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Glossopdale Community Wellbeing Programme

Grants Guidance 2019-2020

1. Background to the Community Wellbeing Programme

There are challenges facing the traditional health and social care system, including more

people, people living longer (but with more conditions in their later years) and of course financial pressures. The current system and the way health and care is delivered cannot cope

and most people agree that things have to change. Part of this change is helping people to access support when they need it. For example, the

NHS sees lots of people whose medical needs are not the underlying cause for why they are seeking support e.g. being isolated and lonely; if you have few connections in your community,

few friends and no family, this is not medical in nature but can seriously affect the wellbeing of a person, leading to poor health in the long term.

Health and care professionals don’t always have the answer to these ‘social’ needs, but we believe that by working together with health and care professionals, partners, local Voluntary,

Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations and local people, we can better enable local people to get the support they need, when and how they want it.

The Community Wellbeing programme relies on building the capacity of local people and communities. For this reason, we are providing the opportunity for local VCSE organisations to

access funds to deliver quality services and activities that support the programme. We want the Community Wellbeing programme to fund good ideas that meet people’s needs

and aspirations, and existing services that we can refer people to. We want this to be in partnership with local groups who know what works, and how to do it!

2. Where is the money coming from? The funding for the Community Wellbeing programme has come from the Greater Manchester (GM) Transformation of health and social care monies, as part of the GM Devolution Agreement. The investment between 2017 and 2020 will total approx. £112,500.

In 2017 and 2018 we called the investments Self Care grants and supported 18 projects

through £72,500 in project funding. As a result of feedback from these rounds, analysis of local gaps along with securing funds to 2020 we have decided to re-launch this work as the

Community Wellbeing Programme, mirroring the model delivered by our partners Action Together in Tameside.

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3. Priorities of the Community Wellbeing Programme

4. What WILL we fund?

• New services or activities which meet Community Wellbeing priorities • Existing services or activities which create additional capacity • Expansion of your service or activities into other areas within Glossopdale

• Revenue costs for both specific projects and general running core costs including salaries, rent or training for increased capacity or expansion projects

• Reasonable capital costs (quotes required)

5. Who CAN be funded? To be eligible to apply, an organisation must be:

• Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations/groups (if you’re a group of local people looking to establish yourself as a group to work on a particular project

we may still be able to help you.

• Based or working in Glossopdale • Willing to participate in a Glossopdale VCSE network which is to be established in next 12 months

The main aim of the Community Wellbeing Programme is to reduce demand and dependency on health and social care services by connecting people to community-based activities and services to help improve their health and wellbeing.

The Community Wellbeing Governance Panel are currently looking for groups and

projects that will meet the following priorities:

Improve the health and wellbeing of people, particularly those

with long term health conditions Reduce social isolation (lack of contact with people and society)

Reduce loneliness (emotional response to isolation - a lack of

connection or communication with people) Create mutually beneficial networks of support and resilience

(including carers) Support people with low mood, low self-esteem / loss of

confidence Support place-based working that improves lives in local

communities

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6. What and who CANNOT be funded? Applications will not be accepted from groups/organisations that:

• Are trading for profit or are statutory services or are intending to redistribute grant awards • Are aimed at increasing the membership of a particular Political party

• Are aimed at the promotion of one religious belief. Projects that have already taken place or are activities based outside of Glossopdale

Activities that don’t contribute to the priorities of the Community Wellbeing Programme

Projects funded in previous rounds unless creating more capacity or expansion

7. How much funding is available and how do we apply?

We have a very limited grant pot of £40,000 over 18 months and

expect to award approx. 15 projects in this period.

Projects can range from £500 to £5000 and the amount of funding approved will vary depending on the scale and nature of the project.

This isn’t a traditional grants scheme. We want you the VCSE in

Glossopdale to come to us with good ideas that you think meet the priorities and will make a big difference to the people and communities

you work with and in.

We know groups struggle to work out what to do with their ideas and what support is available, so will often change their ideas to fit a funder’s

requirement. We don’t want you to do this.

With this in mind we’ve tried to make the process easy and responsive.

We don’t just want to fund a group of projects that apply to a one-off fixed deadline, we want to have a programme that is able to respond to

project ideas throughout the 18 months period.

Therefore, there will not be any deadlines for applications to be submitted. We advise you to speak to us about any ideas you may have

and we can offer support with your application and further information about timelines. You can then apply at any time through the

application form attached and you will receive a decision on your application in approx. 10 weeks.

Projects can be between 6 and 18 months in length and should be

completed by June 2021.

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9. How are decisions made?

Applications will be considered by a governance Panel of local health, social care, Patient

Neighbourhood Group, Borough and County Council representatives.

The Panel meets every 2-3 months to review projects, monitor progress and identify gaps.

10. Monitoring and evaluation We will require that:

Successful projects will be required to submit a monitoring and evaluation form to show what difference you have made through the project and a case study to demonstrate

this. This will be provided to you at the start of your project and support will be available to complete.

Projects must be able to provide basic evidence to support how their activity has been

delivered. This may include details of accounts, invoices, receipts, photos, articles, attendance records, evaluation forms etc.

11. Further information and support

To find out more about the grants and/or attend one of our information workshops contact

Emma Delany or Damien Greenhalgh at The Bureau on 01457 865722.

12. What if we are unsuccessful?

If you are unsuccessful we will offer feedback on your application and help you to identify other

possible sources of funding.

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Glossopdale Community Wellbeing Programme

Application Form 2019-2020

1. Contact Details

Name of Organisation or group

Contact Person & position in group

Address

Telephone

Email

What sort of organisation are you?

Please mark any that apply

A company limited by guarantee – Number:

A registered charity – Number:

An unincorporated club or association

A friendly society

An industrial and provident society

Awaiting charity registration

Has charitable aims but not registered

A new organisation

Other (please specify below)

Please confirm if you have the following: If successful we will ask for copies before funding is released

Please tick as appropriate

Governing document (adopted constitution/set of rules) signed by 2 or more members

Bank account in organisation’s name with at least 2 unrelated signatories

Insurance – public liability and employers liability if you employ staff

A Safeguarding Policy (if applicable)

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2. Project Details Please describe the project or activities you want funding for, and the difference it will make

2.1 What is the name of the project or activity you are seeking funding for?

2.2 Community Wellbeing Priorities Please tick which of the Community Wellbeing priorities your project will meet (max of 3);

Improve wellbeing, and health of people with long term health conditions

Reduce social isolation (lack of contact with people and society)

Improve wellbeing, and health of people with long term health conditions

Reduce social isolation (lack of contact with people and society)

Reduce loneliness (emotional response to isolation - a lack of connection or communication with people

Create mutually beneficial networks of support and resilience (including carers)

Support people with low mood, low self-esteem / loss of confidence

Support place-based working that improves lives in local communities

2.3 Describe the project or activities you want funding for, and the difference it will make. Be specific about what you want to do, how you will do it and how it will make a difference. Include details of the people and communities that will benefit, shared issues that people will be dealing with and make reference to the wellbeing priorities. (300 words)

2.4 What is the evidence that the project is needed? And how will the project meet this need? Include local research or consultation, surveys, feedback from existing projects etc. (250 words)

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3. How will you manage the project? E.g. include details of how you will make sure the project goes according to plan, who will manage the project, staff, budget etc? (150 words)

4. Will you be working with any other groups or organisations in the area? YES/NO If yes, please list your partners and the role they will have in the project.

5. Project details

How many people will directly benefit?

How many volunteers will be involved?

How many hours of volunteering do you expect in an average week?

Where and when will your project take place? (100 words)

6. Timescales – when will your project start and finish? The start date should be within 4 months of you application

Start: End:

7. Monitoring and Evaluation Evidence will be required to demonstrate how your project meets the Community Wellbeing programme priorities and makes a difference to improving people’s health and wellbeing. How will you monitor the progress and measure the success of the project including:

How will you measure what you have delivered (the outputs)

How will you evidence that your project has made a difference (outcomes) A brief end of project report and case study of someone that has taken part will be required

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8. Project financials 8.1 Please provide a detailed breakdown of how you will spend the grant

Budget heading e.g. equipment, volunteer expenses, salary etc

Breakdown of activity and costs (how you have worked out your costings)

Amount requested £

Total

8.2 Please provide details of any match funding or in-kind support that will also contribute to this project? (please detail whether this is money or volunteer time)

8.3 What ideas have you got for making your project sustainable or getting more funding after the money has been spent?

8.4 Have you applied for funding for this project elsewhere? Yes/No If yes, please provide details

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9. Declaration

By submitting this grant application we accept the following conditions: 1. I certify that the information contained in this application is correct. I understand that if in any

way the information is not correct the application may be disqualified or any grant awarded

will be repayable on request

2. We will only spend the grant money in accordance with our grant application form. If there is a

need to change the use of the grant, we will request permission as soon as possible

3. We will ensure the group makes the project as accessible as possible and agree to implement

and ensure equal opportunities

4. We will ensure that all volunteers and staff working with vulnerable adults are enhanced DBS

checked

5. We will ensure we have adequate insurance to carry out the project (you can apply for this as

part of your grant if you are a new organisation)

6. We agree to submit monitoring reports and provide information on the progress of the project

and proof of expenditure

7. We understand that if we don't meet these terms and conditions our grant may be withdrawn

I am authorised to make the application on behalf of the above organisation and certify that the

information contained in this application is correct.

Signature of applicant Name Signature Date

Other contact for the organisation Name Signature Date

Please e-mail this form to: