About this funding
The Creative Breaks programme provides 12 month grants to third sector organisations to develop and deliver short breaks projects and services for carers of adults (aged 21 years and over), carers of older people (aged 65 years and over), young carers (caring for children or adults), and those that they care for.
A total of £500,000 is available for the 2018-19 round of the Creative Breaks funding programme. Grants are for one year and will be awarded in September 2018. The maximum grant award is £50,000. The average grant award in previous years has been around £13,000.
Deadline for applications is 5pm on Thursday 24 May 2018. LATE OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
For further details, please see the guidance for applicants.
Who can apply?
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?
For further details, please see the guidance for applicants.
Funded activities
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.
Short break activities can be for the carers, for the people they care for, or for both the carers and the cared-for people to enjoy together. To be eligible for Creative Breaks funding, projects must be able to evidence how their activities will benefit both the carers and the people they care for, by providing a break from their normal routine.
Help available
The Short Breaks Fund team are here to help. We know that writing funding applications can take a lot of time and effort and we don’t want that to go to waste! We are happy to answer any questions you have about the fund, how to apply, and about your proposed projects.
We provide free workshops for applicants, interactive webinars, a top-tips video, and phone-in sessions with the Short Breaks Fund team.
We strongly advise that you make use of the support available before submitting an application. Experience has shown that applicants who participate in a workshop or webinar, and/or contact the team for advice, are more likely to produce applications that score highly at assessment. This advice applies to both new applicants to the fund, and current/previous grantholders.
Applicant workshops and webinars
We held two applicant workshops and two webinars for this funding round in April and early May. But don’t worry if you’ve missed them, we recorded the webinar, the slides are all here and you can view it below.
Phone-in sessions
We are holding phone-in sessions on the following days. Please call during the times listed below to discuss your application with a member of the Short Breaks Fund team. Our number is 01383 622462.
- Wednesday 9 May, 2-4pm
- Thursday 17 May, 10am-12noon
Top-tips video
We have a short film of top-tips for applying.
Resources
We have a range of free resources and toolkits to help you develop your application.
For more information on previously funded Creative Breaks projects – including top tips for applicants – visit our Short Breaks Stories website.
How to apply
To apply, complete the application form and budget template in full and send these with your most recent set of signed accounts, governing document, and job descriptions for any posts funding is requested for to applications@sharedcarescotland.com by 5pm on Thursday 24 May 2018.
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