Deadline: 15-Sep-23
The Department of Social Development invites NPOs and qualifying organisations to submit funding applications for social welfare and community development services and programmes.
Programmes
- Older Persons
- Persons with Disabilities
- Care and Services to Families
- Child Care and Protection
- After School Care
- Social Crime Prevention
- Victim Empowerment
- Substance Abuse
- Child and Youth Care Centres
- Youth Development
- Sustainable Livelihoods
- Note: This Call for Proposals includes a Programme Specification for all Programmes. However, the Programme Specifications for Older Persons excludes residential, independent and assisted living facilities, while the Programme Specifications for Persons with Disabilities excludes residential facilities and protective workshops.
- Note: A separate call for proposals for residential, independent and assisted living facilities for Older Persons, and residential facilities and protective workshops Persons with Disabilities only will be issued in the 2024 financial year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be registered in terms of the NPO Act 71 of 1997 or Item 1 of Schedule 1 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008;
- The above-mentioned registrations must be current and proof of validity must be included in the funding application (i.e. deregistered organisations will automatically be disqualified);
- If the proposal relates to a specialised service requiring statutory registration, the organisation must supply evidence of registration in terms of the applicable legislative requirements;
- Proven track record of rendering of social welfare/community development services within the RSA;
- Clear targets, outputs and outcomes must be reflected in funding applications;
- Funding applications must further include audited or certified financial statements of the applicant organisation in respect of the previous financial year;
- Funding applications must include indication by the applicant organisation of its internal monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and specifically declare its willingness to adhere to the Department’s timelines for reporting on results;
- Funding applications will be considered in accordance with the Western Cape Government’s Department of Social Development’s funding policy for NPOs.
- The call excludes proposals for residential, independent and assisted living facilities for older persons, as well as residential facilities and protective workshops for persons with disabilities, which will be advertised in the 2024 financial year.
Requirements
- Proven track record of rendering of social welfare/community development services within the RSA.
- Demonstrated expertise, experience and competence to implement high quality programmes as required.
- Clear targets, outputs and outcomes must be reflected in funding applications.
- Finance (Public Finance Management Act – Section 38 (1) (j) requires that the organisation must have effective, efficient and transparent financial management and internal control systems in place. Organisations must submit audited or certified financial statements of the applicant organisation in respect of the previous financial year with the application.
- The organisation must have monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and in place.
For more information, visit Department of Social Development.