Grants - how to apply  

Please note - the next Finance Strategy & Management Committee meeting where community grant applications are to be considered will be held on 17 September 2019. To ensure that applications are included on the committee agenda, please submit all the relevant documentation by 3 September 2019.

The Council's Policy for Grants and Loans has been revised and is effective from 1st April 2017.

For  2019/20 Henley Town Council has a budget of £12,000pa for awarding community grants (up to and including £2,500) to local organisations.
Grant applications will not be considered unless accompanied by financial information requested under Section 10 of the Community Grant Application Form.
Please note that applications for community grants are considered by the Finance Strategy & Management Committee twice a year (February/March and September) and cannot be for retrospective expenditure, ie expenditure must take place after the meeting at which the application is to be discussed.

To ensure applications are included on the relevant agenda they must be received at the Council Offices at least two weeks before the committee dates.  For 2019-20 the Finance Strategy and Management Committee will be considering grants on 17 September 2019 and 10 March 2020.

For further information on our Community Grants and any other grants please view the Grants Policy below and dowload the relevant Application Form

Click here to download the revised Grants Policy

Click here to download the Community Grant Application Form (for applications up to £2,500)

Click here to download the Larger Grant Application Form (for applications from £2,501 to £100,000)

To apply for a Council loan please view the Loans Policy below and download the Loan Application Form

Click here to download the Loans Policy

Click here to download the Loan Application Form

'Supported by Henley Town Council' Logo - for use by all organisations receiving grants, free use or other support from the Town Council

Please click on the image below to copy and paste our logo onto your publicity material or website:

Use of rooms and venues

If you have been awarded free use of Council rooms or facilities please click here for our terms and conditions.

If you are organising a Festival and wish to apply for free use of Council rooms or facilities please click here for our terms and conditions.

If you would like to apply for free use of Council rooms or facilities but do not qualify above you will need to apply for a community grant for the value of the free use (at local/charity rates) using the community grant form, see above.  The room hire rates can be found under the Council Services/Rooms and Venues Available website page.

Other Council grants and loans

South Oxfordshire District Council have a number of grant schemes that community organisations and others can apply for.  Click here to go to the relevant page on their website.

The District Councillor Community Grants Scheme Click here for details on how to claim.  Henley's District Councillors' details can be found towards the bottom of the Councillors page, click here.

Oxfordshire Council Council also offers grants to community groups.  Click here for the relevant page on their website.

For information about grants available from other organisations as at April 2018 please click here.