Funding

The Leslie Rugby team are keen to assist all our Club Mates with funding applications; from who to apply to, funding agencies in your area, how to fill out the forms and anything else you need assistance with. Click on the link below labelled Funding Agencies to get into an internal affairs website which lists the agencies you can apply to in your region.

 Double click here to find out the funding agencies in your region: FUNDING AGENCIES

Give Peter or Fras a call on our free phone number 0800 4 537 543 for information or assistance with funding. It is a good idea to apply at the end and the beginning of the year, as there are less requests for funding and if you happen to be unsuccessful with one agency, you still have time to apply again in the next funding round before the rugby season kicks off again.

There has been much written on funding applications and plenty of information on various sites, so what we have decided to do is list some simple do's and don'ts when making your applications. This is underpinned with a list of useful websites.

DO

• Supply all information requested on the form. Failure to do so only slows down the process if the trust needs to get more information.
• Provide a statement which shows what benefit your Organization will achieve from the funds.
• Say if you are applying from funding from societies other than the one you are applying to.
• Send a letter of thanks if you receive money.
• Keep copies of all documentation on hand. Sometimes trusts lose receipts etc. so additional copies should be kept on hand.
• If only one quote can be obtained, explain why in a covering letter.
• Build a relationship with trust and employees.
• Plan the year for your funding applications.
• Note in your diary follow-up time of successful applications.

DON'T

• Falsify your application. If you get money from a trust, make sure you use it for that which you have applied. If you don't need all the money you receive for the project, send the balance back.
• Add on bits to use up all the money.
• Just fulfill minimum requirements, work on the application.
• Forget that in most cases, trusts require justification of what has been spent and where to meet audit requirements. Failure to comply with this will impact on future applications.

 At this point we would sound a warning that, as excellent as the funding is from Gaming Societies, it would be unwise to rely heavily on this revenue source, as funding is always subject to legislative change and could dry up. It is vital therefore, that alternative revenue sources are continually pursued.

For help, give us a call today on our free phone number; 0800 4 537543