Here are some examples of what a grant can pay for:
- educational toys and games
- equipment hire
- information technology equipment
- publicity materials for use in your project
- refurbishment of buildings
- research costs
- sessional workers (those who work only as and when required)
- training
- transport costs
- updating equipment for health and safety reasons
- venue hire
- volunteer expenses
- VAT that you cannot recover.
But we won't pay for:
- activities that happen or start before we confirm our grant
- any costs you incur when putting together your application
- any expenditure incurred or committed before we confirm our grant (including deposits)
- day-to-day running costs (for example, utility bills, council tax, rent and insurance)
- contingency costs
- endowments
- existing activities and repeat or regular events, including those we have funded before
- feasibility studies
- fundraising activities for your organisation or others
- items that mainly benefit individuals (for example, equipment that is not shared)
- land, building, refurbishment, landscaping or property projects (including playgrounds and temporary buildings) costing £25,000 or more (including VAT)
- loans or interest payments
- ongoing staff costs (including salaries of permanent or fixed term staff)
- purchase of alcohol
- parties, meals or entertainment not clearly linked to achieving one or more of our aims
- political or religious activities
- projects or activities that the state has a legal obligation to provide
- projects that you cannot maintain because of high ongoing costs or the need for specialist skills
- projects that cannot be completed within 12 months
- projects where the main purpose of the project is to promote or develop the arts, heritage or sport.
- routine repairs and maintenance
- used vehicles
- VAT that you can recover.
