Thinking about an Application

The following are the areas that we will look at in any application:

1. NEED:

• Please describe the need for the work you are proposing?

• How was it identified?

• Is it meeting a gap in provision?

• How does it fit with other providers?

• What are the needs of the people you want to serve?

• Who are they?

• Where are they?

• How many are they?

• What makes them a group?

 

2. THE IDEA:

Please give details of the project / work itself

• What will it involve?

• Who will deliver it?

• Who will benefit?

• How will people access it?

• How often will people access it?

• Will it become obsolete? Is it dependent on technology?

 

3. THE STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE IMPACT

• Where does this fit in your organisations strategy?

• What actual difference do you aim to make through your work?

• What are you going to measure?

• Describe the item you are measuring.

• Projected numbers of each outcome?

• How long to achieve the outcome?

• What is success?

• What plans and processes do you have in place to monitor and evaluate your work?

• The budget – give details of how you’ve costed the work

• Is other funding in place / projected?

 

4. THE ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY

• What experience do you/ your staff have in this area?

• Who is on your Board? Their experience in this area?

• What Governance will be used to oversee this work?

• What is you staff structure?