Clifton Neighbourhood Board’s Community Spaces & Places Grant

Background

Clifton Neighbourhood Board are looking to use funding from its Pride in Place Programme to improve the range of events and activities to engage the communities of Clifton.

The grant aims to enhance the capacity of local voluntary and community organisations to deliver more inclusive, frequent, and high-quality community engagement and support activities by improving the community spaces and places that offer events and activities.The grant operates over a one stage application process by the submission of a full application. This grant provides capital funding to support community engagement and support events across the Clifton Neighbourhood Board area of benefit.

The Capital funding will enable small-medium scale improvements to spaces and places, equipment purchases, and activity infrastructure allowing organisations to deliver more or improved community activities. 

Examples of eligible projects:

• Digital equipment/infrastructure used for community engagement, employment or skills activities
• Improvements to public spaces or community venues
• Improved access to, or security for, community venues or spaces
• Large equipment purchases enabling delivery of additional or improved community events 

Grant Amount

Up to £30,000 in capital funds are available per venue / space. Applicants may apply for up to this amount. The minimum amount available per venue / outdoor space is £1,000.  

• Equipment* only grants available for £1,000 - £5,000
• Improvement** only grants £1,000 - £30,000 

Organisations can apply for funding for a project that includes both physical improvements and equipment, but the combined total cannot exceed £30,000.

These minimum and maximum amounts are per venue / space rather than per organisation. Therefore, applications from organisations looking to improve more than one venue / space can be accepted.

* Equipment is defined as something which is portable, i.e. laptops or indoor/outdoor furniture or play equipment

** Improvement is defined as a permanent change to a space or place, i.e. new doors & windows, solar panels, new boiler, pond or improved accessibility

Application Support Workshops

There will be an online workshop for anyone interested in applying for this grant at 10am on 16th October 2026 – to join the meeting please use this link.

Join Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 354 735 685 169 905 
Passcode: 4pB3hm6q

There will also be an in-person workshop, 3 - 4pm on 22nd October at Clifton Cornerstone.

Applications

To apply for this grant, you must complete an application form, which you can download below, and return it to Nottingham City Council’s Economic Projects Team at econdevgrants@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 

The closing date for completed applications is 23:59 on Sunday 22nd November 2026.

Downloads

• Grant Applicant Guidance
• Application Form
• Appendix B