Each year the Council runs grants programmes to support voluntary and community led projects and for environmental projects.

Amounts of between £500 and £3,000 could be applied for – the scheme opened on Wednesday 1 July and closed midnight on Sunday 7 September.

The theme for this year's grants was community resilience which is defined as measures which support volunteering, community involvement, neighbourhood and community led activities; enable voluntary youth action and the development of services for young people; prevent homelessness, improve social mobility , tackle inequality; and promote social inclusion.

In addition, applicants were asked to think about the environmental sustainability of their project and describe how it might also encourage and support sustainable habits and opportunities, including widening the scope and opportunities for recycling, optimizing sustainable methods of travel, and helping protect, restore and enhance our local biodiversity.

Councillors have decided to award the following grants...

Hanwood Park Run Club £1,160

Training run leaders and coaches to be sustainable in the future.

Natural Ise £508

Hedgehog boxes, insect hotels and bug homes in the Ise Valley

North Northamptonshire Community First Responders £3,000

Equipment for new volunteers.

Kettering Brotherhood £2,000

Operational running costs.

Big Bubble Theatre Company £2,000

Drama workshops in schools, 15 in total, with title Only One Planet Earth.

St Michael's and all Angels Church £2,000

Green space at the church for community use.

Snapdragon and Bop £2,000

Developing community café at premises on Bath Road, including gardening group and other services.

The Shack Food Project £2,000

Expanding food parcel project, particularly for homeless people.

Stride and Ride £2,000

Run four Active Travel Hub sessions during the next 6 months.

Click on the page below to see the grants awarded in 2024/25

Complete our on line application form above or the word documents below. Send your forms to clerk@ketteringtowncouncil.gov.uk

Click on the page below to see the community grants awarded in 2023/24.

Kettering Town Council's Love Wildlife competition offered funding for projects which help boost wildlife in Kettering.

The Council had a budget of £2,000 from funds raised from the Kettering Community Lottery to give to projects which support mental health and wellbeing, up to a value of £1,000 each.

All councillors have £500 to spend each year on projects which benefit people living in their ward.

Grants for the 2022/23 financial year were awarded to a range of local groups. You can see the full list by clicking on the document below.