- All projects funded through the SPH&C Grant Programme will be subject to ongoing review and evaluation
- Applicants should ensure that the funding they are bidding for is sufficient to deliver both their project and the evaluation of their project
- Evaluation activity should be proportionate to the scale of the project and the grant award.
Specific monitoring and evaluation requirements will be outlined in the funding scheme’s guidance. However, we have provided some generic guidance on evaluation which you may find helpful:
Ensure the objectives of your project, activity or service are clear
Your project’s objectives should be clearly explained in the application and should support the priorities and objectives of the funding scheme you have applied to.
Define the issue(s) your project will address:
- Identify who it affects
- Explain how it affects them
- Specify why it affects them
It is important that you have data/evidence to support your answers.
Detail how you will measure and demonstrate the action you have taken to address this issue(s):
- Outline what you did
- Specify when and where you did it
- Identify who participated/benefited?
- Describe any changes made to your action
Explain how you will measure and demonstrate the outcomes and impact of your actions: Describe what has changed as a result of your project, such as:
- Developing new skills
- Increasing confidence
- Rising levels of activity
- Encouraging behaviour change
- Enhancing knowledge
- Improving health indicators
Describe the methods you will use to capture this: Identify tools and processes to measure and demonstrate this change, such as:
- Case studies
- Surveys/questionnaires
- Self-assessment tools
- Interviews
- Focus groups
- Ad hoc feedback
- Specific measurement tools
- Observation
- Data collection
Review whether you are already capturing any of this data and intelligence. Ensure the capture of any failures, as they can be equally important when evaluating a project.
