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Stage Three - Funding
Writing a Proposal?
Most funding bodies will have an application form. For example, the Home Office have developed a standard application form for grants from Government sources up to £30,000 termed as small grants. If they do not have an application form then the following provides a checklist of what should be included:
- Introduction - who you are and what you do?
- Assessment of Need - why you feel it is important that you carry out this project and how did you identify this need?
- Project Description - what do you want to do?
- Project Implementation - how are you going to do it?
- Budget - how much money would you like and what would you spend it on and how did you arrive at these costs? It is important to check if they fund Capital e.g. buildings, desks etc. and/or revenue i.e. running costs e.g. heating and lighting. There is no point in asking for funding for something that they do not fund.
- Outcomes - what will be achieved by the project and how will this benefit local people.
- Evaluation - how will you monitor and evaluate the project?
- Management - who will manage the project? What experience do they have i.e. have they managed similar scale projects before? How will the local community/tenants be involved in the management and/or development of the project? Will they need any training to do this?
- The Future - how will you sustain the project once the grant comes to an end?
Adapted from PEP Trust leaflet:- Writing Funding Applications - An Introduction for Community Projects, Published in November 2002 and updated in August 2003.
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