Coldhurst and Westwood Grants of up to £1,000 - Application form for the You Decide event 23 June Who can apply? Applications are open to anyone Who decides? who lives or works in the Coldhurst or Westwood The deadline for completed applications is Monday areas and who wants to make their area a better place 11th June 2018. Applications will initially be assessed to live. This includes new and established voluntary, for eligibility by a panel made up of representatives community and faith groups/organisations and from Action Together, Greater Manchester Police as individuals working in partnership with others. well as an independent member of the community, What can I ask for? Grants are available for up to based around the criteria set down by the Community £1,000 for projects that inspire and support any Steering Group.This is to ensure total transparency grassroot community activity that will improve life in the around the process. community. Residents of Coldhurst and Westwood will get to Who can be funded? Applications can only be made vote at a public event on Saturday 23rd June 2018 by groups/organisations/individuals that: (12pm–3pm) at the Millenium Centre, to which • are based within the Coldhurst and Westwood areas groups chosen by the panel will be invited. and/or carrying out an activity in the area At the event you will have the opportunity to tell • are actively involving their community in all stages of attendees about your group and proposed activity the project. to persuade them to support your grant application. • do not discriminate on grounds of race, ethnicity, At least one member of your group must attend this gender, disability, age, marital status, religion or event for your group to be considered for voting. The sexual orientation decision of this public meeting on any application is final. • agree to put in place the necessary safeguarding policies (e.g. Child Protection Policy and DBS Support on how to present your idea at the event will checks) if your group works with children, young be available. people and/or vulnerable adults. Help will be given Evaluation process to apply where necessary. All groups must be able to provide basic evidence to You cannot apply for: support how their activity has been delivered. This • more than one grant per group or for funding may include details of accounts, invoices, receipts, identical to another group photographs, articles, attendance records, evaluation • holidays, trips and social outings that do not show forms and any other relevant documents. how they improve life in the community How do we apply? • salaries (though fees for sessional workers can be requested) Complete the simple application form below and return • activity costs that go beyond the deadline for it by Monday 11th June 2018 to: when all grant money must be committed – • Millenium Centre, Featherstall Road South (March 31st 2019) • Civic Centre, Oldham • religious or political events or activities or where the • Chadderton Wellbeing and Leisure Centre sole purpose is to promote religious or political beliefs Or email it to [email protected] • projects that have already taken place or have already been paid for If you have any queries about your application or • any activity that does not contribute to improving life this form please contact Action Together on: in Coldhurst or Westwood, unlawfully discriminates [email protected] or 0161 339 2345. against people or is illegal • Activities that reach less than 10 people Section 1 – Proposed Details of Activity Please describe the activity you are proposing and what exactly you are planning to do once the grant has been received. It is also important to show that members of the community will be involved in planning and delivering the activity.

Start Date: Finish Date:

Duration (days/weeks/months): How many people will benefit from this activity?

Location/s (please give exact address/es): What backgrounds/age ranges will these people be from?

What activity do you want this grant to fund? Please describe exactly what you would like to do. We would like to know - who else is involved in the idea (neighbours, friends, voluntary groups etc) and what will they be doing, where did the idea come from, how do you know that this is needed and what exactly will you do with the money, [No more than 300 words] Section 2 – Measuring Success How will you know it has been a success? How will you monitor the success of the activity? [No more than 200 words]

Section 3 – What will it cost? How much money How much money do you need for are you requesting? your activity? (max. £1,000) Please provide a breakdown of activity costs: Item Cost

TOTAL

Do you have a bank account in the name of a group/organisation, if you have no Yes banking arrangements in place, please contact Action Together to discuss your next steps. No Section 4 – Group/Organisation Details Please give all your contact details accurately. For speed we often try and communicate via the telephone or e-mail. Having the ability to contact you via different means can help us to process your application more effectively. Your name or the name of your group Phone/mobile number (If there are certain times in the day when it would be best to contact you, please indicate these) Email Your address

Web address Name that the cheque should be made payable to (if successful) please note that we cannot make cheques payable to individuals.

Section 5 – Declaration In submitting this proposal for funding I hereby certify so far as is reasonable and practical that:

1. the activity aims to make your community a better place to live 2. the activity would provide value for money 3. the group/organisation responsible for running the activity is competent and suitable and 4. the information provided above is complete and accurate

Signature of applicant* confirming contents of the application: Name: ______Date: ______Signature: ______

Signature of treasurer**/other group providing bank account for payment: Name: ______Date: ______Signature: ______

* the two signatories must not be related ** this must be a different person to the applicant signatory above.

If you have any queries about your application or this form please contact Action Together, Oldham on: [email protected] or telephone 0161 339 2345.

What if we are unsuccessful this time? If you are unsuccessful on this occasion, Action Together, Oldham can help you identify other possible sources of funding for projects.