Every fund has its own page with its full criteria and dates. Read it before you create or edit a project for that fund. To open one, click View on a fund card.
The criteria
The funder sets every criterion on the page. Your project has to fit them to be considered.
| On the fund page | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Individual grants of at least | The least you can ask for, if the funder has set a minimum. |
| Individual grants of up to | The most you can ask for. Your project’s grant size must be within this. |
| Who can apply? | The organisation types the fund accepts. |
| Focus areas | The causes the fund covers. Your project must share at least one. |
| Location (map) | The area the fund covers. Your project’s main activity must take place inside it. Enlarge map to check the boundary. |
| Beneficiaries | The groups of people the funder wants to reach, such as older people or young people. Your project must benefit at least one of them. |
| Required application format | Video pitches and Written pitches means the fund accepts either. Video pitches on its own means the fund only accepts video pitches, and projects with a written pitch aren’t applied to it. |
| Fund purpose | Why the funder is running the fund and what they want to achieve. Use it to shape your pitch. |
Total fund amount shows the size of the whole fund, not what one project can get.
The key deadlines
| Date | What it means |
|---|---|
| Deadline | The last date to apply. Your project must be published and matched (or applied, for Active Apply funds) by then. |
| Selection deadline | When the funder expects to make their final decision. You can usually expect an update within 2 weeks of this date. |
| Funded projects to be delivered by | When the funder would like funded projects finished. It’s a guide, and it doesn’t stop your project matching. |
The bar at the top of the page shows Applications close on: and how much time is left.
Dates can move, so the selection deadline is an estimate, not a promise. When will I hear back?
Other tabs on the page
- About fund: the criteria and dates above.
- Funded projects: projects the fund has already backed.
- Updates: progress updates from those funded projects.
These are a good read if you want to know what this funder likes to fund.
Questions?
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- Email: hello@actionfunder.org
- Phone: 020 3805 2835