Covid-19 Community Action Fund Application Form

Guidance

Before applying for the grant you must read the guidance and the terms and conditions

Have you read these?

Yes
No

Guidance

Please read the guidance and the terms and conditions before filling in this form

Guidance notes

Terms and conditions

Area

You can only apply for this grant if it will be used to benefit the Torbay community.

Constituted

Is your organisation a constituted and not-for-profit voluntary, community and social enterprise sector group? *

Yes
No

Constituted

If your organisation is a constituted and not-for-profit voluntary, community and social enterprise sector group, you will need to provide us with:

bank details for the organisation,
a copy of a bank statement, uploaded later in this form
your organisation’s safeguarding policy, uploaded later in this form

Non-constituted

Non-constituted groups without their own, separate bank account e.g. small local businesses and individuals may apply but they will need to do so with the support of an accountable constituted organisation acting on their behalf as the holder of the funding.

We will contact the organisation which has agreed to hold your project’s funds and ask them for:

confirmation they have agreed to hold funds for your project
their safeguarding policy
their bank details
a copy of their bank statement

Name of the organisation have you confirmed is willing to act as fund holder for your project? *

Contact name: *

Email address: *

Details

Name of the organisation/group/project applying for funding:

Address of organisation/group/individual operating the project applying for funding:

House name/number:

Postcode: *

E-mail address of organisation/group/individual operating the project: *

Telephone number of organisation/group/individual operating the project: *

Charity or CIC registration number:

About

Please describe the project, item or activity for which the funding will be used.

Please include how it will help the community and how it will meet one or more of the criteria for this funding as set out in the guidance

For example it:

Provides general advice and guidance to the wider community
Provides time limited practical and/or emotional support to those that are self-isolating
Helps address food and/or fuel poverty
Assists with childcare support for key workers and vulnerable children
Helps to identify those who cannot cope independently because of the impact of COVID-19 and need support from Tier 2 of the Community Resilience Framework.

Details: *

Please tell us the names of any other groups or organisations you are working with regarding the project you are applying for:

Project/item/activity start date: *
The start date must be within six weeks of this application

Total cost of project/item/activity: *

Amount of Torbay COVID-19 Community Action funding requested (up to £500): *

Bank details

Name on the account: *

Address on the account

House name/number:

Postcode: *

Account number: *

Sort code: *

Please upload an image of a bank statement for this account: *

Your details

Your first name: *

Your surname: *

Your position:
e.g. chairman, secretary, clerk or treasurer

Conditions

If you are successful in getting funding for your idea/initiative, we will ask you for some feedback on how your project went within six weeks of receiving the funds

Data protection and access to information

Torbay Council will only use the information for the purpose of determining whether a grant will be made by the Council. Applications and any other related information such as correspondence and details of payments made will be kept for eight years after the support has ended. Further information about how we process personal data and individual’s rights can be found on our data protection page.

Applicants must also be aware that any application received by the Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and therefore information submitted to the Council along with any decision may be made public.

Terms and conditions

I have read and agree to the terms and conditions of the Torbay Covid-19 Community Action Fund.

I confirm that:

The information supplied is accurate
Any funds approved will only be spent on work, items and activities eligible for the Torbay Covid-19 Community Action Fund as set out in the guidance.

I understand:

You may check any of the information provided with other council services or organisations responsible for auditing or administering public funds and for the prevention and detection of fraud
The fund must be repaid if I:
- have falsified records to gain grant money and I will face prosecution
- receive a grant in error
- fail to spend the money in the allotted time period
- breach the conditions or eligibility criteria

I agree to the terms and conditions