Grant for a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Independent Domestic Abuse Adviser (IDVA) service

Manchester City Council has been awarded £50,000, £25,000 by the Office for the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) and £25,000 by the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) for a LGBT focussed IDVA service. The full funding of £50,000 will be awarded to one successful applicant who will need to work with the LGBT community across Greater Manchester.

The successful applicant will be expected to develop and deliver the service for one year between December 2016 and 30 November 2017.

Applications are welcomed from groups working in partnership.

Grant Objectives
Grant applications must meet the following objectives:
1. to identify and support the LGBT community who make a disclosure of domestic abuse
2. to improve the safety of the victim and their children who have been referred to the service
3. to enhance the competence of front line staff in recognising and responding to domestic abuse
4. to improve the data monitoring of the prevalence of domestic abuse

Activities will only be funded that cover all areas of Greater Manchester.

What is required:
The successful applicant will be expected to create a service that is fully inclusive, accessible and suitable for victims.

The successful applicant will also be expected to deliver a service that:
• ensures the safety of the victim by assessing the level of risk, discussing the range of options and developing a safety plan
• considers the victim’s choices and what they feel is suitable for their needs
• empowers the victim raising self esteem/worth and aspirations
• considers what additional support victims need and provide signposting where needed
• develops a simple referrals process that is open to all partners and self referrers
• provides awareness training to frontline staff including sources of help, use of Risk Assessment tools and referral pathways

Applications are welcomed from groups working together in a partnership with one organisation acting as the lead, accountable organisation.

To be eligible for the grant your organisation must:
• Have a constitution
• Be based in Greater Manchester and accountable to the community that you are predominantly delivering services to
• Be a not-for-profit organisation – this includes voluntary, community and faith organisations, co-operatives and mutual societies, non-governmental organisations which are value driven and which principally invest their surpluses to further social, environmental or cultural objectives
• Be representative and inclusive of the community you are intending to work with

There should be opportunities for the people who you are supporting to be involved in your work, for example by volunteering in your service and/or being part of your management committee or other body.

For further information, contact Kristian Dodsworth, on 0161 234 1532, or email: [email protected]

Completed applications should be emailed to: [email protected]

Deadline: Friday 25 November 2016, 16:00