If you applied

What happens after you send us your application

We'll consider your application

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 application. And to 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 12 weeks.

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

If you’re successful, we'll tell you:

• how much development funding you’ve got (if you applied for this)
• what you’ll need to do for the next application stage.

If we take you application to the next stage, we'll contact you for more details

For example, we might as for a development or delivery plan. What we ask for will depend on the type of project you want to do. We'll talk to you and agree the best way to get all the information we need.

We'll make our final decision

We’ll aim to tell you our final decision within 12 weeks of sending us the information we agreed.

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:

• read the offer letter, terms and conditions and agreement
• signed and returned the agreement . This must be signed by your senior contact.
• provided us with a bank statement from the last 3 months.
• 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.