Winrush Grant Application Form

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What is the name of your organisation?

Is your organisation a registered charity or community interest company?

YesNo

What is your Charity Commission number or registered company number?

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Is your organisation (or the lead organisation in your consortium) one of the following?

Exempt charitySocial enterpriseCommunity benefit societyLocal authorityNone of the above

Is your organisation (or the lead organisation in your consortium) one of the following?

YesNo

Does your organisation have a governing body with at least three members?

YesNo

Does your organisation have a governing document? Please include a copy.

YesNo

Upload your governing document if you have one

Can you provide accounts for the organisation both of the last two financial years? Please include a copy.

YesNo

Upload your accounts if you have one

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Where is your project based?

In which regions(s) will your project take place?

East of EnglandEast MidlandsLondonNorth WestNorth EastSouth EastSouth WestWest MidlandsYorkshire and The Humber

In which local authorities will your project take place?

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Contact First Name

Contact Last Name

Contact Role

Role within the organisation

Where is your project based?

Please enter your UK address including postcode

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

County

Post Code

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Contact telephone number

Contact email address

Organisation’s website

Provide up to two additional weblinks related to your organisation or project.

These could be to your organisation’s social‑media pages, partner websites, or other relevant resources.

Additional weblink 1

Additional weblink 2

Please provide any other names your organisation goes by.

If part of a larger organisation, please provide its name and registration number.

When was your organisation established?

How many people does your organisation employ?

Full time:

Part time:

Volunteers:

Is this a consortium bid?

YesNo

If yes, please give the names of the other organisations in the bid:

1st Organisation

2nd Organisation

3rd Organisation

4th Organisation

5th Organisation

Please note by submitting a consortium application, you agree to establish a formal agreement, such as a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the partner organisations should you be successful.

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What is the name of your project? Please try to give your project a unique name (this is for administrative purposes only).

Please tell us your project aim

Please provide a brief summary of your project.
Please provide a brief summary noting any key outputs and core metrics.

Tell us about the planned activities, describing your project plan, outputs and outcomes. Projects that are unique, bold, creative, community-led, and culturally resonant will score higher in assessment.

Please outline how your project will meet the main aim of your project (raising awareness; fostering pride; encourage and inspiring young people) and the outcomes of the scheme.

What are your proposed project start and end dates? Project events and activities must take place between 8th June and 31st July, however preparations (such as making bookings, paying deposits, advertising for staff, etc) may begin as soon as projects are notified of being successful. Proposed start date:

Proposed end date:

Please provide a timeline of key milestones for your project. The timeline should be in chronological order, you do not need to include detailed descriptions: please include the main steps and activities and when they will take place. For consortium bids, proposals should clearly list each partner's role in delivering the projects. We encourage projects to remain focused and avoid taking on too many activities, as this can reduce deliverability and impact.

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What is your organisation's main purpose?

This can be taken from your organisations purpose, goals and mission statement if you have one.

How will the skills and experience of the organisation lead to the success of the project? Please include details of any similar projects your organisation has delivered.

What relevant skills and experience does your project lead and team have to enable them to deliver the project?

What experience does your organisation have working with the Windrush Community? Let us know your experience of working with Windrush Communities, if your organisation has no experience let us know how you plan to engage and work with Windrush Communities.

If you are adding value-in kind through volunteers, how will they be sourced and what training will they be provided with?

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How will your project be designed with or by the Windrush community and work with and engage with local community partners?

How will your project meet the following expectations: Develop greater communtiy cohesion.

Have a lasting impact beyond the funding period

Have a positive social impact

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1: If your project aim is to Raise Awareness please tell us how your project would: . Increase knowledge of Windrush history and experiences among the general public. . Provide greater recognition of the challenges and achievements of the Windrush generation.

2: If your project aim is to Foster Pride please tell us how your project would: . Create a stronger sense of pride among Windrush descendants and broader communities. . Create positive shifts in public perception of the contribution of the Windrush generation to UK society.

3: If your project aim is to Encourage and Inspire Young People please tell us how your project would: . Increase ambition and engagement of young Windrush descendants in leadership or communtiy roles. And/or . Create more active involvement in volunteering, and creative or cultural initiatives by yound Windrush descendants.

Please answer questions 8a, 8b, and 8c by selecting either 1, 2, or 3 based on your project aim. Choose only one option, and ensure it aligns with the aim you outlined in question 5b of this form.

8.a How will your project result in the impacts outlined above?

8.b How do you propose you might measure these changes

8.c Please provide project specific metrics in relation to 8b.

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How much money are you bidding for as part of this application? Please state the total amount of funding you are requesting from the Windrush Day Grant Scheme? Please include 100% of any non- recoverable VAT within your total project cost. The Department reserves the right to award projects partial funding, i.e. an amount that is less than the amount requested. Grant funds may only be spent from the point at which your grant has been officially awarded.

What is the total cost of your project?

How will you achieve value for money in your project?

Please detail any match funding you have secured or are yet to secure. While we encourage you to be ambitious on sourcing match funding contributions for your project, match funding is not needed in order to be eligible for the scheme. Match funding can include in-kind support.

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