Projects must be delivered within a year of the grant being awarded.

How To Apply

Applications can be made at any time and will be considered on a rolling basis until all funding is spent. Separate application forms are available for projects based in Bromsgrove and projects based in Redditch. A FAQs document and application forms are available to download from the Bromsgrove and Redditch Network website. Contact the Network for any further information.

Contacts

For further information on how to obtain this fund, please contact the following:

Enquiries Bromsgrove and Redditch Network Community House

103 Easemore Road

Redditch B98 8EY

Tel: 01527 60282

Email: grants@barn.org.uk

The Stay Connected Community Grant

Tackling loneliness and social isolation has been a priority in Worcestershire for several years and is one of ambitions of the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy (2022-2032), which focuses on what we all need to be mentally healthy.

In line with this ambition, a new action plan has been created by the Tackling Loneliness and Isolation Partnership to outline what we need to focus on to reduce feelings of loneliness and improve social connections among people who live and work in Worcestershire. To support this action plan, Public Health in Worcestershire, with the support and joint funding of the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner, has developed the Stay Connected Community Grant which allows community-based organisations to apply for one-off grants of between £250 to £2500 to support projects in the community which aim to tackle loneliness, isolation or any combination of the two.

Who can apply?

The Stay Connected Community Grant is open to third-sector not-for-profit organisations who:

• have an annual turnover of £100,000 or
• below have a bank account

Generally, we will not fund projects that have received funding from Public Health in the last 12 months. Generally, this grant does not seek to fund pooled fund arrangements, and any project applying must ensure total project funding is sought within 3 months of the bid being successful. 

Due to the existing Educational Innovation Fund, schools are not eligible to apply.

To find out more information visit our webpage

Application process

Anyone can contact the team to discuss a project in advance of applying. Please contact:

• Jess Wade at JWade1@worcestershire.gov.uk
• HWBAdmin@worcestershire.gov.uk

Applications should be made using the online application form.

Which will be considered by a panel against the funding criteria. 

To request an alternative format please contact the Public Health Team at: HWBAdmin@worcestershire.gov.uk

Panel review meetings take place every 6-8 weeks and the team aim to get back to applicants to confirm the outcome of their application within this timeframe.

There is currently no deadline and the applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Following successful application and signed grant agreement, funding will take a minimum of 2 weeks to be processed.