Please note: Discretionary Grants were replaced with City Council Community Grants in March 2024
Chichester City Council has been awarding Discretionary Grants to local organisations in support of their work since 2006.
Below is a list of the organisations that have benefitted from Grants awarded by the City Council over the past 10 years.
If you would like any grant information older than this, please contact: administration@chichestercity.gov.uk
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Award year – 2023-2024
AWARD YEAR RECIPIENT GRANT AWARDED 2023-2024 Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice £900.00 2023-2024 Chestnut Tree House £500.00 2023-2024 Chichester BID £2,500.00 2023-2024 Chichester Chamber Concerts £500.00 2023-2024 Chichester Open Studios £500.00 2023-2024 Chichester Pride £1,745.00 2023-2024 Chichester Runners and AC £3,000.00 2023-2024 Chichester Symphony Orchestre £500.00 2023-2024 Chichester Tree Wardens £290.10 2023-2024 Festival of Chichester £2,500.00 2023-2024 Friends of Speyer £2,500.00 2023-2024 Homestart Chichester and District £2,489.00 2023-2024 International Relations (Three Cities) £500.00 2023-2024 Kingsham Area Action Group £500.00 2023-2024 Kitchen Sink Theatre (formerly Ragtime Priory Theatre) £500.00 2023-2024 My Sister’s House Women’s Refuge £440.00 2023-2024 Parklands Residents Association £1,250.00 2023-2024 Rotary Club of Chichester £3,235.00 2023-2024 Roussillon Park Residents Association £500.00 2023-2024 Second Chance Chichester £1,000.00 2023-2024 Terry’s Place £500.00 2023-2024 Think 18 (2 grants given) £3,000.00 2023-2024 TS Sturdy of the Nautical Training Group £2,373.00 2023-2024 UK Harvest £3,000.00 2023-2024 West Walls Residents Association (2 grants received) £1,000.00 2023-2024 Words Out Loud £500.00 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED £36,222.10
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Award Year Recipient Grant awarded 2022-2023 4Sight Vision Support £1328.40 2022-2023 12th Chichester Scout Group £500.00 2022-2023 Centurion Way Users Group £500.00 2022-2023 Chestnut Tree House/St Barnabas Hospices £487.97 2022-2023 Chichester BOOKFEST childrens book festival £1360.00 2022-2023 Chichester Forest Schools £2120.00 2022-2023 Chichester Information Shop for Young People £2000.00 2022-2023 Chichester Mens Shed £500.00 2022-2023 Chichester Nightingales Army CIC £352.00 2022-2023 Chichester Pride £2500.00 2022-2023 Chichester Priory Park Cricket Club £2500.00 2022-2023 Chichester Symphony Orchestra £500.00 2022-2023 Chichester Tree Wardens £488.00 2022-2023 Chichester Youth Adventure Trust £350.00 2022-2023 Crown Community Pub Hub Ltd £500.00 2022-2023 Festival of Chichester £3000.00 2022-2023 Life Centre £2430.00 2022-2023 Options Pregnancy Counselling Centre £2000.00 2022-2023 Priory Park Society £500.00 2022-2023 Rotary Club of Chichester Harbour £500.00 2022-2023 Royal Sussex Regimental Association £2500.00 2022-2023 Sussex Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus £500.00 2022-2023 Terry’s Place £1819.00 2022-2023 Three Cities £500.00 2022-2023 Transition Chichester £1500.00 2022-2023 UK Harvest £2000.00 2022-2023 West Sussex Mediation Service £500.00 2022-2023 West Sussex Scout Council (Supreme Box Kart Event) £1500.00 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED £35235.37 27 October 2022 – additional £2500 grant pending additional confirmation from applicant
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Award Year Recipient Grant awarded 2021-2022 4Sight Vision Support £734.00 2021-2022 Arun & Chichester District CAB £2000.00 2021-2022 Business2Schools £1000.00 2021-2022 C.A.R.E. (Charles Avenue Residents Engagement) £500.00 2021-2022 C.A.O.S. Musical Productions £390.00 2021-2022 Chichester BID £1600.00 2021-2022 Chichester Boys Club £1000.00 2021-2022 Chichester Chamber Concerts £500.00 2021-2022 Chichester City Centre Drop-in £1500.00 2021-2022 Chichester Local History Society £1000.00 2021-2022 Chichester Marks Holocaust Memorial £2000.00 2021-2022 Chichester Symphony Orchestra £500.00 2021-2022 Chichester Childrens Book Festival £1020.00 2021-2022 Festival of Chichester £2500.00 2021-2022 Friends of Valletta £500.00 2021-2022 Kingsham Primary School £500.00 2021-2022 My Sisters’ House Women’s Refuge £329.00 2021-2022 Over the Rainbow £2000.00 2021-2022 Rotary Club of Chichester £500.00 2021-2022 Second Chance Chichester £500.00 2021-2022 Transition Chichester £1000.00 2021-2022 Tyler’s Trust £1000.00 2021-2022 Voluntary Action Arun & Chichester £1000.00 2021-2022 West Sussex Mediation Service £500.00 2021-2022 West Walls Residents’ Assocation £306.00 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED £24379.00
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Award Year Recipient Grant awarded 2020-2021 Arun & Chichester District CAB £1500.00 2020-2021 Chestnut Tree House £1833.33 2020-2021 Chichester Counselling Services £2000.00 2020-2021 Chichester Forest Schools £2599.00 2020-2021 Chichester Information Shop for Young People £2142.86 2020-2021 Chichester Nightingale Army £3000.00 2020-2021 Chichester Youth Adventure Trust £1250.00 2020-2021 Chichester Childrens Book Festival £778.57 2020-2021 Festival of Chichester £1625.00 2020-2021 HomeStart Chichester and District £2666.67 2020-2021 Life Centre £2245.71 2020-2021 Options Pregnancy Counselling Centre £2214.29 2020-2021 SPRING £1750.00 2020-2021 Stonepillow £3283.33 2020-2021 The Four Streets Project £5000.00 2020-2021 UK Harvest £2860.41 2021-2022 Vitalise £2285.71 2021-2022 West Sussex Scout Council £1250.00 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED £40284.88
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Award year – 2019-2020
Award Year Recipient Grant awarded 2019-2020 416 (Chichester) RAF Air Cadets £1000.00 2019-2020 Arun & Chichester District Citizens’ Advice £1800.00 2019-2020 Bernstein in Chichester £2000.00 2019-2020 Chichester City Tours £500.00 2019-2020 Chichester Forest Schools £2000.00 2019-2020 Chichester Lunch Club £500.00 2019-2020 Chichester Nursery School £1000.00 2019-2020 Chichester Symphony Orchestra £420.00 2019-2020 Chichester Childrens Book Festival £500.00 2019-2020 City Angels £2500.00 2019-2020 Cruse Bereavement Care (Chichester & Arun Branch) £1000.00 2019-2020 Festival of Chichester £1500.00 2019-2020 Friends of Priory Park £750.00 2019-2020 Homestart Chichester and District £3000.00 2019-2020 International Relations “Three Cities” Working Group £200.00 2019-2020 Options Pregnancy and Counselling Centre £2000.00 2019-2020 St Pauls Church and Parish Centre £500.00 2019-2020 Swanfield Park Youth Club £495.00 2019-2020 The Four Streets Project £2000.00 2019-2020 Transition Chichester £550.00 2019-2020 West Sussex Mediation Service £500 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED £24715.00
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Award year – 2018-2019
Award Year Recipient Grant awarded 2018-2019 5th Chichester Scout Group £2000.00 2018-2019 Chichester City Centre Dropin £3000.00 2018-2019 Chichester Forest Schools £2400.00 2018-2019 Chichester Information Shop for Young People £3000.00 2018-2019 Chichester Lunch Club £720.00 2018-2019 City Angels £5000.00 2018-2019 Embrace Chichester £1000.00 2018-2019 focus arts £400.00 2018-2019 Friends of Chartres £1000.00 2018-2019 Friends of Priory Park £2500.00 2018-2019 Homestart Chichester & District £2980.00 2018-2019 Options Pregnancy and Counselling Centre £1500.00 2018-2019 Royal Sussex Regimental Association £3000.00 2018-2019 Swanfield Park Residents’ Neighbourhood Group £500.00 2018-2019 West Sussex Scout Council (Supreme Box Kart Event) £1000.00 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED £30000.00
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Award year – 2017-2018
Award Year Recipient Grant awarded 2017-2018 5th Chichester Scout Group (Supreme Box Kart Event) £600.00 2017-2018 Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice £1800.00 2017-2018 Bernstein in Chichester £1800.00 2017-2018 Chichester City Band £1000.00 2017-2018 Chichester City Tours £800.00 2017-2018 Chichester Information Shop for Young People £3000.00 2017-2018 Chichester Lunch Club £1500.00 2017-2018 Cruse Bereavement Care, Chichester & Arun Branch £1000.00 2017-2018 Festival of Chichester £2500.00 2017-2018 Friends of Chartres £600.00 2017-2018 Holocaust Memorial Day £2500.00 2017-2018 Homestart Chichester & District £5000.00 2017-2018 International Relations – Three Cities Working Group £443.00 2017-2018 Life Centre £2500.00 2017-2018 Options Pregnancy Counselling Centre £1200.00 2017-2018 Sussex Otters Swimming Club £600.00 2017-2018 Transition Chichester £657.00 2017-2018 Voluntary Action Arun & Chichester £2500.00 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED £30000.00
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Award year – 2016-2017
Award Year Recipient Grant awarded 2016-2017 5th Chichester Scout Group (Supreme Box Kart Event) £500.00 2016-2017 Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice £1800.00 2016-2017 Chichester Baptist Church £1850.00 2016-2017 Chichester Chamber Concerts £500.00 2016-2017 Chichester Community Development Trust £1830.00 2016-2017 Chichester Forest Schools £5000.00 2016-2017 Chichester Rugby Football Club £1500.00 2016-2017 Chichester Stroke Club £500.00 2016-2017 Chichester Symphony Orchestra £320.00 2016-2017 Chichester Youth Adventure Trust £2000.00 2016-2017 Festival of Chichester £2300.00 2016-2017 Friends of Priory Park £1632.00 2016-2017 Friends of Wrenford Centre £3000.00 2016-2017 Homestart Chichester and District £3000.00 2016-2017 International Relations – Three Cities Working Group £500.00 2016-2017 Lavant Parish Council £312.00 2016-2017 Options Pregnancy Counselling Centre £1500.00 2016-2017 Outset Youth Action £1000.00 2016-2017 PACSO (Parents and Carers Support Organisation) £5000.00 2016-2017 RELATE North and South West Sussex £2500.00 2016-2017 Rotary Club of Chichester £500.00 2016-2017 Sammy Community Transport £5000.00 2016-2017 Sussex Otters Swimming Club £700 2016-2017 Transition Chichester £1000.00 2016-2017 Voluntary Action Arun & Chichester £2500.00 2016-2017 Westgate Residents Association £2688.00 2016-2017 West Sussex Mediation Service £400.00 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED £49322.00
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Award year – 2015-2016
Award Year Recipient Grant awarded 2015-2016 5th Chichester Scout Group (Supreme Box Kart Event) £500.00 2015-2016 Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice £1800.00 2015-2016 Bognor and Chichester Voice £1000.00 2015-2016 Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre £300.00 2015-2016 Chichester Bowls Club £3500.00 2015-2016 Chichester City Band £2071.00 2015-2016 Chichester City Centre Partnership £3000.00 2015-2016 Chichester City Tours £400.00 2015-2016 Chichester Counselling Services £1238.00 2015-2016 Chichester Garden-Fest £1000.00 2015-2016 Chichester Information Shop for Young People £3000.00 2015-2016 Chichester Players £500.00 2015-2016 Chichester Canal Trust £5000.00 2015-2016 Festival of Chichester £1600.00 2015-2016 focus:arts £475.00 2015-2016 Friends of Chartres £600.00 2015-2016 Friends of Wrenford Centre £3000.00 2015-2016 Homestart Chichester and District £2500.00 2015-2016 International Relations – Three Cities Working Group £400.00 2015-2016 Life Centre £2500.00 2015-2016 PACSO (Parents and Carers Support Organisation) £1500.00 2015-2016 Parklands Residents’ Association £1200.00 2015-2016 Rotary Club of Chichester £500.00 2015-2016 Rotary Club of Chichester Priory £500.00 2015-2016 SAGE Counselling £1000.00 2015-2016 St James Allotment Association £1000.00 2015-2016 St Wilfrids Hospice £3920.00 2015-2016 Transition Chichester £1000.00 2015-2016 Voluntary Action Arun and Chichester £2500.00 2015-2016 Workers Education Association (WEA) £550.00 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED £47954.00
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Award year – 2014-2015
Award Year Recipient Grant awarded 2014-2015 Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice £1800.00 2014-2015 Arun Speakers Club (Chichester) £250.00 2014-2015 Chichester and Bognor Branch MS Society £600.00 2014-2015 Chichester Chamber Concerts £300.00 2014-2015 Chichester City Band £2500.00 2014-2015 Chichester City Centre Dropin £1000.00 2014-2015 Chichester City Tours £500.00 2014-2015 Chichester Information Shop for Young People £2500.00 2014-2015 Chichester Peace Festival £400.00 2014-2015 Chichester Ship Canal Trust £1000.00 2014-2015 City Angels £5000.00 2014-2015 Cloth Nappy Library £498.00 2014-2015 Festival of Chichester £1833.00 2014-2015 Friends of Chartres £1000.00 2014-2015 Friends of Priory Park £300.00 2014-2015 International Relations – Three Cities Working Group £1200.00 2014-2015 Italy Star Association £2000.00 2014-2015 Life Centre £2000.00 2014-2015 Murray Club £1250.00 2014-2015 New Park Community and Arts Association £5000.00 2014-2015 Options Pregnancy Counselling Centre £800.00 2014-2015 Outset Youth Action £1000.00 2014-2015 Rotary Club of Chichester £500.00 2014-2015 Rotary Club of Chichester Priory £500.00 2014-2015 SAGE Counselling £1000.00 2014-2015 Sammy Community Transport £5000.00 2014-2015 Singing for Health/Lifemusic £1000.00 2014-2015 South Downs Planetarium £4650.00 2014-2015 St Wilfrids Hospice £3444.00 2014-2015 Sussex Otters Swimming Club £500.00 2014-2015 Taste & Savour Ltd £2000.00 2014-2015 Transition Chichester £1000.00 2014-2015 Voluntary Action Arun & Chichester £1000.00 2014-2015 West Sussex Mediation Service £500.00 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED £54825.35
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Award year – 2013-2014
Award Year Recipient Grant awarded 2013-2014 Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice £1800.00 2013-2014 Chichester Boys Club £5000.00 2013-2014 Chichester Cinema at New Park £1000.00 2013-2014 Chichester City Band £500.00 2013-2014 Chichester Information Shop for Young People £2500.00 2013-2014 Chichester Peace Festival £500.00 2013-2014 Chichester Tree Wardens Group £390.00 2013-2014 Children & Family Centre – Young Parents £300.00 2013-2014 Cloth Nappy Library £500.00 2013-2014 Consort of Twelve £360.00 2013-2014 Cruse Bereavement Care – Chichester and Arun Branch £500.00 2013-2014 Dynamix Crew £660.00 2013-2014 Festival of Chichester £1500.00 2013-2014 Fire Safety Friends of Kursk £500.00 2013-2014 Friends of Chartres £1000.00 2013-2014 International Relations – Three Cities Working Group £1000.00 2013-2014 Murray Club £368.00 2013-2014 Music on Sundays £360.00 2013-2014 New Park Community and Arts Association £5000.00 2013-2014 PACSO (Prostate Cancer Awareness Support Organisation) £1181.00 2013-2014 Parents and Teachers Association – Portfield Primary School £300.00 2013-2014 Patient Participation Group (PPG) – Lavant Road Surgery £890.00 2013-2014 Regis Troopers £1650.00 2013-2014 Rotary Club of Chichester £500.00 2013-2014 Royal Sussex Regimental Asssociation £4000.00 2013-2014 Sammy Community Transport £5000.00 2013-2014 South Downs Planetarium £5000.00 2013-2014 St Wilfrids Hospice £3000.00 2013-2014 Swanfield Park Residents Neighbourhood Group £500.00 2013-2014 The Friends of St Johns Chapel £750.00 2013-2014 Transition Chichester £750.00 2013-2014 Visit Chichester £3000.00 2013-2014 Voluntary Action Arun & Chichester £2500.00 2013-2014 West Sussex Mediation Service £400.00 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED £53159.00
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Award year – 2012-2013
Award Year Recipient Grant awarded 2012-2013 4Sight (West & 6:21 Sussex Association for the Blind) £500.00 2012-2013 5th Chichester Scout Group (Supreme Box Kart Event) £1000.00 2012-2013 Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice £1800.00 2012-2013 Chichester & Bognor Branch MS Society £1000.00 2012-2013 Chichester Chamber Concerts £200.00 2012-2013 Chichester City & District Guides £500.00 2012-2013 Chichester City Band £1000.00 2012-2013 Children Counselling Services £800.00 2012-2013 Chichester Harbour and Selsey Sea Cadets £500.00 2012-2013 Chichester Information Shop for Young People £2000.00 2012-2013 Chichester Rifle & Pistol Club £250.00 2012-2013 Cruse Bereavement Care, Chichester & Arun Branch £500.00 2012-2013 Friends of Chartres £500.00 2012-2013 Friends of Wrenford Centre £3000.00 2012-2013 International Relations – Three Cities Working Group £950.00 2012-2013 Life Centre £2000.00 2012-2013 New Park Community and Arts Association £2000.00 2012-2013 Noahs Ark Mother and Toddler Group £331.00 2012-2013 Otter Memorial Papers £300.00 2012-2013 Oxmarket Centre of Arts £1500.00 2012-2013 PACSO (Prostate Cancer Awareness Support Organisation) £820.00 2012-2013 RICKS PHAB Club £300.00 2013-2012 Rotary Club of Chichester £250.00 2012-2012 Sammy Community Transport £3000.00 2012-2013 St Wilfrids Hospice £2493.00 2012-2013 Sussex Otters Swimming Club £500.00 2012-2013 Transition Chichester £500.00 2012-2013 Voluntary Action Arun and Chichester £2500.00 2012-2013 West Sussex Mediation Service £400.00 2012-2013 Whyke Estate Community Assocation £4750.00 TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED £36144.00
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