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Community Grants

COMMUNITY FUNDING

For 2025/26 the Town Council has a total budget of £173,300 for Community Funding to support groups and organisations in the Town and to help them deliver activities and projects that benefit Blyth and its residents. The funding is split into £157,300 for Community Support Grants and £16,000 for Councillors’ Small Schemes Funding (each Councillor is allocated £1,000).

The Community Funding Sub-Committee meets four times a year to consider applications for Community Support Grants.

Councillors can use their Small Schemes funding at any time of the year to give grants or pay for projects and their requests must be approved by the Chair and Vice Chair of the Community Development/Community Funding Sub-Committee and the Town Clerk.

How to apply for a Community Support Grant

Please use the information below as a guide only.

For information on applying for a grant please read the Policy and Procedure for Community Funding 2025/26 (opens in a new window) and complete the Community Grant Application form 2025/26 ( pdf) Community Grant Application form 2025/26 (word) (opens in a new window).

Dates of meetings and closing dates for applications for 2025/26 are shown below.

Date of Meeting	Closing Date for Applications
Tuesday 10 June 2025	Tuesday 20 May 2025
Tuesday 9 September 2025	Tuesday 19 August 2025
Tuesday 11 November 2025	Tuesday 21 October 2025
Tuesday 10 February 2026	Tuesday 27 January 2026