Financially Stronger Places Grant
Apply for a grant to help develop a project that could support financial inclusion and provide residents with the skills and confidence to manage their own money.
How much can I apply for?
Our Community Grants programme allows a maximum of £10,000. However, most projects that we support are usually between £2,000 and £5,000.
Social value
This places a financial value on how different interventions affect people's lives. It’s a way of measuring the positive benefits your work has on both individuals and communities. We can discuss this with you to see if your project can deliver social value and if so, we will support you to gather the required information.
Match funding
Where possible, all projects should have secured or should be seeking match funding – we can support and discuss this with you prior to applying to ensure you capture the full project cost as this could include volunteer time, which you can be costed.
Our area of operation
We only support applications that deliver their projects or services in Spennymoor, Middlestone Moor, Kirk Merrington, Aycliffe Village, West Cornforth, Dean Bank, Ferryhill, Newton Aycliffe, Middridge, Fishburn, Sedgefield, Trimdons, Bishop Middleham, Byers Green and Shildon.
How to apply
To apply for one of our grants, you will need to fill out our application form. Your project should fit one of our themes. Get in touch guidance for further information about applying, eligibility and timescales.
Examples of projects that have used our Financially Stronger Places Grant:
Ladder Support 2023
£10,000
Working in partnership with the Ladder Centre, this project provides targeted health and wellbeing support and financial inclusion assistance for vulnerable or older tenants. This project received £10,000 funding until March 2024, aimed at engaging with 50 tenants and offering over 500 hours of support.
Helping Hands
£10,000
In 2023/24 we supported Lifeline Community Action to deliver the Client Aid project. Operated from St Clare’s Church in Newton Aycliffe, the project was supported for 12 months with a grant of £10,000, providing support packages including household, early years, basic cleaning, hygiene, teenage toiletries, and winter warmer goods. The project supported 650 families.