Resources will be invested in projects which address annual priorities, and meet our criteria. The Foundation considers proposals for projects which run for between one and three years..
Applications should demonstrate how they address each of these criteria.

1. Participant Led – projects should be able to demonstrate a meaningful component that is about participant leadership, either through management, consultation or other specific measures to ensure the active engagement of beneficaries.
2. Impact – projects should be able to demonstrate how they will make a difference to the communities in which they are taking place. This must be something that can be clearly demonstrated, either through measurable outcomes, or through planned qualitative evaluation.
3. Work in Partnership – projects should be able to demonstrate that the project includes at its core at least one partnership. This may be with other community organizations, schools or other service providers.
4. Innovation – projects should demonstrate that they have adopted an innovative approach, a new idea, or a new way of addressing problems. East Foundation is particularly interested in funding new initiatives, things that have not been tried before, and is not averse to risk, as long as that risk is carefully planned and managed.
5. Capacity to Deliver – organisations should demonstrate that they are able to manage the proposed projects. East Foundation is interested in supporting effective           organizations with good leadership, even if the organization is new or project        represents a new departure.