The Grants Process

GUIDELINES
Eligibility to apply
If you would like to apply for a grant, your scheme can be of any size – but it must support local people.
The application needs to be from a charity, faith-based organisation, school, university or properly constituted not-for-profit organisation.
Your organisation must be based within the BCP council area, Purbeck or East Dorset.
When you apply, your organisation will need to prove that it has - or can - raise at least 25% match funding.
WHAT WE FUND
Examples of recent funding include:
Community
- Community events
- Repair and refurbishment of community buildings
- Youth clubs and activities
- Playground equipment
- Venue hire
- Festivals
- Carer support
- Programmes to address loneliness and isolation
- Advisory and support services
Education
- Training and learning opportunities
- Improving playground facilities
- Extramural / community activities
- Specialist equipment
Faith
- Improvements to places of worship and buildings with wide community use
- Programmes or festivals open to all
Youth
- Youth clubs and activities
- Youth development projects
Health/ Medical
- Community health and wellbeing services
- Innovative hospital equipment
- Hospices for the terminally ill
- Defibrillators
- First aid training
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Contributing to costs of counselling / therapy sessions
Environment
- Environmental improvements to local areas
- Restoration of green spaces
- Promoting climate change awareness and actions
Tackling disadvantage
- Accommodation, support and allied services for people with learning disabilities
- Supporting foodbank service provision
- Activities or facilities to support people with physical disabilities
- Advice services
- Programmes to alleviate poverty
- Community kitchens
- Homelessness
If you would like to apply for a grant, your scheme can be of any size – but it must support local people.
When you apply, your organisation will need to prove that it has - or can - raise at least 25% match funding.
