General information about grants, including the types of grants available
How we allocate funding
We have discretionary grant funding available. We allocate this through two separate methods:
- By Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Through a Small Grants Scheme
Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Organisations which have an SLA receive annual funding to provide a specific service or function. The agreement sets out exactly what is expected from the organisation. They must provide regular reports throughout the year, and their grant is released in stages based on satisfactory performance and receipt of the report.
The funding must be used in accordance with the terms of the SLA, and is monitored and reviewed every year.
Small Grants Scheme
Currently we hold a small amount of funding to distribute towards either revenue expenditure or capital projects:
- Revenue grants can cover running costs and activity/operational costs
- Capital grants can cover equipment, building, and refurbishment costs
The funding is available to charities and voluntary and community groups, and there are criteria you must meet. You can find out more on our revenue and capital grants page.
West Norfolk Shared Prosperity Fund
The programme of investment seeks to target funding where it is most needed: to build pride in place; support high quality skills training; support pay, employment and productivity growth; and to increase life chances.
Find out more on our West Norfolk Shared Prosperity Fund page.
Energy efficiency scheme
The Government are providing funding through Groundwork UK for an Energy Efficiency Scheme, offering independent energy assessments to help identify energy-saving opportunities for buildings operated by Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise organisations (VCSE’s). The programme also offers Capital Grants to implement measures recommended in your assessment.
Find out more via the VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme page on the Groundwork website.