A) You can e-mail us or call us on 0131 444 4020. We can either send you a word version of the application form by e-mail which you can complete electronically and save changes as you go along, or we can send you a paper version of the form. We will also send you guidance notes to help you fill out the form and information about our funding surgeries.
A) You can call us on 0131 444 4020, e-mail us, or come to one of our funding surgeries.
A) As well as the actual application form there is other information you will need to help you complete your application. You need to read this information before you start filling out the form. By sending you the information in a pack it makes sure you have everything you need and can make a properly informed decision about whether you should apply or not. We also like to be able to confirm your eligibility to apply, before you start completing an application form.
A) There are sections of the application form, such as original signatures, that it is not possible to fill out electronically. To be able to accept an application form, all sections of it must be completed when we receive it. That’s why we need to receive a paper copy of your form.
A) Everyone who applies to us fills out an application, and we assess each of these individually. We make awards based on how well the work organisations would like us to fund fits with our criteria, and how much confidence we have that this work will be delivered. As we tend to fund parts of projects we’re also interested in how likely it is that other money will be raised to allow the work to go ahead. None of our decisions are based on geography – at each round of awards, the groups with the strongest overall application get the awards. We are also limited by how much money we have, so at times we have to say no to organisations we might like to fund because we’ve reached the limit on the amount of money we can award.
A) No – you must be registered with OSCR to apply to the Foundation. Click here to visit the OSCR website to check if you are registered.
A) Yes. Through our Henry Duncan Awards we are happy to consider both revenue and capital funding. We will consider funding core activities, running costs or project work.
A) Yes, you can have funding through our Henry Duncan Awards, Capacity Building Grants and Partnership Drugs Initiative at the same time if your work fits with these programmes. However, you can only have one Henry Duncan Award at any time, and the same applies for Capacity Building Grants.
A) You must wait one year between Henry Duncan Awards, previously known as the Standard Grant Scheme.
A) No. We make awards of all sizes – everything from a couple of hundred pounds upwards. If you are a charity with an annual income of less than £25,000 and are looking for less than £2,500, we have a special ‘small grants’ application form for our Henry Duncan Awards, which is slightly shorter than our other application forms.
A) No – you can apply for any amount, however we anticipate the average Henry Duncan award grant will between £6,00 to £8,000.
A) Because of funding constraints, we are only able to make Henry Duncan Awards for one year at a time. Under our Partnership Drugs Initiative you can get an award for up to three years at a time. If you receive funding for more than one year, payments will be made at yearly intervals rather than in one lump sum.
A) Yes, provided you have your own accounts showing an annual income of less than £500,000 and your own management committee. If you have both of these you can apply independently of your parent organisation.
A) For most of our programmes you need to wait a year before reapplying. This means you can submit your application so that a decision is made a year after the original decision, so you can get it to us for the deadline date a few months before this. The process is slightly different for our Partnership Drugs Initiative. If you apply to this programme and are unsuccessful, a member of the PDI staff will visit you and discuss if and when you can reapply.
A) Yes. Whoever assessed you application will be happy to explain why we were unable to fund you.
A) All our awards are made for specific reasons – they become restricted funds when a charity receives them. If you have been given an award by us and aren’t able to do what you originally intended with us, write to us about this as soon as possible. It may be possible for our Trustees to change the award reason, or, if what you want to do with the money no longer fits with our priorities, you may have to return the award to us. If you are unable to spend the money, for example if your charity closes, you will need to return the award to us.
A) We know that sometimes projects are delayed, so we can sometimes give an extension to our awards. If you think you won’t be able to spend the money within the allocated time, get in touch with us as soon as possible to discuss this with us.
A) When we make awards for things like salaries, we make the payments once someone has actually been appointed to do the job we are funding. Similarly, when we make awards for capital items, we will make the payment once the items have been ordered. If the money is not drawn down within 12 months, the award will lapse.
A) No - your charity must be registered with OSCR if you want to submit an application. Click here to visit the OSCR website.
A) Yes. Each of the four Lloyds TSB Foundation funds work in specific geographic areas, so will fund the same organisation for work they do in different areas of the UK. Provided your organisation is a registered charity, is working in Scotland and what you do fits with our criteria, we’ll consider funding you.
A) We obviously need to know that you have spent the money as planned, and we ask everyone who gets a Henry Duncan Award to send us a report a year after every payment they receive from us. This just lets us keep records of what is happening with the money we have awarded and the difference this is making to the people who benefit.
