Derbyshire community groups urged to apply for Action Grants before deadline

Local community groups are being urged to apply for one of Derbyshire County Council’s £500 Action Grants to support their activities as the deadline for current applications approaches.The £1.5m Action Grants scheme was launched in May and the deadline for the next round of applications is this Sunday (September 30).

In just 4 months Action Grants totalling more than £210,000 have been awarded to 113 community groups, clubs, charities and other non-profit organisations across Derbyshire. Successful applicants were able to show they promoted one or more of the four Action Grant themes – youth activity, community action, sport and physical activity or community safety – or a combination.

There are 2,000 small grants of up to £500, a number of grants worth up to £5,000 and for schemes which can be shown to offer long-term benefits for local people and promote 2 or more of our Action Grant themes there are potential grants of £10,000.

Derbyshire County Council Leader Councillor Barry Lewis said: “There are many groups across Derbyshire who do amazing work to provide opportunities for residents in their communities and we want to support them.”

“An Action Grant could be just the helping hand they need to do even more to provide lasting benefits for people across Derbyshire.”

“The application form is simple and easy to complete and there’s still time to apply for this round of £500 grants.”

The current round is for grants of up to £500. If applicants miss this week’s deadline the next one is 31 December 2018. The Action Grants scheme will run until 31 May 2020.

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