External Funding Services

The Team can provide advice and guidance in the development of external funding applications by:

• Discussing funding requirements and advising which funders are most likely to assist.
• Reviewing draft application forms and giving advice/suggestions on possible improvements. 
• Tracking new sources of grants, changes to existing funding sources and forwarding alerts on forthcoming deadlines. 
• Providing updates and alerts on current and future policies and priorities.
• Conducting searches of all UK, Lottery and European Union grants and awards available. 
• Assisting the Local Authority, Private and Third Sector organisations in the development of innovative external funding applications.
• Linking similar/related proposed bids together to avoid project duplication and maximise funding opportunities. 
• Providing advice and guidance on all aspects of externally funded project management, delivery and evaluation. 
• Providing up to date information on available external funding across the Local Authority.
• Promoting & marketing external funding opportunities.