What you can and cannot spend funding on

What you can spend funding on

Generally, you can spend our funding on:

• capital costs (such as building and land improvements)
• staff costs
• running costs
• activities
• equipment
• other core costs needed to support the project

Sometimes we also pay for funding to help you continue a successful project.

What you cannot spend funding on

You cannot spend funding on:

• alcohol
• loans or interest payments
• religious activities
• profit-making or fundraising activities
• VAT you can reclaim
• statutory activities
• items or activities for individual benefit
• costs that were already paid for before you were awarded funding by us