Why we might consider withdrawing a grant

Our aim is for all our grants to achieve the intended outcomes. Where this is not possible, and we believe that the terms and conditions of a grant have been breached, we follow a procedure that involves suspending grant payments.

If we think that the breach, or a series of smaller breaches, is serious enough and cannot be remedied, we may take one or both of the following actions:

• withdraw any grant funding that you’ve not yet received from us
• recover all or some of the grant that you’ve already received from us

Why we might consider withdrawing a grant

We'll work with you to deal with any challenges you have in delivering your plans. We’ll only consider withdrawing a grant when we believe that there have been problems with the grant that cannot be remedied. Reasons for considering withdrawing the grant might include, but are not limited to, the following situations:

• funding has been spent on items or services that do not relate to the original application for funding and/or have not been approved by the Fund
• a grant holder has not returned information we’ve requested about the grant, such as project updates or monitoring information
• a grant holder provides with false or misleading information
• if anyone involved in the project or organisation is under investigation by us, a regulatory body or the police
• a grant holder fails to comply with the terms and conditions set out in the grant agreement or any additional terms and conditions it signed up to
• a project has not progressed within a reasonable time or might not be completed
• a project has changed and no longer meets the requirements for the funding programme under which it was awarded