Community Chest

Quainton - Bucks Railway Centre

AVDC and the Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust jointly provide this fund of up to £500,000 per year until 2017.

Criteria

Eligible groups may include charities, clubs, societies, associations, parish councils, community interest companies and other social enterprises.
Applicants must be formally constituted, not-for-profit and operate within Aylesbury Vale, providing facilities, activities or services for the benefit of local residents.

Open Funding Streams - There are two main types of grant:
• Microgrants, up to £1,000 – assessed every month
• Project Grants, one-off funding up to £25,000 for capital or revenue costs – three rounds each year

[There are a limited number of grants for three-year revenue funding (3YR), up to £25,000 per year. Applications for funding from 2011-14 were considered by the grants panel in 2010. 3YR reopens in 2013 for funding from 2014-17.]

Applications must contribute to at least one of the following areas:
• Stronger communities
• Safer communities
• Thriving economy
• Sustainable environment
• Health and wellbeing
For more details please read the ‘Summary and Criteria’ below.

How to apply

Application forms are not available online.

Read the summary below and then contact the Community Chest Grants Officer to request an application pack, with a brief outline of your project and the costs involved. You can email, telephone or write a letter.

Previous grants
See the links below to annual reports which give details of all grants made in previous years.

Deadlines
• Community Chest Microgrants (up to £1,000) are reviewed monthly, closing date 15th of each month.
• The next Project Grant closing date is 20th July 2012, for one-off applications up to £25,000. 

Downloads:

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Community Chest summary and criteria 2012-13		655KB 56Kbps Modem: 1 Minute 35 Seconds Broadband : Less than 1 Minute
Mid year summary of grants awarded 11/12		50KB 56Kbps Modem: Less than 1 Minute Broadband : Less than 1 Minute
Annual report 10 - 11		1.9MB 56Kbps Modem: 4 Minutes 41 Seconds Broadband : Less than 1 Minute
Annual report 09 - 10		2.7MB 56Kbps Modem: 6 Minutes Broadband : Less than 1 Minute
Annual report 08-09		1.2MB 56Kbps Modem: 2 Minutes 53 Seconds Broadband : Less than 1 Minute
Annual report 07-08		1.1MB 56Kbps Modem: 2 Minutes 47 Seconds Broadband : Less than 1 Minute