eastsussex.gov.uk Applying For Funding United Kingdom : East Sussex County Council

Name of the Organization : East Sussex County Council
Type of Facility : Applying for funding
Country : United Kingdom

Website : https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/community/funding/apply

Applying For Funding :

Below is a summary of the different stages of applying for funding:
** Starting a voluntary organisation
** Finding money
** Different types of funding

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** Writing the application
** Evidence of need

Writing the application :
** Once you know who you want to bid to, think about the way you are going to present your application to give yourself the best chance of success.
** We can’t write the application for you, but we can check it’s quality before you submit it – please contact the External Funding team.

Helpful Hints :
** Bids are often only read once so keep the assessor’s eye moving with short and punchy sentences.
** Use bullet points wherever possible.
** Use positive words will make it sound like a ‘can do’ and ‘we will achieve’ bid.
** Avoid using passive or negative wording, as this makes the whole bid negative.
** If you’re using research or statistics to back up your bid, include references.
** Can you find out what scoring criteria will be used to assess your bid?
** If you can, read through and compare this to your application form.
** Can you find a copy of a successful application form? Pick out their strengths and use these in your application form.
** Never think that your first draft will be your final one.

Costing Your Project :
** Remember to think of all the costs that will be involved.
** Many charities and funding organisations, such as the Lottery, allow you to apply for ‘Full Cost Recovery’.
** This means securing funding for – or ‘recovering’ – all your organisation’s costs, including
** direct costs of your projects
** all costs associated with the delivery of your project (your organisation’s core costs – sometime referred to as core costs).
** For details and examples of how to calculate costs, see Full cost recovery – Big Lottery Fund.

Evidence Of Need :
** You must be able to clearly demonstrate why your project is needed and how it fits into the priorities of the funder to secure the grant.
** This evidence may be already available, or you may have to consult or do research of your own.
** A good source of information in East Sussex is East Sussex in Figures.

Monitoring And Evaluation :
** You need to monitor progress to provide feedback and see how successful your project has been.
** This can show areas you would still like to improve on, and help you put in another application form if you want to continue the project and ask for more funding.