Bristol City Council Grants

Bristol Local CIL and Section 106 Funding

Bristol City Council

Bristol City Council allocates local Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and some Section 106 money to community projects in Bristol through nine area committees. No award range is published. The amount depends on new development in each area, and each area's CIL fund grows every month. The Stage 1 deadline for the 2026/27 cycle is 8 March 2027. VCSE organisations, residents or councillors can submit a Stage 1 form once a community priority is identified. Your councillor should know about the proposal and have endorsed it. Examples the council gives are improving community centres or parks. S106 money is often for highways improvements, parks improvements and tree planting. Proposals are shortlisted in May and June 2027. Invited projects then go to Stage 2, where a community group or council department develops a full proposal. Councillors decide funding once a year at area committee meetings. Funded projects give 6-monthly progress updates and an end of project monitoring report. Read the Area Committee funding guidance before you apply.