Writing Successful Grant Funding Applications P5 - Budgeting for your project (14P22TL/24)

Hornsea Hub

Course details

Course dates and times
DayStartEnd
Friday12:3015:30
Starting on 14 Mar 2025 and running until 14 Mar 2025

Are you wanting to find out more about how to organise your budget as part of your grant funding application? This comprehensive course will teach you how to review grant guidance notes to identify what can and cannot be claimed as part of a grant funding application, and help you recognise and understand key budgeting terminology such as core costs, capital, and revenue. You'll learn to find and evidence relevant quotes using the internet, ensuring your applications are well-supported. Additionally, you'll master the use of spreadsheets to input and format data, create simple formulas to calculate total expenses and VAT, and save these spreadsheets as PDFs ready for upload to grant application websites.

Tailored specifically for voluntary sector professionals, this course offers practical skills and expert guidance from experienced instructors. Join us to transform your bid writing skills and secure the funding you need to make a real difference in your community. Enrol today and take the first step towards bid writing success!

What will I learn?

On this course, you will learn:

  • How to review grant funding guidance to determine costs that can be covered as part of the funding.
  • Recognising appropriate terminology when budgeting and identifying how to be clear about costs when creating a budget.
  • How to use spreadsheets to clearly outline a budget and automatically calculate total expenses and VAT.
  • How to save spreadsheets in appropriate formats to folders and upload these to grant funding websites.

What is it like to learn with East Riding Adult Learning and Employability?

At East Riding Adult Learning and Employability we pride ourselves on the support we give to our learners, from the very first time you contact us, to the day you achieve your goals.

If you choose to join this course you will be supported by our dedicated staff, learn in a small friendly and welcoming group, have the opportunity to take part in activities to practise your skills, be encouraged to continue to practise when you are away from the classroom and receive lots of encouragement to help you build both your skills and your confidence.

As well as working in groups, you will benefit from regular time working with your tutor, discussing your progress and planning your next steps. They will also tell you about all of the other great opportunities that you have access to including help with developing your skills, joining one of our creative skills classes or sessions to improve your health, wellbeing, confidence or resilience. If you are looking for work or aiming for a change of role, then your tutor will also make you aware of the employability programmes we have available to support you in achieving your employment goals.

Our team will be there to support you at every step of your journey and we always welcome your feedback to help us ensure that you feel safe, happy, supported and welcome.

What do I need to join the course?

A willingness to learn and a positive attitude! You should be interested in finding out more about grant funding and whether this suits your community group/voluntary organisation.

What do I need to provide for the first session?

You might find it useful to bring your own smartphone or tablet along to the session to access the internet at certain points in the session. We do have some tablets available in our centre for you to use if you do not have your own. You might also find it helpful to bring a notebook and pen to make some notes to help with your learning.

What could I do next?

You can choose to complete some of our other Writing Successful Grant Funding Applications courses. In this pathway, you can learn how to search for grant funding, write the application and pull everything together.

Venue Details

Hornsea Hub
Hornsea
HU18 1RU