Applying for a grant Dawn Watts Regional Officer - Central BBC Children in Need Tuesday 16 April 2013
Our Vision • … that every child in the UK has a safe, happy and secure childhood and the chance to reach their potential • Principles: - We are UK wide -We are broad-based -We are local to people -We support people who take the initiative For every penny raised a penny will go to helping disadvantaged children and young people in the UK
Who we fund • Not for profit organisations • Working with disadvantaged children • Aged 18 and under • UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
What do we mean by not for profit? • Not for profit organisations - e.g. voluntary organisations, registered charities, self-help groups, community interest companies The applicant must have: • Governing document – e.g. constitution, mem & arts Management committee – minimum of 3 members • • Bank account with two unrelated cheque signatories • Annual accounts Written child protection policy •
How we fund • Two programmes: - small grants (up to £10,000 for 1 year) - main grants (over £10,000 per year, up to 3 years) • Emergency Essentials Programme (Buttle UK)
Disadvantage BBC Children in Need has the following disadvantage criteria: • Illness, Distress, abuse or neglect • Disability • Poverty & deprivation • Behavioural or psychological difficulties Applicants for CIN funding must be able to explain how the children and young people they are working with are disadvantaged
Consider disadvantage • What is the nature of disadvantage faced? • How does it impact on children and young people? • How will you evidence disadvantage? • What targeted actions will you take to reach the most disadvantaged? Is positive action taken to include all young people? E.g. • disabled young people? • What are the 3 biggest differences your project can make to children and young people
Child focus • We only fund child – focused projects • The project/service should have clear positive outcomes for the child • If you’re seeking funding for a salary, the post should be focussed on delivering outcomes for disadvantaged children for at least 70% of the time
What don’t we fund? • Applications from local government or NHS bodies • Distribution to another/other organisations, for example, PTAs applying on behalf of schools • Capital grants over £20K • Deficit funding or repayment of loans • The relief of statutory responsibility • Medical research or pregnancy advice • Projects unable to start in the next 12 months • Organisations with a current BBC CiN grant • Promotion of religion • Projects that haven’t sent previous grant reports back • Retrospective funding
Common reasons for failure • Missing information- documents, missing answers to questions • Insufficient evidence of disadvantage • Too many people over the age of 18 • Insufficient management capacity • Inadequate safeguarding procedures • Poor planning • Poor financial viability or processes • High levels of free reserves • Poor links with mainstream bodies or other organisations • Organisation’s aims unclear • Not clear what the project will do • High fees • Inadequate staffing of project • Too parent focussed • Lack of rigour around parent involvement • Poor monitoring and evaluation processes • Statutory responsibility or overlap – increasing issue due to cuts
Some final tips • The bigger the application the higher the standard expected - there is greater competition for larger grants • Spend time planning your project and your application. It’s a rolling programme – don’t rush your application • Read the guidance on the website about our funding, policies and criteria – www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants • Complete all sections of the application and submit all required documents • Prepare for the assessment interview – have all the documents to hand • We don’t subscribe to full cost recovery so keep your project running costs at a reasonable level • Ask for help and build local links – from CIN, CVS’s and Voluntary Action, other organisations working in same area/field
Why have we made changes to our processes? • To make a greater difference to children and young people • Becoming more accessible for applicants • There will be more deadlines in a year • Small grants to be simpler and quicker • Main grant applications to be two stages – Initial Application – Full Application
Deadline Changes • There are different deadlines for Small and Main Grants • In 2013 the deadlines for Small Grants are: – 1 st of April, June, September and December (will also include Feb in 2014) • If applying in April, you will hear the outcome in June • In 2013 the deadlines for Main Grants are: – 15 th May and September (will also include Jan in 2014) – If your Initial Application is successful you will be invited to submit a Full Application within a month • If applying in May, and invited to Full Application you will hear the outcome in September
How to apply • Online application process • bbc.co.uk/pudsey • 0345 6090015
Headline Statistics As at March 2013, BBC Children in Need was supporting: � 2,903 active projects to the value of £126,817,738. In Nottinghamshire the success rate for the year April 2012 – March 2013 was: for Main applications – 50% Small applications – 65% This was a marked improvement on previous years due to an increased budget for the region and a drop in applications. An average over the previous 3 years had shown a success rate of 34%
Nottinghamshire Stats 33 live grants in Nottingham City to a value of £1.28M 22 live grants in Nottinghamshire to a value of £821K So a total of 55 grants currently worth £2.1M live grants. Disadvantage Split Poverty 20 Disability 10 Marginalised Groups 9 Illness 6 Behavioural problems 5 Distress 3 Abuse/neglect 2
Split by project theme
• Where are the gaps? – Advocacy – Refuge Need more of… – Information and Advice – Inclusion
CONTACTS General Helpline: 0345 6090015 Regional Office: Dawn Watts BBC Nottingham London Road Nottingham NG2 4UU Dawn.watts@bbc.co.uk Website: bbc.co.uk/pudsey Email: pudsey@bbc.co.uk
Thank You
Headline stats for Derbyshire • 24 live grants in Derby worth £988K • 23 live grants in Derbyshire worth £923K • Total of 47 grants worth £1.9M Poverty 15 Marginalised groups 8 Distress 7 Disability 7 Illness 4 Abuse 3 Behavioural problems 3
Split by project theme
Where are the gaps? - Inclusion - Medical Need more of - Advocacy - Befriending - Info/Advice - Extended school support
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