Community Ownership Fund round 4: application form assessment criteria guidance
This guidance provides you with detailed information of the assessment criteria used when assessing your full applications. It sets out how to apply the assessment criteria in your full application to the Fund.
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Communities will rightly be seeking clarity regarding Round 4 and the future of the Community Ownership Fund.
This government was elected on a manifesto that stressed its commitment to the communities’ sector and community ownership through empowering communities to own and run those local assets which mean the most to them.
We recognise uncertainty is challenging for groups seeking to save vital community assets; the government is carefully considering all available options and will confirm plans in due course.
We encourage community groups to explore support which remains available through the Community Ownership Fund’s development support provider via the ‘My Community’ website. We have worked closely with them to produce guidance and tools that would help any organisation to save an asset important to them.
The UK government will assess bids from across the UK against a common assessment framework.
Applications will be scored using this framework, and final decisions on funding will be made by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
This guidance is a streamlined version of the same guidance which assessors will use to assess applications from Round 4 of the fund. This guidance is written for assessors but will show applicants what we require in application form answers in order to obtain either a satisfactory, good or strong score. We suggest that applicants use this guidance to support them in their application to the fund. See further guidance on how to write an effective business plan.
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Last updated 15 August 2024 + show all updates
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Statement added on the status of Round 4 of the Fund.
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Added new version for Round 4.
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Form updated to reflect extension of the maximum capital funding available to new applicants from Round 3 Window 2 onwards.
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First published.