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How to Apply for a Grant

To apply for a Grant from the Trust, please click here to download the Application Form. Alternatively, an application form may be obtained by telephoning or writing to the Trust.

Once you have completed the form you should send it to us (by post). Our address and telephone number may be found under Contact Details.

Projects for which the Trust may Grant Funds

The Trust may grant funds towards the cost of the preservation, repair, maintenance, and improvement of churches and chapels within Suffolk.

Funds granted are normally for work to the fabric of the church. To be eligible for a grant, the Trust requires that:
  • the recipient church must be in use as a public place of worship.
  • the church faces a shortfall of funds to complete the project for which funds are sought.
  • recipient churches must be open or readily accessible to the public.
  • the church believes it will be able to raise the remaining funds needed.

Ineligible Projects

The Trust does normally make grants for:
  • electrical work
  • furnishings and fittings
  • churchyard walls
  • brasses and bells
  • monuments
  • redecoration, unless needed as part of an eligible project
  • new buildings or extensions to existing buildings

Timetable

The Grants Committee normally meets in the second week of January, April, July and October. Applications received by the end of the month prior to the meeting are considered at the meeting.

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Picture of St Andrews at Covehithe, viewed through the ruins of its predecessor
Covehithe

St Andrew, Covehithe, rises from the ruins of its predecessor.
 
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