The Community Council considers applications for financial assistance using the guidelines set out below on a quarterly basis.  There is an annual £10,000 budget that is apportioned equally each quarter to allow the Community Council to be more focused and equitable when determining financial assistance applications. The quarterly meetings are held in March, June, September and December each year. 

The next deadline for submitting grant applications is Monday 2 December 2024. All applications received by this date will be considered at the Hybrid Council meeting to be  held on Wednesday 11 December 2024. 

Guidelines were adopted by Acton Community Council with effect from 1 April 2019. The hierarchy model as illustrated below is based on a three tier system that assesses the level of need around the population that is being served. In addition, priority will be given to groups within the Acton Community or those groups that are providing for residents in the Acton Community.

The three tier system caps the amount of funds made available to deserving organisations. This is a more equitable system as decisions will not be made on an ad-hoc basis. It is accepted there will be anomalies within the system, but these will be dealt with on the merits of the submitted application on a case by case basis. By way of explanation: