Stroud District Council

Grants and funding from Stroud District Council

Stroud District Council offers grant aid to local charities, voluntary groups, individuals and other organisations in a number of different schemes. Details are outlined below.

Community Planning Grant Scheme 2009-2011

The Community Planning Grant Scheme is funded by Stroud District Council and is designed to help local community groups to undertake one of the following:

  • produce a new Parish or Town Plan
  • review or update their Parish or Town Plan
  • produce a Village Design Statement
  • implement actions directly arising from the Parish or Town Plan

Following the scheme application process which closed September 2009, the Council made its funding allocations to Towns and Parishes for the 09-10 and 10-11 financial years and grant recipients have been advised accordingly.  The scheme Guidance Notes and conditions of funding are available here to download for your reference.

PDF documentPDF  Scheme Guidance Notes (PDF 217KB) - 22/06/2009

For further information please contact Krista Harris on 01453 754325 or email: krista.harris@stroud.gov.uk

The Youth Initiative Fund

The Stroud District Youth Council has it's own budget for making grant awards to young people's projects.Past grants have been for projects varying from theatre to skiing, basketball to video making and from driving to music making. Further information on the Youth Initiative Fund can be found on our Youth Council website.

Shopfront Improvement Grants

We operate a scheme that provides businesses with Shopfront Improvement Grants. View further details here about Shopfront Improvement grants.

Energy Efficiency Grants

Everyone in Stroud District who owns their home or rents from a private landlord is eligible for either an Energy Efficiency Grant or a discount price through the Warm and Well Scheme. Further information can be found on the energy efficiency advice pages .

Can't find what you're looking for? There are many organisations who can provide funding. Please visit our Funding Database for further details.