Grants

Kingsteignton Town Council awards grants, at its absolute discretion, to organisations which can demonstrate a clear need for financial support to achieve an objective which will benefit the Town by:

• Providing a service
• Enhancing the quality of life
• Improving the environment and promoting the Parish of Kingsteignton in a positive way.

The Town Council will NOT award grants to:

• Private individuals,
• Commercial organisations,
• Purposes for which there is a statutory duty upon other local or central government departments to fund or provide, “Upward funders” i.e., local groups where fund-raising is sent to a central HQ for redistribution.
• Political parties,
• Religious organisations: unless for a purpose which does not discriminate on grounds of belief.

This list is not exclusive and may be added to at the council’s discretion.Only one application for a grant will be considered from any organisation in any one financial year.
Ongoing commitments to award grants in future years will not be made. A fresh application will be required each year. This will be at the discretion of the council.

Grants will not be made retrospectively.

Category A

Exceptional Cases which have widespread Welfare, Economic, Environmental and/or Social/Cultural benefits for a wide spectrum of residents of Kingsteignton. Normally £1000 to £2000

Category B

Grant applications which have Welfare and/or Economic benefits for a defined group of residents of Kingsteignton rather than the wider community. Normally £501 to £999

Category C

Grant applications for Social and/or Cultural activities which have benefits for a defined group of Kingsteignton residents rather than the wider community. Normally £351 to £500

Smaller Grants

Category D Grants for any purpose other than those in Category E £0 to £350

Ineligible Grants

Category E Grants for Individuals or Applications which indicate a poor ratio of costs to outputs. No Award

Successful Applicants 2022-2023

Each application was carefully considered, and the following awards were made:

£300.00 Stover Canal Trust
£500.00 1st Newton Abbot Scouts (Kingsteignton)
£350.00 Teign School Farm at Abbrook
£500.00 Kingsteignton – Orbec & La Vespiere Twinning Association
£999.00 Rackerhayes Pre-School
£500.00 South Devon Aspergers Group
£500.00 Kingsteignton Allotment Association
£350.00 Strokes Ahead
£500.38 Kingsteignton Youth Club
£963.60 Kingsteignton Youth FC
£250.00 Kingsteignton Tennis Club

£18,750 Kingsteignton Swimming Pool
£18,750 Kingsteignton Youth Club