Thanet District Council is delighted to launch the Thanet Community Lotto Grants Fund.
Grants available will be between £1,000 and £2,000 and open to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises from all areas of Thanet. Successful applicants must be based in and serve Thanet. Projects must take place in Thanet and applicants must use the grant to deliver projects that support Pride in Place. Please read all the supporting documents (below) before completing the application form.
Deadline for application is 12pm, Monday 7 October 2024
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
- Guidance and Frequently asked questions
- Due Diligence and Assurance Process
- Grant Fund Scoring Matrix
- Review Panel – Terms of Reference
- Text version of application questions
Thanet Community Lotto Grant Fund Application – NOW CLOSED
Shared Prosperity Grant Funds have been distributed amongst the district’s voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) groups through a competitive process.
Organisations eligible to apply delivered services in and/or support residents from at least one of these five priority communities:
- Cliftonville West
- Dane Valley
- Margate Central
- Newington and Northwood
- Central Harbour and Eastcliff
Successful applications must achieve at least one of the following:
- To engage residents into employment and training opportunities
- To engage residents into volunteering and social action initiatives
- To support young people in positive activities and community engagement
- To support initiatives with a health and wellbeing focus
Total Awarded: 26 Grants, £167,856.55 Revenue, £26,700 Capital.
| Name of organisation | Project name | Award (Revenue) | Award (Capital) |
| Kidenza | Music to make you feel good | £4,079.00 | £0 |
| Kent Enterprise Trust | Page Turners: A Community Book Club | £8,100.00 | £0 |
| Eudaimonia | The Lounge Cliftonville | £6,000 | £0 |
| The Margate School Ltd | National Saturday Club Margate | £10,000.00 | £0 |
| 6th Ramsgate Royal Harbour Sea Scout Group | Ice House Community Centre | £0 | £10,000 |
| The Margate Bookie | The Margate Volunteer Pool | £4,200 | £0 |
| Well Projects C.I.C. | Hidden Ecologies Creative Workshops | £3,285.00 | £0 |
| Inclusive Sport Kent CIC | Inclusive Sport Holiday Club | £9,940 | £0 |
| Broadstairs Folk Week | Folk Week Volunteer Support | £2,000 | £0 |
| YO! STREET ZONE CIC | Dane Valley Street Football Project | £6,870 | £0 |
| The Garden Gate Project Ltd | Garden Gate Coffee Mornings | £2,719.56 | £0 |
| Discovery Planet C.I.C. | STEM Extravaganzas | £9,995 | £0 |
| Headway Kent | Thriving Thanet Brains – Beyond the Brain Injury | £6,846.99 | £0 |
| Starlings Support CIC | Newington Community Gardening: Field to Fork | £9,500 | £0 |
| St George’s Church, Ramsgate | St George’s Community Soup | £10,000 | £0 |
| Athelstan Road Tenants and Residents’ Association | Ethel Athel Alleyway gardening and wildlife group | £3,000 | £0 |
| NBE Fitness | We Move Together | £7,170 | £0 |
| Arts in Ramsgate | Love Where We Live | £8,880 | £0 |
| Dane Valley Woods | A Welcoming Woods | £3,150 | £6,700 |
| Margate Football Club Community Trust | Margate Memories | £9,850 | £0 |
| Quench Gallery | Quench Youth Artists Club | £9,421 | £0 |
| Ramsgate Skatepark Project | Ramsgate Skatepark Basketball Court Refurbishment | £0 | £10,000 |
| The Perfect Place to Grow | Employability Trainee Programme | £10,000 | £0 |
| Margate Radio CIC | Turning Tables, Turning Lives: Youth Empowerment | £2,850 | £0 |
| Cliftonville Cultural Space | Cliftonville – a great place to grow & thrive | £10,000 | £0 |
| Citizens Advice Thanet | Community Connect | £10,000 | £0 |
Stage 1: 9 organisations received £1500 grant, to fund their project business plan.
| Name of organisation | What is the project title |
| POW Thanet | Rest with PACE partnership |
| Thanet Community Development Trust | Ramsgate Heritage Centre |
| Foreland Fields Charity | The Hive |
| East Kent Mencap | The Scrap Store |
| Windmill Community Gardens Margate | Community Roots |
| 21 Together | 21 Together Thanet Centre |
| Sports Connect Community CIC | Walpole Bay Education and Sports Hub |
| Thanet Judokwai | Thanet Judokwai Wellbeing Practice Garden |
| Kent Coast Volunteering | Youth Volunteering Programme |
| Total awarded: 7 organisations received grants totalling £136,032.52 revenue to deliver projects that positively impact the five priority areas | ||
| Name of organisation | What is the project title | Awarded |
| The Hive CIC | The Hive | £ 19,990.00 |
| East Kent Mencap | The Scrap Store | £ 16,100.00 |
| Windmill Community Gardens Margate | Community Roots | £ 19,952.32 |
| 21 Together | 21 Together Thanet Centre | £ 20,000.00 |
| Sports Connect Community CIC | Margate Education, Health and Activity Hub | £ 20,000.00 |
| Thanet Judokwai | Thanet Judokwai Wellbeing Practice Garden | £ 20,000.00 |
| Kent Coast Volunteering | Youth Volunteering Programme | £ 19,990.20 |
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