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Assessment criteria and process

Major grant applications are assessed by a grants committee. The committee comprises senior hospice personnel as well as staff from Help the Hospices and representatives from the St. James’s Place Foundation.
All applications are assessed against set criteria, including evidence that the proposed project will:
  • address a previously identified unmet local need and that robust evidence is provided to support this
  • address the challenge of allowing patients to be cared for at home, particularly when this is their choice
  • demonstrate a degree of user involvement
  • demonstrate partnership working
  • result in knowledge that can be learned from and shared with others.


In addition, value for money and the feasibility of the proposed work will be taken into account.


Hospices’ free reserve levels will be taken into account when considering applications if there proves to be a high level of competition for funding.


It is important that you address each point in your application. These are not listed in order of importance.


It is likely that we will receive more applications than the amount of funding available, so the success of your application cannot be guaranteed and the committee’s decision is final.


Next steps

Apply for a St. James's Place Foundation major grant online.