Applications open for Community Grants Program (UK)

Blaby District Council offers Community Grants to help community groups, sports clubs, and charities improve facilities or run activities in the Blaby district. The next application deadline is Friday 4 December 2026 at 5pm. Grants include capital and revenue funding, with award amounts ranging from up to £500 to up to £5,000 depending on the grant type. Opportunity at a Glance

- Funding organisation: Blaby District Council

- Opportunity name: Community Grants

- Opportunity type: Grant funding for community groups, sports clubs, and charities

- Geographic focus: Blaby district (location-specific eligibility and project location details: Not specified in the source)

- Eligible applicants (see eligibility section): Constituted community groups/youth groups/sports clubs; registered charities; social enterprises (including Community Interest Companies); school fundraising groups (restrictions apply); church/faith groups (restrictions apply)

- Grant types and maximum amounts:

- Capital Green: Up to £5,000 (match funding 20%)

- Large Capital: Up to £5,000 (match funding 50%)

- Small Capital: Up to £500 (no match funding required)

- Revenue: Up to £500 (no match funding required)

- Everyone Active: Up to £500 (no match funding required)

- Next deadline: Friday 4 December 2026 at 5pm, Friday 5 March 2027 at 5pm

- Panel decision timeline: Panel meets two weeks after each deadline; decisions emailed around three weeks after the deadline

- Application link: “Apply for a community grant” (link not provided in the source text; use the official page)

About the Opportunity

Blaby District Council’s Community Grants support local organisations to either: - improve community/sporting facilities, or - deliver community activities and events. The scheme includes multiple grant types (capital, revenue, and health and wellbeing-related funding) and allows applicants to use the same application form across all five grant types. The council advises groups to review the Community Grants guidance notes and related documents in the Downloads section before applying. Funding and Benefits The council offers five types of funding, with different maximum amounts and match funding requirements:

- Capital Green (eco-friendly projects): up to £5,000

- Match funding: 20%

- Large Capital (building work or equipment): up to £5,000

- Match funding: 50%

- Small Capital (equipment or start-up costs): up to £500

- Match funding: none required

- Revenue (running costs or events): up to £500

- Match funding: none required

- Everyone Active (health and wellbeing projects): up to £500

- Match funding: none required

For larger grants, match funding is required as stated above. The guidance notes also include examples of what the council can fund and what it does not fund (details: Not specified in the source text; see guidance notes in Downloads). Who Is Eligible? You can apply if you are a: - Constituted community group, youth group, or sports club - Registered charity - Social enterprise, such as a Community Interest Company - School fundraising group (restrictions apply; specific restrictions: Not specified in the source text) - Church or faith group (restrictions apply; specific restrictions: Not specified in the source text) Additional participation rules described on the page: - Applicants can apply for one grant at a time. - The council usually only funds an organisation once every two years. - The council may fund more often for projects that tackle special priorities such as climate change and the cost of living. The council recommends reading the guidance notes carefully to confirm eligibility. Eligible Activities or Priority Areas The page describes grant purposes broadly as improving facilities or running activities, and it specifies priority alignment in general terms: - Capital Green is for eco-friendly projects. - Everyone Active is for health and wellbeing projects. - Match-funded capital grants support building work or equipment (Large Capital) and equipment or start-up costs (Small Capital). - Revenue supports running costs or events. The page also indicates that the council may fund more frequently for projects tackling climate change and the cost of living. Specific eligible activities and restrictions beyond these categories are provided in the Community Grants guidance notes (Downloads section). Why This Opportunity Matters This grant programme is designed for grassroots and local service delivery by community groups, sports clubs, charities, and social enterprises. With funding across both capital (facilities/equipment) and revenue (running costs/events), it can support a range of community improvement and participation activities in the Blaby district. The structure also makes it easier to plan funding approaches through clear maximum amounts and defined match funding requirements for larger capital projects. How to Apply - Read the guidance notes and Downloads documents in the Community Grants page (especially eligibility and what is/isn’t funded). - Prepare the required documents (the council states it cannot consider an application without these, and they must be uploaded before starting): - Your group’s rules (often called a constitution) - Your equality policy - Recent bank statements (for all accounts) - Your most recent accounts (showing money coming in and out) - Additional documents depending on your project (see next step) - If applicable, also prepare additional documents: - Safeguarding policy (if you work with children or vulnerable adults) - Three quotes for any work/items costing more than £1,000 (if applicable) - Permission for building works (such as a lease/landlord consent or planning permission) - Complete the application form (the same application form is used for all five grant types). - The source text provides the button/link label: “Apply for a community grant” (the direct URL is not included in the source text).

- Submit by the deadline: Friday 25 September 2026 at 5pm (for the next