The aim of Pill Community Grants is to encourage and support projects that directly benefit local residents.
Pill Community Grants consists of representatives from the Parish Council, local organisations and interested individuals.
It is able to disburse small grants to projects working for the benefit of the local community.
The simple application form is available to download from here – the link is below. It asks for details of your project, why funding is needed and how it will benefit the local community. We will invite applicants to our next meeting for a friendly discussion around the project, this helps us make a value judgement on allocation of funds.
We welcome applications to be sent to the Secretary at any time, please do email if any information or assistance is required.
The Secretary is Dougal Pengelley-Scott, and can be contacted at this email address: pillcomgrants@gmail.com or by phone: 07908 426 754
Note: electronic versions of the completed form are preferred. If you are able to insert a scan of your signature at the relevant point, please do so. However, applications with typed signatures will be accepted, provided they come from the email address of the person signing the application.
Conditions
Recipients of grants from Pill Community Grants agree:
- To provide a short written account of the implementation of the project and its impact on completion.
- That any funds allocated to this project will only be released on submission of appropriate evidence of expenditure and that any money not spent within 12 months of the date of approval by Pill Community Grants will be returned to the general fund.
- That any funds allocated will only be spent on the purposes outlined in the application submitted. If there is a need to change the purposes, a revised application must be made to Pill Community Grants.
- If financial support by the Pill Community Grants beyond this deadline of 12 months is hoped for, a further application will need to be made. Early notification of the need for such continued support is advisable, if it becomes likely.
- If it becomes clear significantly before 12 months have elapsed that expenditure on the project has ceased, the treasurer of Pill Community Grants should be informed so that funds are available for use in other ways.
- That any equipment purchased using a grant from Pill Community Grants will be made available to other groups within the community that have an appropriate use for it.