Grants and Partnership Funding
Partnership Funding Update
At the October 2022 meeting of Full Council RCC resolved to continued fulfil its pledge to support local community organisations by undertaking a full review of the Partnership Funding Scheme. The scheme, which started in 2016, was designed to provide core funding year on year to a number of local organisations.
The Partnership Funding Scheme had previously run alongside the Small Grants Scheme. RCC often received yearly repeat applications to the Small Grants Scheme from local organisations who required additional funding to allow them to carry out their worthwhile work.
The scheme review led to a decision on a revised grant strategy, the Partnership Funding Scheme will no longer be limited to those organisations who have previously benefited from it. Instead, it was opened to applications from local not for profit, charitable or community organisations with a closing date of 30th November 2022.
Subject to an organisational need, funding has been approved for the current council’s term of office. Funding will be subject to agreed outcomes defined in Service Level Agreements and subject to regular review.
We hope to be in a position to announce the funded organisations and make our first staged payments by the end of June 2023, a further update will follow as soon as possible.
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.