Deadline: 20-May-21
The Shared Care Scotland is currently accepting applications for the 2021 Creative Breaks Programme to increase the range, availability, and choice of short breaks for carers and those they care for across Scotland.
The Short Breaks Fund aims to make a lasting positive impact to carers and the people that they care for, to funded organisations, and to wider short breaks policy and practice.
The Creative Breaks programme provides grant funding to third sector organisations to develop and deliver short breaks projects and services for unpaid carers of adults (aged 21 years and over) and Young carers (caring for children or adults), and the people that they care for.
The Creative Breaks programme funds a wide range of different short breaks activities including breaks away (i.e. overnight stays, residential breaks), days out, and/or shorter sessions (i.e. regular activities). To be eligible for Creative Breaks funding, activities must be designed to enable carers to have a life outside or alongside their caring role, and to support their health and wellbeing. Short breaks should also benefit the cared-for person and others (e.g. family members) and help sustain the caring relationship.
Funding Information
A total of approximately £600,000 is available for the 2021-22 round of the Creative Breaks funding programme. Grants are for one year and will be awarded in October 2021. The maximum grant award is £35,000, and for unincorporated organisations the maximum grant award is £5,000. The average grant award in previous years has been around £13,000.
Outcomes
The Creative Breaks programme seeks to achieve three key outcomes. If you would like to apply for funding, you must show how your project will contribute directly to the achievement of at least two of these outcomes:
- Carers will have more opportunities to enjoy a life outside of their caring role
- Carers will feel better supported to sustain their caring role
- Carers and the people they care for will have improved wellbeing
Funded Activities
- The Creative Breaks programme provides funding for projects and services that enable carers and the people that they care for to access short breaks. Short breaks give carers and the people that they care for a much-needed break from the caring routine. Short breaks give carers and the people that they care for the space to rest, to be themselves, and to be refreshed by engaging in outside interests and hobbies, holidays, and other fun activities.
- As the name suggests, the Creative Breaks programme seeks to encourage creative thinking in the design and delivery of short breaks. Applicants to the Creative Breaks programme are encouraged to develop new and different ways to enable carers and the people they care for to take a break from the daily caring routine.
Eligibility Criteria
- If you can answer ‘YES’ to the following four questions about your organisation, then you are eligible to apply for a Creative Breaks grant:
- Is your organisation a third sector (voluntary) organisation operating in Scotland?
- Is your organisation a registered charity OR a constituted organisation that has only charitable purpose(s) and that delivers public benefit?
- Does your organisation have all of the relevant registrations, policies and procedures required for your work in place (e.g. PVG checks, safeguarding, Care Inspectorate registration etc.)?
- Does your organisation have appropriate and effective governance and financial management arrangements, and a bank account in the name of the organisation that requires at least two signatories?
- Eligible organisations can apply for more than one grant, provided the projects are in different local authority areas and/or for different groups of beneficiaries. However, please be realistic about making multiple applications as the fund is likely to be very oversubscribed.
- They welcome applications from organisations and projects that are currently or have previously been funded by Creative Breaks and/or other Short Breaks Fund programmes, as well as from organisations that are new to the fund. Their assessors will consider your past performance when reviewing your application.
- They also welcome applications from organisations that have previously made unsuccessful applications to the fund.
For more information, visit https://www.sharedcarescotland.org.uk/creativebreaks/