Community Action Fund

Funding applications for this years Community Action Fund are now open. The deadline for applications to be submitted is Monday 30 June 2025 at 5pm.

There will be many community initiatives which will require larger amounts of funding. The Community Action Fund (CAF) is provided to support and fund these initiatives.

Local District Councillors are responsible for considering and proposing applications between £1,000 and £15,000 from the CAF fund.

Applications will be considered by a CAF Panel; who will meet up to two times per year to consider requests for CAF applications, but may allocate the full budget at the first.

Please contact your local district councillor, who will make an application for funding on your behalf.

For members

If you would like help about identifying community groups or advice on supporting groups please contact the communities team.

For information about what can be funded please look at the ground rules.

All grant applications must have a separate confirmation of bank details to evidence that they are valid. This evidence must be a copy (paper copy, photo, scanned picture) of either a paying in slip or header of a bank statement.

Please read the ground rules before applying for funding.

Please read guidance notes before applying for funding, here.

Access a blank version of the application form, here.

Access the online grant form here.

Decisions from previous panels

The recommendations and decisions from the meeting held on 2 July 2021.

The recommendations and decisions from the meeting held on 8 July 2022.

The recommendations and decisions from the meeting held on 5 October 2022.

The recommendations and decisions from the meeting held on 20 October 2023.

The recommendations and decisions from the meeting held on 18 July 2024.