Once you have 'committed' your Proposal and sent any further supporting information to your Case Officer, an acknowledgement will be sent to you confirming that formal assessment has commenced. The Case Officer will repeat the checks they made at Stage 1 to ensure any issues previously raised have been addressed. They will consider all the information supplied, including outcome plans, consents, approvals and specialist advice together with any comments from public body advisors and/or formal and public consultation exercises.
i. Fit with Regional Priorities
The Case Officer will carry out a final check that the work you are proposing to do will adequately address each of the Regional Priorities you have selected.
ii. Fit for Purpose
The Case Officer will also check that your Proposal is 'Fit for purpose', i.e. that sufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that what you are proposing is feasible.
Outcome Plan Payment
Once the Case Officer is satisfied that the Proposal meets all the Stage 2 checks and the Proposal and Outcome Plan are fit for purpose, you will be eligible for payment of the standard outcome plan preparation fee according to the conditions described in funding outcome plan guidance. If eligible for payment, the Case Officer will authorise the payment and a payment will be made to your bank account.
After considering if your Proposal fits with Regional Priorities and is fit for purpose, the Case Officer will carry out Stage 3 - formal scoring.