Tips when applying for grants
- Make sure you tailor your application/project to fit the grant criteria
- Some funders focus on particular groups of people or project types
- Evidence a need for the project
- Develop clear aims, objectives and proposed outcomes
- You may need to show how you will publicise the project
- It may help to involve interested parties or partners to develop and oversee the project
- You will need to provide costings
- You may need to provide a timetable of activites
- You will need to show how you will monitor the project
- You will need to look at future sustainability - how will the project continue after the grant monies end
- You will need to provide a copy of your organisation's governing document and latest financial accounts/statements
- Some grants are only applicable to registered charities.