To apply for a grant in the first instance please contact the LEBRF Administrator who will be happy to discuss your query. Before making an application please acquaint yourself with the rules of the fund, in particular sections 1.2 and 3 to check that your project qualifies. Please also read the Trustees’ Policies regarding the payment of Grants, below.
Once you have outlined your project to the LEBRF Administrator and you are comfortable it meets the criteria for a Grant, please download an application form (below) and return the completed form by email or post.
Application Form
Policy for Grant Payments
- An LEBRF grant (pre-approved by the LEBRF Trustees), will be paid after:
• the LEBRF Administrator has received from the PCC / applicant a summary of final costs including volunteer labour, but excluding reclaimable VAT
• the LEBRF administrator has received confirmation that the installation has completed a successful test-ring, and the works have been completed to the satisfaction of the relevant LEBRF Trustee. - If project costs change significantly (ie by >+/- 10%) during the project, then the PCC / applicant should inform the LEBRF Administrator, who will pass this information onto the LEBRF Trustees.
- The LEBRF grant amount can be paid in full when the total allowable costs are within 10% of the figures supplied at the time the grant was pledged
• should the total allowable costs be less than 90% of the estimate on which the LEBRF grant was originally pledged, then the grant payment will be reduced in proportion to the underspend
• should the total allowable costs be more than the estimate on which the LEBRF grant was originally pledged, then the PCC / applicant may apply for an ADDITIONAL grant towards the overspend. This should be submitted on the LEBRF Grant Application Form, with supporting documentation as standard. - The intention is to pay any multiple grants for a specific project together via one BACS payment, however if this is likely to cause difficulty (eg if there are non-invoiced items still to come even though the works have been fully completed and signed-off) then the Trustees may approve an interim payment not exceeding any approved grant amount.
- Grant payments can only be paid to the relevant PCC bank account.
