Annual Community Grant Guidance Notes

Projects we are unlikely to support include:

• Applications for commercial/profit making organisations
• Applications from town/parish councils
• Projects that are deemed to be in place of statutory bodies
• National charities, unless the project is solely for the benefit of local residents
• Projects promoting political or religious beliefs
• Funding for individuals
• Projects that have already taken place
• Projects that do not benefit or are not based in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield
• Applications if the funding request is for 100% of the salary of an individual. Howeverapplications for contribution to a salary for a new post on a fixed term contract will beconsidered
• Projects that were funded in the previous 24 months (unless agreed with the chair of theboard prior to submission)
• Funding applications over £20,000 (only be granted in exceptional circumstances)
• Funding requests for contributions to capital costs (such as new buildings)
• Projects that are requesting funding for temporary buildings or structures
• Projects that directly conflict with the council’s priorities
• Organisations that are publically funded such as schools and universities if they arerequesting funding for projects for a select group of young people, but we will consider projects benefitting the wider community.