Deadline: 9-Jan-23
Supported by Hertfordshire County Council and coordinated by Herts Sports Partnership, applications are invited to fund the delivery of enriching and fun holiday activities including physical activities and food for children eligible for benefits related free school meals.
Grants available to deliver fun and enriching activities with food during the Spring School holidays free to children aged 4-16 eligible for benefits related free school meals
The aim of this fund is to make the positive benefits of holiday clubs available to all those aged from 5 to 16 on benefits related free school meals.
For the Spring programme, they are seeking to fund 14,000 places at HAPpy camps across Hertfordshire.
Outcomes
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The holiday projects they wish to fund will help achieve the following outcomes for reception aged children to year 11 age children inclusive
- To eat more healthily over the school holidays;
- To be more active during the school holidays;
- To take part in engaging and enriching activities which support the development of resilience, character and wellbeing along with their wider educational attainment; to be safe and not to be socially isolated;
- To have greater knowledge of health and nutrition and to be more engaged with school and other local services.
- The outcomes are based on the 6 Bees outcome framework developed by Hertfordshire County Council in co-production with a range of service users, providers and services across the continuum of need in Hertfordshire.
What they will fund
- Grants can be used to extend a current scheme or project to enable provision for the Spring holidays. Free places can be offered alongside paid for places.
- Grants can be used for a new idea.
- Projects can be holiday clubs which provide a good range of activities including sport and physical activity, dance, drama, outdoor games, arts and crafts, digital and creative projects and wellbeing activities. They will also provide healthy meals and/or cookery classes to every child.
- Specialist SEND provision as long as physical activity and food is also provided. They would consider funding SEND provision that ran for less than 4 hours a day as long as evidence was submitted to demonstrate that this was to best meet the needs of the participants.
- Successful projects to specifically engage older children and young people may also focus on a single activity – single sports camps or creative and wellbeing camps have worked well previously.
- Grants can also be made for elements of the project such as food provision to enhance an existing offer.
Eligibility Criteria
- Voluntary or community groups, charities, CICs
- Schools and academies
- Local councils
- Private providers whose activities align with the charitable objectives of the programme (must be registered with HMRC)
- Sole traders (must be registered with HMRC).
Grant Criteria
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The essential criteria for applicants to meet with their holiday activities are:
- Provision of hot food, which meets at a minimum the school food standards – plus activities for both children and parents to increase nutritional knowledge. Please note that HSP can provide resources to help with this if it is new to you.
- Delivery of at least one hour of physical exercise a day, in line with the Chief Medical Officer’s recommendations.
- Delivery of at least one hour of enrichment activities which develop new skills or knowledge and provide new experiences such as creative activities, drama, music, crafts, nature walks. HSP has developed a range of enrichment ideas which will be made available on their website.
- All activities must be of high quality and delivered safely.
- Groups can collaborate to provide this through one application.
Assessment Criteria
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All applicants should refer to the assessment criteria ahead of submitting an application:
- Has the organisation passed due diligence checks?
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Delivery experience:
- Does the organisation have experience of delivering similar youth programmes successfully and does this include previous delivery experience in Hertfordshire?
- If the organisation has previously received HAPpy funding, did their programme perform well and have they met reporting requirements?
- Does the application clearly demonstrate that delivery will meet the required elements of the HAPpy programme? Is the proposed programme of a high-quality and is it an exciting offer?
- Does the application meet the food requirements of the programme?
- Is the number of places that the organisation wants to deliver appropriate?
- Are the proposed delivery venues situated in areas of high FSM (Free School Meals) need and will these venues enable us to provide a variety of HAPpy camps across Hertfordshire?
- Does the price per head fall within the parameters set and does the application demonstrate value for money?
- Is the overall quality of the application of a high standard?
For more information, visit HAF.