What is the assessment process?
On receipt of your completed application, an initial eligibility check will be carried out by the LEADER+ Co-ordinator. If there are any gaps in information or if the project is ineligible you will be contacted for further discussions/ additional information. Once the Co-ordinator is satisfied that your project is eligible it will be presented to the next meeting of the LEADER+ Decision Making Group for scoring and discussion.
Formal offer letters with conditions of grant will be sent out by the Programme Secretariat (Scottish Borders Council) as soon as possible after the Decision Making Group has met. On receipt of the signed grant acceptance form, grant claim forms and guidance notes will be sent out to project lead partners. Where projects are refused the Secretariat will write to unsuccessful applicants outlining the reasons for refusal and where appropriate make suggestions as to how the project may be adapted to make it more likely to be approved.
General Conditions
- all awards will be conditional on the applicant securing all relevant statutory consents
- work must not commence before confirmation by written agreement of the award offer
- awards are not available for work already started or completed
- payment of grants is retrospective on production of receipted original invoices and a completed grant claim and progress report form.
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