Community groups in Ripon are being invited to apply for funding up to a maximum of £3,500.
Ripon City Council has reviewed its partnership funding scheme to allow more organisations to apply for assistance covering an extended period, rather than making repeat annual applications via the council’s small grants scheme.
Funding will be approved for the council’s current term of office and will be subject to agreed outcomes defined in service level agreements and a regular review.
The partnership funding scheme will no longer be limited to those organisations who have previously benefited from it on a year-on-year basis.
Local not-for-profit, charitable and community organisation are invited to submit applications by November 30.
The partnership funding scheme, which was launched in 2016, was designed to provide core annual funding to a number of local organisations.
It has previously run alongside the small grants scheme, for which the council has regularly received repeat applications from other local groups and organisations that require additional funding to allow them to carry out their work.
The partnership funding scheme is designed to be a medium-term pledge of financial support to local organisations.
It is open for applications from any Ripon organisation which has charitable status or which runs as a not-for-profit, community organisation where membership is open (i.e. no discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, religion or sexuality).
Funding applications must clearly be of benefit to the people of Ripon as the scheme is funded by the precept money collected through the council tax levied on Ripon residents.
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Ripon City Council has more than £17,000 ready to award to charities, not-for-profit and community organisations.
Town clerk Paula Benson, told the Stray Ferret:
“The council has a fund of £20,000 available in its small grants scheme
“However, just three organisations have made applications so far for awards totalling £2,567.”
This year the activities of many groups and organisations in Ripon have been either disrupted or put on hold because of the coronavirus crisis.
Organisations applying for grants need to be based in Ripon
With this in mind, the council has decided to keep the fund open beyond the original closing date and invite more applications for grants of up to £1,000.
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Unlike in previous years, there will be no closing date and applications will be received by RCC at each meeting of the council for review and a decision.
The fund will remain open for applications until all of the £20,000 has been awarded.
Applications will be accepted from registered charities, not-for-profit and community organisations based in the city.
Organisations wishing to apply must have membership that is open, with no discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, religion or sexuality.
Funding applications must clearly be of benefit to the people of Ripon as the council’s small grants scheme has been funded by an increase in the precept – money collected through the council tax levied on Ripon residents.
The council will not consider applications from commercial organisations, individuals, political groups or for projects of a directly political nature.
If the applicant is not a wholly Ripon-based organisation it may be necessary to ringfence any grant from the council towards a Ripon-based event, project or activity.
All valid applications will be considered by full council and applicants will be contacted after their application has been reviewed at a meeting of council.
Further details area available on: http://riponcity.gov.uk/small-grants-scheme/index.html