(Note that these T&Cs do not apply to applications for small grants.)
If you are successful in your application, we will contact you shortly after the meeting at which the decision was made.
As a charity, we are under a legal obligation to ensure that all monies donated are spent as intended. We also wish to be able to gather information as to the success or otherwise of the projects funded so we can better allocate donations in the future and can better advise potential beneficiaries as to how best to make use of any monies we give them.
The acceptance letter will therefore include a set of terms and conditions as to the use of the funds and our on-going relationship during the project and after its completion, which will need to be signed by a legally empowered representative of the group receiving the grant.
Depending on the nature of the individual project, this agreement could include undertakings to:
- Use the grant solely for the purposes laid out in the grant application (in all cases).
- Make best efforts to spend the funds by a particular date and to inform us of any significant delays.
- Inform us when the monies have been spent and to furnish us with copies of any relevant invoices and receipts. (in all cases)
- Agree to a visit by our representative to inspect any work carried out and/or to discuss with those benefitting from the project their experiences of it, shortly after its completion. (in all cases)
- Allow our representative to make a further later visit to discuss with organisation staff and any beneficiaries of the project the impact of the project and whether it has met expectations once its effects have had time to be felt.
- Furnish us with any information regarding any measurable aspects of the project’s impact.
When we have made an offer of money, the offer must be taken up and the acceptance letter returned within 12 months of the offer being made. After this time, and no acceptance letter having been received, then the offer becomes null and void and no funds will be granted.