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FOI2021/00347: Smart Grants January 2021 Funding Threshold

Case reference FOI2021/00347

Published 21 September 2021

Request

Request Received: 30 July 2021

- Can you inform me of the threshold score for awarding funding in the most recent Smart Grants: January 2021 competition?

- Can you inform me how many applications there were with a score between 84.4% and the threshold score for awarding funding?

Response

Response Sent: 12 August 2021

Please note that:
Stream 1: Projects 18 months or less in duration, with total project cost of £500k or less
Stream 2: Projects either over 18 months in duration and/or £500k project costs

The lowest funded project in Stream 1 scored 85.6% and the lowest funded project in Stream 2 scored 87.4%.

For Stream 1 there were 25 projects that received a score between 84.4% and 85.6%, and 10 projects that received a score of 84.4%.

For Stream 2 there were 17 projects that received a score between 84.4% and 87.4% and 3 projects that received a score of 84.4%.

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