Criteria
1. The applicant is a voluntary or charitable organisation ('not-for-profit') with a strong connection to Nutfield.
2. There should be a clear benefit to many people of the community of Nutfield.
3. The Council will not accept applications made ‘in retrospect’.
4. Support is aimed at specific expenditure (a 'project') of a non-recurring nature. To this end, you must provide clear details of what you will spend the grant money on - if you do not, we cannot consider your application.
5. The Council will normally only commit funds once in each financial year for any one organisation and it cannot guarantee availability of funding in subsequent years.
6. Types of project considered suitable are: improvements to the local environment and amenities; provision of recreational, arts or entertainment facilities.
7. The council requires some assurance that both the project and the applicant have long-term viability and would expect some level of match-funding in support of the application.
8. If a project is still in the planning stage a time-limited offer of a grant may be made conditional upon evidence of a firm commitment to a start date e.g. by placing a contractually binding order. The project for which the grant is claimed should commence within 6 months of the offer or it may lapse.
9. The Council may ask the applicant to incur the expenditure and provide invoices for reimbursement.