Grants

Keighley Town Council has a commitment to encourage, support and promote volunteer organisations and charities within Keighley for the benefit of the Town. The Town Council makes an annual budget provision for Community Grants to help meet its aims.

Keighley Town Council operates two community grant funding schemes.

Community Grant Scheme

• Up to £60,000 available in the current financial year
• Grants are considered on a monthly basis by the Finance & Policy Committee
• Available to eligible groups/organisations

Ward Improvement Fund:

• £1,000 allocated to each of the 30 Councillors
• Grant applications require the support from the ward councillor/s
• Grants should be for specific works/projects within the Councillors wards
• Joint applications may be considered.
• Agreement of an individual Councillor to support an application is not a guarantee of funding, the application must still meet the necessary requirements as set out in this Grants Policy and be approved by the Finance & Policy Committee.

Funding for both schemes come from taxpayer funds and a key principle of this policy is to ensure that grant expenditure is open and transparent.

Deadline for Applications

Applications are considered at the monthly (except August) Finance & Policy Committee meeting. The deadline for grant submissions for each month are

Our community grants scheme is designed to support local community organisations, charities and CICs delivering services within Keighley. We will consider one application per organisation each financial year (1st April to 31st March) but will not consider applications from individuals.

It is recommended that applicants thoroughly read the council’s grants policy before making an application and where necessary contact the Town Clerk for advice on your application.

The council will not fund salaries, hospitality, religious organisations (except for non-religious activities), core school expenditure or projects with party political links.

Ready to apply?

Applications for Community Grants and External Ward Development grants can now be submitted via this website. Simply click the button below to start your application.