Assessing your application The panel will meet to assess applications during the week of 17th July 2017. It is anticipated that a decision will be made on the 21st July 2017. When assessing an application, the panel will consider such matters as: The management of the applicant organisation Whether the proposed activity fits the criteria Whether the activity fits well with exiting services/activities and is not duplicating existing services/activities Whether the applicant demonstrates an understanding of the project and how it can be delivered Whether the activity is value for money, and appropriately costed Whether the outputs and outcomes are realistic and achievable The financial position and sustainability of the applicant organisation The organisation has appropriate safeguarding procedures in place You will receive an email informing you of the decision. If your organisation is offered the funding you will be provided with a set of conditions and an acceptance form. If you are willing to accept the conditions, the acceptance form will need to be signed and returned, together with a copy of a recent bank statement, before the funding can be paid. How will the funding be paid The funding will be paid directly via BACS into the bank account. recipient’s Spending the funding and reporting back (monitoring) Once an offer has been made the recipient must return the acceptance form and start spending the funding within three months of the date of the offer letter. If you have been unable to start spending the funding within three months of receiving the offer letter, or it cannot be used for the purpose for which it was awarded, you must inform us of the situation as soon as possible. The funding is for a period of up to two years from the date of the signed offer letter. In signing the acceptance form the recipient agrees to use the funding only for the purposes described in the offer letter. If there is a change in your organisation’s circumstances that affects the way the funding can be spent, you must contact to discuss this. We will try to be as helpful as possible. Monitoring reports will be required from recipients to confirm that the funding they received has been used appropriately and to assess the impact of the activity on the identified need. We will work with the successful organisation to agree the timescale for monitoring reports. These are likely to be quarterly. Funding recipients must keep receipts and financial records of the way in which the funding is spent, as these may be needed in the future for audit purposes. Page 4 of 4
Assessing your application The panel will meet to assess applications during the week of 17th July 2017. It is anticipated that a decision will be made on the 21st July 2017. When assessing an application, the panel will consider such matters as: The management of the applicant organisation Whether the proposed activity fits the criteria Whether the activity fits well with exiting services/activities and is not duplicating existing services/activities Whether the applicant demonstrates an understanding of the project and how it can be delivered Whether the activity is value for money, and appropriately costed Whether the outputs and outcomes are realistic and achievable The financial position and sustainability of the applicant organisation The organisation has appropriate safeguarding procedures in place You will receive an email informing you of the decision. If your organisation is offered the funding you will be provided with a set of conditions and an acceptance form. If you are willing to accept the conditions, the acceptance form will need to be signed and returned, together with a copy of a recent bank statement, before the funding can be paid. How will the funding be paid The funding will be paid directly via BACS into the recipient’s bank account. Spending the funding and reporting back (monitoring) Once an offer has been made the recipient must return the acceptance form and start spending the funding within three months of the date of the offer letter. If you have been unable to start spending the funding within three months of receiving the offer letter, or it cannot be used for the purpose for which it was awarded, you must inform us of the situation as soon as possible. The funding is for a period of up to two years from the date of the signed offer letter. In signing the acceptance form the recipient agrees to use the funding only for the purposes described in the offer letter. If there is a change in your organisation’s circumstances that affects the way the funding can be spent, you must contact to discuss this. We will try to be as helpful as possible. Monitoring reports will be required from recipients to confirm that the funding they received has been used appropriately and to assess the impact of the activity on the identified need. We will work with the successful organisation to agree the timescale for monitoring reports. These are likely to be quarterly. Funding recipients must keep receipts and financial records of the way in which the funding is spent, as these may be needed in the future for audit purposes. Page 4 of 4
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