Grant Finder & Funding Research Support

Key responsibilities
•    Find funding opportunities: Research grants, charitable trusts, foundations, community funds, corporate giving programmes and local funding opportunities relevant to our work.
•    Research funders: Identify funding criteria, eligible organisations, geographical restrictions, award amounts, deadlines and application requirements.
•    Match opportunities to projects: Help identify funding for our SEND support services, family and adult groups, Nature Nook, sensory and wellbeing activities, community inclusion, employment support and organisational development.
•    Maintain a funding database: Keep an organised record of potential funders, application deadlines, eligibility criteria, links, contact details and next steps.
•    Monitor opportunities: Regularly check funding websites, newsletters and relevant networks for new grants and upcoming application rounds.
•    Support applications: Gather information, research statistics and evidence, organise supporting documents and assist with drafting application responses where appropriate.
•    Research evidence and need: Help identify relevant local statistics, reports, community needs, good practice and evidence that could strengthen funding applications.
•    Identify partnership opportunities: Research potential corporate sponsors, local businesses, community partners and organisations that may support our work through funding, donations, equipment or in-kind contributions.
•    Share findings: Provide clear summaries of promising funding opportunities, including why they may be suitable and what would be required to apply.
 

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