I’m an existing grant holder

The starting certificate sets up the start date of your project, and also the milestones you plan to meet during your grant.

Not all starting certificates require milestones – your Funding Manager will ask for them if they’re needed.

The starting certificate helps us to figure out when your reporting and payments are due.

Making a change to your project? Your Funding Manager might ask you to complete a variation form for us. It is a formal request to change any (or both) of the following:

• the amount of funding you have asked for
• the length of your project.

You’ll be asked to give us some reasons for the changes to your project. Then the variation form is reviewed and if approved, the changes can be made to your grant.

You’ll be asked to complete an interim report so we can see the progress of your project. These might be in the middle of the project, each project year, or every 6 months. These usually ask how much money you have spent so far, what’s going well and what have you learnt, but also what hasn’t gone so well, and how you will combat any challenges that arise.

You might need to fill out an interim report so we can release the next payment of funding to you.

Your funding manager might need more details, and you’ll need to complete it to a good standard before we can make a payment.

Not all grants need interim reports. Your funding manager will ask for it, if they need it.

You’ll be asked to fill out the final report (or “end of project” report) at the end of your grant. Your funding manager will review this and if approved, your final payment can be made.

Your funding manager might need more details, and you’ll need to complete it to a good standard before we can make a payment.

The final report asks you to share a case study with us at the end of your project.

• Case studies help us tell the stories of our grants and in turn help us raise money for our charities, to be used towards more grants for more great projects.
• The case study you share might be used on printed materials such as fundraising leaflets, or on our website pages.