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The Rural Fund Application Form
Contact Details
First person’s contact details
Full name
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Telephone number |
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Name of Organisation |
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Role in organisation |
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Second Person’s Contact details
Please provide a second contact in case you are unavailable – this must be somebody from the same organisation as the first person listed above.
Full name
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Telephone number |
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Role in organisation |
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About your group or organisation
Please select your type of organisation.
If successful we may ask you to provide evidence such as a governing document which must be valid at the time of application or constitution.
Registered charity |
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Parish Council |
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Charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) |
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CIC limited by guarantee (and have charitable objectives) |
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Community benefit society (Bencom) |
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Constituted community group |
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Faith group, where the activity is not promoting religion |
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Small Group with no formal constitution. (Non constituted groups will be considered on a case by case basis.) |
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Please supply any relevant registration or reference numbers (if available) |
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Section 1: Eligibility
The fund is only eligible for organisations meeting certain criteria which are listed below. Please select all that apply and illustrate how you meet this in the box below
š towns, villages and hamlets with populations below 10,000 and the wider countryside
š market or ‘hub towns’ with populations of up to 30,000 that serve their surrounding rural areas as centres of employment and in providing services
Word count: 250 words
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Section 2: Your Proposal
1. The funding is only for Capital spend what resources do you have in place to ensure the project is delivered
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2. What is the objective of the project, select all that apply
š Increase tourism
š Increase resilience in infrastructure
š Pride in place
š Strengthen community ties
š Protection of local biodiversity
š Reduction in carbon
š Reduction in energy
š Protect businesses and community from natural hazards
3. Summarise your proposal – this should include what do you want to achieve, what do you aim to do and the estimated start/end dates.
Word Count: 500 words
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4. Impact
4a. Please identify the estimated impact of your proposal by marking the appropriate section(s) below and provide supporting evidence in the text box.
š Carbon reduction
š Energy reduced
š Visitor numbers increased
š Local people supported
š Jobs created
š Number of users increased
š Cost Savings
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4b. Have you engaged, worked with, had input from residents, those who currently use the facilities or business in the creation and development of the proposal?
YES/NO
If yes please outline the process and outcomes below to help illustrate the need of the project
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4c. Are you aware of similar projects, businesses or equipment already in the area? If yes please provide brief details below
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4d. Once completed who will have use and access to it?
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4e. How will you monitor and assess the impact of your proposal? Please include details of any performance targets and indicators and proposed methodologies.
Word Count: 250 words
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5a. How much would you like to apply for? (Applicants can apply for up to £20,000.)
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5b. If this is funding will be in addition to existing funding, what funding is in place already
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5c. Give a brief breakdown of how you will spend the funds, include what you have based this on (e.g quotes, research)
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Further Information
6. Bank Details (non mandatory)
Bank: Account Name: Account No: Sort Code:
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*successful applicants will sign and accept a service level agreement
**(data protection statement to follow)
Submit
Applications will close on XXXXX 2023 and all applicants will be contacted.