Grants for
Organisations
As a place-based charity, our grants are restricted to groups and organisations working in Chippenham, our area of benefit. To be eligible for funding, your organisation must be based in and/or delivering its services within the Parish of Chippenham.
What We Fund
The project, activity, or service you propose must focus on one or more of the following outcomes:
- Increased community participation and cohesion
- Improved physical and/or mental health with reduced health inequalities
- Improved education and secure employment
- More people with safe and suitable homes and a reduction of relative poverty (e.g., food, fuel)
- Increased physical activity, participation in sports, arts, culture, and time outdoors in nature
We accept funding requests for core, capital, project, and event costs, spanning a single year, multi-year, or one-off event/project.
Our small grants are up to £3,000 and larger grants range from £3,000 to £10,000 per financial year.
Groups/organisations can apply to CBLC for up to £10,000 per year. This is not restricted to a number of applications and as long as the total does not exceed £10,000, organisations can apply more than once per year.
Who We Fund
Groups/organisations can apply to CBLC once per year. Your organisation will be one of the following:
- Registered Charity
- Unincorporated Association (a small organisation with members)
- Company limited by Guarantee
- Community Interest Company
- Local Authority
- Voluntary Group
- School/College
- Charitable Incorporated Organisation
- Charitable Trust
- Community Amateur Sports Club
- Registered Society
- Co-operative Society
- Community Benefit Society
- Company Limited by Shares (not for profit only)
To be considered for funding, your organisation should have a community bank account and at least two unrelated directors or a management committee. We also accept grant requests from Chippenham schools, Wiltshire College and University Centre and local government organisations.
What We Do Not Fund
Please note that we cannot provide funding for activities that can be covered by statutory funding and we do not support:
- Political activities
- Activities that promote religious beliefs or involve the advancement of religion
- Animal welfare projects
- Projects with no significant community or charitable element
- Retrospective funding
- Activities that raise funds for other organisations
Grant Funding Rounds
We operate on a grant round system with three application deadlines per year.
Our grant review process depends on the size and complexity of the request. Larger grants above £3,000 and/or requests that are more complex will be reviewed by our Grant Committee for a decision by trustees.
Grant proposals below £3,000 that align with our internal criteria may be processed by our staff team outside of committee.
What this Means
All grant applications must be submitted by a deadline to be considered for that funding cycle. Our Grant Committee meeting takes place following each deadline. Applications received after a deadline will be held for review in the next grant round.
Please note that if we receive too many applications for a given grant round, we reserve the right to move some applications to the following cycle to allow for a thorough review process. It is in your best interest to submit applications as early as possible.
Funding decisions are announced approximately 2 months after the submission deadline. We aim to respond sooner where possible.
Our grant application deadlines for the financial year 1st April 2025 – 31st March 2026 are:
| Application Deadline | Meeting | Awarded | |
| Round 1 | Sunday 1st June 2025 | July | By 1st August |
| Round 2 | Monday 1st September 2025 | October | By 1st November |
| Round 3 | Saturday 1st February 2026 | March | By 31st March |
How To Apply
Please complete our eligibility form below. If you meet our eligibility criteria you will be able to proceed to complete an online application form. You can save your progress and return to the online Application Form at a later time.*
If you would like some help completing your application we run informal support sessions with one of our Grants Managers. Find out more here.
Check Your Eligibility and Apply Now
Start by completing our short eligibility form by clicking on the below link. It’s quick, simple, and helps us make sure you’re on the right track. If you qualify you’ll automatically continue to the full application.
*Save and resume later
You can request a link to save your progress on our application form and return to it later. If you keep working on your form after saving, you’ll need to request and save a new link.
Each time you add more information, make sure to:
- Click “Save and Resume Later“
- Copy or email yourself the new link.
Only the latest link will work. If you use an old link after making changes, your most recent updates may not be saved.
