Grant Application

The Ringing Foundation welcomes and encourages applications for grant funding to support projects that meet with our aims.

The Foundation acts primarily as a fundraiser and then facilitator in providing ‘seed corn’ grants to support projects, but we normally expect projects to become self-supporting. We are primarily interested in funding ‘people projects’. We do not give funds to projects to re-hang or augment rings of bells. We may, however, provide grants towards teaching equipment and public relations materials depending on the nature of the application.

The projects we support must relate to at least one of our aims: to raise the public awareness and understanding of change ringing, to aid the recruitment of ringers, especially young ringers, and to enhance the quality and quantity of training through the ITTS structured learning process.

Applications

Applicants should formulate their project, with a view to the specific grant programmes in our Business Plan for which budgets have been set aside but we also welcome additional innovative ideas. Applicants should also consult our terms and conditions of grant, and ensure that they are happy to accept these terms. The Foundation reserves the right to add special conditions, specific to individual projects.

The application form below should be completed along with a signed hard-copy of Terms and Conditions. This will then be discussed at our next quarterly meeting, after which you will be informed of the Board’s decision.

The Ringing Foundation will be looking for projects to be well defined and well managed. We will want to evaluate the costs and compare these with the proposed benefits. Costs need to be realistic, and while projects which can identify sources of matched funding are more likely to receive funding, the Ringing Foundation aims to provide support to projects where the grant will make a real difference.

Application Form

Project Name

Contact Name

Address

Telephone

Email

Please describe your project in less than 1,000 words. Please ensure that you explain what your objectives are and how you will measure success; how the project will be managed and operate, and how long it is intended to run. Please explain how the project is to be funded, including any matching funding and whether this has been sought.

You may attach a file to your submission if you would like to add images, diagrams or illustrative information. The total word count should not exceed 1,000 words.

Please provide full details of the estimated cost of your project, and how much you are seeking from the Ringing Foundation.

You may attach a file to your submission if you would like to add a spreadsheet or illustrative information.

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Under Charity Law, the Foundation has an obligation to ensure that any grant is used for the purpose for which it is granted, that monies are spent within a reasonable timescale, and that any project or other expenditure supported by the Foundation is appropriately evaluated using criteria as agreed between the Foundation and the organisation. Please refer to the Foundation’s Terms and Conditions of Grant for further details.

Declaration

In submitting this form, I/we confirm that the information provided in this form is accurate and if a grant is awarded, agree to abide by the Foundation’s Terms and Conditions.

NOTE: This form must be submitted along with a hard-copy of the Terms and Conditions to be sent to The Ringing Foundation Ltd., 10 Willingham Road, Lea, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 5EH.