How to prepare your grant application

What you need to do to prepare your grant application.

Get a reference number

Check that you have a reference number for the grant you want to apply for. You'll need this to start the application. 

About you

We will ask you for:

• your name, address and organisation details
• a charity number, VAT number or company registration number, depending on what type of applicant you are
• website and social media details
• names of authorised signatories for your organisation - you need two
• confirmation of VAT registration
  
  

About your proposal

Prepare responses to the following:

• Your project title
• Total project costs
• Amount you are requesting from us
• Your project start and end date
• A summary of your project (100 words max)
• What your project will do and why (250 words max)
• What the need and demand is (250 words max)
• Why you are well placed to lead the project (100 words max)
• Who will be involved in the project (100 words max)
• How any collaboration will strengthen the project (100 words max)
• Where will the project will take place - you can upload a map
• Details of any permissions or consents your project needs (250 words max)
• What evidence you used to develop and design your project (500 words max)
• Why you think the project represents good value for money (250 words max)
• When your project ends, how outcomes will be maintained and how you will fund any ongoing costs (250 words max)
• What will happen if you do not get funding for this project (250 words max)
• How you will manage the project, whether you have a project manager and how your project board or groups work (250 words max)
• Describe the main risks and how you plan to manage them (250 words max)
• How you'll publicise your project (250 words max)
• Whether you have any formal delivery partners and their role within the project
• How people from diverse backgrounds and all abilities have the opportunity to take part in your project (250 words max)
• How your project would promote the use of Welsh and encourage good bilingual practice (250 words max)
• Whether you have received any funding from a public body that qualifies as subsidy control (formerly state aid) in the last three years
• Details of any other funding for activities covered by this proposed project
• Details on any other sources of funding you have applied for or received for this project
  
  

Documents to prepare

We will ask you to upload the following:

• Your completed project plan and breakdown of project costs using our template
• If you are applying as an individual, we'll need your last 3 months bank statements and a certified copy of your passport or driver's licence
• If you are applying as a third sector organisation you will need to upload your governing documents
• If you are a newly formed organisation of less than 6 months and do not have a set of accounts we'll need either the last three months bank statements and bank reconciliation, or a letter from your bank confirming you have opened an account
• If you have micro company accounts or your statutory accounts are more than 6 months old, we'll need your management accounts
• If you have formal delivery partners, you must upload a copy of any signed agreement with them
• A procurement policy, if you have one
• Your equality and diversity policy, if you have one
• Your subsidy control declaration, if it applies to you