Who can apply?

Applications are welcome from all types of organisations and groups. However, the application must come from an organisation or a group with a current bank account.

Applications are not accepted from individuals (for example for personal sponsorship) or from party political groups.

Applications will be considered from religious groups, but the application must show that the project will bring wider community benefit.

What can I apply for?

These KCC Member Community Grant is for support to local community projects that meet Kent County Councils overall objectives.

You should discuss your application with your local County Councillor before sending it.

The following points are important. Please read them carefully:

Your project must come into one or more of the following categories:

- Projects to promote and support the development of young people in our communities

- Projects to help Kents most vulnerable adults and older people to live independently

- Projects to promote activities which encourage and celebrate cultural diversity and participation in the civic life of Kent

- Projects to encourage active participation in local community life

- Projects to help make Kent a safer County

- Projects for Kents physical environment

All grants from this fund are one-off and, for one year only. If your project will continue over a longer period, you will need to show in your application that you have plans to cover future costs.

Your project must be ready to start in the current financial year (between now and the end of March 2008). KCC do not fund projects which have already begun.

This fund must not be used to replace any other funding you may currently get from KCC.

Any grant you receive will be specifically for the project described in your application. It must not be used for any other purpose.

When you apply, it is important that you describe the community benefit your project will bring. The benefit must be for local communities in the Kent County Council area.

KCC do not require that your project has funding from other sources too (eg matched funding), but if it will, you must show this in your application. This helps KCC to understand the size and scope of your project.

If your project needs planning permission, you must obtain this before you apply for this grant.

You can apply up until the end of February 2008. If your application comes in later than this, KCC may defer it to the next financial year, but cannot guarantee this.

KCC will only consider your application if you have provided answers to all of the questions on the application form, and have given enough information to understand your project. For an application form please contact your local Community Liaison Manager:

• Dartford and Gravesham - Will Farmer, telephone 01622 696911, mobile: 07841 315596 or email at: will.farmer@kent.gov.uk

• Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells - Tom Phillips telephone: 01622 696897 or mobile: 07795 495713 or email at: tom.phillips@kent.gov.uk

• Maidstone and Tonbridge & Malling - Loic Flory, telephone 01622 694217 or mobile07710 339889 or email at: loic.flory@kent.gov.uk

• Swale and Canterbury - Bill Ronan, telephone 01622 696889 or mobile 07786 191694 or email at: bill.ronan@kent.gov.uk

• Ashford and Shepway - David Geoghegan, telephone 01233 641416 or mobile 07786 191667 or email at: david.geoghegan@kent.gov.uk

• Thanet and Dover - Emma Carey, telephone telephone 01622 221947 or or email at: emma.carey@kent.gov.uk

The Lib Dems would like to hear from you about local projects you would like them to support in 2007/08. So, if you live in one of the following County Electoral Divisions and would like to suggest a project please contact the approriate Councillor, who will be please to hear from you.

Ashford East - George Koowaree

Canterbury City South West - Martin Vye

Maidstone Central - Dan Daley

Maidstone North East - Ian Chittenden

Malling Centre - Trudy Dean

Malling Rural North East - Geoff Rowe

For all the contact details for the Lib Dem Councillors, please click on the following link:

• Lid Dem Councillor Contact Details.

If you do not live in 1 of the 6 Divisions listed please go to the bottom of this page for further information.

County Councillor Financial Support 2008 / 09

Ian Chittenden, Maidstone North East

• £1,000 to Ringlestone Community Association for operating costs

• £500 to Brighter Futures for operating costs

• £1,020 to Hope for CCTV

• £500 to Harmony Variety Club for building works

• £100 to Community Wardens for a football tournament

• £66 to Kent Walking Bus for badges

• £150 to Maidstone Borough Council for a Fair Trade picnic

• £200 to Maidstone Borough Council for SNAP 10th Anniversary

Dan Daley, Maidstone Central

• £1,020 to Hope for CCTV

• £66 to Kent walking buses for badges

• £2,250 to Maidstone festival for the Maidstone Festival

• £300 to Collis Millennium Green Trust Play for equipment

• £1,000 to St Andrews church for door and windows

Trudy Dean, Malling Central

• £500 to Tonbridge & Malling Cricket club for a Midsummer fun day

• £250 to Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council for Y2Crew

• £300 to Community wardens for football tournament

• £1,500 to West Malling Parish Council for a play area upgrade

• £66 to Kent Walking Bus for Badges

George Koowaree, Ashford East

Geoff Rowe, Malling Rural North

• £500 to Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council for Y2Crew

• £300 to Community Wardens for a football tournament

• £66 to Kent Walking Buses for badges

• £500 to Embroiderers Guild for Embroiderers Guild

Martin Vye, Canterbury City South

County Councillor Financial Support 2007 / 08

Ian Chittenden, Maidstone North East

• £1,000 to Youth of Generation for a music project / gig.

• £670 to Age Concern Maidstone for digital inclusion

• £500 to Age Concern Maidstone for Christmas party

• £1,000 to the Sea Cadets for toilets

• £2,000 to Invicta Rowing Club towards a building

• £1,000 to Vinters Park Football Club for equipment

• £700 to Kent Highways Service for hedging

• £300 to Ringlestone Community Association for admin costs

• £500 to Harmony Youth Group for building repairs

• £1,000 to Mandy Ellen School of Dance for costumes

• £1,330 to Vinters Park for equipment

Dan Daley, Maidstone Central

• £1140 to Astor of Hever Community School Maidstone to enable the startup of an environmental awareness scheme

• £500 to Lighten up arts for National hoop day.

• £200 for Tryangle Award.

• £800 for Fathers Club.

• £750 to Maidstone Mediation for mediation

• £960 to KABC for air conditioning.

• £1500 Maidstone Choral Group for "Fables" production.

• £1,097 TW Mental Health Resource for Advocacy laptops

• £670 Age concern Maidstone for Digital inclusion

• £2,000 to Invicta Rowing Club towards a building

• £383 to Square pegs for Drama Club

Trudy Dean, Malling Central

• £1000 East Malling Institute for Hearing loop system,

• £1000 Homestart for house bills.

• £1000 to Kent & Medway Walking Bus Group for high visibility tabards & caps for Brookfield & Lunsford Walking Bus

• £500 to Kent & Medway Walking Bus Group for high visibility tabards & caps for West Malling walking bus

• £2,000 to Rochester Indoor Skate Park for transport

• £100 to Tryangle award for Tryangle award

• £1,200 to Kingfisher Pre-School for a canopy

• £3,700 to West Malling Parish Council for access road

George Koowaree, Ashford East

• £3,000 to Ashford Railway & Heritage Museum for Klondyke Project

• £1,000 for the Ashford Festival In the Park Event

• £300 to Ashford Volunteer Centre.

• £1,000 to Carers Support for centre development

• £500 to History Forum for 'Remembering Ashford'

• £1,000 to St Mary's Church for Meeting Point Project

• £140 to Kent Refugee Action Network for new equipment

• £1,500 to Mediation Service for peer mediation

• £1,560 to Willesborough Baptist Church for X Streme

Geoff Rowe, Malling Rural North

• £355 to Ditton Parish Council a contribution to Ditton community day.

• £2,500 to Burham Parish Council for a Youth shelter.

• £250 to Community safety partnership for Trophies.

• £600 to Wouldham Guides for equipment.

• £1500 to Kent and Medway Walking Bus Group for high visibility tabards & caps for Tunbury Primary School, Walderslade, Aylesford Primary School and St Peters Church of England Primary School in Aylesford.

• £2,000 to Rochester Skate Park (youth organisation) for youth activities at Rochester skate park.

• £795 to Aylesford Community Centre for fire precautions upgrade

• £2,000 to Wouldham Parish Council for path restoration

Martin Vye, Canterbury City South

• £4,000 to Canterbury High School towards supporting the youth club.

• £500 to Canterbury Gypsy Support Unit to assist the work of the unit.

• £4000 to Thanington Resource Centre for a youth club

• £1500 to Kent Refugee Action Network for asylum project support for unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

And In Your Local Area

To contact your local KCC member to find out what project(s) they have supported or to suggest any local project you would like them to support you can find their details on the KCC website, at:

• Members of Kent County Council .