Finance and Community Resources
Committee:
29 September 2020
Date:
Grant Policy
Title of Report:
Liz Dutton
Report from:
1.
SUMMARY
To adopt a Grant Policy that reflects the new committee structure and which
reflects the adoption of the Town Council’s Corporate Plan, Place Plan as well as
vision statement
2.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A number of annual payments to community organisations were agreed as part of
the budget setting process and below is a brief update of the current situation.
3.
DETAILS
The Council adopted its corporate plan at its Council meeting in September 2020.
This sits alongside the Town Council’s Place Plan setting out the aims and
objectives of the Town Council for the next 5years.
The Town Council’s vision is contained in its Vision Statement and this is to
“To support and enhance the health, well-being and economy of Ryde to the
benefit of residents, local businesses and visitors within a culture that makes
best use of our heritage and the beauty of Ryde”.
The Town Council awards community and marketing grants for projects and events
that reflect the Council’s aims and objectives and those organisations that can
demonstrate working effectively and collaboratively with partner organisations.
APPLICATIONS
Application forms and further information is available from the Town Council’s website
www.rydetwoncouncil.org.uk or by emailing grant@rydetowncouncil.gov.uk
Applications can be made at any time. Grants between £500-£5,000 will be determined by
a committee that will meet 3 times a year usually in June/July, October November and in
February/March. However, this Sub-committee will not consider grants totalling more than
£5,000, these instead will be considered by the next meeting of the Finance Committee.
Grants for under £500 can be determined at any time under the Council’s delegated
powers.
Applicants can apply for either a community grant or marketing grant - or both as long as
the relevant criteria is met. The Town Council reserves the right to award a marketing
grant where a community grant has been applied for and vice-versa if it is felt the purpose
of the grant falls better within that criteria.
Unsuccessful applicants will be notified by email. The decision of the Town Council is final.
All applicants are required to submit a copy of their organisations last audited accounts.
However, in recognition that not all organisations will have fully audited accounts the Town
Council can accept accounts that have been externally verified but not fully audited.
Applicants will also be asked to provide their constitution or set of rules and evidence of
other partnership funding if appropriate.
ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED WILL BE TREATED AS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND
ANY SENSITIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE REDACTED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
Terms and conditions for all grants are listed in the application form but the Town Council
reserves the right to add further conditions if deemed necessary as part of consideration
of the application.
COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAMME
All grant applications are expected to show how their project meets the Town Councils
priorities in the Corporate Plan and evidence of partnership working with other community
based organisations in the Place Plan and Vision Statement.
MARKETING GRANT PROGRAMME
Marketing grants are available to better ensure the success of major events taking place
in Ryde by bringing the event to the attention of as wide an audience as possible, including
both Island residents and to visitors alike.
The Town Council is committed to help marketing the town through its own dedicated
marketing activities and through providing financial support towards marketing events that
support the Town Council’s Corporate Plan, the Place Plan and Vision Statement.
The Town Council will not fund the following types of applications:
Those from individuals (organisations may seek grants on an individuals behalf)
Applications for purely commercial bids or bids that have a large commercial
element
Applications from organisations that discriminate on the grounds of age, race,
colour, disability, race, gender, nationality or religion.
Organisations that do not have properly constituted bank accounts
Retrospective applications
Applications from a political group or those promoting political beliefs.