Charities and community groups looking to bounce back from the pandemic will be able to apply for cash from an increased grants funding pot, it has been confirmed.
At a Dereham Town Council meeting on Tuesday, councillors voted through a finance committee recommendation that an underspend of some £7,000 in the grants budget be carried forwards into the new financial year. The funding will be added to the standard pot of £10,000.
Town clerk Tony Needham said: “Grants are generally for around £500, but larger grants can be considered on a case-by-case basis, where need and benefit can be demonstrated.”
In January of this year, the council gave a grant of £2,500 to the Mid-Norfolk Foodbank to help cover the cost of their new storage space.
Other groups to have received grant-funding over the last 15 years include Dereham Town Football Club, Dereham Cancer Care and the Dereham Theatre Company, among many more.
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