Near Neighbours
PLEASE NOTE, we reserve the right to close applications early should the fund be heavily subscribed. Please submit your application as soon as you can.
Please read the criteria document here before applying.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available and will only be considered for charitable organisations delivering work in the following areas:
- Central Bedfordshire
- Dacorum
- Eastern parts of Aylesbury District (Great Brickhill, Wing, Wingrave, Cheddington, Edlesborough and Pitstone).
- North Herts District
- St. Albans District
- Stevenage
For more information, please read the criteria document here.
Fund Priorities
Please read the criteria document carefully before submitting your Expression of Interest.
The main objectives (summarised) for this fund are:
- Securing a strong economic recovery
- Protecting the most disadvantaged
- Making a child-friendly town or village
- Becoming greener and more sustainable
- A strong and empowered community
Applicants will need to demonstrate that their project meets one of the fund priorities outlined above. For more detailed information about these objectives, please read the criteria document.
Meet the Funder
Please join us for our next online Meet the Funder on Tuesday 12th August at 11am – book in here.
Expressions of Interest
If you are interested in applying to this fund, please complete our short Expression of Interest form HERE.
PLEASE NOTE, we reserve the right to close applications early should the fund be heavily subscribed. Please submit your application as soon as you can.
The deadline for Expressions of Interest is Monday 14th July 2025 (decision-making panel meets late September 2025).
Next Steps
Following the Expression of Interest deadline, and if it is deemed appropriate, a member of the Grants Team may contact applicants to discuss a possible application.
Organisations with prospective applications which closely align with the fund priorities will be invited to make a full application for funding (subject to available funds).
The outcome of these full applications will be decided by a community panel of local residents who meet regularly and best understand the change needed in their local area.
Although the number of applications and success rate always varies, in the last round, 17% of the organisations who submitted Expressions of Interest for our ‘general panel’ funds were invited to make a full application. Of these full applications, 80% were successful in being granted funding.
2025 Deadlines
Our Expression of Interest deadlines for 2025 are as follows:
- 17/01/2025 (decision-making panel meets late March 2025).
- 14/04/2025 (decision-making panel meets late June 2025).
- 14/07/2025 (decision-making panel meets late September 2025).
- 29/09/2025 (decision-making panel meets late December 2025).
