Guidance for applicants to the North East and Cumbria Dementia Fund
Please note that the responses to some of the questions in this form have character limits; these limits are noted below the relevant questions in the
application form.
You should complete the form using a word processor (such as Microsoft Word) and save it in Word document (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf). Please do
not email it as a PDF. You should save the form regularly while you are completing it.
You must submit this form by email to [email protected] by 7th July 2014.
To make sure you supply us with the answers to all required questions you should complete the questions and sections in order. You should answer each
question carefully and be sure the answers you give actually address the key points these questions are seeking to draw out from your response.
Section 1 - About your organisation
Subsection Question
1.1
Reference information
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This is for office use only
1.2
Organisation contact details
Please give the contact details for your organisation
1.3
Organisation legal details
You can find more information about which organisations are eligible to apply for our UK
Grants on our policies page.
Tell us how and where your organisation
is registered
If you do not know the exact date your organisation was established, please give an
approximate date.
Legal status
Are you legally affiliated with any other
organisation/s?
Tell us if you are part of any other organisations.
Date your organisation was established
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Subsection Question
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1.4
Tell us about your organisation’s aims and the reason for setting it up. You can find more
information about which organisations are eligible to apply for our UK Grants on our
policies page.
Organisation purpose
What is the purpose of your organisation
and what are its main activities?
1.5
Leadership of your organisation
Do the majority of people on your board
have first-hand experience of the issues
you are tackling?
1.6
1.7
We ask this question so we can see how many user led organisations are applying to the
Fund. You will not be excluded on the basis of the answer to this question. By user led
we mean those organisations which have users at their heart, most usually where they
make up a majority of the board. Where this is not the case, you would need to be able
to show how users shape, influence and direct the organisation.
User involvement
How does your organisation consult or
involve the people who use the services it
provides? How has this been done for this
project?
We ask this question so we can see how you as an organisation involve and consult with
the people who use your services.
Organisation finances
By free reserves we mean those reserves (savings) that are unrestricted – that your
organisation is free to spend to further your objectives. Free reserves should include
designated reserves which trustees have earmarked for a particular use without
committing the funds legally. Some reserves have restrictions; for instance if you have
been given a grant to deliver specific activity and you have not spent it all, this cannot be
spent 'freely' and we would not expect it to be included in your free reserves.
The date your organisation's current
financial year will end
Please provide the following figures for
your organisation's most recent full
financial year
(income, expenditure, total reserves, free
reserves)
We are especially interested in how you have consulted and involved people with
dementia and their Carers in developing this project.
You can find more information about our policy on reserves on our policies page.
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Subsection Question
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1.8
If you have received a grant from Comic Relief, Northern Rock Foundation or Ballinger
Trusts previously you should be able to find the reference for this on correspondence
relating to the funding.
Previous funding
Has your organisation previously received
funding from Comic Relief, Northern Rock
Foundation of Ballinger Trust?
(if Yes) Please provide your most recent
grant code(s)
Section 2 - Your proposal
Subsection Question
2.1
Proposal title
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We will use this title whenever we refer to your proposal.
Please provide a brief title for your
proposal, excluding your organisation
name
2.2
Please tell us where the work will take
Please specify postcodes which best reflect the locations and characteristics of the areas
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Subsection Question
place
Is the exact location of the work
confidential?
Please provide the postcode for up to four
main work locations
2.3
Partnership
If you are delivering this specific piece of
work with other organisations, please tell
us who they are and what their role is.
2.4
The need for the work
What need do you want to address and
why is it important?
2.5
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you work in. This should be the full postcode. If your project delivers work across a
locality, city or county, please provide postcodes within these which best represents the
range of locations you work across. We use this information to understand the
characteristics of the locations where you are working, such as whether it is urban or
rural, its level of deprivation or where there are gaps in similar services. We also review
the locations of all our applicants to understand where we are attracting applications
from. You do not need to answer this question if all aspects of this project are delivered
online.
We welcome applications from partnerships led by an eligible not for profit organisation.
Please tell us why you have chosen these partners what role they will play in the project
and if this is a new partnership or you have worked together before.
You should demonstrate how you have identified the need for the project you are
proposing for the particular group of people/organisations who would benefit and why
this need should be addressed (citing independent research, your own data, information
from users or others in the field).
The difference the work will make
What difference will the work make to the
people you are supporting and/or to your
organisation?
We want to know in what way the activities or service you want to provide will bring
about change for the better in the lives of the people who use your project. What change
are you aiming to bring about for them and/ or to your organisation?
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Subsection Question
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2.6
If you are providing direct services to people, please tell us how many people you
estimate you will work with over the life of the grant. If you are doing any other type of
work – such as awareness raising or campaigning – please provide a broad estimate of
the number of people you think will benefit. If your proposal covers both of these
approaches, please only include the figures for direct service delivery.
People who will benefit
How many people do you expect to
benefit from the work throughout the
duration of the grant?
2.7
Activities
What activities will you carry out and why
do you think these will be effective?
Which elements of the work do you want
the grant to fund? e.g. salaries, project
running costs
2.8
Relevant experience
What is your organisation's relevant
experience in this type of work?
Tell us about the activities you will provide and why you think these are the right
activities and that they will bring about the changes and difference you identified in
question 2.5.
Tell us what you would like to use the grant for this could be project costs, salaries and a
contribution to your overheads. We will not fund capital projects but will fund some small
capital items that are integral to the project.
Have you carried out any similar work before and/or worked with this client group? If so,
how long for? Please tell us about any relevant organisations or networks you will be
working with/consulting on the project.
2.9
Monitoring and Evaluation
How will you monitor and evaluate your
work?
We want to know how you will know that the difference you want your project to make
is happening? How will you capture and record this information and how will you share
the learning from your project?
2.9.1
Proposal summary
A clear 2-3 sentence project description that we can use to describe your project on our
website and to other people. We do not need a detailed list of project activities in this
question or a description of the context.
Please provide a brief summary of your
proposal
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Subsection Question
Section 3 - Finances
Subsection Question
3.1
Finances
How long would you like the grant to last?
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We use this information to see whether your organisation’s finances are healthy and to
see how much money you are used to managing.
Grants can last between 1 and 3 years and can range from below £2,000 to up to
£200,000.
Total cost of the work
How much are you applying for from the
Fund?
How much are you seeking from other
funders?
How much of the amount that you are
seeking from other funders is already
secured?
Own contribution
Section 4 - Contact details
Subsection Question
4.1
Your contact details
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Please give the contact details of the person who we can contact if we have any
questions about the application and if you are shortlisted we will contact to arrange the
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Subsection Question
Section 5 – Declaration
Subsection Question
5.1
Declaration
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assessment. This will take place in July/ August 2014 so they MUST be available at this
time.
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Please confirm that you are authorised to submit the application form on behalf of your
organisation.
Don’t forget to attach your supporting documents.
If you are applying for a grant of less than £2,000 please provide: Budget for the project, copy of a relevant job description and person
specification if you are applying for staff salaries and a signed copy of your most recent financial statements.
If you are applying for more than £2,000 please provide: Budget for the project, your organisation’s current year’s budget, your most recent
management accounts, a signed copy of your most recent audited or independently examined accounts, your safeguarding policy and a copy
of your governing documents.
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