Welfare Request

Grant Application

Use this form to submit your grant application. It will be reviewed by the welfare committee who may come back to you with some follow up questions. The application will then be discussed with the members at the monthly meeting who will ultimately decide on whether your application is granted or not.

Registered Charity No. 1185895

APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE

NOTES FOR APPLICANTS

Who are the Hayling Lions Club?

1. The Hayling Lions Club is registered with the Charity Commissioners as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation to support local organisations and people that benefit of the residents of Hayling Island..

Who can apply for assistance?

2. To apply for assistance, you must live or operate on Hayling Island, or demonstrate that said grant will directly benefit residents of Hayling Island.

Purposes for which applications can be made:

3. Grants are made for the benefit of organisations or persons who live on Hayling to benefit the residents of the Island or cases of need, 4. The Lions Club can only make grants in accordance with the Grant Making Policy which can be downloaded from our website 5. Before making grants, the Lions Club have to satisfy themselves that relief is not available from a statutory source.

What is not covered by the Charity?

6. The Lions Club cannot give money, unless the recipient can demonstrate that the funds are to be used on a drip feed basics for ongoing support. An example would be funds to allow a foodbank to operate over a period of time to purchase food. If cash is given we would require regular updates to ensure funds are used in accordance.

Examples of relief provided:

7. The Charity may provide financial assistance towards the cost of goods which unless perishable will be gifted for their use but remain the property of the Lions Club, the user is responsible for maintenance etc.

Application reference

Name of Group/Organisation(Required)

Your Name(Required)

First Last

Your Phone Number - in case we need to clarify anything(Required)

Your Email - in case we need to clarify anything(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

Your Position in the Organisation(Required)

Amount Applying for(Required)

What are you asking Hayling Lions to help fund?(Required)

Describe the item, activity, project, service, or need.

Who will benefit from this support?(Required)

Tell us who will benefit and, where possible, approximately how many people.

How will this benefit Hayling Island residents?(Required)

Please explain the local benefit.

Why is this support needed?(Required)

Explain the need, difficulty, gap in funding, or reason the support is important now.

What difference would a grant from Hayling Lions make?(Required)

Tell us what would happen if the grant is awarded.

Have you applied for or received funding from elsewhere?(Required)

Include any other grants, fundraising, statutory support, or your own contribution.

Upload Supporting Documents

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Max. file size: 256 MB.

Please upload or provide any supporting information that helps explain your request, such as quotes, project costs, accounts, a supporting letter, or evidence of need. If supporting information is not supplied, the Club may need to defer or reject the application.