Ward Member Community and Rural Grants

These two new community grant schemes are now open and provide funding for local projects and initiatives across the district.

Both grants support a range of capital and revenue projects and are administered through the same application and assessment process, enabling the two sources of funding to work together where appropriate. Councillors by Ward | Harborough District Council

The Ward Member Community Grant

• Each ward councillor has an allocation of £35,000 to support projects that benefit residents and communities in their ward.
• Minimum grant value is £500.
• Applicants must first approach their ward member with a project and the member will decide which project/s to support.

Rural Grant Scheme

• This is a separate £500,000 Grant Scheme which provides additional funding specifically for smaller villages and rural communities, recognising that these areas have received a smaller share of funding through previous grant programmes. Eligible parishes are shown here (insert link to document)
• Requests must be within the range of £500 - £20,000.
• As above, applicants must first approach their ward member with a project and the member decides which project/s to support from the large Rural Grant pot.

Officers are available to support and advise you as you develop your projects. Contact us at communitygrants@harborough.gov.uk with any questions. You may prefer to book a one-to-one appointment at our next Grant Surgery on 8 October (insert booking link) to assist with project development.