How to complete the form
All sections of the application form must be completed, or your application form will automatically be rejected.
Section 2 - About the project
Please include:
- The ward or neighbourhood that will be covered by the proposal / project
- How the proposal/project will contribute to the delivery of ward plan priorities and benefit the local community
- Who you involved or consulted with about this project (e.g. local councillors, council or police staff, voluntary groups, residents, etc.). If you are applying to an individual councillor’s Community Leadership Fund (CLF) please state the name of that Councillor.
- Whether any other organisation will be involved in delivering the project
- An estimate of how many people you expect to benefit
- Whether people with protected characteristics will specifically benefit and an estimate of how many (i.e. age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, Pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation).
Please note: If your project is aimed at particular groups only you will need to tell us why so that we can ensure that there will be no breach of the Equality Act 2010. - The period over which the activity will run.
- The date, time and venue if it is for a one-off event
- Details of any equipment to be purchased, including who will own / maintain and be responsible for its possible future disposal
Section 3 - About your budget
Please provide a breakdown of what you intend the grant to cover. If you want to purchase a single item or service over £10,000, you are required to obtain two informal quotes (inc one from a local supplier) and choose the quote that offers the most value for money. Please provide details of both quotes.
If you are applying for funding as a contribution to a project, please tell us how you intend to raise the additional funds (including any contribution from your organisation’s reserves). If only part of the funding is granted explain how you will meet the rest of the costs.
Please note the following:
- We do not require you to send us a copy of the group’s accounts or a financial statement showing your group’s income and expenditure for the most recent 12-month period, but we expect that these documents are in place and can be made available to us if needed
- You must keep receipts for all items of expenditure as they will be requested for monitoring purposes. Any monies not spent for the purpose it was granted will need to be returned along with the monitoring form.
Sections 4 and 7: Insurance, equalities and safeguarding
Please provide confirmation that:
- Adequate insurance is in place to cover any activities being delivered or items purchased
- You have permission from the landowner to use the site (if required) for the purpose stated on your application
- You have acceptable safeguarding policies and procedures in place which meet your legal responsibilities if you are applying for funding for a service or activity that involves working with children, young people or vulnerable adults (this includes Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and ensuring that individuals are not permitted to undertake particular activities where a disclosure casts doubt on their suitability to do so)
- You comply to the Equality Act 2010 and you try to promote equality of opportunity, eliminate discrimination and foster good relations in delivering your project and you do not intentionally discriminate against anyone with a ‘protected characteristic’ (i.e. age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, Pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation).
Section 5 - About you
If possible, please provide a contact email for your application. If you provide an email, we will use this to contact you about your application, so please be sure to check it regularly. If you do not have an email address, we will contact you by telephone / post at your contact address.
Please submit your completed application form to neighbourhoods@rotherham.gov.uk
