Prefills

Programme Record Id

Parent Programme Record Id

Organisation Identity Number

Organisation Record Id

Eligibility

We are a local organisation based and operating in the section of the Wessex Water area covered by Wiltshire Community Foundation and we are one of the following:

· constituted voluntary or community organisation

· not-for-profit company including community interest companies where the majority of directors receive no payment from the company

· town or parish council (project must have community benefit)

· school (project must have community benefit)

For community groups, registered charities or not for profit companies - we have:

· a constitution and an active voluntary management committee with at least 3 people who are not:

· related to each other or in a long-term relationship

· living at the same address

· a bank account with two signatories who are not related to each other

· financial records showing less than 12 months running costs in unrestricted reserves at the end of last financial year.

Or we are school or town/parish council.

The people who will benefit from the grant live in an area of Wiltshire covered by Wessex Water services.

The project or activity funded by this grant will take place in an area of Wiltshire covered by Wessex Water services and will start within 6 months of any successful grant award.

We have a suitable safeguarding policy and procedures that are in the name of the organisation, relevant to the organisations activities, identify a named person (e.g. trustee or staff member) responsible for safeguarding, are regularly reviewed and updated (e.g. annually).

Not Eligible

Thank you for taking the time to consider a Wiltshire Community Foundation grant application.

Unfortunately, your responses indicate that your organisation, you, or your plans do not fit our eligibility criteria so we will not accept an application. To be fair and transparent for all applicants, we apply our eligibility criteria strictly and cannot change them for your circumstances. If you are a new group in the process of setting up a constitution or committee or opening a bank account and would like to discuss making an application please call us.

If you are a local voluntary group you may find information on other sources of grants through our e-bulletin (sign up here: ) or from the national database www.myfundingcentral.co.uk. Funding advice is available from Wessex Community Action or Voluntary Action Swindon.

If you need further advice on safeguarding you can find further guidance here.

If your circumstances change and you feel an application would now be eligible, you may wish to contact us first on applications@wiltshirecf.org.uk

Thank you for confirming you are eligible for a Wessex Water Foundation Environment Fund Grant. The application form questions are below.

We like to receive applications from small groups. If you are new to fundraising, do not worry about getting your application "right". We will talk to you when we have read it to make sure we understand what you want funding for.

You can save the form at any time and return to it. When you have finished it, you will be sent a copy of your answers which you can print if you wish.

If you have any queries, please contact the Grants Team on applications@wiltshirecf.org.uk or call 01380 738985

Organisation Contact Details

Name of your organisation

Street Address

Town/City

Postcode

Website

Main Contact Details

The person we will contact to discuss the application

First Name

Surname

Role in the Organisation

Phone Number

Email Address

Project Details

Please provide a 20-30 word description of the work you are seeking a grant toward.

This description needs to draw out what your project will do to support the local environment.

Activity/funding start date? For this round the start date should be no earlier than July 2024.

In which area (estate, town, village) do most of the people who will be involved in this work live?

Please provide a postcode of the area where most of the people who will be involved live.

You will only be able to input one recognised UK postcode. If your project is over several locations pick one e.g. where the majority of the work will take place or where the majority of volunteers or other beneficiaries will come from. If this is too difficult you could use your organisations postcode.

How will you spend this grant? Please tell us the practical details of your planned work e.g. who will be involved, types of activity, where and when the work will take place.

Please explain how you know there is a need for this activity

We are particularly looking for evidence that shows how you have involved the local community in identifying the need and that there is wider support for the work.

Please give details of any research or expert advice you have sought in planning your activity. This is particularly important for any projects involving sustainable energy solutions, water saving, planting schemes, tree felling, river restoration or protected species.

It is important that your project is well informed in order to avoid any unintended negative impacts.

Have you sought the necessary permission or licences to undertake this work (please refer to the Additional Guidance provided via our website)? If so, who has given these permissions or licences? If you haven't sought permission/licences, are there any reasons for this?

What do you hope to achieve with this funding? What outcomes of the Environment Fund does this activity meet?

Please refer to the fund priorities: Reducing water use, Improving environmental sustainability in the local area, Improving local biodiversity.

What will happen after this funding comes to an end? Are there any ambitions for this funded work to continue or do you see it as a one-off project?

Is there anything else you wish to tell us that is not covered elsewhere in this application form?

Project Costs

Please select the option that best represents the type of costs you are applying for.

What is the total cost of the project?

Please use number without £ sign and with no commas. If you are asking us to fund some of your running costs, for instance, what is the total you need for running costs each year? If you are asking us to contribute towards an event, project or activity, what are the total costs?

How much are you applying to us for?

Please use number without £ sign and with no commas. You can apply for up to £2,000 for 1 year.

How much has been raised so far?

Please use number without £ sign and with no commas.

Please provide details of the other funding you are seeking or have secured for this project or activity. Please provide details of the sources and amounts, and dates of funding decisions. We cannot assess your application without this information.

Project Budget

	Year 1 (£)
Staff Costs	Please use number without £ sign and with no commas.

Staff Costs Breakdown

	Year 1 (£)
Volunteer Costs	Please use number without £ sign and with no commas.

Volunteer Costs Breakdown

	Year 1 (£)
Project Activities Costs	Please use number without £ sign and with no commas.

Project/Activities Costs Breakdown

	Year 1 (£)
Overheads Costs	Please use number without £ sign and with no commas.

Overheads Costs Breakdown

	Year 1 (£)
Capital Costs (equipment)	Please use number without £ sign and with no commas.

Capital Costs Breakdown

How much of the capital costs total have you already secured?

Year 1 Applied for

The Difference you will make

In this section we ask you to help us understand the difference the grant will make. We need this so we can assess the impact of the grants awarded through this fund.

Please note that this information is for our records and reporting. It is not part of the information we consider when deciding whether to award you a grant.

Please select an option that represents the main issue your funded work will seek to address.

Please select any other notable issue that is relevant.

Please select at least two outcomes you aim to achieve for the work that you are seeking a grant towards.

Select an outcome that you expect for the work you are asking us to fund.

Select another outcome that you expect for the work you are asking us to fund.

Select a third outcome that you expect for the work you are asking us to fund (if applicable).

People who will benefit

How many people will be directly involved in this work?

This should be your identifiable beneficiaries e.g. activity participants, group members, volunteers or known visitors. You can input a number up to 500.

How many people will be involved in this work in total (including directly and indirectly)?

If your project will benefit the wider community please give a reasonable estimate for the number of users/visitors. You can input a number up to 5000.

Which group of people do you think will mainly be involved in the work you plan to deliver?

If relevant, please select another group of people that will be involved

Activity

Please select an option to represent the main type of activity that you are requesting a grant towards

Please select any other type of activity that is also relevant.

Age Group

Please select an option to represent the main age group of the people involved in this work

If relevant, please select any other age group the work will involve

Ethnicity

Please select the ethnicity of the main group of people who will be involved in this work.

If relevant, please select the ethnicity of any other people the work will involve.

Gender

Please select the gender of the main group of people who will be involved in this work.

If relevant, please select the gender of any other people the work will involve.

Sexual Identity

Please select the sexual identity of the main group of people who will be involved in this work.

If relevant, please select the sexual identity of any other people the work will involve.

Supporting Documents

Please upload the following documents:

Your organisation’s most recent accounts

If you do not have formal accounts, we want to see your records of last year’s income and expenditure and how much your organisation had at the end of the year.

Financial plan for this year

We would like to see a simple plan of how much money you expect to spend this year and what you will spend it on.

Recent bank statement

We use this to check your bank details

Safeguarding Policy

Equalities Policy

Constitution or governing document

If you are a registered charity, you do not need to send your constitution.

Please clearly label each document. If for any reason you are not able to provide one of the required documents please upload a document explaining why you do not have it.

If you have not uploaded all the above documents, please confirm you will email the others to applications@wiltshirecf.org.uk or post them to us

Terms & Conditions

If the Foundation awards a grant, the following are the terms and conditions:

GRANT TERMS & CONDITIONS

You confirm that to the best of your knowledge the information in your application and in any supporting documentation is correct, and the application was submitted with the consent of the group’s Management Committee/ Board of Trustees/ Directors.

To use the grant only for the purposes described in the grant offer letter. If there is a change in your organisation’s circumstances that may affect the way in which the grant is spent, you must contact Wiltshire Community Foundation to discuss this.

You confirm that your organisation always maintains adequate insurance, and if asked, can supply copies of insurance confirmation.

That you will inform Wiltshire Community Foundation if your organisation’s contact details change. This includes any changes to your group’s main mailing addresses and/or email addresses and the mailing or email address of the main contact provided in your grant application.

To complete End of Grant Monitoring reports and provide brief interim feedback as requested. Further applications will not be accepted if these monitoring reports are not satisfactorily completed.

To keep receipts and financial records of the way in which the grant is spent, as these may be needed for audit purposes.

To acknowledge Wiltshire Community Foundation and Wessex Water Foundation in all publicity relating to this grant (e.g. press releases), and to co-operate with publicising the grant in, for example, the local media and Wiltshire Community Foundation and/or Wessex Water publications.

To use both Wiltshire Community Foundation’s logo and Wessex Water Foundation's logo on all printed publicity connected with the grant (e.g. leaflets, posters).

If you provide photos or film footage as evidence of the use of the grant we may use them in our own publicity materials unless you have asked us not to do so. When photos or film are sent through to the Community Foundation it is assumed that full consent has been obtained and that the Community Foundation or Wessex Water Foundation has the right to use the photograph(s) / film footage provided in any publicity materials, books, newspapers and magazines articles, on the foundation’s website and via social media.

Please note, unless your group asks us not to do so, it is assumed that the Community Foundation has full consent to use any information or case studies provided in your group’s end of grant monitoring report form in Wessex Water’s or Wiltshire Community Foundation’s publicity materials.

You consent to Wessex Water contacting you direct about potential online or offline funding, press or PR opportunities, or other opportunities for Wessex Water to engage with your work.

I confirm I am authorised to make this application and declaration on behalf of the applicant organisation.
I confirm that I accept the terms and conditions above.
I certify that the information contained in this application is correct and that the supporting documents are the full and current documents which accurately represent my organisation’s current financial position, policies and governance.
Wiltshire Community Foundation would like to feature successful applicants in publicity to encourage further giving to the Foundation. Please tick the publicity box below if you are willing to take part.
Wiltshire Community Foundation will use the personal data about you and other individuals named in your application to administer this grants programme and to tell you about other grant programmes, in accordance with our privacy policy.
Wiltshire Community Foundation will hold the details of the grant application's main contact until the completion of the grant period, which is usually 7 years after the grant payment. This is for the purposes of monitoring expenditure of the grant, financial audit and assessing the impact of the Foundation's grant programmes. We will inform the Foundation of any change in these details during these periods.

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Yes - I agree to the above declaration

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Yes to featuring in publicity