Centre for the Deaf, Colin Road, Barnwood, Gloucester GL4 3JL Tel 01452 614890

ORGANISATION/GROUP GRANT APPLICATION GUIDANCE

PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM

  1. The Gloucestershire Disability Fund is able to provide financial help to Organisations/Groups whose aim is to improve the lives of Gloucestershire people with physical, sensory or learning disabilities. Our charity is unable to fund organisations or groups whose primary aim is helping people with a mental illness.
  1. The application must be from a bonafide charitable non-profitOrganisation/Group andmust be endorsed by your chairperson (trustee) or senior manager. Where possible, the application should be accompanied by a letter of support from a user of your service.
  1. Applications must demonstrate how the grant will be used to enhance the lives of persons with a serious physical, sensory or learning disability.
  1. Please attach a copy of your most recent annual income and expenditure accounts.
  1. Only one application will be granted in any 12 month period.
  1. The maximum grant available will not exceed £2500.
  1. GDF will expect to receivequotations from suppliers where appropriate.
  1. Approved grants will be paid against invoices received by GDFfrom the applicant organisation or the supplier.
  1. GDF Trustees may wish to visit your organisation to get further information about your requirements and how the grant would be used.
  1. GDF may help towards start-up costs for particular projects, but is unable to fund existing or future staff and/or running costs.
  1. All grants are awarded at the discretion of the Trustees.
  1. Meetings to consider applications are held the first Thursday of the month. Closing date for applications is one week before the meeting date. It may take up to five working days before you hear the outcome.

ORGANISATION/GROUP GRANT APPLICATION FORM

Name of Organisation
Status
(Charity, voluntary group etc)
Charity No
Address
Post Code
Telephone number
Email Address
Contact name
Address
(if different from above)
Telephone number
Email Address
Please tell us about your organisation
Amount of grant sought / £
Please give full details of the purpose for which the grant is requested.
It would be very useful to cover the following points:
Where did the idea come from?
What are you going to do, and what is your defined goal?
Show how this will benefit your community and how many people with disabilities will benefit.
Please provide detailed costings for your proposal
Please attach income and expenditure account for the most recent financial year.
Have you applied elsewhere for funding for your plan/project?
If so please give details
How did you hear about us?
Eg: Internet/Doctor/Health Professional/Poster/Friend/ Newspaper/Other
(please specify)
DECLARATION
I declare that the information given in this application is true and correct. I give my consent to retention of this information under the Data Protection Act, to disclosure of information relevant to this application by an appropriate person or authority and to the Trust seeking further information from these sources, if needed.
I understand if our application is successful, we may be asked to support GDF with their marketing of grant making. (Please strike out if you do not wish to help)
SIGNATURE
PRINT FULL NAME
POSITION
DATE

Send your completed application form and accompanying papers to:

Glos Disability Fund

c/o Centre for the Deaf

Colin Road

Barnwood

Gloucester

GL4 3JL

Gloucestershire Disability Fund is the operating name of the Gloucestershire Association for Disability

Reg. Charity No 1048490 Company No 308614

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