Community grants

Small community grants are available to independent and not-for-profit organisations working for the benefit of local communities in North Herts.

The Community/Partnerships Team work with residents and other appropriate organisations to identify and respond to issues that promote the development and enhancement of community wellbeing.

How to apply

1. Read through the Community Grants Policy (below), updated March 2025.
2. If you think that your project might fit the criteria, download and fill in a grant application form.
3. Gather the supporting documentation:
   • accounts
   • constitution/governing document
   • quotes
   • safeguarding policies
4. Email your application with copies of your supporting documents to: community@north-herts.gov.uk

Important points to note:

• Applications with all necessary supporting documentation must be emailed by midnight on the grant deadline date.
• Applications must be submitted on the application form provided on the web page and be emailed as a readable Microsoft Word document. No other version will be accepted.
• An application can only be made to one Area Forum. If your project covers multiple areas, please complete a form for each separate area. If you are unsure whether you need to submit more than one application, please contact us: community@north-herts.gov.uk
• Incomplete applications after the deadline date will go into the process for the next meeting round.

A safeguarding policy must be included with your Community Grant application. Before submitting, please review the Safeguarding Policy Checklist guidance provided below.

Grant assessment

Our officers meet to assess each application on its merits against the Community Grants Criteria Policy.

If the application meets the criteria, it will be put forward for consideration to the relevant forum or panel meeting.

How grants are allocated

District councillors in the area where the project takes place make a recommendation based on the application. These recommendations happen at the appropriate Community Forum. Each Forum meets four times a year.

The recommendation goes to the Executive Member for Governance who legally signs off the decision.

If you would like more detailed information, visit the Council Constitution page and select the document titled ‘Section 9: Community Forums’.

The Community/Partnerships Team can also provide external funding advice.

Contact

Email: community@north-herts.gov.uk

Budgets for each Small Community Grant

* Original budget for each forum includes one-off additional amount for 2025/2026.

Application deadlines for 2025/26

Baldock and villages

Hitchin

Letchworth

Royston and villages

Southern Rural