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Apply for a grant

You can hold more than one grant from us at a time from different funds. You do not have to be a registered charity to receive a grant from us, but you must be a not-for-profit organisation that is benevolent, charitable or philanthropic established to alleviate disadvantage in your local community.

Individuals, groups and projects can apply for financial support. We strongly recommend that you download and read the guidelines booklet before completing an application form.

You can apply for a grant from Darlington Champions but we expect funds to be limited until we have raised them. Please contact the office before submitting an application.

How to apply for a grant

For more information about applying for a grant to help a group or project click here to download our free Guidelines for Groups booklet.

We strongly recommend that you read the Guidelines before submitting an application.

Once you have read the guidelines, you can choose the appropriate application form.

Apply now

If your group has been advised to complete a Darlington Champions Expression of Interest Form or a Grassroots Grants Expression of Interest Form, please click below to download the form as a PDF which you can then print out and fill in.

Download expression of interest form.

Application forms for Individuals

John T Shuttleworth Ropner Memorial Fund
Respite breaks for carers and their families.

Download the guidelines.
Download the application form.

Young People and Education Bursary Fund
Helping young people to excel in a particular skill or ability.

Download the guidelines and application form.

Hylton House Fund
Individuals with Cerebral Palsy, their families and carers. (This fund is not presently accepting applications. New applications will be accepted from April 2009 onwards.)

Download the guidelines.
Download the application form.

Stanhope Castle School Charitable Trust
Education and training for young people who are or have been in the care of the local authority.

Download the guidelines.
Download the application form.

Wright Funk Fund
Hardship or welfare grants to help keep families together or for families in crisis.

Download the guidelines.
Download the application form.

Social Deprivation Indices

A key requirement of community foundations is to ensure that their grants process targets the most needy and deprived sectors within their local community. Enter a postcode to display a table of demographic data relating to the region.

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