About Community Funding Grants
Community funding is the way we support Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) organisations with grant awards to help them deliver important services and activities to our communities.
The grant schemes on offer and the projects / services funded must support, enable or facilitate the achievement of one or more of the Council's strategic aims, objectives or priorities, and must also address an identified local need.
Community Funding Grants Framework
The Community Funding Grants Framework (CFGF) sets out the principles (CFGF Section 3) and standards (CFGF Section 4) that govern how we will award Community Funding to VCFSE organisations who operate within the geographical area of the Council.
It also defines, for Community Funding Grant purposes, our definition of a VCFSE organisation (CFGF Section 1.4).
This may be subject to the terms and conditions and the funding location of each grant scheme, but will mainly be:
- registered charities
- voluntary or community groups
- local clubs
- faith groups
- community interest companies (CIC)
- not for profit organisations
The grant schemes on offer and projects / services funded must be consistent with the Council’s evaluation criteria (CFGF Section 4.4) and our strategic aims, objectives and priorities (CFGF Section 4.3).
These include:
- Our Corporate Plan
- One West Northamptonshire Plan
- Joint Health and Wellbeing Board Strategy 2023-2028
- Community Safety Partnership Plan
- Anti-Poverty Strategy
- Integrated Care Northamptonshire ‘Live Your Best Life’ ambitions Strategy 2023-33
- the priorities of the Local Area Partnerships (LAPs) (in development)
Contact details
If you represent a VCFSE organisation and wish to speak to the Community Funding Team about your eligibility to apply for a grant please email: [email protected]. Please remember to include a contact telephone number.
Expression of interest
If you wish your contact details to be added to the email notification list when the next suitable funding round opens, please complete the form below:
Last updated 23 October 2025