Boston Town Area Committee (BTAC) have relaunched their popular community grant schemes and begun accepting applications for 2024/2025 from local groups, organisations and charities who require support with projects that will improve Boston town centre.
The BTAC Small Grant Scheme, originally introduced in 2005, and the Empowering Healthy Communities Grant Scheme, introduced in 2021, were both effective in supporting key initiatives across the town centre in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, helping recovery efforts and building future resilience.
Combined there is nearly £27,000 of funding available, and local groups, organisations and charities can apply for up £1,000 from each scheme towards a large project or to fund it entirely. Previous successful application funding has been used for venue hire, to purchase equipment, cover insurance costs or produce publicity materials.
Organisations which received funding from schemes previously include: Boston Centenary Methodist Church, Butterfly Hospice Trust – Therapy Service, Boston & South Holland Talking Newspaper, and Boxes of Hope CIC.
Councillor Barrie Pierpoint, Chair of Boston Town Area Committee, said: “We’re really pleased that as a Committee we’re able to relaunch these two schemes for the new financial year, they’ve proved very popular previously and serve a great purpose to support local initiatives which improve our historic town centre.
“I would encourage all local groups, organisations and charities who may be interested in receiving grant funding for an upcoming project, to please check the Boston Borough Council website and see if you might be eligible.”
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