Top Tips

INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW

European funding is a world full of jargon and strange acronyms and it is not an easy area of funding to understand
research opportunities for your organisation through your regional voluntary sector European Office and ask them for advice and support
try and bid within or access funds from a partnership if you can
be prepared to invest a lot of time if you want to pursue EU funding. Seek expert advice first to make sure that EU funding is a viable option for your work
European funding normally only pays for part of the costs — usually around 50% — so you need match funding
make sure your cash flow can cope with payments in arrears and delays in receiving the cash

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