Deadline: 5-Jul-21
The Community Foundation Northern Ireland (NI) on behalf of the Department of Health is delighted to open for application a Carers’ Support Fund to provide support for organisations working for and with carers in line.
Funding Information
- Grant values of between £2k and £75k will be distributed to properly constituted community groups and voluntary organisations.
- Projects £10,000 or below can be for a period of up to 12 months.
- Projects £10,000 to £75,000 can be for a period of up to 24 months.
Outcomes
Specific outcomes that the Fund should deliver are:
- Enhanced provision of and access to practical support and help for carers.
- Improved access to and availability of advice services for carers, including support available through new technologies.
- Enhanced skills of carers to advocate for the needs of both themselves and the person they care for.
- Support improved physical and mental health and wellbeing of carers.
- Enhanced ability for carers to lead their own lives and enjoy a work/life balance.
- Increased capacity to advocate for and advance carers’ issues with government and statutory bodies.
- Raised awareness of the contribution of carers.
- Improved evidence base on carers to support and inform service provision, and government strategy.
Funding Considerations
- Priority will be given to organisations that are delivering projects to support carers through the provision of practical support and help to carers or young carers, and particularly those carers in crisis, and those who care for people with the most complex needs.
- Projects may support carers through the provision of advice, training, advocacy or research aimed at furthering carers’ issues with government or other statutory bodies.
- Innovative projects, or those of a pilot nature, which have the potential to enhance support in the longer term, would be particularly welcome.
- Joint applications from organisations for shared staff will be welcomed. Joint applications from organisations proposing to work together will also be considered.
- Applications should be able to demonstrate a need and that a methodology is in place to demonstrate how progress against a relevant outcome(s) will be measured.
- The assessment of applications may include consideration of the sustainability of the proposal.
- As far as possible the Community Foundation will seek to ensure the overall funding supports a reasonable geographic spread of organisations and/or projects across Northern Ireland.
Eligibility Criteria
Constituted organisations with charitable purposes, operating within Northern Ireland.
Applicants should be required to provide the following with their application:
- A copy of their governing document, e.g. constitution – this must be in the name of the applicant organisation unless governed through an umbrella organisation
- A copy of the organisation’s most recent accounts
- A copy of safeguarding policies
- A current account bank statement dated within the last three months.
- A copy of equality policy
- Stakeholder analysis/evidence of need for the project being applied for – note this is only required for those applying for over £10,000
For more information, visit https://communityfoundationni.org/grants/carers-support-fund-2/
