Apply For Funding
Grant Application Guidelines
In order to apply for a grant from The Clare Milne Trust your organisation should be a registered charity, preferably based within the South West, and directly benefitting people living in Devon or Cornwall. The Trustees will occassionally consider an application from a CIC (community interest company). A CIC should follow the same application process as a registered charity.
We will strive to offer as much support to as many organisations and charities as we can.
This will be through our normal application review process, which occurs every three months.
We will continue to carefully review all applications in respect of our trust objects and values for those living within Devon and Cornwall.
Please contact the trust administrator, Emma Houlding, on 01395 270418, who will endeavour to assist with any urgent enquiries.
The Trustees prefer applicants to follow these guidelines.
When you are ready to submit your application please complete our standard application form.
Please send this together with a covering letter (on your letterhead) to the administrator. You may also include further suppporting information (no more than 2 sides of A4) and a budget.
An application form and supporting documents should be submitted by email to the administrator, Emma Houlding.
A postal application will be accepted, but email applications are preferred.
If you wish to submit an application as a hard copy, but do not have access to a printer, the administrator will be happy to post a blank application form to you. There is no charge for this service to addresses within the UK. Please submit your request here.
Emma Houlding
The Clare Milne Trust
Claypitts
Ladram Road
Otterton
Devon
EX9 7HT
The Trustees do not normally consider grant applications of less than £2,500. Applications for projects in Devon or Cornwall which are seeking a grant of less than £2,500 may apply to the Clare Milne funding programmes managed by the Devon Community Foundation and the Cornwall Community Foundation.
For more information please refer to our Grant Making Policy.
Click here to download the policy.
Please note that sucessful applicants should wait two years between each application for grant funding from The Clare Milne Trust. The exact details will be included in your grant receipt letter.
Click on the button below to download a PDF grant application form.
Click on the button below to download a Word grant application form.
Applications should:
1. State clearly who the organisation or body applying to us is, what they do and whom they seek to help.
2. Give the applicant's status, e.g., registered charity.
3. If you are applying for general funding, how many people will be helped or will benefit?
4. If you are applying to fund a project, describe the project clearly. Please state;
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Its aim and why it is needed.
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How many people will benefit from it.
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What stage has it reached so far.
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What funds have already been raised and name any other people or organisations which have been applied to for funding.
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If on-going funding is required after the project is in place, please explain from where this will be obtained.
5. Please state the amount sought.
Grant Application Deadlines
The Trustees review grant applications 4 times per year.
Please make a note of the deadlines shown below:
All grant applications must be received within the dates shown below in order to be considered for funding at the next trustee meeting. Any applications received outside of these dates will be deferred to the next meeting.
Grant applications will be accepted between
Monday 19th February 2024 and Thursday 28th March 2024.
These grant applications will be considered at the meeting on Wednesday 24th April 2024.
Grant applications will be accepted between
Monday 13th May 2024 and Monday 24th June 2024.
These grant applications will be considered at the meeting on Tuesday 16th July 2024.
Grant applications will be accepted between
Monday 12th August 2024 and Monday 30th September 2024.
These grant applications will be considered at the meeting on Wednesday 23rd October 2024.
Applications are only accepted on the Clare Milne Trust grant application form.
Next Trustee Meeting - 24th April 2024
All grant applications are assessed in a quarterly trustee meeting.
New grant applications will be considered at the trustee meeting on Wednesday 24th April 2024, please ensure that your application reaches the registered office or is sent via email to arrive between Monday 19th February 2023 and Thursday 28th March 2024.
Please send your application form to secretary@claremilnetrust.com