Telephone on: 0845 300 6200 Text phone: +44(0) 161 934 4428 Email: After you submit your application You will receive an acknowledgement email confirming that we have received your application. This will be sent to the email address which you used to log into the portal. The email will include a PDF copy of your application for your reference. We will conduct an eligibility check within ten working days of the deadline for applications. If your application is not eligible, this means that we cannot process it any further and it will not be considered for funding. If your application is not eligible we will write to you to let you know, and will explain our reasons for this decision. Section six how we will decide on our awards – We will check your application to ensure that you have provided all the information we have requested. We will make our decision based on the information you provide in your application, any further information that we request, the sector expertise of our Arts Council National Discipline Directors; and, where relevant, data and information from the Charity Commission and Companies House websites relating to your constitution and audited accounts from the past two years. Each criterion (‘Meeting the brief’, and management of the activity’, and ‘Governance viability’) will be assessed using a five-point word scoring: ‘Financial Not met The application does not meet the criteria Potential The application does not meet the criteria but shows potential to do so Met The application meets the criteria Met (strong) The application meets the criteria and shows strong qualities Met (outstanding) The application meets the criteria and shows outstanding qualities
Telephone on: 0845 300 6200 Text phone: +44(0) 161 934 4428 Email: After you submit your application You will receive an acknowledgement email confirming that we have received your application. This will be sent to the email address which you used to log into the portal. The email will include a PDF copy of your application for your reference. We will conduct an eligibility check within ten working days of the deadline for applications. If your application is not eligible, this means that we cannot process it any further and it will not be considered for funding. If your application is not eligible we will write to you to let you know, and will explain our reasons for this decision. Section six – how we will decide on our awards We will check your application to ensure that you have provided all the information we have requested. We will make our decision based on the information you provide in your application, any further information that we request, the sector expertise of our Arts Council National Discipline Directors; and, where relevant, data and information from the Charity Commission and Companies House websites relating to your constitution and audited accounts from the past two years. Each criterion (‘Meeting the brief’, ‘Governance and management of the activity’, and ‘Financial viability’) will be assessed using a five-point word scoring: Not met The application does not meet the criteria Potential The application does not meet the criteria but shows potential to do so Met The application meets the criteria Met (strong) The application meets the criteria and shows strong qualities Met (outstanding) The application meets the criteria and shows outstanding qualities
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