How to apply for Grant Funding

The main groups who award grants are:

• the government
• the European Union
• Regional Development Agencies in England, Scottish Enterprise, the Welsh Development Agency and Invest Northern Ireland
• local authorities or local councils and local development agencies

Before you apply for a grant you should make sure that you meet the conditions of the scheme. Additionally, you should ensure that you:

• are ready to put up some of your own money
• need the money for a specific purpose
• don't start the project before you get an agreement in principle of funding

Once you are ready to apply for a grant, you can give yourself a better chance of applying for and being awarded the right grant by talking to an adviser at National VQ’s. They will help you to identify appropriate European, national and local grants, including contacting the person who administers the grant to check your suitability and to make sure that the grant scheme is still running.