Fostering Innovation * The application of the The application of the The approach or idea Extent to which the project is fostering approach or idea is novel approach or idea has is not particularly novel approaches and ideas. and/or the learning will be the potential to stimulate novel. applied more widely. wider application beyond the project. Partnership and collaborative working The project is delivered by a The project is delivered The applicant has Extent to which project has identified, comprehensive stakeholder through a partnership of identified partners engaged and involved appropriate delivery partnership across sectors to stakeholders to ensure which have agreed to partners to maximise impact and ensure ensure effective project successful delivery engage in delivery of broad based buy in and support to avoid delivery and demonstrate the project to ensure duplication of effort best practice successful delivery Legacy The project will have impact The project is likely to The project will deliver Extent to which the project will deliver beyond the funding period have impact beyond the minimal impact impact/benefit beyond the funding period end of the funding period Engagement and support There is strong rationale and There is sound and There is some limited Extent to which project has evidence of stakeholder adequate rationale and anecdotal or out of comprehensive stakeholder buy in, analysis with key evidence (consultations, date evidence that key participation or ownership. stakeholders supportive of statistics, research) that stakeholders have and involved in the project key stakeholders have been engaged and been engaged and involved and support involved and support the the project project Meeting a Need or Demand The project has presented The project has The project has Extent to which the project is responding strong and comprehensive presented significant presented limited to evidence of need or gap in provision evidence of need or gap in evidence of need or gap evidence of need or provision in provision gap in provision Additionality Clear and compelling Evidence that the Evidence that Extent to which the need for LEADER evidence that the project project requires LEADER investment investment is evidenced in terms of cannot proceed without LEADER investment to will enhance project allowing the project to proceed and LEADER investment deliver desired impact delivery enhancing the project through the and outcomes LEADER approach and investment
Fostering Innovation * Extent to which the project is fostering novel approaches and ideas. The application of the approach or idea is novel and/or the learning will be applied more widely. The application of the approach or idea has the potential to stimulate wider application beyond the project. The approach or idea is not particularly novel. Partnership and collaborative working Extent to which project has identified, engaged and involved appropriate delivery partners to maximise impact and ensure broad based buy in and support to avoid duplication of effort The project is delivered by a comprehensive stakeholder partnership across sectors to ensure effective project delivery and demonstrate best practice The project is delivered through a partnership of stakeholders to ensure successful delivery The applicant has identified partners which have agreed to engage in delivery of the project to ensure successful delivery Legacy Extent to which the project will deliver impact/benefit beyond the funding period The project will have impact beyond the funding period The project is likely to have impact beyond the end of the funding period The project will deliver minimal impact Engagement and support Extent to which project has comprehensive stakeholder buy in, participation or ownership. There is strong rationale and evidence of stakeholder analysis with key stakeholders supportive of and involved in the project There is sound and adequate rationale and evidence (consultations, statistics, research) that key stakeholders have been engaged and involved and support the project There is some limited anecdotal or out of date evidence that key stakeholders have been engaged and involved and support the project Meeting a Need or Demand Extent to which the project is responding to evidence of need or gap in provision The project has presented strong and comprehensive evidence of need or gap in provision The project has presented significant evidence of need or gap in provision The project has presented limited evidence of need or gap in provision Additionality Extent to which the need for LEADER investment is evidenced in terms of allowing the project to proceed and enhancing the project through the LEADER approach and investment Clear and compelling evidence that the project cannot proceed without LEADER investment Evidence that the project requires LEADER investment to deliver desired impact and outcomes Evidence that LEADER investment will enhance project delivery