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Community Grants Fund (Adur and Worthing)

Adur & Worthing Councils

Description

A newly streamlined community grant fund from Adur & Worthing Councils, consolidating four previously separate schemes — the Adur Community Grant, Community Transport Grant, Worthing Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Neighbourhood Fund, and Adur textile recycling income — into a single application process for voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) groups. Around £115,000 is available to bid for across Adur and Worthing this year, assessed against local need, community benefit, inclusion, prevention, connection, and lasting impact.

Amount

Approximately £115,000 available across Adur and Worthing combined; individual award size not yet published

Deadline

1 September 2026

Eligibility summary

  • Available in: England.
  • Open to individuals — not restricted to businesses.
  • Most relevant to: Charity & Nonprofit, Other.
Notes
Confirmed via the councils' own news announcement (ref. PR26-062); applications are set to open in September 2026, with networking events for prospective applicants starting in August 2026. Widened in this second West Sussex batch to add Worthing Borough Council alongside Adur District Council (tagged alone in the first batch pending verification) — the same press release explicitly confirms the pooled fund distributes 'nearly £115,000 available for groups to bid for this year across Adur and Worthing', a genuine joint scheme rather than an Adur-only fund.
Requirement
Voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) groups delivering projects that benefit Adur or Worthing residents; Adur applicants are grouped into three areas (Lancing & Sompting, Shoreham, and Southwick & Fishersgate), while Worthing keeps its existing CIL Neighbourhood Fund areas.

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How to apply

Applications open in September 2026 via Adur & Worthing Councils — check the councils' grants pages nearer the opening date for the application form and guidance.

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Other areas' version of this scheme

Community Grants Fund (Adur and Worthing) is run locally — here's the same scheme in other areas.

Grant

Community Grants Fund (Chesterfield)

Chesterfield Borough Council

Chesterfield Borough Council's Community Grants Fund for 2026-2028, offering grants of £500-£6,000 to not-for-profit community/voluntary organisations, plus a larger capital-projects strand of up to £50,000, funded by the Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhoods portion and the Chesterfield Town Board's government-funded Pride in Place programme. Over £250,000 is available across two tranches in 2026/27.

£500-£6,000 (standard grants); up to £50,000 (larger capital projects)Rolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandChesterfield Borough Council

Last verified: 20 August 2026. See the footer disclaimer — this is general information, not financial or tax advice.