What are the Community Repayment requirements?
Chorley Council requires grant recipients to deliver economic and community outputs in return for receiving this funding.
In addition to the creation of new job opportunities within the grant applicant's business and other economic criteria (listed above in the 'how much can I apply for' section) the second area of output sees grant recipients being asked to carry out 'Community Repayment' activities to a percentage of the value of the grant they receive.
Activities must be delivered to registered Charities or Social Enterprises based within the borough of Chorley, or to the local community in which they reside.
The amount of community repayment to be carried out is based on 1 working day for every £2,000 received of the grant. For instance, if a grant is awarded of £10,000, the business is asked to deliver 5 full working days to the community. However, if the grant award is £5,000, 2.5 full working days to the community are required. A donation of goods to a similar value of the time involved or equivalent may be considered.
The spirit of the community repayment scheme is to create links between businesses and Charities/Social Enterprises, or the wider community in Chorley with the aim of supporting, empowering and enhancing this sector. This opportunity also provides grant recipients with the opportunity to enhance their Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
All community repayment activities must be agreed with Chorley Council in advance of being carried out for the recipient. Any work carried out in advance of agreement will not be considered towards this output. Chorley Council will have no liability within this arrangement.