Lottery Funding - Best Practice in Applying for Grants
Overview
Over £18bn in grants made and more than 250,000 projects supported over the last 10 years, the Lottery remains a significant player in the world of grant funding. This one-day WorkShop delves into the various Lottery programmes, the types of activity funded by each and how to prepare a successful application.
For Whom
Directors and Senior Managers from Sports Clubs & Governing Bodies and Organisations interested in securing Lottery funding.
Content
The aim of this WorkShop is to familiarise organisations with the principal Lottery programmes and the types of activity they seek to support. Through a combination of presentations, group discussions and exercises, delegates will leave with a better knowledge of the key programmes, the outcomes they are seeking to achieve and how to find out about the latest initiatives. Using his experience as a bid writer and assessor, the facilitator will offer important tips on how to write a successful application and prepare for a telephone interview.
The WorkShop will cover:
- The grantmaking history of each Lottery programme
- Identifying the correct programme for your project
- Writing the proposal and satisfying the criteria
- Constructing a project budget and demonstrating added value
- Keeping up to date with new programmes
- Sources of information and further help
Learning Objectives
- Have a better knowledge of the various lottery programmes
- Understand the typical activities funded by each
- Know how much funding is available
- Understand where to apply to
- Be better placed to complete the outline/second stage proposal
- Know what to expect from the telephone interview
Topics to be Covered
- The principal lottery programmes and what they fund
- The grantmaking history of each lottery programme
- Developing a proposal and identifying the correct programme
- Writing the outline/second stage proposal
- Key aspects of the proposal, e.g. outcomes/needs
- Constructing a project budget/demonstrating value
- Tips for the telephone interview
- Partnership arrangements/agreements
- Finding out about new programmes
Supporting Materials to be Used
- Guidance notes for the principal lottery programmes
- Details of grantmaking by each lottery programme
- Copies of the outline/second stage application forms
- Copy of the Awards for All application
- Copy of a dummy partnership contract
- Details of relevant web links
Booking an Event
We would be pleased to work with representatives of sports clubs, organisations to run this event locally to them. Costs start at £1290+vat for 12 delegates. Clubs or Organisations may invite representaives from otherlocal organisations to participate at a commercial rate. Indeed this option can often offset the cost of the training to the host organisation and even turn the event into income generating activity.
For more information please contact Ian Hirst via our contacts page
