Grant application process
Eligibility
Any organisation or individual that operates within the area covered by the Lower Earn Trust is eligible to apply for a grant that meets any one or more of the Trust’s purposes (see Home page).
Organisations that may apply can be:
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Scottish or UK registered charities
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Un-registered organisations that have charitable purposes
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Un-constituted but recognised and respected local organisations
Examples include:
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Village Halls
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Sports Clubs
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Community Clubs & Groups
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Youth Clubs & Groups
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Schools
Exclusions
Organisations or persons should not be discouraged from applying for a grant. However, the Trustees will not support the following unless it can be demonstrated that it is of benefit to the Lower Earn community:
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Prevention or relief of poverty
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Advancement of religion
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Saving of lives
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Advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
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Promotion of religious or racial harmony
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Promotion of equality and diversity
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Relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage (including relief given by the provision of accommodation or care)
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Advancement of animal welfare
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General appeals for grants
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Support for public events
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Work undertaken by superior or umbrella organisations
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Applications made on behalf of political organisations
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Work normally undertaken by agencies, government, council, or educational organisations or faith-based organisations (except if it is directly connected to the support of a part of the community)
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Feasibility studies, maybe supported, but the purpose must be clarified before the outset
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Vehicles
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Travel grants (unless directly connected with a part of the community)
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Any ‘one-off’ event with no long-term benefit to the community
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Work that has already taken place (ie. seeking retrospective funding)
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Work which could be funded by the applicant
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Applications made by unknown persons, or novel unestablished organisations
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Applications from organisations or persons with a record of fraudulent behaviour
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Applications which repeat, duplicate, augment, mimic or copy previous applications
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Repeated re-application after refusal
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Applications which may bring the LET into disrepute
Grant applications
Application dates
The Lower Earn Trust will consider applications on a quarterly basis. It undertakes to respond to initial queries rapidly with a view to determining a decision within a month of said quarterly application dates.
Applications will however be received at any time. Depending on the nature, extent and value of the application it may be considered immediately, or may await the next formal review date. Notably, this applies to Small Grant applications.
In all cases the relevant day is a Wednesday at 12:00 noon.
Year
Application dates
Review dates
Response dates
2025
Week 43 - 22 Oct
Week 47 - 19 Nov
Week 48 - 26 Nov
2026
Week 7 - 12 Feb
Week 11 - 12 Mar
Week 12 - 19 Mar
2026
Week 20 - 13 May
Week 24 - 10 Jun
Week 25 - 17 Jun
2026
Week 33 - 12 Aug
Week 37 - 9 Sep
Week 38 - 16 Sep
2026
Week 43 - 21 Oct
Week 47 - 18 Nov
Week 48 - 25 Nov
Application forms
Completion
These should preferably completed using Word format or may be sent in writing. They should be forwarded by email to: info@lowerearntrust.com or by post to the Honorary Secretary, Lower Earn Trust, Balmanno, Bridge of Earn, PERTH PH2 9HG.
Application Form Checklist
Small Grant Application Form
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Is the name of the group on behalf of which the application is being made correct?
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Are the Bank Account details for the group correct?
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Are the Contact Details for the group correct, including the name, address and post code of the responsible individual?
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Are the details of the group for which the grant application is intended accurate?
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Is the supporting statement sufficiently robust to convince the LET Trustees that this application should be supported?
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Ensure that a date by when the grant is required is stated.
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Have you signed and dated the application?
Medium and Large Grant Application Form
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Is the name of the group on behalf of which the application is being made correct?
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Are the Contact Details for the group correct, including the name, address and post code of the responsible individual?
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If a charity, is the Charity Number correctly stated?
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Are the Bank Account details for the organisation correct?
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Are the details of the group (Trustees or Management Committee) for which the grant application is intended accurate?
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Q1 & 2. Are the details of your organisation accurate and the numbers involved?
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Q3. Is the supporting statement in respect of the beneficiaries accurate?
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Q4. Is the statement sufficiently robust to convince the LET Trustees that this application should be supported?
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Q5. Have you accurately stated one or more of the key aims of the LET?
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Q6. Have you stated the outcomes you seek to achieve if you secure this grant?
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Q8. Have you stated the size of the grant that you wish to secure? This may be spread over three years.
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Q9. Is the statement sufficiently robust to convince the LET Trustees that this application should be supported?
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Q10. Ensure that the numbers of staff and beneficiaries are accurate and not over-inflated.
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Q11. State where the activity that this grant would support will take place.
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Q12. If you secure the grant, what will be the key indicator(s) that the outcome(s) has/have been a success?
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Q13. Have you any partners associated with this grant application?
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Q14. Ensure that a date by when the grant is required is stated.
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Q16. Are you making approaches to other funders to support this project?
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Q21. Has an authorised person (Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer or Secretary) signed and dated the application?
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Q22. Have the required documents been provided to support the application?
LET grant award monitoring
Recipients of grants from the LET will be required to submit a LET Grant Award Monitoring Form to the Trustees on completion of their project to state that the aims and objectives of their original application have been met. The form is self-explanatory. You will be expected to have met the terms laid out in the Declaration.
