Apply for a SHIRE Partnership Grant 2021-22

This Application Form is for two or more organisations to jointly apply for a SHIRE Partnership Grant.

The maximum total funding available for a Partnership Grant is £25,000 and the minimum is £5,000.

The total grant award will need to be shared between applying partners.

Please note, one organisation will need to apply as the 'Lead Applying Organisation'. The Lead Applying Organisation ideally needs to be a VCSE Sector organisation.

If the application is successful, the funds will be paid to the lead organisation, on the condition/agreement that the lead organisation will ensure the grant monies are appropriately distributed to the project partners.

Before completing the Partnership Grant Application Form, please read the Guidance Notes for Applicants thoroughly, to ensure your funding proposal meet the eligibility criteria.

Please ensure you contact the Grants Officers on (0116) 305 7269 / 3057020, or email: shiregrants@leics.gov.uk to discuss your proposal before submitting your application for a Partnership Grant.

Template for Drafting your Application

Before submitting your application, we recommend that you save the text for your application in a separate Word document as a copy for your records.

Please note that the online form cannot be saved part way through. The Word version will enable you to draft your application and share it with others before completing the online form.

The Word Template is available to download below.

Please note that the Word template is for the purposes of drafting the application, for your own use only.

All applications need to be submitted using the online Application Form below (unless otherwise agreed and discussed with the Grants Officers).

Data Protection

Before submitting this application form, you will need to agree to the information contained in the Data Protection Declaration document below.

Please ensure you have read the document before selecting 'I agree' to the Declaration at the end of the Application Form.

Failure to agree to this statement will result in your application not being processed.

Submitting your Application

After submitting your application, you will see a message on your screen, with your application reference number, confirming that your application has been submitted successfully.

Please call 0116 305 7269 if this screen does not appear, as it may mean your application was not submitted successfully.

If you have any difficulties completing the online application form, please contact the Grant Officers on (0116) 305 7269 or 305 7020, or email: shiregrants@leics.gov.uk.

Application for a SHIRE Partnership Grant 2021-22

* Required Field

LEAD APPLYING ORGANISATION - DETAILS

1) Name of Lead Applying Organisation*:

2) Type of Organisation*:

Charity Community Organisation with a constitution Social Enterprise/CIC Faith Based Organisation/Place of Worship Parish/Town Council Other (please specify) Other:

3) If your organisation is a registered charity, please provide your Charity Number:

4) If your organisation is registered on Companies House, please provide your Company Number:

5a) Is your organisation registered for VAT?*

Yes No

5b) If yes, please enter your VAT number:

Please note, VAT payments that can be reclaimed by your organisation cannot be grant funded. Therefore, any SHIRE Grant award made will be based on the value of your project excluding VAT.

6) Brief summary of the services/activities normally delivered by your organisation, including the types of service users you support. Include any relevant information regarding your organisation’s track record and experience.*

DETAILS ABOUT YOUR FUNDING APPLICATION

7) Please confirm you are applying for a Partnership Grant (maximum £25,000) from the SHIRE Grant Programme 2021-22*:

Yes No

If you do not intend to apply for a Partnership Grant, please complete a SHIRE Community Grant 2021-22 Application Form.

8) Please provide the names/details of the other organisations who you are applying for a grant in partnership with*:

Partner organisations ideally need to be other VCSE sector organisations but can also be Town/Parish Councils or academic institutions

9) Please provide a brief summary of the services/activities normally delivered by your partner organisation/s, including the types of service users they support.*

Include any relevant information regarding your partner organisation’s track record and experience

10) How much funding are you and your partner/s requesting?*

The maximum total funding available for a Partnership Grant is £25,000 and the minimum is £5,000. The total grant award will need to be shared between applying partners.

11) What specifically will the funding pay for? Please provide an itemised breakdown of how the funding will be used*:

12) Provide an outline summary of the projects, services or activities you intend to deliver collaboratively as a partnership, using funding from a SHIRE Partnership Grant.*

OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS

13) What are the main advantages, strengths and benefits of delivering your project as a partnership, rather than as individual organisations?*

For example, how will this partnership approach achieve economies of scale, through working together in collaboration?

14) Evidence of need: Please explain how you know that the services, projects and activities you intend to deliver using a SHIRE Partnership Grant are needed in Leicestershire.*

15) How will the applying partners utilise this funding to deliver (or develop) services, projects or activities which improve the health, wellbeing and quality of life for vulnerable and disadvantaged people who live in Leicestershire?*

Please note, we can only award funding to organisations who are able to provide services for vulnerable and disadvantaged people who are residents of Leicestershire County.

16) What benefits, outcomes and impacts do you expect to be achieved for vulnerable and disadvantaged people who live in Leicestershire, as a result of this funding?*

ABOUT YOUR BENEFICIARIES

17) How many people will benefit from this funding, i.e. the target number of beneficiaries who will receive services or participate in activities or projects, as a result of this funding?*

18) How will you identify, target and recruit participants/beneficiaries/service users?*

Please note, SHIRE Partnership Grants can only be awarded for services/activities which benefit vulnerable and disadvantaged people who are residents of Leicestershire County.

19) Please select the areas of Leicestershire where the target beneficiaries/participants/service users for your partnership project will live*:

20) What do you and your applying partners envisage happening at the end of the period of funding?*

For example, if the funding leads to a successful project or collaboration, how will you progress this further beyond the period of SHIRE Grant funding?

21) Additional Documentation

If you have any additional documentation to support your application, please forward this via email to shiregrants@leics.gov.uk

CONTACT DETAILS

Name of Lead Applicant*:

Name of Lead Organisation*:

Lead Applicant's Role in the Organisation*:

For example Manager, Chief Executive, Director, or Trustee, etc.

Contact Address for Lead Organisation*:

Lead Applicant's email address*:

Lead Applicant's telephone number*:

Name of one other individual from one of the applying partner organisations*:

Their email address:

Their telephone number:

DECLARATION

Declaration*:

I have read and agree to the information contained in the Data Protection Declaration document which includes my agreement to receive information about the SHIRE Community Grant and other community funding information including funding related events being organised by the County Council or its partners and other related information and updates related to Leicestershire Communities. Contact information will not be shared with any third party.

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Apply for a SHIRE Partnership Grant 2021-22

SHIRE Partnership Grant 2021-22
Application Form

Template for Drafting your Application

Data Protection

Submitting your Application

Application for a SHIRE Partnership Grant 2021-22

Apply for a SHIRE Partnership Grant 2021-22

SHIRE Partnership Grant 2021-22 Application Form

Template for Drafting your Application

Data Protection

Submitting your Application

Application for a SHIRE Partnership Grant 2021-22

SHIRE Partnership Grant 2021-22
Application Form