Ambitious for parks grant fund

Guidance notes for completing the application form.

Before you start

Please check our web page to make sure your group and project are eligible for this funding before you apply. If you have any questions please email and reference Park Grant in your subject line.

Please read these notes and the whole form before you start to complete it. You will be able to see what information we need to assess your application, and think about how you want to organise you information. If you need further advice about the questions on the form please contact before the application deadline.

Filling in the form

Please do not assume we know anything about your organisation or project apart from what you tell us on this form. We will need accurate up to date details where asked for. Please use plain English -be concise and do not use abbreviations, jargon or acronyms.

Which themes most reflects your project?

There are four Ambitious for Parks themes. Please tick the theme(s) your project addresses. You can select more than one theme if appropriate. However you must make it clear how your project meets the theme(s) when you complete the other sections of the form. Your project will not be selected if it does not address one or more of the following themes.

Get active

Get involved

Support and learn about nature

Exciting days out

What is/are the overall aim(s) of your project?

Tell us why you think your project is needed.

Explain how it will improve or enhance

your green space

the community’s use and enjoyment of it

Briefly say how this relates to the theme(s) you have ticked in the previous question.

Outline of project

What will you do to achieve your aims? Please list the main phases, tasks and/or key milestones you will need to achieve in order to complete your project.

Time line

Please give timings and key dates to the phases, tasks and / or key milestones outlined above. Remember to consider and allow time for publicity, consultation with safety officers or ordering any equipment that you may need.

How much funding will you need?

On the application form, please state the amount of funding you are applying for from the grant fund, up to a total of £4,000 per project or group.

You can combine an Ambitious for Parks grant with other sources of funding as long as the project will be complete before 31 March 2018. If the total cost of your project is more than the amount you are applying for, please state the total cost and the source of any additional funding.

Give detailed costings on a separate sheet. Please include your project name and organisation on every additional sheet you send with your application.

Costs should be reasonable and demonstrate value for money.

Do not include volunteer hours or in-kind services in this section.

Volunteer and community engagement

Tell us about who you will involve in this project. This should include both volunteers who will help run the project and members of the community who will take part.

Briefly outline how you will publicise your project to encourage a range of people to take part. Is there a specific target group? How many people will take part or benefit?

Legacy / value for money

Describe any follow up activity that might take place after 31 March 2018. If you use the grant to purchase equipment or plants, explain your plans for ongoing use. You may need to plan how this will be managed or who will maintain it in the future. If you are unsure or need advice please contact , please reference Park Grant in your subject line.

Evaluation

At the end of the funding period you will be asked to provide a record of your experience of taking part in the scheme and how you achieved your aims. You will also be asked for information about the experience of the volunteers or participants. Please describe how you will capture this information during your project.

Submitting your application

When you have completed the form please save a copy and email it to (please reference Park Grant in the subject of your email)

Applications must be returned to the Council no later than 30 May 2017.

We will let you know the outcome of your application within 15 working days of the closing date.