<p>The department sets objectives for grant funding when designing the grant scheme and allocates funding in accordance with those objectives. The department also conducts post-event assurance and evaluation of the outcomes achieved.</p><p><br>The evaluation for the VCS Emergency Partnership Grant can be accessed <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-covid-19-emergency-funding-package" target="_blank">here</a>. This grant was evaluated as part of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise COVID-19 Emergency Funding Package.</p>