In April 2024, Stroud District Council (SDC) partnered with the crowdfunding platform Spacehive to launch Stroud Funding.
Historically, SDC has distributed grants either directly or through collaborations with other organizations and government initiatives. Stroud Funding returns creativity and decision-making to the community, empowering residents and groups to drive change. This is a crowdfunding initiative, not a match funding program. Round One was launched in Autumn 2024, and crowdfunding for round one projects ends in March 2025.
Round Two launches in February, with the project page and verification deadline on May 7th.
Round three launches in September 2025, with the deadline for verification on November 5th.
Through this crowdfunding programme, Stroud District Council (SDC) has a total fund to £135,000 for 2025/26, to be pledged across both the Spring and the Autumn funding rounds.
Eligible projects could receive a pledge from SDC of up to £10,000 (up to a maximum of 50% of the project’s target).
Stroud funding Criteria:
Projects meeting the fund criteria must then show evidence of receiving enough support from the community when crowdfunding. Community support is assessed based on the project page and the number of pledges (donations) received, such as from individuals, community groups, businesses.
Find out more at: https://www.spacehive.com/movement/stroud/about
Community organisations can apply for up to £1000 from the SDC Small Grants fund.
The purpose of this fund is to support local voluntary sector organisations and community groups who are supporting the wellbeing of their communities. The panel is meets three times a year and the deadline for the next panel is 20th November 2025.
Funding Limits
Organisations may apply for up to £1,000. The aim is to share the fund fairly across the whole district. If more funding is required, a more detailed conversation with the applicant will be held.
Who can apply?
How do I apply?
Complete this application form and email it to community.grants@stroud.gov.uk. New applications will be considered every three months.
Stroud District Council now offers a grant search service via the online tool:
The powerful online tool carries out bespoke funding searches to suit your organisation or project. Once a search has been set up by an SDC officer, it can be repeated at regular intervals to update you on what is available.
To arrange a search with one of the Community Health & Wellbeing Team please email hwb@stroud.gov.uk.