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CHARD TOWN COUNCIL
Community Development Fund
Grant Application Form
Before completing this application form, please read the Grant Funding Policy to ensure your project is
eligible for grant funding under the Council’s grant scheme. Please complete in full and provide ALL
supporting documentation. Further information can be submitted on additional sheets, if necessary,
clearly referring to the question(s) being answered.

Your Organisation and Applicant’s details
Name of Organisation

Name of Contact

Position within
Organisation
Address of Organisation

Contact telephone number

Email address

Type of organisation (e.g.
charity, company, club,
etc.)

Registration Number

How long has your
organisation been
established?
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If your organisation has a Constitution, agreed set of Rules or Memorandum
and Articles of Association (companies), please enclose a copy with this
application form

What are the aims,
objectives or activities of
your organisation?

How is your organisation
financed?

Have you received a grant
from this Council in the
last 3 years? If so, please
confirm the amount,
purpose and outcome.
Please provide details of
the number of members of
your group that live in
Chard.

Your Financial Details and Funding Request
Briefly outline the project
and also tell us:
 Where it will take
place
 The timescale for the
project
 Whether you are
partnering with any
other Chard groups
 How you identified the
need for this project
 Who in the Chard
community will benefit
and how they will
benefit

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What is the total cost of
the project? If you have a
project budget or have
received estimates or
quotations, please
enclose copies.
How much grant funding
are you requesting from
Chard Town Council?

£

Please provide details of
other sources of income
for the project and
whether that funding is
already secured.
If there is a shortfall, how
will this be funded?
Will the project require
ongoing financial support
e.g. maintenance, and if
so, how will this be
funded?

Payment to your organisation
If your application is successful, we will need the Organisation’s bank details to pay the
monies.
Bank Name and address

Name of Organisation per
bank statement
Sort Code
Account Number
Please list all the people
who are authorised to sign
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cheques or make
payments from this
account

Declaration
I confirm that:
 I have read and will comply with the Chard Town Council Grants Policy
 All information in this application form is accurate to the best of my knowledge
 I am authorised to apply for grant funding on behalf of the organisation/group.
Signature:

Date:

Checklist
Your completed and signed document needs to be accompanied with the following:


Annual Accounts, including income and expenditure for the last 2 financial periods

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A copy of your organisation’s bank statement for the last 6 months

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A copy of your Constitution, Rules or Memorandum and Articles of Association

Please send your completed form and supporting documentation to:
Town Clerk, Chard Town Council, The Guildhall, Fore Street, Chard, Somerset TA20 1PP.
Or if you would prefer to submit this via email with PDF attachments to:
tim.bickham@chard.gov.uk

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