{"id":280,"date":"2026-11-05T23:03:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T23:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=280"},"modified":"2026-11-06T11:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:51:53","slug":"can-we-apply-to-the-same-fund-more-than-once","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/help\/can-we-apply-to-the-same-fund-more-than-once\/","title":{"rendered":"Can we apply to the same fund more than once?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each project can only be applied to a fund once. Whether you can try again depends on the type of fund and what happened to your first application. ActionFunder doesn&#8217;t set a limit on how many of your organisation&#8217;s projects can go to one fund, but the funder might, so check the fund page.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two projects, one fund<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Classic funds:<\/strong> each project is matched on its own. If two of your projects both match a fund&#8217;s criteria, both are applied to it. <a href=\"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/help\/how-matching-works\/\">How matching works<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Active Apply funds:<\/strong> once one of your projects has been applied, the fund page shows <strong>Applied!<\/strong> instead of <strong>Apply now<\/strong>, so you can&#8217;t apply with a second project from there. <a href=\"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/help\/what-is-an-active-apply-fund\/\">How to apply to an Active Apply fund<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If a fund&#8217;s guidelines say one application per organisation, stick to that, even where the app would let you apply with more. <a href=\"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/help\/reading-a-fund-page-criteria-and-key-deadlines\/\">Reading a fund page: criteria and key deadlines<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Applying again with the same project<\/h2>\n<p>It depends on what your project&#8217;s <strong>Application history<\/strong> says for that fund. <a href=\"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/help\/application-history-statuses-explained\/\">Application history statuses explained<\/a><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Status<\/th>\n<th>Can the same project be applied to that fund again?<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Withdrawn<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No. Withdrawing can&#8217;t be undone.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>No longer eligible<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes, while the fund is still live. Change your project so it matches again and re-publish it, and it&#8217;s applied again automatically.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Offer declined<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Offer expired<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Contact us. Where it&#8217;s appropriate, we can ask for the offer to be reissued. <a href=\"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/help\/why-funding-offers-expire\/\">Why funding offers expire<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Each project can only accept one funding offer. Unsuccessful projects stay live and keep matching with new funds. <a href=\"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/help\/what-happens-to-my-project-if-its-unsuccessful\/\">What happens to my project if it&#8217;s unsuccessful?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new round of a fund<\/h2>\n<p>A fund can&#8217;t reopen once it has closed, so a new round is set up as a new fund on ActionFunder. Your application to an earlier round doesn&#8217;t stop you applying to the new one. A Classic fund takes your projects automatically if they match. For an Active Apply fund, click <strong>Apply now<\/strong> on the new round&#8217;s fund page.<\/p>\n<p>If you need a project re-applied to a fund, for example because the new round&#8217;s page says you&#8217;ve already applied, contact us with the fund name and your project name.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions?<\/h2>\n<p>Our team is around Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Email: hello@actionfunder.org<\/li>\n<li>Phone: 020 3805 2835<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each project can only be applied to a fund once. Whether you can try again depends on the type of fund and what happened to your first application. 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