General Feedback
- When applying for project funding, ensure your answers specifically talk about that work and not generally about your organisation
- Be clear and concise - make sure it's clear what will be achieved with the funding and/or what the impact will be
- Clarify who will benefit from your work or activity (including their involvement, specific needs and evidencing those needs)
- Have a clear mission statement/vision
- Keep answers brief and succinct; use bullet points and if using text keep this concise and relative.
- Ensure your budget balances, and it is preferable if you use the template provided
Application prompts to consider include -
Equalities, diversity and inclusion
We expect every grant applicant to consider how they can use the Oxford Community Impact Fund to help to reduce inequalities in the city. Please give more information about how you plan to do this.
Health and wellbeing
Be specific about how your work or activity will provide meaningful health and wellbeing benefits and how it links into the community insight profile outcomes and recommendations. If you have evidence of impact clearly state this in your application
Environmental sustainability and zero carbon Oxford
In January 2019, Oxford declared a climate emergency, and in autumn 2019 became the first UK city to hold a Citizens Assembly on Climate Change. Additional scores are available for activity which reduces carbon emissions and increases biodiversity in the city.
Partnership working and cross-sector support
We encourage applications which involve more than one organisation. This can help reach more people, encourage a wider range of thinking and enable resources and learning to be shared. Those working across and between different sectors will score more highly.
We will expect organisations applying for larger levels of funding with bigger budgets to support grassroots organisations e.g. by offering venue space and equipment, helping with marketing and fundraising, providing mentoring opportunities for people to gain more skills and experience etc.
Leverage and match funding
We are looking to support organisations who will bring in additional funding to the city and use our grant to generate/earn additional income. Applications that attract larger levels of funding will score more highly. Please explain what additional funding/income your work or activity will generate.
Innovation
Whilst this is not a specific question within the application, if you are working in a new and innovative way or if your activity/project is unique, please include this information.
Inclusive economy
We encourage applications which will increase opportunities for disadvantaged groups to have a fair share in the city’s economy. Organisations paying the Oxford Living Wage will score more highly. It would also be helpful if you can confirm how many current and new paid and/or volunteer roles will be protected/created with this funding.
