Stirling Council administers the assets of four Common Good Funds for Bridge of Allan, Callander, Dunblane and Stirling. The area of each Common Good Fund is defined by Burgh maps from 1973 and only organisations that live or operate within these areas can apply for Common Good funding.
Applications must be submitted at least two months in advance of the Civic Panel meeting at which the application will be considered.
The amount of Common Good grant money available varies between the four funds; please apply for the amount you require and the Panel will consider and agree the amount of any award.
Organisations may be asked to provide additional information to support their application.
Applications will not be accepted from Stirling Council employees unless they are formally representing a community group as an appointed office bearer of that group or seeking to enhance a Common Good Asset which falls within the Council’s remit.
Applications will not be accepted from an Elected Member of Stirling Council, even if they are an appointed office bearer of a group or organisation.
Organisations must refrain from canvassing any Elected Member of Stirling Council about their application as this could preclude the Member from voting on the application.
Applications cannot be made retrospectively for events/projects that have already taken place or for a financial commitment to purchase goods or services that has already been made.
Applications that do not demonstrate the benefits to a wide range of people in the Common Good area/community, will be assessed as not meeting the criteria for Common Good funding.
Should an event or purchase not proceed, we will seek to recover the full amount of any grant that has been awarded. It is the responsibility of the organisation to ensure that event cancellation insurance, or some other means of recovering any outlays, is in place; organisations might be asked to provide evidence of this before grant funds are released. The organisation must advise Stirling Council immediately an event or purchase does not go ahead.
A detailed breakdown of all costs, including two quotations for all goods, services and other work provided by a contractor, must be submitted with the application form. All applications, including quotes and any other supporting material, will be published in order to promote transparency in the use of the Council-administered funds.
Successful organisations will be requested to provide feedback and evidence on how they have used the funding, and to actively promote the fact that they have been supported by Common Good funding. Failure to do so may jeopardise the outcome of any future applications for Common Good funding.
If you require further information about the application process, please email your questions to civicoffice@stirling.gov.uk