HOW TO APPLY

If your group is not a registered charity, you may apply for funding as long as the work you do is charitable in law. The group must produce annual accounts (if over one year old), have a written set of rules and a bank account in the name of the group which requires at least two signatories.

Please make sure your project falls within the criteria.

IF YOU ARE UNSURE, OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS YOUR APPLICATION BEFORE SUBMITTING IT, PLEASE TELEPHONE AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ADVISE YOU.

Application should be made by letter of no more than four A4 sides accompanied by a completed application form. You can obtain an application form and guidance notes by emailing us from one of the links below. Please refer to the guidance notes provided with the form and enclose a copy of the information requested.

If your project is in MERSEYSIDE click HERE to email our Merseyside office

If your project is in NORTHERN IRELAND click HERE to email our Northern Ireland office

Applications may be handwritten, but please use black ink as these are photocopied.

Many groups who apply to us for funding are visited by us, but we may simply phone for more information. Decisions about which projects to fund are made by the Trustees who meet 5-6 times a year to consider Merseyside applications and 4 times a year to consider Northern Ireland applications. As a general rule, Merseyside applicants should allow 3-4 months for a decision to be made, and applicants from Northern Ireland should allow 4-5 months. Applicants are welcome to contact the office to find out at which meeting their application will be considered.

All applications are acknowledged.

Unfortunately we cannot help every group which applies for a grant even though the project may fall within the criteria.

If you require further information or assistance please contact one of our offices (see Contact link to the left).