Small grants for Shipley ward available now!

15 February 2012

Please note, this funding is available for Shipley ward not consitutency.  You can check your group/ project's postcode on the Bradford Council website to find out which ward it's based in.

Details about the new Shipley Community First Fund from Kirkgate Community Centre:

Quick application round!

"£8,000 must be allocated!
Mission Impossible?
The Kirkgate Centre and local councillors have secured about £50,000 for the Shipley ward over the next few years.
Despite only being awarded the funding this month, we are required to allocate about £8,000 by the end of March 2012!"

"Bid now – spend later!
Fortunately, the funding only has to be allocated by the end of March – successful projects should have up to a year to spend their grant. So, any community groups in Shipley with a project idea that is ready for funding - please get in touch!"

Shipley's Community First priorities

Priority 1: Bringing people together
Activities which bring different people together who might not ordinarily meet. Examples could be intergenerational, cultural or local neighbourhoods activities. The aim of this priority is to create situations in which can people meet in order to recognise common causes and interests.

Priority 2: Activities for young people
The aim of this priority is to develop more sustainable, community led activities for young people, particularly where they play a central role.

Priority 3: Improving the physical environment
The aim of this activity is to galvanise community action around improving Shipley’s environment, both practically and in terms of forming or strengthening interest groups to address local environmental issues such as open ground, traffic and buildings.

Priority 4: Active Shipley
Support for ideas which are particularly effective in encouraging more people to be actively involved in community-led projects.

Priority 5: Sustaining community action
The aim of this priority is to encourage groups to think of increased local participation as a key factor in long term sustainability. In particular, ideas that could be used by other groups to make existing community-led activities less grant-dependent.

Find out more at the Kirkgate Community Centre website which includes a really useful Frequently Asked Questions section.

Who can apply?
Community groups serving all or part of Shipley ward. Your group should be run by and for local people.

How much?
Grants of £250 to £2,500. They will pay for a wide range of running costs and equipment.

What will it fund?
Activities which improve the quality of life and encourage more people to play an active role in the community.

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