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Applying Organisation *

This is the name of the organisation applying for the grant.

Organisation Type

Charities Commission number (if applicable)

Company number (if applicable)

Applying Contact *

Main Contact's Full Name

Email *

Telephone *

How did you hear about us? *

If referred, who gave you our details?

About your project

Please enter name of the project *

This should be short and descriptive (25 words maximum)

Project details *

What is the purpose of the project? What specific issue or need does your project address? How does your project align with aims of BLCF?

What skills and experience do you have? *

Who is responsible for each activity, and what are their qualifications? (up to 200 words)

Who are you working with?  *

If you will be working in partnership with an individual/organisation, you will need a partnership agreement in place which will need to be approved by the Foundation. (up to 300 words)

How do you know this work is needed? *

What evidence or data supports the need for the project? This could include knowledge gained from work you have done before, consultation with beneficiaries, the research of others, or evidence of outcomes from a pilot.

Postcode of the delivery location *

How long will your project last? *

Project start date *

Please select a date from the calendar, do not enter manually. Your project start date should be within 3 months of the closing date.

Project end date *

Please select a date from the calendar, do not enter manually.

How will your project make a difference *

What are the specific goals and outcomes of the project? How will you measure the success of the project? What key performance indicators (KPIs) or outcome tracking methods will you use to demonstrate the impact on individuals' mental health or wellbeing?

Project Sustainability *

How will the project be sustained beyond the initial funding period? Are there plans for long-term funding or support after the grant? Will the grant enable you to access other funding? – If so, please give details (up to 200 words)

Other information

Any other information you think is relevant to your application.

Beneficiaries

Who will the beneficiaries be? *

How many direct beneficiaries? *

Direct beneficiaries are the targeted group that will engage with your project.  This should be a sensible estimation if specific numbers are not known at this time.

How many indirect beneficiaries? *

Indirect beneficiaries could be the direct beneficiaries’ family members or the wider community for example. 

Financial

Funding amount requested *

Funding breakdown *

Please provide your budget. A well-structured grant budget should clearly outline all the costs associated with the project, ensuring transparency and accountability. Key items to include are in our FAQs. (up to 250 words)

Bank account information *

Reserves & Unrestricted Funds *

Please specify whether the charity is using any reserves, unrestricted funds, or other internal resources to support the project. (up to 200 words)

Third Party Benefits *

Will any of your directors/trustees benefit financially from this funding, this included by way of third party benefits. For example, will you be hiring a company or organisation to work on this project who will ultimately pay or have a financial benefit to one of your trustees or directors? Please give details. (up to 200 words)

Last Year’s Turnover *

What was your turnover in the last financial year? (up to 200 words)

Predicted Turnover *

What is your predicted financial turnover for the current year? (up to 200 words)

Other Funding Sources *

What other funding sources have you secured or applied for? (up to 200 words)

Governance

Insurance to undertake activity

Safeguarding Policy

Constitution

Risk Assessments for activities

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We will process all personal data provided to us for the purposes of assessing your application, managing, or monitoring any grant awarded and any related administration or research purposes in accordance with our privacy policy, a copy of which can be viewed on our website. Third party data: No personal data concerning third party individuals should be included within your application form without their explicit knowledge that their information will be shared with the Blue Light Card Foundation and potentially other grant makers, and their written consent; below you will be asked to confirm this before the application can be accepted. Any additional excessive personal information will not be considered and immediately deleted. Can we please therefore ask that you do NOT include details of named or identifiable individuals, for example, their job title, connection to your organisation, physical attributes, or other descriptions, either in details of beneficiaries aided, case studies provided, or in any other information. Should you have reasons why such information should be provided to us, please contact us before sending us the information. Collaborating with other Grant Makers: We reserve the right to disclose non-personal information regarding your application, activities, and organisation, to other grant makers unless you expressly request otherwise. No personal data will be shared with other grant makers for this purpose. Detection of fraud: We reserve the right to share personal information to detect and prevent fraud and do not require your consent.

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Authorisation statement *

I confirm that, to the best of my belief, all information provided in this application is true and correct and I am authorised to submit this application on behalf of the organisation.

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