Short Break Care Grants 2017
Round 2
Cover Letter
Fund:
Short Break Care Grants 2017 Round 2
Criteria
Organisations funded in Round 1 are ineligible to apply for
Round 2.
Activity must be accessible to children and families who live in
Salford.
Activity must increase the range and choice of activities for
children with disabilities, or increase the number of children
with disabilities participating.
Funding Pot of £81,000
Maximum
application: Up to £5,000 per application.
Open for applications: 8th May 2017
Application deadline: 12 noon 16th June 2017
Time frame: Panel: June 2017
Delivery: July 2017 onwards
Monitoring return: One month after project end
Short Break Care
Grants 2017Round 2
Guidance Notes
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Provision of Short Break Care for Children with Disabilities
The aim of this funding is to promote innovation and development in the provision of group
based short break care for children with disabilities in Salford. We want to encourage new
ideas as well as help to develop existing activities to provide better support to children with
disabilities and their families.
Outcomes
a) Support organisations, groups or individuals to include children with disabilities in activities
b) Increase the range and choice of activities for children with disabilities
c) Increase the number of children with disabilities participating in locally based groups and
activities
d) Improve awareness and confidence of staff and volunteers in supporting children with
disabilities
e) Enable families in Salford to have confidence in the provision available for children with
disabilities and that their needs are at the heart of this provision
Timescales
a) Grants will be distributed during the period 1st January 2017 to 31st March 2018 or until
the allocated funding for the period has been exhausted, whichever is the sooner.
b) Services may start or continue to be delivered after 31st March 2018.
Amount
a) The maximum amount awarded for each proposal/application will be £5,000 inclusive of
any irrecoverable VAT.
b) Applicants may apply for a further grant if the activity outlined in their initial proposal has
been delivered successfully and they wish to extend or repeat it. This is to support
applicants who may bid for initial or pilot funding for a short term and then if the project is
successful may want to repeat or continue it.
Eligibility
Applications will be considered from:
a) Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) or independent/private sector
organisations or groups providing or planning to provide after school/weekend/school
holiday activities for children with a disability, up to the age of 18 in Salford for Salford
residents.
b) VCSE or independent/private sector organisations or groups based in Salford providing or
planning to provide activities/groups for pre-school children with disabilities and their
parents who are Salford residents.
c) Applicants who have not yet formed a constituted group will be encouraged and supported
by CVS to:
i.
Undertake the process of forming a constituted community group (subject to time
limitations) or
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ii.
Join and work in partnership with an existing local constituted group or
organisation.
Non Eligibility
Applications will not be considered from:
a) Organisations or groups currently commissioned by Salford City Council to provide
activities for children with disabilities.
b) Salford City Council Services, for example Integrated Youth Support Services, Children’s
Centre’s, and any organisation commissioned to deliver these services on behalf of
Salford City Council.
c) Application from a group who were awarded the Short Break Care Grant in Round 1.
Activities/proposals that will be considered for grant allocation
a) Additional staffing to enable children with disabilities to join in universal activities
b) Additional staffing to deliver additional places in existing provision
c) Volunteer expenses
d) Training courses for staff and volunteers to increase awareness of disability issues and
develop skills to work with children with disabilities with the aim of including them in
groups / activities
e) Additional non staff running costs incurred through supporting children with disabilities to
access activities
f) Startup costs for new groups, for example promotion, staff recruitment and reasonable
equipment directly related to the proposed activity, e.g. toys and sports equipment.
g) Transport to enable children with disabilities to access groups
Applications are particularly welcomed for:
Projects specific to IT or arts and crafts activity.
Projects working with pre-school and primary school children.
Activities/proposals that will not be considered for grant allocation
a) Capital equipment, for example vehicles, computers, furniture, and mobile phones for staff
and volunteers
b) Adaptations to rooms, buildings, for example permanently changing the fabric of a room or
building for specific purpose of delivering a project or activity
c) One off activities such as day trips, that are not part of an ongoing planned programme
d) Overnight residential stays or residential camps
e) Running costs for existing projects that cannot provide evidence that the grant will fund
capacity to deliver their service to an increased number of children with disabilities
The panel will be made up of 3 members, to include representatives from:
i.
Salford City Council Children’s Services
ii.
Salford CVS
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iii.
Parent/Carer or service user representative(s)
Safeguarding
All organisations or groups that work with or come into contact with children should have
safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure that every child, regardless of their age,
gender, religion or ethnicity can be protected from harm.
Setting up and following good safeguarding policies and procedures means that children are
safe from adults and other children who might pose a risk.
Applicants will be required to state whether they have either:
a) been deemed compliant against the 20 Salford Safeguarding Standards by Salford City
Council’s Integrated Commissioning Unit;
or
b) undertaken a self-assessment against the 20 Salford Safeguarding Standards and supply
a copy of their completed Evidence Record and action plan to support this;
or
c) a commitment to attend training and work towards compliance against the 20 Salford
Safeguarding Standards.
Further Information
For further information on the services which are currently available for children with
disabilities to avoid duplication of provision please click on the links below:
Local Offer for children with disabilities in for Salford
https://www.salford.gov.uk/children-and-families/local-offer-special-educational-needs/
Short Break Care Round One Grant Recipients
https://www.salfordcvs.co.uk/short-break-care-grant-recipients
Short Break Care Grants - Round 2
Application form
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Please complete the application form below. Typed text must be Arial font 12 and must fit
inside the allocated box. Please refer to the guidance notes.

Please select the relevant description for your project below:
New start up group for children with disabilities
Extension of project / service for children with disabilities
Continuation of existing service for children with disabilities
Q1
Contact details
Name of organisation (if
applicable)
Your name
Your telephone number
Your mobile number
Your email address
Address details
Post code
Q2
What type of group / organisation are you? (Please tick all that apply)
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Individual / unconstituted group (contact Salford CVS for advice/support to become
constituted)
Constituted Group (Unincorporated Association)
Company Limited by Guarantee
Number:
Registered Charity
Number:
Industrial and Provident Society
Number:
Community Interest Company
Number:
Private Company
Number:
Sole Trader
Other (please specify)
Type:
Q3
Number:
Has your organisation got its own bank account?
Yes
No
If no, Salford CVS may be able to provide a holding account for you (please contact us)
Q4
Which of the following do you have in place? (Please tick all that apply)
Health and Safety policy
Risk assessment
Public Liability Insurance
Volunteering policy
Employers’ Liability Insurance
Equality and Diversity
(statement or policy)
Q5
Up-to-date Annual Accounts
Safeguarding (Please tick all that apply)
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We have a safeguarding children and young people policy
We have a safeguarding adults policy
We are compliant against the 20 Salford Safeguarding Standards as
assessed by Salford City Council’s Integrated Commissioning Unit
We have undertaken a self-assessment against the 20 Salford Safeguarding
Standards (action plan and evidence record to be provided)
We will attend training to become compliant against the 20 Salford
Safeguarding Standards
Q6
Yes
Q7
Yes
Does this activity involve working with adults?
No
Are your staff / volunteers appropriately DBS (Disclosure & Barring
Service) checked for the activities you provide?
No
If you need advice around DBS checks please call Salford CVS on 0161 787 7795
Please select your organisation’s annual turnover range for the last
financial year (this will help us to evaluate where the money is allocated)
£0-£10,000
£10,000-£100,000
£100,000- £1million
£1 million+
Q8
Q9
Project timeframe and frequency
Start date of project
Is this time frame
End date of project
fixed
flexible
What is the frequency of activity
Weekly
Fortnightly
Once a month
d) Are you currently being commissioned by
Salford City Council to provide activities
for children with disabilities?
Other Please state
Yes
No
If Yes, please note your application is
ineligible
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Q 10
Where in Salford does your activity take place? Tick all that apply.
City Wide
Barton
Boothstown and Ellenbrook
East Salford
Eccles
Little Hulton
Ordsall
Walkden North
Irlam
Broughton
Irwell Riverside
Pendlebury
Walkden South
Cadishead
Kersal
Swinton North
Langworthy
Swinton South
Weaste and Seedley
Is your activity for Salford residents? Yes
Claremont
Winton
Worsley
No
If no, please note your application is ineligible
Q 11
No
Do you currently include children with disabilities in your activities?
go to questions 11a + b
Yes
go to questions 11 c to e
11a
How many children with disabilities do you intend to work with
during this project?
11b
Will the activity also involve children without disabilities? If yes
how many?
11c
How many children with disabilities do you currently work with?
11d
Do you plan to increase the number of children with disabilities
you work with during this project? If yes how many additional
children with disabilities will you work with?
11e
Will the activity also involve children without disabilities? If yes
how many?
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Q 12
Describe the activity you propose to deliver for children with disabilities
during this project (Max 500)
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Q 13
Beneficiary Information
Please identify the age range of the children and young people you proposal is intended for
0-5
5-10
11-15
16-21
21-25
Please describe the nature of disabilities of the children and young people your proposal is
intended for e.g. physical, learning or other.
Q 14
How will you improve the confidence of staff and volunteers when they are
working with children with disabilities?
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Q 15
How will you get feedback from parents/carers of children with disabilities?
Q 16
How will you know your project has been successful?
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Q 17
Budget
Please indicate how much money you need and provide a detailed breakdown of your
planned expenditure and details of how the costs have been worked out. Please note
amounts should include VAT where applicable.
Budget heading
Total Cost £
Amount requested
from Fund £
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Total amount requested from the Fund
£
Total cost of project
£
If relevant where is the rest of the money coming from? Please specify the funder and
amount.
Have you got this match funding in place already?
Salford CVS will audit your project expenditure so please retain all records.
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If you are an individual, unconstituted or sole trader please provide us with a reference from
an independent person who knows you/your group and can provide information about your
suitability to deliver this proposal
Q 18 Reference:
Name
Address
Phone Number
Mobile Number
Email
Capacity in which they
know the applicant
Q 19
Declaration
I confirm that the details on this application form are correct.
I am authorised to apply for this money on behalf of my organisation.
N.B. We require two signatures from people who are not related to each other or share
the same household and are authorised to sign on behalf of your organisation. There
must be at least one signatory from the governing body
(e.g. management committee/board member).
If the application is from an individual, unconstituted group or sole trader, please
provide a reference with this application.
Scanned signatures are acceptable.
Person 1
Person 2
Name
Name
Role
Role
Signature
Signature
Date
Date
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Please return the completed application by: Friday 16th June 2017, 12noon to:
Email: [email protected] An acknowledgement email will be sent automatically, please
call Salford CVS as soon as possible if you do not receive an acknowledgement. Salford CVS
accept no responsibility for applications sent and not received. Late or incomplete applications
will not be processed.
Post: Salford CVS, The Old Town Hall, 5 Irwell Place, Eccles, M30 0FN.
You can contact Salford CVS on 0161 787 7795 for queries.
Details available via our website www.salfordcvs.co.uk
Checklist- Please ensure you have enclosed the required documentation / evidence
Checklist
Tick to confirm
Completed all sections of the application
Application is signed
How did you hear about the Fund?
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Basis E-bulletin (Health and Social Care)
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