Shared prosperity fund grants for businesses, community organisations and sports clubs

Rugby Borough Council’s Town Centre Growth Fund aims to support the development of the town centre and the open market. It offers revenue grants to small businesses in the retail and service sectors for projects that deliver business growth, increase footfall and/or reduce vacancy rates in the town centre and open market. It is funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

The aims of the fund are to:

• Support the growth of the retail and service businesses in the town centre and open market.
• Increase footfall in the town centre and the open market.
• Reduce the number of vacant commercial units in the town centre and increase the number of stalls at the open market.
• Increase visitor numbers by improving the town centre as a visitor destination.
• Develop the open market in the town centre and support the creation and growth of new ones within the borough. 

£130,000 is available under the Town Centre Growth Fund. Individual awards will be made up to the value of £10,000 for eligible businesses.

• Download the eligibility criteria, guidance notes and application pack

To help applicants with their applications Rugby Borough Council, together with partner organisations, will be hosting drop-in sessions on:

• Wednesday 6 December 2023 from 10am to 12 noon at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
• Tuesday 9 January from 10am to 12 noon at Hill Street Community Centre

These sessions are designed to provide guidance, answer questions and offer advice on successful applications.

More information is available from the Communities and Projects team.

Rugby Borough Council’s Community Support Fund aims to support community organisations and voluntary organisations to deliver community measures that reduce the cost of living, including through measures to improve energy efficiency, and combat fuel poverty and climate change. It is funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

The aims of the fund are to:

• Reduce the burden of the cost of living for households within the borough.
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Increase take-up of energy efficiency measures by households within the borough. 

Examples of projects that would be eligible include establishing a school uniform bank, setting up a repair shop, or providing support with household items. Projects will be awarded to eligible not-for-profit constituted organisations up to the value of £10,000 each. The total grant funding available is £50,000.

• Download the eligibility criteria, guidance notes and application pack

To help applicants with their applications Rugby Borough Council, together with partner organisations, will be hosting drop-in sessions on:

• Wednesday 6 December 2023 from 10am to 12 noon at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
• Tuesday 9 January from 10am to 12 noon at Hill Street Community Centre

These sessions are designed to provide guidance, answer questions and offer advice on successful applications.

More information is available from the Communities and Projects team.

Rugby Borough Council’s Sports Action Fund aims to support community and voluntary organisations to increase the participation of Rugby residents in sport and physical activity, while also expanding and diversifying the sports offering within the borough of Rugby. It is funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. 

The aims of the fund are to:

• Improve and expand the existing sports offering of sports facilities and clubs within the borough.
• Support the development of sports clubs/events/tournaments/leagues/teams and creation of new ones.
• Increase the number of people participating in sports activities.
• Improve the quality of sports events/tournaments.
• Increase the number of people using sports facilities and accessing the local sports offering. 

Totalling £50,000, projects will be awarded to eligible not-for-profit constituted organisations up to £5,000 each.

• Download the eligibility criteria, guidance notes and application pack

To help applicants with their applications Rugby Borough Council, together with partner organisations, will be hosting drop-in sessions on:

• Wednesday 6 December 2023 from 10am to 12 noon at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
• Tuesday 9 January from 10am to 12 noon at Hill Street Community Centre

These sessions are designed to provide guidance, answer questions and offer advice on successful applications.

More information is available from the Communities and Projects team.