Apply to the Innovation and Development Fund

A. Project Title

Project Title *

B. Applicant Details

Library Service *

Name of Lead Manager * This will be the main contact for the project.

Job Title *

Address *

Email *

Telephone *

Mobile

C. Project Summary

Which of the identified strategic priorities does your application support? *

Advocacy
Standards
Innovation
Partnership
Funding
Research

Project Aim * What is the main aim of your project?

Project Summary * Please provide a brief summary of your project, cearly linking to the strategic priorities identified previously (around 250 words).

Amount of Funding Requested *

D. Project Partners

Are you applying for this funding in partnership with another organisation?

Yes
No

Please give details

Section 1: Organisation

Project team * Enter the details of the project team inserting additional rows as required:

Project Role	Name	Job Title	Email
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Section 2: Background

Please give details of any contextual information which may support your bid. The background information may include factors specific to your service such as previous work, existing resources or staff expertise that may be relevant to this project. You may also wish to include details of relevant policies, research or good practice elsewhere which supports your application. 300 words

Section 3: Project Details

Explain what your project will achieve, outline your delivery plans and tell us why you've chosen this approach. * Use this section to provide a detailed outline of the proposed project. Make sure you cover all activities included within your project, with details of how these will be delivered and how they meet key aims. A clear rationale for the outlined approach also needs to be provided. 700 words

Section 4: Project Outcomes

What will change in the short and medium term as a result of your project? * Include details of the tangible outputs or actions resulting from project activity, as well as the outcomes arising from these (i.e project targets reached). 700 words

Section 5: Project Impact

Please state the intended impact of the project and outline plans for measuring success. * Provide details of the impact your project will have, ensuring it is clearly linked to SLIC’s strategic priorities. If your application relates to one or more of this year's funding priorities (outlined in the Guidance for Applicants), please give details. Outline the approach you will adopt in evaluating the success of the project. Please include success criteria and a statement on how performance against these will be measured. 300 words

How would your proposed project enhance the quality of service delivery and professional practice in the context of your own organisation? * Indicate how the project contributes to service development – how will the project enhance the core offer of your libraries? The impact on staff development and professional practice should also be outlined in this section. 300 words

What value would knowledge about the outcomes of and lessons learned from your project have in supporting service and professional practice development in the wider sector? * Outline the potential benefits your project could have in supporting library service development across Scotland. You may wish to consider the potential for scaling up your project for wider application, as well as the value of sharing your experiences and lessons learned with the wider library community. 300 words

Section 6: Project Plan

Please complete the table to include key project milestones * Insert additional rows as required

Milestone	Output	Date
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Section 7: Project Management

What will be the arrangement for management of your proposed project? Please include partner participation where applicable. * Provide details of the structures and mechanisms that will be put in place to manage the project. You may wish to refer to the different roles and responsibilities outlined in Section 1 of the application. 300 words

How will you implement quality management? * What standards will be considered when planning the project?

Section 8: Finance

Please provide details of the expenditure identified for the project, inserting rows as required. *

Activity	Anticipated date of expenditure	Cost from IDF fund	Cost from other budget	Total cost
		Amount in £ £	Amount in £ £	£
Totals:		£	£	£
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Section 9: Sustainability

What are your plans for sustaining project activity after the funding period ends? *

Section 10: Risk Management

What are the main risks for your project? * Identify the main risks for your project and assign each a level of risk associated with the likelihood of this factor occurring. Note the potential impact of each risk in the ‘Impact’ column and indicate the level of impact this factor could have on potential project outcomes. High risk factors for your project need to be clearly indicated.  Use the ‘Action to manage risk’ column to provide details of the arrangements in place and potential workarounds that would apply in the event of these risks being realised.

Risk	Likelihood	Impact	Action to manage risk
	Likelihoodlowmediumhigh	Impactlowmediumhigh
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Section 11: Service Overview

This section allows you to provide some context about your current operating environment in order to support your application. Please provide details of any significant changes to service provision within your library service in the last three years, and any impending changes that your organisation has planned. 300 words

Section 12: Project Dates

What is the date on which the proposed project would commence? *

What is the date on which the proposed project would finish? *

Which financial years (April to March) does your project fall within? *

2023-2024
2024-2025
2025-2026

Section 13: Dissemination

SLIC will disseminate reports from your project through its website. SLIC may also request a follow-up report about the impact of your project between 12 and 24 months after the funding period. You may also be asked to provide details of any; publications, websites, mailing lists, seminars or conferences where you have presented details of your project.

Section 14: Declaration

I believe that the project is achievable within the given time and cost constraints, and with the available resources.

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge, the information provided in this application form and any supporting documentation is accurate.

Head of Library Service or equivalent

Name *

Position *

Line Manager of Head of Library Service/Director of Finance or equivalent

Name *

Position *

Partners

Name

Position