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Close alertPlease read the information below before opening and submitting the application form at the bottom of this page. Please send the completed and signed form by 5pm, Friday, 20 October 2017.
If you are a Community Development Trust working in Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, you may be eligible for a Capacity Grant award to develop the capacity and strength of your organisation.
Please read this Capacity Grant Application Form in full before completion, including the
Providing your organisation meets the Eligibility Criteria and commits to using the Capacity Grant for Eligible Expenditure only, you are invited to complete and sign this Form and return it to us by Friday, 20 October 2017
Once we have received a signed Capacity Grant Application Form and we are satisfied that your organisation meets the criteria, we will send you a Grant Offer for signature and return by Friday, 17 November 2017.
On receipt of the signed Grant Offer, we will transfer the Capacity Grant award into your bank account. Applications must be completed in full (with signatures) by the deadline and late applications will not be funded.
A Capacity Grant may be awarded to a Community Development Trust subject to the following criteria:
Please note, the National Park Authority reserves the right to contact a random selection of Community Development Trusts to ensure good practice as outlined in point 5 above.
The Capacity Grant’s purpose is to help Community Development Trusts to achieve the following:
The Capacity Grant aims to support the core running costs of your organisation and to strengthen the capacity of the volunteers and staff who run it. Examples of expenditure may include:
The National Park Authority will not fund: statutory obligations of Community Councils, IT equipment, retrospective costs, project costs, ongoing staff salary costs, general refreshments.
A Capacity Grant Monitoring Form will be sent to you in March 2019. This form will ask you to confirm:
The National Park Authority reserves the right to reclaim Capacity Grant funds that have not been spent by Friday, 15 March 2019.
The National Park Authority reserves the right to select at random some Community Development Trusts and ask for a Statement of Accounts and evidence of expenditure, so please ensure you keep all receipts and retain a record of Capacity Grant expenditure.
A Community Development Trust is a community organisation which:
*(Development Trusts Association Scotland website)