Nottinghamshire County Council wishes to encourage and support voluntary and community action, and welcomes applications for grant aid from local voluntary and community organisations across the County Council's service areas:

• Children and young people
• Adult social care and health
• Culture and community

Who can apply for grant aid?

To be eligible to receive grant aid from Nottinghamshire County Council, an organisation must show evidence that it was formed, and is managed and directed by a group of people in the community, acting in a voluntary capacity. Registration as a charity is not essential, but the organisation’s governing documents should clearly indicate the voluntary nature of the organisation, and its governing body.

The governing documents will also demonstrate that either the organisation runs on a not-for-profit basis, or that any profits generated must be used for the benefit of the users/community it was set up to serve. Community Interest Companies are eligible to apply for grant aid. A proportion of the services provided should normally be provided through volunteers.

Housing Associations which are registered as Social Landlords, and therefore have a property development role, are not eligible for grant aid support. Groups which provide/manage housing services, and have a voluntary governing body are eligible to apply for grant aid even if their title defines them as a Housing Association.

Grant Aid budgets will be used to support groups which are located/managed within the County or a neighbouring authority and provide services/support to County residents. National organisations which happen to be located within the County may only be funded for the specific parts of their service which are provided for County residents. Local branches of national organisations will be considered and could be supported on a purely local basis, but must have governing documents which ensure that their governing body is located in the County.

For further information please download the Guide to Grant Aid [Word 171KB] .

Types of grant aid available

The list below indicates the types of activity that may be eligible and contact details for administering grant aid.

One-off grants (e.g. for buildings, events, or equipment) are also made, but arrangements vary across departments.

The County Council will normally only commit itself to fund an organisation, on a time limited basis ranging from one to three years (the latter being subject to annual monitoring and review).  

Activities eligible for grant aid

The list below shows the types of activities that the County Council funds and the appropriate contact phone number.

Community Transport - 0115 977 4710
Supporting coordinated Community Transport schemes.

Environmental Conservation - 0115 977 2159 or 0115 977 2188 or 0115 977 2129
Restoring buildings, local environmental conservation and improvement, archaeology.

Grants for the following service areas are managed through the County Voluntary Sector Liaison Service (CVSLS).

Adult Social Care and Health - 0115 977 3168
Grant aid is available to groups which help promote independence for older people and vulnerable adults.

Infrastructure organisations
Those groups that support volunteering and voluntary/community sector groups.

Play
Holiday play schemes and play organisations, and support for organisations providing these services.

Youth Support Service
Grants are available towards running costs for registered groups working with young people aged 11-25 years. One-off grants are also available to registered groups to develop new and innovative projects with young people aged 11-25 years.

Children's and young people - Families and children's support
Grants are available to enable groups to contribute to the achievement of Every Child Matters objectives.

For further information, please contact

County Voluntary Sector Liaison Service
Nottinghamshire County Council
ASCH Department
County Hall
West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 7QP

Tel: 0115 977 3168
E-mail: county.grantaid@nottscc.gov.uk