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 2024--25 (PDF, 89KB)
Please see the Ward Budget terms and conditions 2024-25 (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