Coronation Community Fund

Overview

This year marks the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort.

Cheltenham Borough Council has agreed a pot of funding, worth £30,000 to allocate to local good causes that will help the town celebrate and commemorate this very special year.

We are now inviting applications for funding to support projects related to the Coronation across Cheltenham that will help us deliver our key Coronation themes:

• Using the opportunity of the Coronation to bring people together, connecting people to foster new relationships and celebrating our diverse communities.
• Using the opportunity of the Coronation to help improve the bio-diversity of Cheltenham green spaces and natural environment
• Using the opportunity of the Coronation to help make Cheltenham a place where all our children and young people have the opportunity to thrive.

We have two pots of funding:

Coronation Community Fund

This fund will support longer-term projects that will help the town celebrate and commemorate the Coronation. Grants of up to £3,000 will be made on a match-funding basis. We hope to make decisions on these grants by June 2023. 

Community Building – Coronation Fund

This fund will support small-scale projects, events and activities that will help the town celebrate the Coronation. Grants of up to £300 will be made. We will aim to make decisions on these applications within 2 weeks of the application being made.

You can use the online application form to apply for either grant. 

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from individuals - all applications must come from an organisation.

Why your views matter

Please use this online form to make your application to the Coronation Community Fund.

*For details of how your information will be used please see Cheltenham Borough Council's privacy policy *

What happens next

In May, a Coronation Community Fund panel, which will include the Leader of the Council, a representative of the VCS and the relevant Cabinet Member, will assess all submitted applications.

In May, a Coronation Community Fund panel, which will include the Leader of the Council, a representative of the VCS and the relevant Cabinet Member, will assess all submitted applications. They will consider the information supplied on the proposals form to assess the following criteria:

• How the project will bring people together, connecting people to foster new relationships and celebrating our diverse communities.
• How the project will help improve the bio-diversity of Cheltenham green spaces and natural environment
• How the project will help make Cheltenham a place where all our children and young people have the opportunity to thrive
• The project’s value for money in terms of its benefits versus the amount of grant requested.