Tamworth Borough Council Grant Schemes
Tamworth Borough Council Grant Schemes support community, not for profit organisations and not for profit projects that work collaboratively and flexibly to meet the needs of our communities.
On 1 February 2024 Cabinet approved the management of Tamworth Borough Council’s Community Grant Schemes through The Community Foundation for Staffordshire.
The Community Foundation for Staffordshire is an independent charity dedicated to strengthening local communities across Staffordshire and Shropshire.
It aims to tackle issues of disadvantage and exclusion through the building of permanent endowments and the allocation of grants.
The Foundation is one of more than 40 community foundations throughout the United Kingdom, and is member of ‘ UKCF ‘, who promote closer working and opportunities for all Foundations throughout the country.
2026/27 available grant schemes
Councillor Grant Scheme 2026/27 opens Monday 11 May 2026
The Councillor Community Grant Scheme enables councillors to provide grants to a wide variety of community and voluntary, not-for-profit organisations, for projects that further the council’s aims and actively support the Tamworth community to enjoy a better quality of life.
The total amount of funding is £15,000 per year. Each ward councillor is allocated a budget of £500 which can be used to support projects that bring benefits to their ward, therefore a maximum of £3000 will be available to spend in each of the ten wards in the borough, i.e. Amington, Belgrave, Bolehall, Castle, Glascote, Mercian, Spital, Stonydelph, Trinity and Wilnecote. Applicants can apply to more than one councillor in a ward, or to councillors in other wards, if the project supports communities in more than one ward however, the maximum award per project will be £1500.
Grant applications will be considered and approved by the Portfolio Holder for Cooperative Council, Community Partnerships & ASB and the Assistant Director Regulatory Services, Community Safety, & Partnerships with Assistant Director Environment, Culture and Wellbeing where appropriate.
Organisations should first contact their local Councillor to discuss their project BEFORE submitting an application.
Please click on the link below for further information and to make an application to the Councillor Grant Scheme.
- Councillor Grants: https://staffordshire.foundation/tamworth-borough-council-councillor-grants/
- Grants and Funding Policy - April 2025 - The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for the allocation of grants by the council to support community projects, initiatives, and organisations that benefit the local community.
All grants should continue to demonstrate value for money and value to the people of Tamworth and have specific outcomes that can be recorded.
Closing date for applications to this scheme is Friday 26 February 2027.
Applications for this grant scheme may close early if all funding has been allocated.
Tamworth Borough Council, in partnership with Spacehive, is proud to announce the launch of ‘We Are Tamworth’, an exciting new crowdfunding programme aimed at supporting community-led initiatives. Find out more.
We are Tamworth Community Grant Scheme opens Wednesday 1 April 2026
This grant is provided from the Community Recovery Fund, which has been allocated to Tamworth Borough Council from MHCLG to support the response to the public disorder seen over the Summer of 2024. The funding has been provided to support immediate clear up, improve security measures in key locations and facilitate community level responses.
Projects we can support
Projects which build connections across communities. We are looking for projects that can bring people together from different backgrounds, including those of different faiths around a shared goal/objective.
Initiatives which help counter or strengthen resilience to mis/disinformation and prevent false and harmful narratives spreading. For example, social media focused ‘critical thinking’ sessions in youth and community settings.