Worthing Borough Council

Community Chest Grants

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01903 221080

worthing.communitypartnership@adur-worthing.gov.uk

• Introduction
• Application Form and Further Guidance

Introduction

For many years, the Borough Council has provided small grants to charitable and not-for-profit organisations that serve Worthing Borough area.

As a signatory of the West Sussex Compact (2005), a framework of partnership working between the public and voluntary sectors, the Borough Council is committed to assisting smaller voluntary and community groups by collaborating with other local funders on funding criteria and, where possible, combining application processes and forms.

In pursuit of this aim, the Council now pools its small grants fund in the Worthing 'Community Chest'. This is managed by Worthing Community Partnership. The criteria for funding are as follows:

• The project must benefit people within the Borough of Worthing
• Applications will not be accepted for the furthering political or religious activities
• A maximum of £1,000 may be awarded to an organisation in any funding period.
• You must have, or be setting up, a bank or building society account with no less than 2 unrelated people who sign the cheques or authorise withdrawals.
• You must have a set of rules or a constitution and a management structure.
• If your request for funding is for more than £100, we require you to show evidence of ‘matched funding’ of 50% of the value of the amount requested (this can be through volunteer time)
• Successful applicants will be committed to taking an active role on the Worthing Community Chest for the following financial year; this may include meeting groups who have made applications.
• The Project must have claimed the funds awarded within 12 months of the approval of the project.
• The Community Chest will not fund building maintenance or the general upkeep of property and its environs.
• The Community Chest will not fund entertainment industry salary costs, or solely fund rental, insurance and general office expenditure. (Start up costs that include a combined package of rental, insurance and office expenditure will be funded)
• Applicants may re-apply for subsequent grants, but a maximum of 3 grants only will be allocated.
• Applicants must leave 2 years from the receipt of funding before re-applying for subsequent grants.

Application Form and Further Guidance

You can now complete your application on-line.

Please visit the Funding and Grants Forms page for an application form and guidance notes. You can complete the application form on-line (with one page that must be printed, signed and returned via post) or entirely on paper and returned via post.

Follow the links below for full guidelines and an application form. Please note that you will not be able to complete the form on-line. For further information contact Worthing Community Partnership on:

• Tel: 01903 221080,
• Post: Portland House,
  Richmond Road,
  Worthing
  BN11 1LT;
• Email: worthing.communitypartnership@adur-worthing.gov.uk

Opening times: 1.30 to 5.30 p.m Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Co-ordinator: Jenni Pilgram

For further help and advice please see our Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations and Funding pages.

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