If you applied

What happens after you send us your expression of interest

We’ll consider your expression of interest

We’ll look at your idea and carry out checks on the information you provide us. You can find out more about the checks we'll carry out on your information.

We’ll contact you to talk about your form and get more information if we need it.

We’ll let you know if we want to take your application to the next stage

We’ll aim to tell you our decision in 6 weeks.

If you’re eligible to apply for funding, we’ll send you an application form.

If we do not take your application further, we’ll tell you why.

We’ll make our final decision

We’ll aim to tell you our final decision within 6 weeks of you sending us your completed application form.

We’ll contact you to let you know if we’re going to fund your project or not. If you’re successful, we’ll tell you what you need to do next.

You can start your project

As soon as you’ve:

• signed and returned the funding contract
• provided us with a bank statement from the last 3 months (so we can pay your funding)
• had an induction call with a funding officer

You should spend the funding the way you said you would in your application (unless we’ve agreed to something different first). We’ll check in from time to time to see how things are going. Find out more about how to manage your funding.

How we use your personal data

To find out how we use and store your personal data, read our privacy notice.