Grants

Portishead Town Council Community Grants

At Portishead Town Council, we are committed to encouraging, supporting and promoting organisations that make life better for Portishead residents. We aim to make grant awards that bring a direct benefit to the Portishead area, to all or some of its residents.

Applications for our 2021 Community Grants are now open! This round of applications will close on November 30th 2021.

Below, you can find out more information about the grants themselves.

If you're thinking of applying for a Community Grant, please go to How to Apply for guidance notes and how to get in touch with our Grants team.

We'd love to hear from you if you are...

• A community group, organisation or charity that is Portishead-based OR delivers benefit to Portishead residents
• An organised group requesting grant funding for a project, activity or event, which will be for the benefit of Portishead residents
• A Portishead-based club, association or organisation serving a specific section of the community OR the Portishead community as a whole

Community Grant Award funding levels

The levels of funding available from Portishead Town Council in 2021 are:

• Micro Grants

  Requests for up to £1000 (New funding band for 2021)

• Small Grants

  Requests for £1001 to £5,000  (Revised funding band for 2021)

• Medium Grants  

  Requests for £5,001 to £10,000

• Large Grants

  Requests for more than £10,000 (one-off grant award application)

• Strategic Grants*

  Requests for more than £10,000 funding (ongoing grant support covering multiple years)

* Please contact the office before completing an application form.

All grants awarded in 2021 MUST be spent by 30th June 2022

Timeline and Key Dates

Applications for Community Grants are open from 1st April 2021 - 30th November 2021.  

Grant applications will be assessed individually and within the context of the grants budget for the year.

If all funds are therefore awarded prior to 30th November, the Grant Awards will close earlier.

Grant applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis by the Community Matters Committee and, if a request is for more than £10,000, at the next Town Council Meeting. 

Last updated: 1st April 2021