• Grants are offered subject to our standard Terms and Conditions. Please ensure you read the terms and conditions below before applying.
• Grants will be assessed on merit.
• Up to £5k available.
• We provide financial resource to match skills, strengths and expertise in local neighbourhoods across the city. Strong applications:
• are led by local people who are involved in delivery
• demonstrate inclusion and actively engage diverse groups in Bristol
• show 100% community match (e.g. time volunteered valued at £16.09 expert time £101.86)
• Monitoring and evaluation: We have a standard questionnaire to be completed by all participants involved to demonstrate the impact of your idea.
• As part of the grants process you may be selected to submit a case study about your grant.
• Funding is for organisations based within Bristol, must have a bank account and terms of reference. In the past informal groups have partnered with formal groups to apply.
• Scheme must be completed within 12 months of the grant being awarded, and any facilities funded must be available for a period of at least 3 years from the date of grant approval.
• Grants will not be awarded retrospectively. It is favourable that provision of goods or services should be sought from the West of England locality where possible and when offering best value.
• The organisation receiving the grant must participate in future annual Travel Surveys organised by Travelwest.

• Please read the terms and conditions (by submitting a grant application you are agreeing to the terms and conditions)
• Submit this form once you’ve completed all fields

1. The council will be informed of any proposed changes or amendments to the project and reserve the right to withdraw support should these be considered unacceptable. If so, the council will require the grant to be either fully or partially refunded depending on the extent of the changes.

2. If, for any reason, the project does not take place, the funding will be returned in full to the council.

3. Should the project be aborted prior to completion then the council will assess the work done so far and determine the amount of funding to be returned to the council.

4. Photographs of the project before, during and once completed and evidence of the final costs (i.e. a copy of the final invoice for the work) must be provided to the council within 6 months of the grant agreement being signed. . Anyone shown in the photos whether a participant, volunteer or staff needs to fill out this online form.

5. As part of the monitoring your work may be selected to submit a case study.

6. If the actual final costs are less than anticipated, the balance must be repaid to the council within 2 months of completion.

7. Original receipts must be kept and made available to the council upon request after project completion, failure to do so could result in grant payments having to be repaid to the council.

8. The council’s contribution will be acknowledged in any publicity generated by the organisation/group.

9. The Council’s name/logo must not be used without permission. Please use the council logo when promoting project.

10. The organisation/group agrees that the council may use this project in future publicity/promotions.

Please note:

a) Any relevant permission (i.e. planning consent or landlord permission) must be sought to install facilities (if this is what you are applying for).

b) The grant funding cannot be used to pay for facilities that should be provided as part of any planning application or planning obligation.

c) Applications for grants covering high cost support facilities such as showers and lockers will need to provide evidence of demand and potential usage if requested.

d) The grant covers the net price of the measure only – the council is unable to provide funding for VAT. The VAT cost must therefore be covered by the applicant company.