Holme Valley Parish Council has a small budget for the award of grants.
The Council can only award grants using certain legal powers - under section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 to
give grants to community organisations, schools and
other local groups -
a power specific to the activity for which the grant is sought,
such as grants to a sports club or for a music festival.
In other circumstances, it may decide to use its power
to award a grant where it feels that to do so will
benefit some or all of its residents or some or all of the area.
The critical words are some or all - in both cases.
This means that grants to individuals are not feasible,
and grants where the activity would not obviously
benefit the Holme Valley are equally problematic -
however worthy the Councillors may feel the project to be.
The Council uses its power to assist in projects which Members
feel will be of benefit to the Holme Valley. Grant applications
are considered at the next possible meeting of the
Finance and Management Committee after receipt of the
completed application form.
Applications must meet the Council’s grant
criteria in this respect. Please read the frequently asked questions section below before applying for a grant.
For both these versions, when you have completed the form it must be PRINTED and SIGNED and sent with the other information requested in the grant criteria.
In addition there is a grant application form that can be printed, completed by hand and signed.
application
form
All applications must be
accompanied by appropriate accounts or supporting
financial information. Forms and the supporting information must be returned to
the Clerk of the Council at least 10 days before the
date of a Financial and Management Committee meeting.
Kirklees Council also awards grants to community groups. To read more about Kirklees community grants and other grants your group might be able to apply for
click here.
Dates of the Finance and Management Committee meetings will also be found on the website; there are usually five meetings during the civic year. See
Council Meetings page
for details of scheduled meetings
