Award, Feedback and Reapplication
The panel will score applications against the assessment criteria and discuss them before making awards. Feedback on your application will be communicated to you upon request following the funding decision, and there may be the opportunity to discuss your application with a member of the Archives Revealed team and/or other experts at The National Archives.
Archives Revealed’s decision regarding any application is final, and no appeal process is in place: it is the lead applicant’s responsibility to make sure that all of the information provided in the application is correct, their proposal meets the eligibility criteria, and all sections of the application are complete. Any points you wish to make should be made clearly and concisely in the application form.
There are no restrictions on past applicants applying, however our data shows that reapplications are no more likely to receive funding than first-time applications. Before asking the panel to consider a collection for the second time, you should discuss your proposed project with the Archives Revealed team.
Reporting, Evaluation and Knowledge Dissemination
The Archives Revealed Scoping Grant funds a report on your collection. This report will be the final output of the grant. Applicants will be asked to submit the final, approved report to the Archives Revealed team, and once it is completed, they will also be asked for feedback on the consultants delivering the report.
Grantees will be required to contribute to the programme’s knowledge and learning outputs, and we would encourage grantees to consider sharing their experience through case studies, contributions to the Archives Revealed training programmes and/or impact seminars on the outcomes of the grant. Where images are used, you will need to ensure that you have the relevant permissions from those depicted.
Grantees will also be required to demonstrate the benefits and key performance indicators (KPIs) that the programme is seeking to realise. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence against these measures. While benefit and KPI reporting is compulsory for all applicants, performance against these indicators is for the purpose of measuring the impact of the funding programme only, and does not affect eligibility for the grant.
Evaluation of Archives Revealed will be carried out by an independent evaluator contracted by the programme team, who will be responsible for defining, assessing and (where appropriate) gathering data on behalf of the programme. Grantees should be prepared to engage regularly with and provide information to the evaluation team, as they build this evidence base – which we envision will also be useful for grantees’ own advocacy.
Our approach to monitoring and evaluation is informed by our vision: through our grant-making, we want to build evidence for investment in archives, celebrate grantees’ success, and advocate for the archives sector, while keeping our reporting requirements as flexible and accessible as possible.
Grant Conditions
All grantees will be required to comply with the Code of Conduct for Recipients of Government General Grants and all relevant legislation, as well as the monitoring and evaluation conditions outlined above. Further conditions may be outlined within the Grant Funding Agreement.
Your organisation must agree to follow a whistleblowing process to report if the dignity, safety, security and well-being of end users is not met.
All grantees are also required to behave ethically, following the Seven Principles of Public Life: The Seven Principles of Public Life – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and to make sustainable choices to reduce your project’s impact on the environment.
As a partnership programme supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, grantees will also be required to follow the Heritage Fund’s acknowledgement guidance, procurement good practice guidance, and digital good practice guidance. Further information on how to acknowledge Archives Revealed and its four funders will be provided to grantees when a grant offer is made.