Grant Application Process

PLEASE NOTE, THERE IS A MORATORIUM ON GRANT AWARDS DURING 2024, SO THAT THE TRUST CAN DEDICATE ITS RESOURCES TO OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY UPDATE AND RELAUNCH.

We welcome enquiries and applications at any time. Please feel free to send enquiries to the Chair of the Trust, as below.

Applications
Grant applications must fall within one or more of the aims of the Pratt Green Trust and should be sent with a full explanation of the reasons for which the grant is requested to the Chair of the Trust: Revd Dr Janet Wootton.

Specific requirements for applications from organisations
Grant applications from organisations should initially be submitted electronically by an authorised official and include a detailed budget covering the project for which the grant is requested. Details of any other grants or sponsorship agreed or applied for should also be included. Where the organisation has been established for more than 18 months the latest set of accounts for the organisation must also be provided. These are required to enable the Trustees to see the application in its full context. In some cases the Trustees may require to have sight of accounts covering a longer period and these will be requested, once the grant application has been received. Where the organisation has been established for less than 18 months the applicant should supply two references.

Specific requirements for applications from individuals
All Grant applications from individuals should initially be submitted electronically and include a detailed budget covering the project for which the grant is requested. Details of any other grants or sponsorship agreed or applied for should also be included. Applications should be supported by a suitable second signatory e.g. College principal or other person with a connection to the purpose and by two references.

Guidelines

  • Grants for the training of musicians cannot be made unless specifically related to the promotion of Hymnody, and such requests will normally be expected to come from a church or related group.
  • Grants for the payment of course fees (including the training of cathedral choristers) cannot be considered, although grants towards the purchase of course books may come within the objects of the Trust.
  • Grants for general funds will not normally be entertained. The Trustees will favour giving grants towards appropriate publications based on professional estimates, where small pump-priming grants might be appropriate.
  • Grants for capital expenditure (e.g. organ restoration, new hymnbooks) will not normally be entertained.
  • Applications must be made in advance of the commencement of the project. Grants will not be given in retrospect.