THIS PROGRAMME IS NOW CLOSED
Following last year’s successful pilot scheme, Macc is pleased to announce a new round of Manchester City Council’s Small Grants Inclusion Programme.
Supporting the vision set out in the Our Manchester Disability Plan, the Council aims to support and enable disabled children and young people (C&YP) to be able to participate in all opportunities, facilities, activities and communities. The plan is based on a Social Model of Disability which says that it is not people’s conditions or impairments that disable people, but environmental and societal conventions and the way society is organised that creates barriers and does not accommodate difference and therefore disabled people.
The programme aims to support voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations that are universal providers of youth and play, culture or leisure services in making sustainable improvements to the mainstream inclusion of children and young people with special educational needs and / or disabilities (SEND).
Around 20 grants of up to £2,000 are available. The deadline for funding applications is midday on Monday 10 September 2018. Macc will pay out grants upon successful completion of due diligence checks.
Macc, the VCSE sector support organisation for the city of Manchester, administers this programme on the Council’s behalf.
We’re flexible about how the funding is used and open to trying out new ideas to approaching common barriers to see if they may work if subsequently developed further. For more information, see page 2 of the prospectus.
Who can apply?
Applicants can be VCSE organisations that deliver mainstream leisure activities such as youth and play provision; music venues, museums, galleries, libraries or theatres; managed (community) parks and spaces; swimming pools and leisure centres.
Schools, pupil referral units and colleges will need to partner with a VCSE applicant.
For more information, see page 3 of the prospectus.
How to apply
The application form is a downloadable Word document available here - Application Form
The prospectus contains more guidance about the programme and how to complete the application form – Prospectus
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IMPORTANT - support from Manchester City Council: Applicants are welcome to discuss their project ideas with Maria Simpkin, the Council’s Local Offer Coordinator and Parental Engagement Manager. Maria is able to advise on specifics with regard to inclusion of children and young people with SEND and can be contacted via 0161 245 7302 or [email protected]. |
The following is a link to the Macc Data Protection Policy, which details how any information you submit will be handled - Data Protection Policy
The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Monday 10 September 2018. They should be emailed to [email protected].
All applications will receive an acknowledgment email. If you do not receive this email, your application has not been received and will not be assessed for funding.
For more information, see page 3 of the prospectus.
Please note the following important information about due diligence and see page 4 of the prospectus downloadable above:
Important – Due diligence checks of successful applicants
Please note that there will be due diligence checks made on successful applicants. This is so that we can verify your organisation exists, that you’re active locally and that you are financially solvent.
In the week beginning 17 September, applicants will be informed as to whether or not their bid has been successful. Successful organisations will then need to provide the following information ASAP:
I. A copy of the Constitution / Memorandum and Articles of Association for the organisation
II. A copy of the most recent bank statement for the organisation, dated no earlier than August 2018
III. A list of names and home addresses of trustees or equivalent
IV. And either:
- Signed annual accounts (must be dated April 2017 or later), or if unavailable
- An up-to-date income and expenditure statement that matches the balance in your organisation’s bank statement
NB. Due diligence documentation will not need to be provided if your organisation is currently commissioned to deliver services by Manchester City Council or if you have received a Council grant since July 2017 (see section 3.2 of the application form).