Make It Happen 2025 Application Form

Make It Happen 2025 Application Form
Please fill out all the sections in this form referring to the Make it Happen Guidance Pack when answering the key questions about your project.

We recommend drafting your answers in a separate document before inputting them to the application form to submit. However, you can save your progress by clicking the 'Save and Continue Later' button at the bottom of this page.

If you have any questions, require support, would prefer to submit your application in another format, or need to flag any accessibility issues you are experiencing, please email culture@walthamforest.gov.uk
Full Name*

First NameLast Name
Phone number*
Email Address*
example@example.com
Postcode*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
If you are applying on behalf of an organisation, what is your role?*
Organisation Name / Address*
Website/Instagram
What is the status of your organisation?*
Sole trader, charity, community interest company, school, business etc.
Have you, or any member of the management committee, been employed by the council within the past 5 years. If yes, please give names, dates and capacity:*
Do you or anyone in your organisation have any private or personal interests that could bring about conflict with the Council’s interests and have any negative inferences in the award of this Grant? If yes, please include details:*
This includes the interests of family members, partners or anyone else with whom you have a close relationship.
Project Title*
This can be a working title. Do not worry if you don't have one confirmed, it is just for the purposes of us to reference.
Summarise your project in one sentence*

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Tell us what you want to do. What is your project, what do you want to achieve, who will you engage and benefit, and how do you plan to deliver it? Max 300 words*

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Tell us about you or your organisation’s links to Waltham Forest. Max 100 words*

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Discuss your recent experience in delivering similar projects. Max 100 words*

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How will your project respond to our funding aims?
Creative Health (Max 200 words)*

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Legacy (Max 200 words)*

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Diversity & Inclusion (Max 200 words)*

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Activating Spaces (Max 200 words)*

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Creativity & Ambition (Max 200 words)*

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Project Outputs: People

How many people do you expect to engage in this project?
Participants*
Audience*
Volunteers*
Local artists/creatives*
Total artists/creatives*
Local businesses*
Project Outputs: Activity

How much activity will be delivered?
Performances*
Workshops*
Exhibitions*
Online events*
Other activity*
Which area of the Borough is the majority of your activity taking place in?*

LeytonstoneLeytonWalthamstowNorth ChingfordChingford MountHighams ParkLea BridgeWood Street
Please tick any other areas you will be working in*

LeytonstoneLeytonWalthamstowNorth ChingfordChingford MountHighams ParkLea BridgeWood Street
What art form(s) does your project involve?*

Combined artsCookingComedyCraftsDanceDesignDigital mediaFestivalFilmLibrariesLiteratureMusicPerforming artsPhotographyTheatreVisual artsWalksOther
What audiences does your project specifically target*

ChildrenYoung peopleOlder residentsLGBTQIA+ communityRefugees, migrants and/or asylum seekersDisabled and/or neurodiverse residentsCarersBoys and/or young menGirls and/or womenSpecific cultures or ethnicities (please specify below)Specific communities in Waltham Forest (please specify below)All residentsOther
Use this space to specify the exact audiences your project will involve

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Amount requested from Waltham Forest*
You can apply for between £1,000 to £15,000
Total match-funding/funding from other sources amount*
Total project budget *
Please upload your budget spreadsheet here, making sure that all project costs are covered. We advise that you use the template spreadsheet provided on the Waltham Forest website.*

We would like to see a minimum of 15% funding from other sources as a benchmark for applicants to aim for, this could be your sponsors, donations, partnerships, in kind support, other grants, your own funds, earned income (for example, merchandise or tickets) etc.
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Please upload your project timeline here to outline when key activity will take place. We advise that you use the template timeline provided on the Waltham Forest website.*

The purpose of the project timeline is the help you plan your project between May 2025 - December 2025 and to outline when key activity might take place. We don't expect you to have confirmed exact dates and are aware that these are subject to change as you begin your project.
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Use this space to talk us through your budget spreadsheet and provide any necessary context on particular budget lines. Max 200 words*

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You may upload up to 2 partnership agreement letters or agreement of in-kind support.

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Equal Opportunities

In order to monitor the effectiveness of our equal opportunities policy it is important to collect information which might identify possible direct and indirect barriers to successful applications. All information provided is confidential and is not part of any selection procedure.
What is your age?*
With which ethnicity do you identify?*
Is English your first language?*

YesNoPrefer not to say
Do you identify as D/deaf, and/or do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses expected to last for 12 months or more?*

YesNoPrefer not to say
Do you identify as neurodivergent? Being Neurodivergent could include Dyslexia, ADHD etc.*

YesNoPrefer not to say
What is your sex?*

FemaleMaleNone of the abovePrefer not to say
Is your gender the same as the sex you were assigned to?*

YesNoPrefer not to say
How would you describe your sexual orientation?*

BisexualGayStraightNone of the abovePrefer to self-describePrefer not to say
Do you consider yourself to come from a low socio-economic background?*

YesNoPrefer not to say
What professional sector do you work in?*

Creative or CulturalHealth or Social CareTransport, Retail or WholesaleBusiness and other services, Finance or InsuranceManufacturing, Construction or AgricultureHospitality, Catering or Leisure ServicesdPublic Sector or EducationPrefer not to sayOther
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Make It Happen 2025 Application Form

How will your project respond to our funding aims?

Project Outputs: People

Project Outputs: Activity

Equal Opportunities