You MUST have an initial conversation with our Fund Management Team to assess whether the Fund is right for you. If this is agreed, you will be invited to submit a 'Viability Proposal' using this form.
Your proposal will be treated in strictest confidence. However, to ensure projects utilise the most appropriate funding the Fund Management Team may share this information with other relevant parties.
We recognise the amount of work that goes into applying for funding and planning a project. The word count in this form has been kept deliberately short (maximum 1,000 words) to minimise the time and effort for you to complete the Viability Stage. Before submitting your proposal, please make sure you have read the User Guide (available on the Fund Webpage) designed to assist you, and for any further information about the Fund.
This Viability Stage helps us to filter any projects which are unlikely to receive funding and saves you time working on a 'Developed Proposal' unnecessarily.
When you are ready, submit the form electronically to the email address below. Where your 'Viability Proposal' has been submitted on your behalf by a Business Advisor we will use the contact details you have provided on your paperwork, for any communication relating to your enquiry, unless you indicate otherwise.
Co-funding Requirement
You must be able to contribute at least 55% of your whole project costs. This can be made up of cash and non-cash contributions, site costs or a combination of all of these. If your project is receiving funding from other fund distributors this can count as part of your co-funding. However, the value of such a contribution/s will be added to the value of grant being sought from this Fund. The combined value of all such contributions cannot exceed 45% of the whole project cost or £1m. i.e., the intervention rate from this Fund will be factored lower to account for co-funding from other fund distributors. If work on your project has started (including if items have been ordered) then it will not be considered eligible for financial support.
End-to-End Timescales
Once we receive your form, we will assess your proposal. If this is approved, we will invite you to submit a 'Developed Proposal,' but this does not guarantee that you will receive a grant award. If your 'Viability Proposal' is unsuccessful, we will tell you why. You may reflect on our feedback and seek to enhance your proposal but must wait until the next Open Call before resubmitting anything. If you have any queries on any aspect of the process, please contact the Fund Management Team by email here growingmidwales@ceredigion.gov.uk
