Dormant Accounts Fund Application Guidance

OVERVIEW

1. Advance Planning2. Application Process3. Completing the Application Form4. Selection Process 5. Important Dates6. FAQs and Enquiries

ADVANCE PLANNING

READ RELEVANT MEASURE FACTSHEET

READ APPLICATION GUIDELINES DECIDE ARE YOU ELIGIBLE TO

APPLY? READ THE APPLICATION FORM DOWNLOAD TEMPLATES NOTE OTHER RELEVANT TASKS

e.g, Contact HSE, Planning Permission

KEY DATES – 1ST JULY & 22ND JULY

APPLICATION PROCESS

• USER NAME & PASSWORDREGISTER ON POBAL WEBSITE

1ST JULY

• ATTACH YOUR TEMPLATES• ATTACH YOUR SUPPORTING

DOCUMENTS• SAVE

COMPLETE ON LINE FORM

• NO EDITS• AUTOMATED

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

SUBMIT BY 22 JULY @ 12 NOON

COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM

Painting a picture of your organisation and your proposal

Assume the reader is not aware of your organisation and what you do

Be concise, clear and relate your answers to the Measure Fact Sheet Criteria

Level of detail = size of grant There are no right or wrong answers

APPLICATION FORM – ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Legal Status - CRO Number/ Friendly SocietyAttach Signed Audit AccountsAmount > €15,000Exceptions for Statutory BodiesMEASURE SPECIFIC CRITERIA

Section 1 & 2 of the application form

SECTION 4 YOUR PROPOSAL

SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSALOBJECTIVES - SMARTACTIONS –CLEAR AND CONCISEWHAT YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE/BENEFITSNEED FOR THE PROPOSAL MEETING THE MEASURE CRITERIA

SECTION 5 FINANCES

Download the CORRECT Budget Template Include Co-funding (if applicable) Budget Explanations – Essential Equipment -Detailed Quotations Buildings – Estimate Eligible Costs – Factsheet

INELIGIBLE COSTS?

ExamplesPurchase of Buildings or PremisesRedundancy CostsPenalties/InterestOrganisation Core CostsRetrospective CostsCosts not directly related to the project

KEY ATTRIBUTES OF SUCCESSFUL PROPOSAL

DEMONSTRATES HOW IT MEETS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE MEASURE

INCLUDES WHO, WHAT, HOW, WHERE AND WHEN

NEED IS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED ACTIONS CORRELATE TO THAT NEEDMUST BE ADDITIONAL – NO SUBSTITUTIONDEMONSTRATES VALUE FOR MONEYWELL PRESENTED–CLEAR AND CONCISE

SELECTION PROCESS

Basic Eligibility Check

Appraisal and Scoring Recommendations Final Decision

SELECTION PROCESS

Competitive ProcessQuality Score=65RankingScore of 65 Funding

SELECTION CRITERIA

CAPACITYSTRATEGIC FITVALUE FOR MONEY

& ADDED VALUENEEDACHIEVABILITY

SCORED 0-20

MIN SCORE OF 8 FOR STRATEGIC FIT

AND NEED

IMPORTANT DATES

ON-LINE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY 12 NOON 22ND JULY

APPRAISALS ONGOING AUG-NOVDECISION MAKING -NOVGRANT AGREEMENTS -DEC

FAQS & ENQUIRIES

FAQS available on our website

www.pobal.ie

Updated regularly

HelpdeskEmail

onlinesupport@pobal.ie

Tel: 01-5117222

THANK-YOU FOR LISTENING Any Questions

Maria Farry