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Sustainable Development Fund

Application Form

Section A – Applicant details

1 Organisation Name

(including abbreviations or other names used)

2 Contact Name

3 Role/Job Title (if applicable)

4 Contact details

Address: Telephone No:

Fax No:

E-mail:

Web site:

5 Organisation Status

Parish council or other local authority   Yes:  No:?

Community/ voluntary group or charity   Yes:  No:?

Charity number (if registered) Company/ business   Yes:  No:?

Company number (if limited) Private/ individual   Yes:  No:?

Other – please define Voluntary groups should send us a copy of your constitution, details of your aims and objectives and membership. Others may wish to include a business or individual profile.

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Section B - Project details

1 Title

2 Location

3 Proposed start date for project (approximate)

3a Anticipated completion date(s) (approximate)

4 Brief description (including type of costs)

5 What are you hoping to achieve and how? Explain both short and longer term aims.

6 How are AONB purposes and the SDF criteria (see guidance notes) furthered in this project, and who or what will it bring benefits to?

7 How will your project be sustained in the future (e.g. maintenance)?

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Section B - Project details (cont)

8 Is your project linked to other projects and/or strategies, if so, please give details

9 Which AONB Management Plan policy is your project delivering?

10 What evidence do you have of community support and/or a demand or need for your project? Please provide this where possible (e.g. feasibility report, parish plans).

11 How are you going to measure the project’s success?

12 Give details of any partners and explain their role

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Section C – Financial details

1 Please outline the project costs and anticipated income – attach additional sheets as necessary.

Items or works	In kind*	Cash¥	Total Cost (£)†
* In-kind contributions (summarise items or works and any other anticipated financial contributions - see guidance notes) ¥ Cash costs to project (summarise all other items or works, the total of which should represent the SDF grant being applied for) † Total cost £ (the total projected gross cost of the project taking all contributions into account)








2 SDF Grant applied for £		% of total cost

3 Which other partners are you seeking financial support from either in cash or in-kind?

Name of organisation	Amount (£)	Cash or in-kind	Estimated or confirmed decision date

4 Have you obtained all the permissions you require to carry out the project? (e.g. planning permission, land owner’s consent, Forestry Commission, English Nature, Environment Agency approval, etc) If not, when do you expect to have each one agreed?

5 Have you applied for other AONB or National Park SDF funding for this project, or previously received funding from a SDF? If Yes please specify AONB/NP and year of funding.

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Section D - Applicant declaration

Please read and agree – I certify that I have been authorised by the organisation named in Section A to complete this application form. I certify that all information provided is true to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any materially misleading statements given at any stage during the application process could render the application invalid. I also understand that if the project is not completed the applicant may be required to return part or all of the money paid. I understand this application is not confidential and may be made available for inspection by the public.
This project complies with State Aid regulations. I agree: