9 July 2013
Local voluntary organisations invited to apply for grants
Local voluntary and community groups are being invited to contact Woking Borough Council to apply for a grant for the next financial year (April 2014 - March 2015) from today.
The grants are available through Woking Borough Council's Voluntary and Community Grants scheme. This scheme helps local non-profit making community and voluntary groups, who may be in need of financial assistance, to continue providing services to the public.
Groups seeking financial support need to apply electronically through the Window on Woking (WOW) website (www.windowonwoking.org.uk). Almost 700 community groups in Woking are already registered on the site, and these groups will automatically receive an email notifying them when they can apply.
Groups wishing to apply for a grant, who are not registered on WOW, will need to complete the quick and easy registration process and will then be able to apply direct, through their newly created page on the website.
For those people who do not have access to the internet, or are physically unable to carry out the application, help is available through the Woking Association of Voluntary Service (WAVS), based at Provincial House in Commercial Way, Woking.
Substantial funds have been awarded this year (2013/14) to local groups through grants and other types of support provided by the Council, including special rates for community groups renting or hiring Council premises, and discretionary rate relief.
The groups supported by the Council vary from large, Borough-wide organisations such as Woking Citizens Advice Bureau to small, local groups such as Woking shopmobility. The scheme supports both capital projects, such as the purchase of equipment, and revenue projects, such as salaries and rent.
Cllr Melanie Whitehand, Woking Borough Council's Portfolio Holder for Grants to Voluntary and Community Organisations, said: "I am delighted that we are, once again, able to offer local voluntary and community groups our support through the community grants scheme. Local groups provide a wide range of services that are essential to our community and I would encourage any local group, large or small, to apply for financial support via the Window on Woking website."
Application forms are now available. The closing date for completed applications is Friday 30 August 2013. More information can be found on the Council's website or groups can contact Frank Jeffrey at Woking Borough Council on 01483 743012 or email [email protected]
