We are introducing a revised delivery timetable for the Grant Awards Programme (GAP) from June 2026 onwards.
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This is discretionary funding for community and voluntary organisations operating in North Lanarkshire.
Grant Awards Programme new delivery schedule for 2027/2028
New delivery schedule
The revised approach forms part of our wider programme of improvements and modernisation to community focused grants, approved through the Communities committee.
The new model introduces a staggered application timetable across locality areas between June and October 2026. This revised approach is intended to:
- improve overall programme management and planning
- provide enhanced pre-application support opportunities
- reduce administrative pressures during peak periods
- strengthen assessment, moderation and quality assurance processes
- improve communication and engagement with organisations throughout the process
Whilst application windows will now operate on a phased basis, the overall annual programme decision timetable remains broadly unchanged, with:
- scoring and assessment activity completed by November 2026
- moderation and final verification undertaken during early December 2026
- committee consideration continuing in February 2027
- award notifications issued thereafter
All CVS registered organisations are encouraged to review the new delivery timetable carefully and ensure that applications are prepared and submitted during the appropriate locality phase.
Further information, guidance materials, workshops and pre-application support sessions will be published throughout the year.
GAP: Programme timeline
The indicative timetable below illustrates how the staggered delivery model would operate across the annual programme cycle.
| Period | Programme Activity |
|---|---|
| Monday 8 June - Sunday 5 July | Launch 1 - Airdrie and Cumbernauld application window opens |
| Monday 6 July - Sunday 2 August | Launch 2 – Bellshill and Motherwell application window opens and assessment of Launch 1 applications |
| Monday 3 August - Sunday 30 August | Launch 3 – Coatbridge, Kilsyth and Northern Corridor launch and assessment of Launch 2 applications |
| Monday 31 August - Sunday 27 September | Launch 4 – Shotts and Wishaw application window opens and assessment of Launch 3 applications |
| Monday 28 September -Sunday 25 October | Launch 5 – Multi-area organisations application window opens and assessment of Launch 4 applications |
| November | Final eligibility checks and officer scoring completed; all scoring concluded by end of month |
| Early December | Programme moderation, financial modelling and preparation of committee report |
| Mid December | Committee report finalised and submitted prior to festive closure period |
| February | Communities Committee consideration and approval of awards (final award subject to annual budget setting) |
| March | Decisions communicated to applicants |
| April | Grant agreements activated and payments issued at start of financial year |