Who can apply?
You can apply for a Community Development Fund Grant if: -
- You are a Community Council; OR
- You are a Community Development Organisation constituted with an open constitution; and
- You are based in Shetland
- You have a constitution or set of rules which clearly defines your organisation’s aims, objectives and procedures
- You have a bank or building society account in the name of your organisation which requires at least 2 signatures on each cheque or withdrawal
- You can enclose your most recent annual accounts which have been certified as true by a person independent of your organisation
- you spend the grant within a year
Constitutions
A constitution should include:
- An organisation’s name, aims and objectives
- Details of how it achieves those objectives
- Details of how its committee is elected or appointed
- Details of how people can join the organisation
- Details of what will happen to the assets of the organisation if it closes
- The date when the constitution was adopted and signed on behalf of the organisation
We expect all funded applications to demonstrate that: -
- It meets a community need
- It represents value for money
- It is well planned
- There are long term benefits
- It makes a difference to the community
- The project expenditure can be accounted for