Apply for a Grant

The club will not provide ‘cash’ directly to individuals but will pay the suppliers of goods and services invoices or through the bank accounts of third parties such as Citizens Advice, schools, agencies, local authorities, and charities. 

The Club would not normally support applications from large national charities (unless it is from and for the local branch use) or charities dedicated to issues deemed by the Club to be already well funded. 

The Club is prepared to work with other local charitable organisations to fund initiatives beyond the financial scope of a single local organisation.

The club receives requests for funds from many local organisations each year (schools, local charities, local authority departments etc) and it is the policy of the club that unless there are exceptional circumstances only those appeals made in advance of expenditure are to be considered.  

The Club will consider each application for support, whether from previous recipients of grants or from previously unsuccessful applicants, on its own merits and whilst the Club will have regard to the outcome of previous grants, any new application will not receive preferential or adverse consideration.

When, the Club approves a grant, in some instances and for a variety of reasons the obligation is not taken up immediately by the intended recipient. It is the Club’s policy that the Service Committee regularly review outstanding obligations and if such obligations are not taken up by the intended recipient within twelve months of the date the obligation is made then the  SC may terminate the obligation without prejudice to future requests by the intended recipient.

It is The Club’s policy  to monitor at their discretion, all grants made.  Where the grant is for an extended period, project progress should be reported by the grant recipient on a regular basis.  

Applications for grants should be made either by using the form below or to The Secretary, Alton Lions Club, 4 Bennet Close, GU34 2EL, who will forward a copy to the Chairman of the Services Committe.