Grants.
Marlow Town Council support many community groups with grants and donations.
Applications are considered at each meeting of the Financial Services and Administration Committee. All applications must be received 3 weeks prior to the date of the meeting to be considered for a grant.
If you would like to apply for a grant, please print a copy of the application form, fill in the details and send it to:
Marlow Town Council
Court Garden
Marlow
Bucks SL7 2AG
GRANTS AND DONATIONS PROCEDURES – VOLUNTARY SECTOR
1. Applications for Grants and Donations will be considered by the Finance Services and Administration Committee at their meetings details of which can be found on the meetings timetable.
2. Applicants MUST be community organisations that provide recreational leisure, cultural, charitable or service activities for Marlow residents to take part in or to attend for leisure, charitable and cultural reasons. Grants and donations will also be considered from organisations based outside Marlow but that provide specific and specialised services to Marlow residents. (Example C.A.B. / Thames Valley Air Ambulance)
3. Applicant organisations should submit requests for grants and donations in writing signed by an officer of that organisation (example: Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer)
4. The application should state the reason for the application, detailing what grant and donation funding would be used for. The application should include copies of the previous years audited income and expenditure accounts. The applicant organisation must state what other sources of funding that they have applied for and received.
5. The Finance Services and Administration committee will consider requests for grants and donations at the appropriate meeting. Each application must be supported by the required documentation in the correct format.
6. The Finance Services and Administration committee will determine grants and donations based on the following:-
a) the value of the organisation to the Marlow community
b) the level and significance of service provided to Marlow residents
c) the membership of members
7. Applications from organisations who are based outside the Town Council boundary but who have a significant number of members residing in the Marlow Town Council area (ie Marlow Guides) may be eligible for a grant and donation.
8. The applicant organisation must clearly demonstrate that they have an Equal Opportunities policy that applies to all organisation members and to the community recipients.
9. The applicant organisation if so requested by Marlow Town Council must produce additional information.
10. The organisation, if successful in their application, must acknowledge the financial support from the Town Council in their literature.
