Access Alliance Programme

Seminar 1Writing Bids / Monitoring and

Evaluating Projects

Norman James / Clare Greensmith STAR Independent Consultants Ltd

27 June 2007

Access Alliance Programme

Bidding for Funding: The Application Process

Clare GreensmithSTAR Independent Consultants Ltd

27 June 2007

The Application Form

• Read and use the Guidance Notes• Fill in all relevant sections• Leave “orange” sections alone• Attach any Business Plan• Further advice from STAR• Email e-copy by 13 July• Post paper copy & supporting

documentation

Clarity

• Clear• Succinct• Avoid jargon, acronyms• Clearly explain your answers to the

questions:– Who, when, where, how, why, how much ?

• Project name – keep it simple

Applicant

• Name• Contact details• Legal status

Project

• Location• Area of Impact• Description• OBJECTIVES• Need & Demand• Target Beneficiaries• Justification for AAP support• Strategic Fit• Partners & roles• Start & end dates

Options Analysis

• Series of what ifs ? • No funding• Less funding• Alternative funding

Outputs & Outcomes

• Core Outputs• Additional KPIs• Calculate unit cost of outputs• Benchmarking• Monitoring of outputs• Equality & diversity issues• Expected outcomes• Monitoring of outcomes

Costs & Funding etc

• Project costs and profile• Financial assessment• Project funding & profile• Funding status• State aid• Sustainability• Risk assessment

Delivery

• Procurement Plan• Project Plan• Project Management• Monitoring & Evaluation Plan• Marketing & Publicity Plan• Sustainability• Risk assessment• Forward strategy / exit strategy

Submission

• Signed declaration• Email to STAR AND• Post paper copy to STAR• With supporting documentation

What happens next ?

• Acknowledgment• Appraisal by STAR• Recommendation to Management Team• Notification of decision by 10 August• Signing of contacts by early September