Pro Bono Grants Round 2024 - Application Form

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The application stage will open on 10th June 2024 and will close on 19th July 2024 at 4pm.

Please carefully read the guidance before completing the online application form.

Note:
(1) Click SAVE to ensure your data is not lost.

(2) After completing the form and clicking the SUBMIT button on the last page, you must scroll down then click the CONFIRM button to confirm your submission and send your application to us.

(3) Please note that changes or amendments cannot be made once your application has been submitted.

Eligibility

1. Are you a registered charity operating in the United Kingdom?

YesNo

Please provide your organisation's relevant charity number (in England your charity number needs to be registered with Charity Commission)

Contact details

2. Primary contact

2.1. Name

2.2. Job title

2.3. Contact telephone number (direct)

2.4. Contact email address

3. Secondary contact

3.1. Name

3.2. Job title

3.3. Contact telephone number (direct)

3.4. Contact email address

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Your Organisation

4. Organisation name

(as registered on Charity Commission)

Please provide the following information:

4.1. Your registered address

4.2. Your organisation's website address:

4.3. Main address if different from registered address:

4.4. What geographical areas does your organisation provide services to?

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Funding Aims

The following questions (5 & 6) will be scored on a scale of 1 to 5, please see the guidance for our scoring criteria.

5. Please detail your track record and experience as either:

5.1. a National Pro Bono Charity

5.2. a legal advice charity offering Pro Bono provision

(200 words max.)

6. How will you use the funding to meet the aims of this grant programme, outlined below?

Support national pro bono charities
Support local legal advice charities to establish, increase and/or sustain their pro bono activity

(social welfare law includes areas of family, welfare benefits, debt, housing, employment, immigration, community care, mental health and disability)

Support increased access to justice for disabled people

(Please note your that pro bono service can be available to all, but we will prioritise applications which can demonstrate that their pro bono activity will support people with disabilities.)

(200 words max.)

Finance

We will be conducting a financial assessment of your organisation and will review the information provided in your application and on the charity commission website. If we have any questions, we will be in touch to request further information.

As part of the financial assessment, an overall rating of A-C will be given for this section. Please see the guidance On our scoring criteria.

7. Please confirm your total funding ask over the 2-year grant period (The maximum amount available is £50,000 and this will be paid over 2 years)

(enter the costs in numerical form only e.g. 10000):

8. Please provide an indicative budget breakdown for how the funding will be spent in the first 12 months of this funding programme

9. Charity Accounts

9.1. Date of latest audited accounts

9.2. Since the date of submitting your last management accounts, have there been any significant changes to your organisation's finances i.e. income/expenditure or reserves. Please provide details (150 words max.)

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Statements

I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, all the information I have provided in this application form is correct. I fully understand that The Access to Justice Foundation has zero tolerance towards fraud and will seek to prosecute and recover funds in every instance.

Please tick to agree

Full name:

Sharing your data and information

The Access to Justice Foundation will electronically hold and process personal data about you for the purpose of assessing and managing the Pro Bono Grants 2024 round.

We will use the information you give us in your submission and in supporting documents for: assessing applications, monitoring grants and evaluating the way our funding programmes work and the effect they have.

We may also give copies of this information to individuals and organisations such as:

Accountants, auditors and external evaluators
Other organisations and individuals with a legitimate interest in our grants
Other organisations for the prevention and detection of fraud

The Access to Justice Foundation will keep information on successful projects for 7 years after the final delivery date.

Your privacy is important to The Access to Justice Foundation. For more information about how we use your personal data, please read our Privacy Policy.

Please confirm below that you consent to The Access to Justice Foundation processing your data for the purposes outline above:

Please tick to consent

IMPORTANT: After clicking the SUBMIT button below, you must scroll down then click the CONFIRM button to confirm your submission and send your application to us.

Please review your application carefully before you CONFIRM. We are unable to accept amendments to your submission/application after this point.

Thank you for submitting your application for the Pro Bono Grants Programme. ‘You will be emailed a copy of your completed form, for your records, from email address no-reply@formassembly.com. Please check your spam folder.

The application stage will close on 19 July at 4pm. We anticipate notifying organisations of their outcome in September 2024. For further information please refer to the guidance or email grants@atjf.org.uk.

Unfortunately, you are not eligible for this funding and therefore cannot proceed with this application. Please ensure to click Submit, then Confirm to exit the application form.

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