What happens next

Once you've submitted your application with supporting documents, it will be assessed by an evaluation panel.

We will let you know if you’re successful by 28 February 2023.

We will then contact your nominated referee. Once our assurance process is complete and all banking details are confirmed, we will pay the grant in full.

We will email all unsuccessful applicants by Friday 3 March. Feedback can be requested.

Successful applicants will be required to go live with their project or activity no later than 1 July 2023.

If, over the course of delivery, you would like to make any adjustments to how the award is used, you must notify Kate Blakley at North Somerset Council (kate.blakley@n-somerset.gov.uk).

• you must complete an evaluation of the impact of the award on how your project delivered on the outcomes; details of how the money was used and how many people benefitted from the project. This is expected on completion of the delivery of the project or up to 12 months from the payment of the award, whichever is sooner
• you will also be asked to collect data on each of your service users including demographic information, origin of referral to your group, and scores on the outcome measures. This data should be reported to us by the given requested dates
• in addition, you will be asked to complete one case study with the data collection return on how your activity, group or project has impacted one of its participants. Photos and testimonials are welcome
• if appropriate, a council officer may request to visit the project to gain a richer understanding of it
• photos and testimonials are welcome