Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 5 & 6: Level 2 & 3 (2 Year Funding) Expression of Interest

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Are you eligible to apply to The Fund?

Please read the funding guidance on our website here at www.avashire.org.uk/cmhwfund before

completing this check for further details about eligibility.

Location

Applications received for consideration must be led by a group/organisation who are delivering projects within Aberdeenshire.

I confirm the project will be delivered in Aberdeenshire.

YesNo

Based on the answer provided, your organisation/group is not eligible to apply for the Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 5 & 6 Fund. Please read the funding guidance here at www.avashire.org.uk/cmhwfund for further details about eligibility and the application process. Please seek further advice by completing our Support Request Form and a member of the team will get back to you.

Legal structure

Applications can be accepted from a range of community, voluntary, and third sector ‘not for profit’ organisations, associations, groups and clubs or consortiums/partnerships who have a strong community focus for their activities.

The range of organisations that can apply are:

• Co-operative

• Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC)

• Community Benefit Society

• Community Council

• Community Interest Company (CIC) Ltd by Guarantee

• Community Interest Company (CIC) Ltd by Shares

• Company Ltd by Guarantee

• Friendly Society

• Industrial & Provident Society (IPS)

• Parent Council

• Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO)

• Trust

• Voluntary Group or Unincorporated Association

• Unconstituted Groups

Unconstituted groups must be working in partnership with a constituted group/organisation and use that group/organisation’s bank account for managing the grant. Any item(s) purchased using the grant will remain the property of the constituted group and they must be willing to provide access to the item(s) as required by the unconstituted group.

A letter of partnership will be required with the application form, signed by all parties, to be considered for the grant. This is to enable smaller, ‘heart of the community’ type groups to benefit from The Fund and deliver their services/projects within their communities.

Social Enterprises can apply to this fund if they operate in line with the following principles:

1. They operate in an asset locked manner (surplus funds will not be used to pay a dividend of any sort to directors or shareholders).

2. They agree that any assets purchased and/or owned by the social enterprise will belong to the social enterprise and not to any individuals associated with the social enterprise.

I confirm the organisation/group legal structure or the organisation holding the monies on our behalf is listed above and that if either is a social enterprise, they are an asset-locked social enterprise.

YesNo

Based on the answer provided, your organisation/group is not eligible to apply for the Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 5 & 6 Fund as your group/organisation is unconstituted or managed through a legal structure that is not listed. Please read the funding guidance here at www.avashire.org.uk/cmhwfund for further details about eligibility and the application process. Please seek further advice by completing our Support Request Form and a member of the team will get back to you.

Bank Account

I confirm the organisation/group holds a bank account or has access to another organisation's bank account that can be used to hold funds on our behalf.

YesNo

Based on the answer provided, your organisation/group is not eligible to apply for the Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 5 & 6 Fund as your organisation/group needs access to a bank account to apply. Grants cannot be transferred into a personal account. Please read the funding guidance here at www.avashire.org.uk/cmhwfund for further details about eligibility and the application process. Please seek further advice by completing our Support Request Form and a member of the team will get back to you.

Income

Organisations with an annual income of up to £1m can apply to this fund. Previous applicants to The Fund can apply for funding during round 5 & 6 providing they meet the criteria of what can and can’t be funded.

To enable groups and organisations to manage any grant that they secure, and to facilitate access to smaller grants for small groups and organisations, the following levels are being applied to The Fund:

Funding Level Funds Available Maximum Income of Group/Organisation

1 (inc. unconstituted groups) £0 to £3000 Up to £100,000 in the most recent financial year

2 (constituted groups only) £3000.01 to £12,000 Up to £500,000 in the most recent financial year

3 (constituted groups only) £12,000.01 to £45,000 Up to £1m in the most recent financial year

I confirm the organisation/group income in the most recent audited or independently examined financial year is less than £1m.

YesNo

Based on the answer provided, your organisation/group is not eligible to apply for the Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 5 & 6 Fund as your organisation/group income exceeds the limit. Please read the funding guidance here at www.avashire.org.uk/cmhwfund for further details about eligibility and the application process. Please seek further advice by completing our Support Request Form and a member of the team will get back to you.

Accounts

I confirm the organisation/group has access to previously audited or independently examined accounts less than 12 months old. If your legal structure doesn't require you to have either of these in place, do you have an accounting record of income and expenditure over the past 12 months that you can upload with your application?

YesNo

I confirm if our organisation is a charity registered at OSCR or a company registered at Companies House, our accounts submissions are fully up to date.

YesNoNot applicable

Based on the answer provided, your organisation/group is not eligible to apply for the Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 5 & 6 Fund as they do not have a set of accounts or an accounting record of income and expenditure over the past 12 months or the accounts are not fully up to date. Please read the funding guidance linked at www.avashire.org.uk/cmhwfund for further details about eligibility and the application process. Please seek further advice by completing our Support Request Form and a member of the team will get back to you.

Eligible to apply

Based on the answers provided, your organisation/group is eligible to apply for the Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults Round 5 & 6.

We now invite you to provide further details about your project to help us determine whether it is viable. This information will be reviewed by the panel and a decision will be made by 22 September on whether to invite you to complete and submit a full application.

At this stage, you will received a pre-filled application form containing the information provided so far. This is intended to make the application process easier for you. However please ensure all details in the form are correct before submitting it.

If you do not receive the form by 22 September, please contact grants@avashire.org.uk.

Please note being invited to submit a full application does not guarantee that funding will be awarded. All full applications will be assessed by an external panel.

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About You and Your Organisation

Organisation name

Your first name

Your last name

Your role within organisation

Your email address:

This will be the email address that we use to send your prefilled application form.

Your phone number

This will be the phone number that we use to contact you about your application.

About Your Application

What is the name of your project?

Which of the following best describes the status of the activities outlined in your application?

New projectExisting project (funded through the Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund)Existing Project (new to Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund but funded previously through another funding organisation)

Did you receive funding from this fund during either of the previous four rounds?

YesNo

Please provide details of the impact this has created and how it is measured.

Please describe the project including its key aims and activities, and how this supports adult mental health and wellbeing.

Which of the following groups will be most likely to benefit from the activities outlined in your application? You can select more than one option.

Carers and unpaid carersMen at risk of suicideOlder people (aged 65+) People disadvantaged by geographical location (particularly remote and rural areas)People experiencing severe or multiple disadvantagesPeople facing socio-economic disadvantagePeople from LGBTI communitiesPeople from minority ethnic communitiesPeople living with dementiaPeople who have experienced bereavement or lossPeople who have experienced psychological trauma (including adverse childhood experiences)People with a long term health condition or disabilityPeople with diagnosed mental illnessPeople with refugee status, and those with no recourse to public fundsWomen (particularly young women and women affected by male sexual violence)People with neurological conditions or learning disabilities, and from neurodiverse communities. Young people aged 16-24Other

Group to benefit other:

What is the total amount of the grant that you are applying for in Year 1?

What is the total amount of the grant that you are applying for in Year 2?

What is the total amount of the grant that you are applying for over 2 years?

This is an automatic calculation based on the figures you have places in year 1 & 2 above. The total must be equal or higher than £6,000 and lower than £90,000 (£3,000 -£45,000 per year).

Based on the total amount entered your application falls under Funding Level 2.

Funding Level 1: Up to £3,000 per year. Maximum permissible annual income of £100,000Funding Level 2: Between £3,000.01 and £12,000 per year. Constituted groups only, maximum permissible annual income of £500,000Funding Level 3: Between £12,000.01 and £45,000 per year. Constituted groups only, maximum permissible annual income normally of £1m

Based on the total amount entered your application falls under Funding Level 3.

Funding Level 2: Applications between £3,000.01 and £12,000 per year only

Please be as brief as possible, whilst providing enough information for application assessors to make an informed decision. Please do not assume that assessors know anything about your organisation or activity. Unconstituted groups can not apply for grants of this size.

L2. What hardships have your service users experienced over the last 12 months that have had an impact on their mental health and wellbeing? You may wish to consider things like poverty, disability, social isolation, or rural isolation, and also describe the impact that those hardships have had.

L2. Please describe the activities that this grant would enable you to deliver.

L2. Who have you spoken to about the need for the activities you plan to deliver? You should briefly describe any conversations you have had with local partners, service users, and/or statutory services about the need for these activities.

L2. Please describe how the activities will help to improve the mental health & wellbeing of your service users. You should make direct reference to each of the hardships that you described your service users as having experienced.

L2. How many people do you think will take up the offer of the activity(s) that you will offer over the course of the funding period?

L2. How many direct beneficiaries are there likely to be?

L2. How many secondary beneficiaries are there likely to be?

L2: Will there be a charge for service users to access these activities? They should be free where possible and any costs kept to a minimum to ensure they remain accessible.

YesNo

L2: Why is there a charge for this service?

L2: How much will service users have to pay to access these activities?

L2. How do you plan to continue delivering this service once this grant has been spent? This might include allocating any unrestricted reserves that your organisation holds. You should describe what you will be doing to try and secure the continuity of the activity that you are requesting funding for.

Funding Level 3: Applications between £12,000.01 and £45,000 per year only

L3. What hardships have your service users experienced over the last 12 months that have had an impact on their mental health and wellbeing? You may wish to consider things like poverty, disability, social isolation, or rural isolation, and also describe the impact that those hardships have had.

L3. Please describe what your organisation would like to do with this grant. You should outline the activities that you intend to carry out, and make reference to any specific service(s) that will be delivered.

L3. Who have you spoken to about the need for the service you are seeking support for? You should briefly describe any conversations you have had with local partners, service users, or statutory services about the need for what this grant will enable you to do.

L3. Please describe how this grant will tackle some of the hardships you identified previously, and how it will help to improve the mental health & wellbeing of your service users. You should make direct reference to any of the hardships you described in a previous question that this application is aiming to reduce. You should also indicate how you think the grant will enable you to do this.

L3. With the help of this grant, how many people do you think will take up the offer of the activity to over the course of the funding period?

L3. How many direct beneficiaries are there likely to be?

L3. How many secondary beneficiaries are there likely to be?

L3: Will there be a charge for service users to access these activities? They should be free where possible and any costs kept to a minimum to ensure they remain accessible.

YesNo

L3: Why is there a charge for this service?

L3: How much will service users have to pay to access these activities?

L3. How do you plan to continue delivering this service once this grant has been spent? This might include allocating any unrestricted reserves that your organisation holds. AVA wishes to support as many projects as possible through this fund. We are however conscious that when this grant runs out, the service may stop. You should describe what you will be doing to try and secure the ongoing nature of the project/service that you are seeking funding for.

L3. What do you believe will be the lasting legacy of this grant for your service users? You should describe how the project/services offered as a result of this grant will enable people to take control of their mental health & wellbeing, and learn how to recognise the signs of any future decline that they may experience.

L3. How do you plan to measure the lasting legacy that you have described in the previous question? You should describe what monitoring and evaluation you will set up to understand the success (or otherwise) of the project/service that this grant is to support.

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