Who can apply?

This is a county councillor led grant scheme and all applications must be endorsed by the relevant county councillor. You can find your county councillor using this link: Your Councillors. You must first approach your councillor to discuss your application. 

If the councillor supports your initiative in principle you can apply for funding by completing the pre-application form online. This will send an automatic notification to the named county councillor asking them to confirm their endorsement. 

If your county councillor does confirm their endorsement, a link to complete the full application form will be emailed to you for you to complete. 

Groups eligible to apply: 

  • Community or voluntary groups 
  • Registered charities 
  • Community interest companies 
  • Town and parish councils 
  • Sports groups and associations 
  • Schools and academies 
  • Patient led groups 
  • Religious groups where the application demonstrates that the initiative will bring wider community benefit, and the primary purpose of the activity is not religious 
  • Organisations located outside of Gloucestershire where the application demonstrates that the funding will primarily benefit a Gloucestershire community 

This scheme is intended to support grassroots community organisations, therefore, the following groups/projects are not eligible: 

  • Sole Traders 
  • For profit organisations 
  • Funding for an individual 
  • Funding overseas travel
  • Funding to improve roads
  • Funding to support political campaigns or activities