Funding for TRA’s

The three most common grants available for TRA’s are,

Annual Support Grant – this is paid yearly on adhering to the partnership agreement and having the TRA accounts audited. Groups can have up to £70 left and still claim the full grant, any more left and the amount will be deducted from the grant before it is paid. The amount of grant is based on the number of properties and an extra amount is paid to TRA’s who run their own premises.

Extra Support Grant – This is available for groups who have an unexpected expense that could not realistically be met from their grant and can also be applied to if the group wish to put on additional activities to involve residents on their estate. An example would be a small estate who have to pay for meeting venues, that their support grant does not cover. This grant is only paid as ‘one off’ funding and will not be paid as a supplement to the annual support grant. If it is paid to cover a regular expense then it allows TRA’s a breathing space to arrange fund raising or seek additional support to cover the expense.

Excel Grants – grants for community involvement activities can be applied for online from the KNH website. The maximum amount available was £500 but this is currently under review and likely to be reduced. Ideas for involving hard to reach groups or wider numbers of estate residents by innovative means have been popular applications for the grant in the past.

Other Funding – there are a wide range of funds and grants available! which are constantly changing. As information on new funding opportunities emerges, they will receive there own post on this site.

If you know of any grant or funding opportunities that may benefit other TRA’s please email the details to huddsnorthtra@gmail.com or add details at the end of this post