People and skills fund

Businesses/organisations accepting grant offers from this scheme will be required to abide by and agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. The approval or refusal of a grant is at the absolute discretion of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (‘the council’) and there will be no right to an appeal process.
2. Grants will not be given for expenditure incurred prior to the grant offer being made and the Grant Offer Letter signed.
3. The grant is not payable to an un-discharged bankrupt.
4. The grant must be used for the purpose intended as outlined in the Grant Offer Letter.
5. If the business/organisation ceases trading/operating within 12 months of the payment of the grant, the applicant must notify the council within 14 days and in such circumstances the Council may require the applicant(s) to repay, in whole or part of, the grant paid.
6. If the applicant is registered for VAT this must be declared on the application form. If at any point the business/organisation becomes VAT registered, the applicant must inform the council and discuss repayment of VAT expenses claimed.
7. The council’s written approval must be obtained in advance of any amendments to the approved project. Failure to comply with this condition may invalidate the grant offer.
8. There is no obligation on the council to increase the grant if the costs of the project increases.
9. A proportional reduction will be made in the grant if the actual cost of the project proves to be less than estimated. 30% of the grant will be paid on receipt of a signed Grant Offer Letter, with the remaining grant being made in arrears upon the production of the grant claim form along with supporting documentation.
10. The applicant must inform the council of any changes to the business/organisation or changes of address and/or telephone number.
11. Any grant must be taken up within the period stated in the Grant Offer Letter.
12. Payments of grants to successful applicants will be made in stages, 30% on receipt of the signed Grant Offer Letter and the remaining 70% on completion of the project and the receipt by the council of evidence that the applicant has incurred the expenditure.
13. Expenditure must be incurred using a debit/credit card or cheque and evidenced through a bank statement. Payments of grants will not be made towards expenditure incurred using the payment method of cash.
14. Grants are dependent on applicants being required to complete a short questionnaire evaluation 6 months after the receipt of the grant.
15. The council reserves the right to publish illustrations, photographs or other details of your project in promotional literature and other documents associated with council grant schemes.
16. Applicants will need to sign the contract within 28 days from the date offered otherwise the offer will be withdrawn.
17. If the applicant undertakes any work that, in the opinion of the council, significantly alters or removes any elements of the grant aided work, the council shall have the right to recover such proportion of the grant as it sees fit.