costs you are committed to paying already, including salaries for existing staff, rent and utilities
facility hire of your own spaces
costs that are not for direct delivery; for example, project development (such as feasibility or consultation costs), project evaluation and/or unexplained or contingency costs
costs you have already incurred; this could be retrospective costs – those owed from before the date on the award letter, or costs from projects that started before we made our offer to you
costs that include funding another organisation; for example, distribution of grants on our behalf – you can't use our funds to make grants to other organisations
costs for the benefit of an individual, such as purchases for personal or private gain, including personal items of equipment and clothing
costs someone else is already funding; for example, any costs covered by another source of funding – you must declare all sources of funding for your project in your application
we also cannot provide funding for recoverable VAT or cash purchases.
promotion of religious or political activities
groups with significant financial free reserves
contribution to endowment fund, payment of deficit funding or repayment of loans
travel or expeditions
general appeals
statutory work in educational institutions
sponsored or fundraising events or groups raising funds to distribute to other causes
schools, churches or PTAs unless community benefit is demonstrated
