CAFOD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION FUND FOR PROJECTS BASED IN ENGLAND

CAFOD Development Education Fund for Projects based in England and Wales

CAFOD Development Education Fund for Projects based in England and Wales

Project Funding Application Form Template

(Only for projects/pieces of work with a timeframe of one to three years with clearly defined beginning and end points)

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This template is for large grants amounts over £3,000 (Average Grant awarded is between £3,000 and £5,000).
Please read the Application Guidelines prior to completing an application.
Please answer all questions and prepare your application on a maximum of 8/9 pages of A4 sized paper.

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

Name and address of organisation (including telephone/fax number, email and website if applicable).
Name of the contact person for proposed project/programme.
Name and contact details of person making the application (if different from project/programme contact).
Name or title of the project/programme.
Application number beginning with EDU (allocated for your previous application: this only applies to previously funded organisation).
CAFOD Development Education Funding stream under which you are applying: (1) Justice & Peace, (2) Justice & Spirituality, (3) National Programme (Schools/Campaigns) or (4) Youth.
Please state your charitable status and number.
The name of the organisation to which the grant should be paid (account name).
The up-to-date bank details of your organisation (name and address of bank/building society, account number and sort code).
Proposed start and completion dates.
Grant requested from CAFOD (£0.00).
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Your application must be signed by either the Chair of the management committee or support group or the Director/leader (as applicable) to indicate support for the project/programme. This is a requirement for reporting and accounting procedures within CAFOD. CAFOD will not accept applications signed by individuals who are direct beneficiaries of the grant).

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B. ORGANISATION INFORMATION

When was your group/organisation/commission set up?

Please supply the name and contact details of two external referees.

How many people are involved in running your organisation (give figures for full-time, part-time and volunteer staff)?

What are the vision and goals of your organisation/group/Commission?

C. PROJECT/PROGRAMME INFORMATION

1. What are the project/programme’s vision and goals and who is it for? Please show approximately how many people [beneficiaries/target group(s)] will be reached?

No. of Direct Beneficiaries: _____

Estimate number of Indirect Beneficiaries: _____

% Direct Female: _____

% Direct Male: _____

2. What are the changes (outcomes) you intend to make through this project/programme? (Please give no more than 4 key changes – for some projects/programmes there may only be one change)?

3. How will you know that a change has happened and how will you know that there has been progress towards your change(s)/outcome(s)?

4. What specific activities will be carried out to bring about these changes/outcomes? (If you are seeking funding for a 3-year project/programme you may want to scope this out over 3 years – in years 2 and 3 activities might be more sketchy).

5. How will your project/programme support CAFOD’s work?

6. What would a partnership with CAFOD on this project/programme mean to you?

7. Who have you actively involved in the preparation of this proposal, e.g. participants, Commission members, CAFOD Diocesan Manager? Where there is a local focus, we ask that you discuss your application with a CAFOD Diocesan Manager. http://www.cafod.org.uk/CAFOD-in-your-area

8. How did you hear about the Fund?

9. Have you ever applied for, or received, funding from CAFOD in the past?

D. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Please give a full breakdown of expenditure for each year of the project/programme for which you are seeking funding. Headings could include the following:

Income: please detail all other funding (including in-kind contributions).
Expenditure: please provide details of the specific costs of your project in terms of planning, delivery, evaluation and reporting back.

Please send e-mail copy to: [email protected] and a signed copy by post to the:

Development Education Fund Coordinator

CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development)
Romero House, 55 Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7JB

Tel: 020 7095 5317

The chair of the management committee or support group must sign your application to indicate support for the programme which is a requirement for reporting and accounting procedures within CAFOD. CAFOD will not accept applications signed by individuals who are direct beneficiaries of the grant).

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