Appendix 1 CRITERIA STRONG PROJECTS WILL HAVE… WEAK PROJECTS WILL HAVE… Community Enabling The project will have a positive impact on It is unclear how the project will benefit A communities and residents and is led by the residents and communities in a positive community or an organisation working with the and meaningful way community.. B Structure The project is realistic and achievable and it is It is unclear what the project will do, who clear how and when the project will be delivered. will deliver it, how it will be delivered and by when. C Evidence of Need The applicant has identified (and can evidence) The proposal is based on anecdotal who the project beneficiaries will be and has evidence and it’s unclear whether this realistically estimated the number of people to project is needed or wanted by the target benefit from the project. It is clear that the community/communities. project is based on need. D for Money The project has been realistically costed and the The project is either significantly under number of people to benefit and the quality of costed or over costed which creates a risk the service is appropriate in relation to the to the project and its outcomes. amount of funding that has been requested. Project legacy and The applicant has considered project It is unclear how the project will continue E sustainability sustainability after the funded project has been after the funding has been spent and completed i.e. it is clear how the project will whether what has been proposed is continue (if relevant). achievable. F Evaluation and It is clear how the project will be promoted and It is unclear how the project will be Promotion publicised to the target audience and/or promoted and how the outcomes and communities. There is a clear approach and impact of the project will be evaluated. methodology to capture project outputs and outcomes in a clear and robust way.
Appendix 1 CRITERIA STRONG PROJECTS WILL HAVE… WEAK PROJECTS WILL HAVE… A Community Enabling The project will have a positive impact on communities and residents and is led by the community or an organisation working with the community.. It is unclear how the project will benefit residents and communities in a positive and meaningful way B Structure The project is realistic and achievable and it is clear how and when the project will be delivered. It is unclear what the project will do, who will deliver it, how it will be delivered and by when. C Evidence of Need The applicant has identified (and can evidence) who the project beneficiaries will be and has realistically estimated the number of people to benefit from the project. It is clear that the project is based on need. The proposal is based on anecdotal evidence and it’s unclear whether this project is needed or wanted by the target community/communities. D for Money The project has been realistically costed and the number of people to benefit and the quality of the service is appropriate in relation to the amount of funding that has been requested. The project is either significantly under costed or over costed which creates a risk to the project and its outcomes. E Project legacy and sustainability The applicant has considered project sustainability after the funded project has been completed i.e. it is clear how the project will continue (if relevant). It is unclear how the project will continue after the funding has been spent and whether what has been proposed is achievable. F Evaluation and Promotion It is clear how the project will be promoted and publicised to the target audience and/or communities. There is a clear approach and methodology to capture project outputs and outcomes in a clear and robust way. It is unclear how the project will be promoted and how the outcomes and impact of the project will be evaluated.
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