# Grant applications: guides

How to plan and write a UK grant application: evidence of need, outputs and outcomes, partnerships, due diligence checks and what to do after a rejection.

- 11 guides, last updated 2026-10-26
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/category/grant-applications

- [How to explain charity reserves in a grant application](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/charity-reserves-grant-application): Explain charity reserves in a grant application with dated figures, a clear policy and a worked example showing why your project still needs funding. (Updated 2026-10-26. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/charity-reserves-grant-application.md)
- [How to apply for a grant as a partnership](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/how-to-apply-for-grant-as-partnership): Plan a joint grant application: check partner eligibility, choose a lead organisation, divide the budget and agree how you will deliver and report. (Updated 2026-10-25. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/how-to-apply-for-grant-as-partnership.md)
- [Do you need a safeguarding policy to apply for a grant?](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/safeguarding-policy-grant-application): Check when a grant funder needs a safeguarding policy, what evidence to prepare and how to explain your arrangements in an application. (Updated 2026-10-24. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/safeguarding-policy-grant-application.md)
- [Can grants pay volunteer expenses? A practical budget guide](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/can-grants-pay-volunteer-expenses): Check whether a grant covers volunteer expenses, build a realistic travel budget and plan reimbursements. With a worked example for UK community groups. (Updated 2026-10-23. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/can-grants-pay-volunteer-expenses.md)
- [Grant application rejected: what to do next](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/grant-application-rejected-what-to-do-next): Turn a rejected UK grant application into a clear next step: request useful feedback, decide whether to reapply and improve the evidence in your bid. (Updated 2026-10-21. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/grant-application-rejected-what-to-do-next.md)
- [Grant due diligence: what do funders check?](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/grant-due-diligence-checks): Prepare for grant due diligence with a practical checklist covering organisation records, accounts, named contacts and replies to funder questions. (Updated 2026-10-19. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/grant-due-diligence-checks.md)
- [Outputs and outcomes in grant applications: examples and a template](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/outputs-and-outcomes-grant-applications): Understand outputs and outcomes in UK grant applications, with a worked example and a practical template for planning what you will measure. (Updated 2026-10-16. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/outputs-and-outcomes-grant-applications.md)
- [How to show evidence of need in a grant application](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/evidence-of-need-grant-application): Build a clear case for your UK community project using local evidence, community feedback and a worked example of a grant needs statement. (Updated 2026-10-15. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/evidence-of-need-grant-application.md)
- [What is match funding for grants? A practical UK guide](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/what-is-match-funding-for-grants): Understand grant match funding, calculate your contribution and check cash, in-kind support and evidence requirements before applying. (Updated 2026-10-12. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/what-is-match-funding-for-grants.md)
- [Full cost recovery for charity grants: how to budget for overheads](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/full-cost-recovery-charity-grants): Work out a charity project's full cost, allocate overheads fairly and explain your grant request with a worked example and budget checklist. (Updated 2026-10-09. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/full-cost-recovery-charity-grants.md)
- [How to write a grant application: a practical UK checklist](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/how-to-write-a-grant-application): Plan a grant application around funder fit, community evidence, outcomes, a credible budget and the exact questions asked. (Updated 2026-10-08. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/how-to-write-a-grant-application.md)

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