Funding and Grant advice

This section of the website is designed to help businesses, community groups and voluntary organisations become more aware of potential funding opportunities available to them, and to also make their bids and applications more successful.

Melton Borough Council no longer run the Community Grants scheme, but we do strive to support those groups looking for external funding so that they can continue their important community activities.

For links to funding advice websites and external funders click here

FUNDING NEWS

11/05 - To see the results of the Melton Heritage Survey please click here 

Leicestershire Funding Fair

Please click on the following link go information regarding a free funding advice fair where you can meet funders on a one-to-one basis and network with like-minded organisations :-

http://www.valonline.org.uk/events/funding/2012/mar/21/funding-fair

Funders attending the event are :-

·         Awards for All

·         Lloyds TSB Foundation

·         Children in Need

·         Big Society

·         Leicester Leicestershire Rutland Community Foundation

·         The East Midlands ESF Community Learning & Skills Grants Programme

·         Heritage Lottery Fund

·         Santander Foundation

·         Shires Grants

·         Un Ltd

·         Sported

·         Near Neighbours Fund

·         Charity Bank

On the day there will be information workshops from Awards for All, Lloyds TSB Foundation, Leicester Leicestershire & Rutland Foundation, Heritage Lottery Fund and Children in Need on how to complete funding applications and meet their criteria.  

Leicestershire County Council calling ALL Melton Borough Residents to help decide how to spend £32,50** Cash for your Community 2012

Leicestershire County Council has made £32,500k available for local communities in the the Melton Borough area to invest in local projects of their choice.

16 projects from within the Borough (across the 3 Community Forum Areas) were successful in last year’s Budget round.  Projects ranged from sports facilities for young people, playground equipment, village hall refurbishments and to support activities for vulnerable people and many more.

How can you get involved?

Melton residents can participate in 3 different ways:

o   Apply for funding by putting a project forward

o   View and comment on-line all projects from your local area

o   Book a place and Vote for your favourite projects at the Community Forum Budget Decision Night

See below for Key dates and deadlines.

If you have some exciting ideas of how to help improve your local area and if you want to help decide how these funds are allocated then this is your opportunity to make a difference.

For further Information, including an application pack,

visit our website www.leicestershireforums.org/cfb email us on leicestershireforums@leics.gov.uk or call us on the Information Line 0116 305 7034.

The website is under construction, but if you have any questions or queries in the meantime then please email grants@melton.gov.uk or phone 01664 502502 and ask for the Funding Officer.