Local Funding

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council administers a Community Fund in respect of royalty payments received by the Council from Miller Argent Limited based on tonnage of coal extracted from the Ffos Y Fran Land Reclamation Scheme.

The Community Fund is split into 3 categories:-

The Small Grant Scheme

All applications must support local community projects with an educational, environmental or leisure emphasis.  The Small Grant Scheme is for applications of £1,000 or under.  Application forms can be obtained from the Electoral Ward Division Councillors for your area.  Please click here for Councillor Details.

 The Intermediate Grant Scheme

 All applications must support local community projects with an educational, environmental or leisure emphasis.  Applications must be able to demonstrate a proportion of match funding up to a maximum of 50% of the total project cost.   The Intermediate Grant Scheme is for applications up to £5,000.

The Large Grant Scheme

The evaluation criteria required for the Large Grant Scheme is as follows:-

1. Applications must be strategic in nature complying with both Council and Welsh Government ambitions.

 2. Applications must be able to demonstrate that funding can be used as leverage to attract matched funding sources to at least a 50:50 proportion.

 3. Applications must support local community projects with an educational, environmental or leisure emphasis.

4. Applications must be for strategic projects within the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil.

 5. Applications must demonstrate the achievement of a lasting legacy for the Community.

 6.  No organisation is to be granted additional monies from the Fund within a 12 month period of a previous funding application.

Community Groups based in Merthyr Tydfil.

The Fund is split into three categories:

The Small Grant Scheme – Grants up to £1,000 

The Intermediate Grant Scheme – Grants up to £5,000

The Large Grant Scheme - Applications must be able to demonstrate that funding can be used as leverage to attract matched funding sources to at least a 50:50 proportion.