This form is for early project ideas.
You don’t need to be an expert or have all the answers.
Short answers are fine.
Part 1: About Your Project

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1. Project Name. What would you like to call your project?

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2. Organisation or Group Name. (Who is leading the project? If you are an informal group, just tell us.)

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3. Where will this project happen? (e.g. town centre, neighbourhood, park, building, school, street)

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4. When could the project start? (Approximate date is fine)

Date

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5. When could the project finish? (Approximate date is fine)

Date

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6. How much do you think the project will cost in total? (£)
(A best guess is OK)

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7. How much Pride in Place funding are you asking for? (£)
(You don’t have to know this exactly yet)

Part 2: Why This Project Matters

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8. What is your idea? Please tell us, in your own words:

What you want to do
Who it is for
Why it is important for Boston
(Imagine explaining it to a friend or neighbour.)

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9. How does your project help Boston? Tell us which of these your project supports, and how. How does your project help?

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10. What problem does this project solve?

Please explain:

What isn’t working well right now
Who is affected
What would happen if nothing changed
(Simple explanations are best.)

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11. What will your project achieve?

Tell us what will be different because of your project.

Try to be as clear as you can.

Examples:

30 local people trained
A building brought back into use
More young people involved in activities
A space improved and used more often

Part 3: Other Ideas You Considered

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12. What other options did you think about?

You don’t need lots of detail here.

Part 4: Money (Simple)

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13. What will the money be spent on?

Please list the main things you would need to pay for.

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14. Other Funding

If you have other funding, please tell us. Where from?

Part 5: Buying Things or Services

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15. How will you make sure money is spent wisely? For example:

Getting a few quotes
Using trusted local suppliers
Using volunteers where possible

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16. Does this funding help a business make money?

Part 6: Running the Project

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17. Who will run the project?

Please tell us:

Who will organise things day-to-day
What experience they have
If you need help, what kind of help would be useful?

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18. What could go wrong?

Every project has risks. We just want to know you’ve thought about them.

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19. What happens after the funding ends?

Please tell us:

How the project will continue (if it will)
Who will look after it
How it will be kept going

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