Gib Lane Community Fund Criteria

Project locations

Projects for which grants are requested must be located in the Parishes of Bierton, Hulcott, Aston Clinton and Buckland in Buckinghamshire. Applications requesting between £250 and the maximum amount available for your Parish are invited. The figures for 2026 are given below.

• Bierton                                  38% of annual donation (£6,080 in 2026)
• Hulcott                                  14% of annual donation (£2,240 in 2026)
• Aston Clinton                        29% of annual donation (£4,640 in 2026)
• Buckland                               19% of annual donation (£3,040 in 2026)

Project Purpose

Grants are available for:

• Energy efficiency or renewable energy projects, such as insulation, efficient boilers or small-scale renewable energy installations
• Projects for school age children, or older people
• Any other community projects for the benefit of residents of the local area

Eligible Organisations

Eligible Organisations, who can apply for funding include:

• Voluntary, community groups
• Parish Councils
• Schools and educational establishments (as long as the grant supports activities above standard curriculum requirements).
• Social enterprises and Community Interest Companies operating on a non-profit-distributing basis. These are defined by Social UK as ‘businesses that trade to tackle social problems, improve communities, people’s life chances, or the environment. They make their money from selling goods and services in the open market, but they reinvest their profits back into the business or the local community’.
  These organisations must have a minimum of three unrelated Directors, that also do not reside at the same address.

Applicants are required to have a written constitution, a set of rules, or a governing document and a bank or building society account, held in the name of the organisation, in place before applying for a grant.

Exclusions

Grants will not be available for:

• Commercial organisations
• Private membership-based sports clubs and facilities unless membership is open to the general public without undue restriction (e.g. not membership by nomination organisations)
• Projects that only benefit one individual (unless the application is received from an organisation and the project directly benefits individuals, e.g. energy saving measures such as insulation)
• Projects that are narrowly religious in focus or that support a party-political campaign or cause
• Retrospective funding (i.e. funding can only be requested for works that will begin / expenditure that will be incurred AFTER our funding decision has been made and a formal grant Contract issued)
• Any works that are a statutory duty, or that are the legal responsibility of others to fund

Judging Criteria

The main criteria used when assessing applications received will be:

• The social, economic and environmental benefits which will result from the project
• The level of community support for and involvement in the project

Other factors will also be considered which must be demonstrated in the application:

• The ability of the applicant to deliver the project
• How the work will be continued after the project has been completed i.e. its sustainability and legacy
• Value for money

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