Guidance notes and conditions of grants

Please read the following conditions carefully before completing your application

1. We are looking for small to medium community led project that deliver on local ideas, issues and meet the following criteria

• Build community capacity
• Strengthen the relationships and connections we make with one another.
• Projects that foster a sense of local pride and belonging, such as community infrastructure, local green space, and community-led projects.
• Improvements to community spaces for community groups to use.
• Training programmes that advance the interests and capacity of community members and community groups.

2. Neighbourhood Plan funded activity must directly benefit people living in your neighbourhood planning area. 

3. Projects must be delivered by 31 March 2025.

4. The project must provide added value, award funding should not be used to replace any mainstream budgets.

5. A grant acceptance form and conditions of grant form must be completed by all successful projects.

What we can’t fund

• Activities or events that are targeted to people who do not live in South Lanarkshire. 
• Retrospective events or purchases
• Foreign trips (bus travel to or from airports / ferry ports can be considered)
• Profitable activities)

Conditions of grants

1. Project and any proposed activity must address at least one of the neighbourhood planning priority themes and to be community led.

2. All projects or activities must directly benefit people living in the neighbourhood planning area, detailed at the top of this form.

3. Your project or activity must be planned and or delivered by 31 March 2025

4. The project or activity must provide added value and not to replace any projects or activities that should be covered by mainstream budgets.

5. Funds can only be used for the purposes detailed in the above application form.  Unless a formal request has been submitted to amend priorities/expenditure. communities@southlanarkshire.gov.uk.

6. If you or your organisation become aware of or suspect any irregular or fraudulent activity that may have any impact on the project or on the use of the monies, or any part of it, you  Must notify South Lanarkshire Council’s Community Engagement Team immediately and provide relevant information in relation to the impact on the project and the use of the monies. Community Engagement Team – 0303 123 1017

7. All invoices and receipts for any goods or services that have been supplied or purchased must be kept and submitted to South Lanarkshire Council by 31 March 2025.

8. Please feedback to us on how many people have taken part and supported within your project.  We are keen to see any photographs of activities, we would like to hear about what you achieved through quotes, stories, photos and videos as this will help us contribute to the overall story throughout the neighbourhood planning area.

9. All successful applicants will be expected to complete an end of grant monitoring form.

10. Some or all of the grant may be reclaimed if:

• The above conditions are not met
• The project is not carried out
• Progress is deemed by South Lanarkshire Council to be unsatisfactory
• The funding is used for purposes other than specified in your application
• Your organisation/group is wound up or otherwise ceases to function.

All information received from the project or activity will be collated and a full report produced to inform funders and wider stakeholders of progress and developments. Assistance can be provided to your project or activity with this.