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External funding in East Sussex
Véronique PoutrelEast Sussex County Council
Content
This session will cover:
• Stages of applying for funds
• Where to get funding information from
• What support is available
• Practical advice
Context
• Budget cuts
• Lots of changes, pressures
• BIG Society
• More important to be able to write top class bids!
Stages of applying for funds
• Need to be properly set up
• Finding the funds
• Evidence of need
• Costing a project
• Monitoring and evaluation
Finding the funds
• Funding News
• Grantnet
• Funding enquiry search form
• E-mail alerts
• Networks
• Funding guides
• Grants of between £300 and £10,000• No deadline• No need for match funding• Can fund revenue or capital• All projects must meet at least one of four
priorities• www.awardsforall.org.uk
Awards for All
Sussex Community Foundation
• For voluntary and not for profit groups including charities
• Grants up to £5,000
• Different funds
• http://www.sussexgiving.org.uk/apply-for-funding/our-application-process.php
Evidence of need
• Relevant to the project
• User involvement
• Consultation
• Previous reports, projects, research
Costing the project
• Eligible costs• Core/project costs• Capital/revenue• Inflation, National Insurance, increments• VAT• Increase in activity• Evaluation, audit, dissemination
Monitoring and evaluation
• Keep it simple
• Set clear objectives
• Plan the activities
• Monitoring methods
• Types of evaluation
• Ways of evaluating
Support
• Hastings Voluntary Action
• Funding enquiries
• Funding News
• Training
• Bid checking
• Project monitoring/management
• Publications
Thank you!
Any questions?
Contact details
External Funding Team
East Sussex County Council
County Hall – C8E
Lewes BN7 1UE
Tel: 01273 482859
E-mail: [email protected]
www.eastsussex.gov.uk/community/funding