Coming soon …
Maltby Decides
Thanks to National Lottery players, Rotherham Federation of Communities has received grant funding for Maltby community groups of £170,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund. The funding will be used to deliver a community-led programme that supports residents to award small grants strengthening services, skills and community life across Maltby.
The funding will be released in two rounds and groups will be able to apply for grants from £250.00 to £20,000.00 each round. We expect the first-round applications to be released towards the end of October 2026.
Grant Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply, organisations must be able to show that their proposed activity will directly benefit Maltby communities and/or Maltby residents. Applications should explain who will benefit, how local people have been involved or consulted, and what positive difference the activity will make.
To be eligible to apply, applications must also meet the following criteria:-
- Applicants must be a not-for-profit voluntary, community, faith, charity, social enterprise, or grassroots organisation.
- The group must be based in, working in, or clearly delivering benefit to Maltby. Individuals and private businesses are not eligible to apply.
- Groups must have appropriate governance in place. This includes a written constitution or governing document, a committee or management group with at least three unrelated members, and clear arrangements for making decisions and managing conflicts of interest.
- Groups must have a bank account in the organisation’s name, with at least two unrelated signatories required to authorise payments.
- Applicants must meet any legal and regulatory requirements relevant to their work. This may include safeguarding arrangements, public liability insurance, health and safety procedures, equality and diversity practice, data protection, risk assessments, and any licenses or permissions required for the proposed activity.
Other information: –
- Eligible costs may include venue hire, equipment, materials, volunteer expenses, sessional worker costs, publicity, training, insurance, transport, refreshments, and small capital items where these are directly linked to the proposed community activity.
- Funding must only be used for charitable or community purposes and cannot be used for alcohol, gambling, loan repayments, personal benefit, private profit, recoverable VAT, general appeals, religious worship or party-political activity, activities that unlawfully discriminate, or costs incurred before the grant offer date.
- Where activities involve children, young people, or adults at risk, applicants must have proportionate safeguarding policies and procedures in place. This may include a named safeguarding lead, appropriate checks and training, safe recruitment arrangements, and clear reporting procedures.
- Applicants must ensure that activities are open, inclusive, and accessible to the intended community, and that they do not unlawfully exclude or disadvantage people based on protected characteristics.
- Successful applicants will be required to accept grant terms and conditions before payment is made. These will set out the approved use of funds, payment arrangements, monitoring requirements, record-keeping expectations, publicity requirements, and circumstances in which funding may need to be repaid.
- Groups must keep appropriate records of how the grant is spent, including receipts or invoices where available, and must provide a short end-of-grant report showing what was delivered, who benefited, what difference was made, and how the funding was used.
- Rotherham Federation reserves the right to decline an application, request further information, attach conditions to a grant offer, withhold payment, or recover funding if eligibility requirements are not met, information provided is inaccurate, or funding is not used for the agreed purpose.
Watch this space for details of how and when to apply…
To request an ‘expression of interest’ form please contact either Sharon Smith Sharon.smith@rotherfed.org or Caroline Bolton Caroline.bolton@rotherfed.org