If you would like information
about how the gateway operates and will operate in the future
please contact:
Stephen Watt
Voluntary Sector Partnerships Manager
Email:
stephen.watt2@suffolkcc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01473 260782
How to apply for funding through Suffolk Single
Gateway
There are currently three bidding rounds each year. These are
closed for this year. The next closing date will be in March
2010. More information will follow in January 2010.
You should receive an acknowledgement within 10 days of sending in
your application. We will try to let you know whether your
application has been successful and supply the funding within
approximately 4 to 8 weeks of the application deadline.
We ask that you send a number of documents together with your
application for funding, such as your equal opportunities policy,
complaints policy, annual reports and so on. The information
required will be stated on the guidance notes provided with the
application form
These documents are held on a central database, which means that
you do not need to send these documents again if you apply for
funding in the future, unless the information on these documents
changes.
However, we will need a copy of your most recent accounts and
annual report if you are reapplying in a different financial
year.
You may find information
in this document useful:
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A number of
Funding Surgeries
are held throughout the year. This document lists when and where
they will be. |
Application forms
As stated above please contact the Suffolk Foundation for an
application form:
The Suffolk Foundation
info@suffolkfoundation.org.uk
Telephone: 01473 734120
Fax: 01473 734121
Or visit their website:
www.suffolkfoundation.org.uk
Quick guide to the funds (Word, 41Kb)
For information on the criteria and type of funds available please
click on the following link:
Single Gateway Guidelines (Word - 815Kb)
What happens next?
To achieve transparency in awarding grants, we have a two-stage
decision-making process.
A group of approximately 20 representatives from Suffolk County
Council, Primary Care Trusts and the voluntary sector, called the
Bids Appraisal Panel, will look at your application and decide if
it should be funded or not. Your application will be scored against
the criteria for the fund you are applying to.
The Bids Appraisal panel then make a recommendation to the Funding
Management Group which formally approves the funding. This panel
consists of 12 representatives form the public sector and Voluntary
Community Sector.
How do I know if my application has been successful?
You will receive notice in writing whether your application has
been successful or not. If your application is successful, you will
be sent stating the terms and conditions of the grant. You
will be expected to sign and return this offer letter and this will
form the grant contract where you will agree to undertake what you
promised in your application.
If your application is unsuccessful, we will tell you why and offer
you a possible alternative source of funding. You may also want to
explore other sources of funding yourself by
clicking here or visiting
Grantnet.
Monitoring
You will be monitored to ensure you deliver what you promised in
your application. This will be appropriate to the level of
funding received. The time taken to undertake this monitoring
and performance management should be built in to your
project.