Grant Award Scheme

Olveston Parish Council (OPC) are proud to offer our local community the option to apply for a grant to support any group, organisation that has a specific project or, someone that can demonstrate they bring a sense of enrichment to our Parish.

The Council awards grants, at its discretion, to parish organisations which can demonstrate a clear need for financial support to benefit the parish by:

Providing a service
Enhancing the quality of life
Improving recreation and / or sports
Improving the environment
Promoting the Parish of Olveston in a positive way.

Any organisation applying for a grant must be either non-profit or charitable. Applications will not be considered from private organisations operated as a business to make a profit or surplus.

The Grants will be awarded twice a year, in September and March, the amount available is £5K per annum , which is to be split into £2,500 for each of the terms. The amount and who will be awarded, for each application, will be reviewed and proposed by the Parish Council Grant Committee, discussed and approved by the at a full Parish Council meeting.

To view and download the application form please click on the button below.

Grant Award Application Form

"*" indicates required fields

Date Of Application*

1. Name Of Organisation*

2. Contact person details: (To whom all correspondence will be sent.)

Name*

First Last

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 Area Post Code

Telephone Number

Mobile Number

Email Address*

3. Describe the role of your organisation, and the work it undertakes for the benefit of the residents of Olveston Parish:*

(NB. Applications are eligible only from organisations whose work is of benefit to the inhabitants of Olveston Parish.)

4. Approximately how many residents of Olveston Parish benefit from the services of your organisation?

5. Approximately how many residents of Olveston Parish are members of your organisation?

6. What is the total cost of the project?

7. How much grant are you seeking and how will the balance of the project be funded?

8. Give full details of the purpose for which the grant is required, include financial details of the proposed project and/or funding requirement:

(Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.)

9. Give details of any grants received from Olveston Parish Council in the past four years:

(Date and amount of grant.)

10. Give details of any grants received from other sources in the past two years:

(Date and amount of grant.)

11. Is your organisation making bids to other funding sources?

(Yes/No) If ‘Yes’ give details:

12. Where did you find out about the grants available from Olveston Parish Council?

13. Details of the bank account to which any grant awarded should be made payable:

Bank Name:

Sort Code:

Account Number:

Account Name:

14. Declaration: I declare that I have read and agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the award scheme, and that all the information given in this application form is true to the best of my knowledge and belief:

Name:

Position:

Signed:

Date:*

Grant Policy

I have read the grant policy in the downloaded document