The Member Ward Budget scheme opens on Tuesday 27 May 2025.
Each of your 30 Councillors have a 'ward budget' of up to £3,000 to help community projects
Who can apply
Community groups in the district or with a connection to the area can apply for the ward budget. These include:
- Town and parish councils with a community tax of less than £21,000 a year
- Community interest companies
- Charitable incorporated organisations
- Registered charities
- Schools
- Community and voluntary groups with a governing document
- Other organisations working for the benefit of the local community
Find out who your ward member is
Before you start
- You will need evidence, such as quotes, for the project costs the grant will pay for
- Have bank account details to hand (the bank account must be in the name of the group or organisation applying)
- Read the Terms and Conditions as you will need to agree to these before you can submit you application
Please see the Guide to supporting evidence (PDF, 89KB)
Please see the Ward Budget terms and conditions (PDF, 149KB)
Apply for a Ward Budget Grant
- Complete the online application form
- Ensure that you attach the supporting evidence for each of the items you will spend the grant on
What happens next
- Your Ward Member will review your application
- The Ward Member will complete Part B to authorise the grant
- They will send you an email to let you know how much they will give to your project
Monitoring
- Once you complete the project (or at least every six months) please complete the Project Update Form. A link to the project update form was included in your grant approval email, if you need a copy of the email please contact the Committee team