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EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL

Grant Aid Policy

East Bergholt Parish Council is committed to assisting voluntary organisations and
community groups by providing grant aid for projects which will benefit East Bergholt
and its residents.

The Council’s Strategy, Policy and Finance Committee considers grant applications and
makes recommendations to Council for approval.

The Parish Council regularly advertises its powers to make such grants in order to be
fair, open and transparent to all in the village and at least annually.

Requirements for Grants

Voluntary organisations or community groups wishing to be considered for a grant
should write/email the Parish Council and include the following information:

• The specific amount of the grant required;
• What the funding is for;
• How the project will benefit East Bergholt and its residents and
approximately how many residents will benefit;

Grant aid is not available to fund individuals, commercial or statutory organisations.

In making decisions the Parish Council will observe the following guidelines:

• Approvals will depend on sufficient funds being available within the overall
grants budget;
• If the grants budget has been expended the Parish Council will be
empowered to authorise virements from savings elsewhere in the budget;
• East Bergholt organisations will receive preference for grants;
• Applications from county or national organisations will be considered if it
can be shown that their activities provide positive benefits for East
Bergholt residents. Amounts of grants in such case will be limited
according to their benefits to East Bergholt.

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