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What happens to your Application?
The Assessor will usually phone to arrange a telephone discussion, or she may wish to arrange a visit. If the application falls outwith our criteria, it may be turned down at this stage by the Assessor. Otherwise, the application will go to the next Trustees’ meeting, with a recommendation, for discussion by the Trustees.
You will normally be informed of the decision of the Trustees within 2 weeks of the meeting, by letter, e-mail or telephone. If your application has been successful, you will receive a letter containing a cheque and a receipt which should be signed and returned to the Assessor as quickly as possible. The letter will set out the requirements of the Trust, and the targets or outcomes which have been agreed between you and the Assessor beforehand.
If you are successful, you will be expected to make a report of not more than 2 sides of A4 to the Trust at the end of 12 months or sooner if specified. Trustees may wish to visit your organisation at some point and you should be quite frank about when this would be convenient. The Trust may also wish to put information about your organisation and the grant on the website. You should state at the time of the grant whether this is appropriate for your organisation and users.
