Grants and Partnership Funding

Partnership Funding Update 

The Partnership Funding Scheme is currently closed for new applications. 

RCC will be in touch with the candidates submitted their applications before the deadline. 

Small Grants Scheme 2024-25

At the April meeting of Full Council RCC resolved that the Small Grants Scheme be re-opened for the 2024-25 financial year. The Scheme is designed to be an easy access source of funding for local organisations with charitable status or which run as a not-for-profit designed to benefit the people of Ripon.

The Council has £12,000 of funding to allocate in the 2024/25 financial year, with individual grants not exceeding £1,000.

Applications are invited before the end of November, closing on 30th November 2024 or earlier if funds are exhausted before then.  Forms and guidance can be found below.

All valid applications will be considered by Full Council and RCC will be in touch with candidates once their applications have been reviewed at a meeting of Council.

Guidance Notes Criteria 2024-25

RCC Small Grants Scheme – Application Form 2024-25

Small Grants Scheme 2023-24

Ripon City Council has made the following awards to date under the Small Grants Scheme in 2023-24, these grants help our local organisations thrive and help us to develop the City as a vibrant place to work and live.

 

Organisation

Awarded

Ripon Young Musicians 400.00
Friends of Spa Gardens 1000.00
Jennyruth Workshops 950.00
Ripon City Photographic Society 1000.00

Small Grants Scheme 2022-23

Ripon City Council made the following awards under the Small Grants Scheme in 2022-23, these grants help our local organisations thrive and help us to develop the City as a vibrant place to work and live.

 

Organisation

Awarded

Ripon City Band 955.00
Ripon Disability Action Group 789.00
Ripon Photographic Society 596.00
Inspire Youth 1000.00
Ripon Young Musicians 600.00
Jennyruth Workshops 860.00
Ripon Community Link 1000.00
Ripon Poetry Festival 700.00
Ohana 882.00

Small Grants 2021/22

Ripon City Council has made the following small grants awards in 2021-22:

Ripon Poetry Festival – £450

Ripon Community Link – £982

Ripon City Photographic Society (R.C.P.S) – £440

Ripon International Festival – £1,000

Friends of Spa Gardens – £1,000

Friends of Hell Wath – £1,000

Ripon City AFC – £1,000

Spitfire Explorer Scout Unit – £626.54

In addition to the small grants scheme the council has continued to provide funding to its community partners through the Partnership Funding Scheme to allow them to continue their work during the COVID pandemic.

The amounts awarded in 2021-22 are below:

Ripon Library – £760

Ripon CIC – £1,041

Ripon in Bloom – £1980.18

Citizens Advice Bureau – £3,000

HADCA – £3,000

Ripon Rotary Club, Grass Cutting – £342

Small Grants 2020/21

Ripon City Council has made the following small grants awards in 2020-21:

Ripon Community Link – £967

Ripon City AFC – £1,000

Ripon City Photographic Society (R.C.P.S.) – £600

Ripon City Panthers Junior Football Club – £1,000

Jennyruth Workshops – £765

Friends of Hell Wath – £1,000

Abbeyfield Ripon and District Society Ltd – £400

Ripon YMCA – £999

 

In addition to the small grants scheme the council has continued to provide funding to its community partners through the Partnership Funding Scheme to allow them to continue their work during the COVID pandemic.

The amounts awarded in 2020-21 are below:

Ripon in Bloom – £2,500

Ripon CIC – £2,750

HADCA – £3,000

Citizens Advice Bureau – £3,500

Ripon Rotary Club, Grass Cutting – £250

Ripon Library – £500

The Council also resolved to award the sums of money in the budget for 2020-21 for the Battle of Britain and Remembrance Sunday events to the Ripon branch of the Royal British Legion and the Ripon Branch of the Royal Airforce Association and they were awarded £1,000 and £500 respectively.

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