What happens next

Once you have submitted your application with supporting documents, it will be assessed by an evaluation panel. You will hear the outcome of the evaluation process no later than 28 February 2023.

If you're successful

We will let you know if you’re successful by 28 February 2023. A timeline outlining the grants process is available at the end of this webpage.

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

Terms of the funding

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 outlined above; 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 outlined above. This data should be reported to the council on a quarterly basis
  • in addition, you will be asked to complete one case study per quarter 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.

Date Action
3 January 2023 Open to applications
3 Jan– 7 Feb 2023 If you would like feedback or additional advice on your application, please get in touch with public health grants team phgrants@n-somerset.gov.uk
7 February 2023 Deadline for applications (23:59 Tuesday 7 Feb 2023)
8 – 27 February 2023 Panel to review application forms
28 February 2023 Applicants notified about grant results
28 Feb – 7 Mar 2023 Due diligence and reference checks complete
8 –15 March 2023 Successful applicants to send back confirmation letters and bank details
15 – 31 March 2023 Payments processed and funded to programmes
1 April 2023 Projects to start within 3 months (by 1 July 2023)
1 April 2023 – 31st March 2024 Support available for project monitoring and evaluations
April 2024 Project evaluations completed and received