Community Equipment Grant

The Community Equipment Grant fund is for parish and town councils and constituted community groups, to help fund items of equipment for use by the community.

Who can apply

This grant is available for parish councils, town councils and constituted community groups within the borough of Hinckley and Bosworth.

What can you apply for

A maximum of £2,500 is available for any single application, and there is a limit of £3,000 per group or organisation, as well as a limit of £3,000 grant funding for each parish area.

Grants will be available for equipment and small scale projects. We will fund up to 50% of the item or project based on one required quotation.

How to apply

You can apply for this grant from 1 April 2025. Applications will close once the £25,000 of funding has been allocated, or on 31 March 2026, whichever is soonest.

To apply for this grant, you will need an online account. If you do not have an online account, you will need to register for an online account before you complete the application form.

When you apply for this grant, we will ask you for:

• Details of your organisation
• The parish where the equipment will be located
• Your contact details
• Details of the items or equipment or capital project you are looking for funding for
• The quotation amount for each item (you will also need to upload your quotation(s) in the form)
• The address where the item(s) will be located

Apply for a community equipment grant

What happens next?

Once you have submitted your application, we will review your request within the next 12 working days and email you with our decision. We may approve your application in full, approve some of the equipment you have applied for, or reject your application.

If the application is approved, we will email you, detailing your offer. 

We will ask you to read the offer and confirm whether you wish to secure your funding within five working days from the date of your email.

If you do not review our offer within this timescale, your application will be withdrawn.

Once you have accepted your offer, we will request your bank details and a copy of the invoice for each piece of equipment funded within this grant scheme. Once you have provided this information, grants will be paid via BACs within 30 days.

Last updated: 31/03/2025 12:43