• All applicants will receive confirmation on receipt of their application.
• If ineligible, the Grants Team will notify the applicant.
• All applications will be assessed by the Grants Team and then passed to the grant panel who will make all decisions on the allocation of funds.
• The panel is made up from local residents in the funds area of benefit. We take conflicts of interest very seriously, and any panel member with a conflict of interest with your application won’t be assessing or involved in the discussions for your application.
• The Fund Manager in conducting due diligence, may follow up with the pricing structure of quotes, letters of support, existing or potential participants/beneficiaries of your project. If you are funded by an existing funder, the Fund Manager may contact them for additional information as part of the due diligence checks.
• Following the panel meeting all applicants will be informed whether they have been successful.
• The panel decision is final, and detailed feedback cannot be provided.

Successful applicants will then be asked to agree to the following: 

• On completion of projects all applicants will be required to complete a monitoring & evaluation exercise, together with evidence of expenditure based on agreed outcomes at the start of project.
• Use the monies as specified in your application unless prior agreement has been received in advance. 
• Submit progress reports, these will be outlined to all individual case studies subject to the size of the project.
• All successful applicants will need to agree to our brand guidelines, including use of the logo e.g. colours and sizing for publicity purposes etc.

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