Grants
Funding Opportunity for Community Projects in the district
We’re inviting community groups and local organisations to submit an Expression of Interest for small grants to support projects that help make our District more inclusive, accessible, and connected.
We’re particularly interested in projects that support one or more of the following priorities:
- Engaging children and young people – helping them feel involved, able to access services, and empowered to influence change.
- Reducing digital exclusion – supporting residents who don’t have access to digital devices, or who may struggle to use them confidently.
- Improving accessible communication – ensuring information shared across the district can be understood and accessed by all communities.
- Building an Age Friendly District – creating opportunities for older residents to have a voice and take part in local services.
We are also looking for organisations that can deliver awareness sessions for customer facing staff, including:
- Effective communication with people with learning disabilities
- Dementia awareness
- Deaf awareness
- Vision loss awareness
- Effective communication with people for whom English is not their first language
Grants of up to £2,000 are available for projects
If you have an idea you’d like us to consider, please complete this short Expression of Interest form by Thursday 12 March.
If your idea is taken forward, you will be required to complete a full application form and provide the required governance documents and policies before any funding can be released.
For an informal chat, please email or call Peggy Sharp, Equality and Grants Officer vcsgrants@stalbans.gov.uk or 01727819340.
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Funding Opportunity for Community Projects in the district
We’re inviting community groups and local organisations to submit an Expression of Interest for small grants to support projects that help make our District more inclusive, accessible, and connected.
We’re particularly interested in projects that support one or more of the following priorities:
- Engaging children and young people – helping them feel involved, able to access services, and empowered to influence change.
- Reducing digital exclusion – supporting residents who don’t have access to digital devices, or who may struggle to use them confidently.
- Improving accessible communication – ensuring information shared across the district can be understood and accessed by all communities.
- Building an Age Friendly District – creating opportunities for older residents to have a voice and take part in local services.
We are also looking for organisations that can deliver awareness sessions for customer facing staff, including:
- Effective communication with people with learning disabilities
- Dementia awareness
- Deaf awareness
- Vision loss awareness
- Effective communication with people for whom English is not their first language
Grants of up to £2,000 are available for projects
If you have an idea you’d like us to consider, please complete this short Expression of Interest form by Thursday 12 March.
If your idea is taken forward, you will be required to complete a full application form and provide the required governance documents and policies before any funding can be released.
For an informal chat, please email or call Peggy Sharp, Equality and Grants Officer vcsgrants@stalbans.gov.uk or 01727819340.
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SADC fund two partners whose work is considered to be of strategic importance to the delivery of the Council’s priorities.
The strategic partners for 2024-25 are:
- Communities 1st
- Citizens Advice St Albans District (CASTAD)
2024-25 Grants awarded
2023-24 Grants awarded
2022-23 Grants awarded
Partnership with Communities 1st
The Council part-funds Communities 1st to assist with providing information and guidance concerning a wide range of grant funding available to local voluntary and community groups (not grants for individuals). Communities 1st is a Membership organisation, details of membership and the types of funding advice available can be found on their website http://www.communities1st.org.uk
Please contact:
| Name | Funding Team |
| By Phone | 01727 649950 |
| Website | www.communities1st.org.uk |
| By Email | StAlbansGrants@communities1st.org.uk |
| By Post | Communities 1st Ver House Park Estate Frogmore, St Albans AL2 2DR |
For further information about Communities 1st in St Albans please visit www.communities1st.org.uk where you can also visit the funding advice page.
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