Once you have given us your application, we will write to you to tell you we have received it and give you a reference number. If you don't receive this notification from us within two weeks of submitting your application, please contact us.
We will then carry out an initial assessment to see if you have given us all the necessary information and decide whether your project is eligible for funding.
If we need any more information we will contact you, but this may mean it takes us longer to reach a decision on whether we can give you a grant.
The final decision process is different depending on the size of grant you apply for, as follows:
Applications for grants between £20,001 and £500,000
We will present a report on your project to the Foundation Grant Assessment Panel for consideration and approval if appropriate.
As a rough estimate, if you are applying for a grant between £20,001 and £500,000, it will take us on average 25 weeks* to reach a decision.
Applications for grants between £500,001 and £1m
Step 1: We will present a report on your project to our Grant Assessment Panel for consideration.
Step 2: If the Grant Assessment Panel agrees to recomment a grant for your project, we will present a report on your project to our Board of trustees for consideration and approval if appropriate.
As a rough estimate, if you are applying for a grant over £500,000, it will take us on average 30 weeks* to reach a decision.
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Once we have made a decision, we will write to you to tell you what that decision is.
* The average time for the Foundation to reach a decision, applies only once we have all the information from you that we need.
