Small Grants Fund 2008-09

The aim of the Small Grants Fund is to support projects in Richmond upon Thames which benefit local people and those who work in the borough. The outcomes of successful projects should contribute to the overall vision of the Richmond upon Thames Community Plan 2007-2017(pdf, 795KB).

The maximum grant is £5,000. To be eligible for a grant the applicant must be a community group or voluntary sector organisation. The Small Grants Fund is intended to support one-off projects.  

All applications will be considered by a Grants Panel who will have responsibility for making decisions on whether or not to award a grant. A number of Grants Panel meetings will be held at intervals throughout the year and applicants will be notified once their application has been received of the date at which it will be considered.

Apply to the Small Grants Fund

If you wish to apply to the Small Grants Fund please read the following guidelines and complete and return the application form.

• Letters to Applicants(pdf, 33KB)
• Small Grants Fund Application Guidelines(pdf, 69KB)
• Small Grants Fund Application Form (MS Word, 161KB)

Submission deadlines

You may submit an application for funding at any point during the period May 2008 to February 2009. The first Grants Panel meeting will be held on Wednesday 29 October and the submission deadline for applications being considered at this meeting is Monday 6 October. Two further Grants Panel meetings will be held in early January and March 2009. Submission deadlines for both these meetings will be posted shortly.

More information

For more information about the Small Grants Fund please contact:

Rose Mitchell
Voluntary Sector Liaison Officer

Small Grants Fund
Voluntary Sector Liaison Unit
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
3rd Floor, Civic Centre
Twickenham
TW1 3BZ

Telephone:  020 8487 5223
Email: rose.mitchell@richmond.gov.uk

Richmond Children’s Fund Small Grants Programme 08/09

The Richmond Children’s Fund Small grants programme seeks to address the gap in preventative services for children and young people by providing increased and better co-ordinated services for children and young people.

The Richmond Children’s Fund small grants programme has two elements;

• Projects with grants available from £500 up to £5000 (the average grant is expected to be in the region of £2000- £2500)
• Purchase of equipment with grants available from £250 up to £2000

The grants are available to voluntary sector organisations and community groups who are delivering services, or want to deliver new services in the London Borough of Richmond.

The age range covered is 0-19 (up to 25 for those with disabilities). However priority will be given to projects targeted at young people 10-13, and to the following priority groups

• Young carers
• Children with disabilities
• Children looked after
• The Traveller community

You may submit an application for funding at any point during the period May 2008 to February 2009. The deadlines for submission are:

• 13 June 2008
• 5 September 2008
• 28 November 2008

All projects need to be completed by 31 March 2009.

More information

For more information about the Richmond Children’s Fund Small Grants programme and an application pack please go to the Thames Community Foundation website or contact:

Nigel Cooper
Telephone: 020 8943 6029
Email: grantstcf@btconnect.com