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Big Lottery FundImproving your chances of success
Sarah CarrollFunding Officer (Local)
16 July 2014
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Awards for All
•Grants of £300 - £10,000 (no more than £10,000 in any 12 month period)
•12 months to spend grant
•Open to community and voluntary groups, schools, health bodies and parish / town councils
•New activity and projects - Not for running costs
•Repeat and regular activities (if income less than £30,000 in last financial year)
•Apply 4-5 months before project starts
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What the money could be spent on...
Research / feasibility studies
Equipment hire or
purchase building and refurbishment work (costing less than
£25,000)
transport costs
updating equipment and premises for health and safety reasons
Training and sessional workers
volunteer expenses
venue hire
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What we cannot pay for...
Fundraising activities
Money already spent or activities that happen or start before we pay the grant
Activities which the Government has a legal obligation to provide
Staff salaries and other day
to day running
costs incl. routine
repairs and maintenanc
e
Used vehicles
Activities which promote politics
or religion
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Reaching Communities o 1-5 years funding
o Main programme (two stages):
―Revenue grants £10,000+―Smaller capital grants £10,000 - £100,000
o Buildings programme (three stages):―Larger capital projects £100,000 +―Geographically targeted at most deprived
areas―Multipurpose buildings
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Reaching Communities
• Very competitive programme
• Applications from community & voluntary groups, charities, statutory bodies, social enterprises, not-for-profit companies
• Apply at least 10 months before project starts
• Outcomes focused
• Community led
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Reaching Communities You must contact us if...•You are applying for Reaching Communities Buildings project
OR
•You are planning to apply for more than £500,000
OR
•Your project has previously been funded by us
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Improving your chances
• Read the guidance carefully and thoroughly
• Clearly define and EVIDENCE the need your project is seeking to address
• Ensure that your proposed activities are clearly linked to your outcomes
• Consult and involve your beneficiaries – they will be fundamental to the design of your project
• Prove that your project will make a difference – why is your way the best way?
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Evidence the need
It’s not just about what you think
Don’t assume that readers (funders and partners) will automatically see there is a
need. It is up to you to convince
them.
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Sources of evidence
‘Hard’ Information
Local statisticsFocus groupsQuestionnairesInterviews
Focus groups
Consultations
Interviews
‘Before and after’ data Deprivation
Index
Census
Strategies and policies
Research reports
Local & national priorities
Local statistics
Questionnaires
Letters of support
‘Hard’ Information
Waiting lists Office for National
Statistics
‘Soft’ information
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Tips on evidencing need
• Tell us about the issues and needs of the people or community you want to work with
• Quote and date your sources
• Evidence needs to be varied, recent and relevant
• Consultation: include when, who, how, numbers, and findings
• Include local evidence
• Tell us about other similar services and how you work with them
• Tell us if your project supports local priorities
Reaching Communities: Existing projects must submit an evaluation report showing the impact the project
has had
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Remember....
Keep your answers simple, clear, specific and consistent.
Act on any feedback we have given you.
Proofread your form and use the form’s checklist.
Make sure your application links together
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Getting funding and planning successful projects
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Where to find out more
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Big Advice Line: 0845 4 10 20 30
Textphone: 0845 6 02 16 59
Email: [email protected]