Information on Applying for Grants
GRANTnet is a free to use on-line grant search tool that allows anyone to access funding information via the City Council's website.
Who can GRANTnet help?
Community and voluntary groups, individuals, clubs, schools, social enterprises and small businesses;
Eg. Sports clubs, schools, parent teachers associations, social enterprises, church groups, residents associations, scout and guide groups, martial arts clubs, environmental groups, theatre and drama groups, dance groups, festival groups, play groups.
Using GRANTnet.
Click on to the website link at: www.stoke.gov.uk/grantnet
Register as a user by entering a few details about yourself;
Receive your password;
Carry out a search by answering a few simple questions about your funding request;
GRANTnet searches the comprehensive Grantfinder database and provides a summary of the funding opportunities available;
There is the facility to request further assistance and information from the City Council
Funding Officer Contacts
Newcastle Community & Voluntary Support (NCVS)
- Funding Officer- Colin Williamson
- Area - Newcastle under Lyme
- Telephone - 01782 629269
- Email - c.williamson@nucvs.co.uk
Voluntary Action Stoke-on-Trent (VAST)
Funding Officer- Claire Nail
Area - Stoke-on-Trent
Telephone - 01782 683030
Email -cnail@vast.org.uk
Website -http://www.vast.org.uk/
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
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- Area - Stoke-on-Trent
- Telephone - 01782 234263
Website - http://www.stoke.gov.uk
Staffordshire Moorlands Community & Voluntary Services
Funding Officer-Heather Kent
Area - Staffordshire Moorlands
Telephone - 01538 381356
Email - grants@smcvs.co.uk
Website -http://www.smcvs.co.uk/
Big Lottery Fund
Area- Nationwide
Telephone- 0845 4102030
E-mail- enquiries.wm@biglotteryfund.org.uk.
Website- http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/index
Further GRANT information: 
GRANTfinder is a user-friendly funding database carrying details in excess of 4,000 UK and EU grants, loans, venture capital and advisory programmes. Organisations benefiting from GRANTfinder’s services include: local authorities; universities; housing associations; the health sector; business support agencies; leading accountancy firms; national charities; and blue chip companies.
An enhancement to the GRANTnet service, GRANTnet Plus provides a ready-made software template that allows organisations to publish information relevant to local funding activities on a website with minimum involvement from an IT department. It gives the means, for example, to present information on a local funding fair or to communicate a diary of local networking opportunities.
Providing the means of storing information on funding support and bid submission, GRANTtracker keeps partners and other stakeholders fully in the picture. It not only tracks projects from conception to completion, it also monitors project partner contributions and provides an overall cash-flow schedule.
Developed to offer a basic search facility, GRANTnet is a user-friendly, on-line search tool by which small businesses or community links can gain access to funding opportunities.