Whole Family Community Fund

Applications will be accepted up until Monday 25th November 2024 at 5pm.

Please confirm that you comply with the following statements below before completing this application. If you cannot comply with all of the statements, you are not eligible to apply.

We have read the application guidance which includes fund criteria and eligibility.We are a third sector organisation.Our annual income was no more than £750,000 in the last financial year.Our funded activities will take place in the neighbourhood and communities of one of the seven specified areas, linked to the 12 GP Practices noted in the fund information and guidance.Our planned activities will take place between January 2025 and 31st of March 2026.

Essential Document Checklist

These are the documents which MUST be uploaded to your form prior to submission:

A copy of your Constitution, set of rules or other governing document. It should be signed and dated.
A recent bank statement (dated within the last 3 months) as proof of a bank account in the name of your organisation.
Your most recent independently examined or audited accounts, or verified statement of income and expenditure. If your organisation is less than one year old, upload your most recent bank statement.
A copy of your Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Policy and/or Child/Adult Protection Policy
A completed excel budget form (this must be the form provided by Impact Funding Partners). You can download the BUDGET FORM HERE.

The form will not submit without the documents first being uploaded.

Tips for form completion

Guidance notes appear throughout the application form, sitting alongside some questions.
Questions marked with an * (asterisk) must be completed for this form to submit.
Depending on the funding Strand you choose, some form pages will not be accessible to you.
You can save your progress on this application form on an ongoing basis. You need to save progress each time you exit from the form in order not to lose data. You will receive an emailed link for re-accessing your application form from an auto-response emailed address. Please check your spam/junk folder if you do not receive a link. You will receive a new link each time you save and must use the most recent one to access you application.

Section 1: About your organisation

1.1 Legal name of your organisation

Legal name of your organisation

1.2 Registered address for your organisation

Address 1

Address 2

Address 3

Town / City

Postcode

Organisation Email

E.g. the info@ email address

Website Address/Social Media URL (if applicable)

In which Scottish local authority area is your registered office based?

If your registered office is based outside of Scotland, please select N/A. You may be contacted to give further information.

1.3 Main contact for this application

First Name

Last Name

Position/Job Title

Telephone

Please enter phone number without spaces

Mobile (if applicable)

Please enter phone number without spaces

Email

This is the email address where funding notifications will be sent.

1.4 The legal status of your organisation

Legal Status

Other (please describe)

Charity Number (if applicable)

Company Number (if applicable)

In what year was your organisation established?

Please tick if you are a new organisation
that has been operating for less than one year.

Is your organisation a branch of another charity/body?

If yes, name of parent company/body

You will be required to upload a copy of your governance document on page 7 of this form.

1.5 Proof of Organisation Bank Account

Please upload a recent copy of your organisation's bank statement.

The statement should be less than 3 months old, and clearly show the name and address of your organisation, name of bank, account number and sort code.

Please note: Public funding (i.e. Scottish Government monies) can only be paid to Banks that are registered with and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Recent Bank Statement

Number of people required to authorise payments

The number of people required to authorise a payment for your organisation should be 2 or more.

1.6 Annual income

What was the income of your organisation in its last financial year? (Please do not include comma's or decimals in the figure)

£:

This must be the most recent year for which financial statements have been signed off and must match the accounts submitted with this application.

Use this space to provide a brief breakdown and explanation if the income shown in your accounts includes one-off capital costs or funds held on behalf of another independent organisation

1.7 Your Organisation

Please select one or more of the following categories that best describes the work your organisation is involved in?

If other, state here

Number of Full Time Staff

Number of Part Time Staff

Number of Volunteers

1.8 What are the main aims and activities of your organisation?

What are the main aims and activities of your organisation? (Maximum 250 words)

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Fund Strands

There are two Strands of funding available.

You must choose which Strand you are applying to.

Strand One is for a grant of between £5,000 and £10,000.
Strand One projects will deliver activities focused on supporting children, and their families through a range of different community based activities.

Strand Two is for a grant of between £10,001 and £20,000.
Strand Two projects will look to extend or adapt an existing successful project or pilot a new one. Partnership applications are more aligned with this strand.

You must select Strand One or Strand Two to move on with your application.

2.1 Which strand of funding are you applying to?

Strand One (£5,000 - £10,000)Strand Two (£10,001 - £20,000)

Strand Two projects will look to extend or adapt an existing successful project or pilot a new one. Partnership applications are more aligned with this strand. Please confirm this is the case. If you can not answer YES to this question, you should choose Strand One instead.

YesNoIf you can not answer yes to this question, you should choose Strand One instead.

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About your proposed project

4.1 Describe project activities to be carried out and any targets (Maximum 650 words)

4.1a Please demonstrate how your project meets the criteria for Strand Two (Maximum 300 words)

4.2 Please demonstrate your current presence and the support you currently provide in the neighbourhood that you are applying to work in. (Maximum 400 words)

Fund Aim
The aim of this fund is to support projects and organisations to provide family activities and support to the communities from the seven neighbourhoods identified in the city. Holistic family support is essential to deliver the required changes needed to tackle health inequalities, and the fund aims to achieve this through close community and neighbourhood engagement and participation.

4.3 How will the activities you are proposing help address the aim of the fund? (Maximum 500 words)

4.4 Describe what steps you take to ensure your project/services are inclusive and accessible to all. (Maximum 300 words)

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Staffing

IMPORTANT - STAFF COSTS

From the 1st of April 2024 all projects in receipt of Scottish Government funding must adhere to the Fair Work guidelines, and pay any contracted staff, freelance staff or sessional staff at least the Real Living Wage, if these staff costs are being covered by a Scottish Government grant. More information is available here on the Scottish Government website. This requirement will form part of your Conditions of Grant.

The current real Living Wage for 2024/25 is £12 per hour.

5.1 Will you be using existing staff or recruiting new staff? Please also tell us how many staff will be involved and their roles. (Max 300 words)

5.2 Will you be involving volunteers in your project delivery? Please tell us how many volunteers will be involved and their roles. (Max 300 words)

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Project Budget

Please download and complete the separate EXCEL BUDGET FORM. You must upload your completed form below before application submission.

You should only use the Budget Form we provide. We can not accept any alternative forms.

IMPORTANT - STAFF COSTS

From the 1st of April 2024 all projects in receipt of Scottish Government funding must adhere to the Fair Work guidelines, and pay any contracted staff, freelance staff or sessional staff at least the Real Living Wage, if these staff costs are being covered by a Scottish Government grant. More information is available here on the Scottish Government website. This requirement will form part of your Conditions of Grant.

The current real Living Wage for 2024/25 is £12 per hour.

6.1 Please input your costs for the relevant headings below, to the nearest pound (£). The form will not accept pence.

Please abide by the maximum funding levels for the Strand you are applying to.

Please enter a zero (0) in any fields not applicable to your costs.

Costs should match what is on your excel budget form.

Please do not use commas in the figures below.

	JAN - MARCH 2024	APRIL 2025 - MARCH 2025	TOTAL
Staff Costs (£)
Volunteer Costs (£)
Direct Project and Accessibility Costs (£)
Contribution to overheads (£)
Total by Year (£)

Total amount you're applying for =

£

6.2 Upload your completed Excel Budget Form here

You should only use the Budget Form we provide. We can not accept any alternative forms.

6.3 Budget Breakdown

Please include an explanation or breakdown to show how your budget costs were calculated. This should detail any accessibility costs included above (costs may be deducted if it is not clear what they are for). Max 300 words.

It helps us to understand how you reached the figures in your budget.

6.4 Accessibility Costs

If you require "Accessibility costs" that take you over and above the grant limit, please let us know how much extra you require, and provide additional detail to that already given in question 6.3 (these costs may be deducted if it is not clear what they are for). Any additional accessibility costs must be discussed with Impact Funding Partners prior to submitting an application.
Max 200 words

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Declaration and Submitting your application

All documents marked with an * below are mandatory and this form WILL NOT submit without the attachments being uploaded.

Please only upload the requested documents. To maintain a fair assessment process we will only consider information and documents we have requested from you.

Maximum file size for uploaded documents is 35MB combined.

Required Documentation

Please upload your organisations Governance Document below (Constitution, Governing Document or Memorandum and Articles) Signed and Dated

Most recent independently examined or audited accounts, or verified statement of income and expenditure (if a new organisation, most recent bank statement). These must match the income declared at question 1.6

A copy of your Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Policy and/or Child/Adult Protection Policy

Remember to upload your Bank Statement at section 1.5 and Excel Budget Form at section 6.2.

I apply, on behalf of the organisation named in section 1.1, for a grant as proposed in this application in respect of expenditure to be incurred during the proposed funding period on the activities described.

Signatory 1

This must be the primary contact named in the first part of the application.

I confirm that I am authorised to submit this application and that the information given in this form is true and accurate. My organisation authorises Impact Funding Partners to hold any information supplied about this application in its records and that the information supplied can be used for the purposes of assessment, decision making, publicity, promotion and monitoring of any award.

This may be shared with the funder, Scottish Government and Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership.

I understand that you may contact me during the assessment process and I confirm that I am authorised by the organisation for this purpose and that you may rely on any further information supplied to you by me.

The application and associated contact information will be kept on file within Impact Funding Partners for 6 years regardless of the outcome of the application. Contact information may be used to further promote funds which may be of interest to your organisation.

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Our Privacy Notice is available to view on our website. This outlines how your information is used and shared in line with data protection.

Name

Position/Job Title

Date (dd/mm/yyyy)

Signatory 2

Has this application been authorised by a Senior Management Committee member or a member of the Board of Trustees?

Name of Management Committee Member

This should be a different name and not the main contact

Position/Job Title

Where did you hear about this fund?

Other Method (Please specify)

If you would like us to let you know about other grant funds that may be of interest please give your consent here:

I would like to receive this informationI do NOT want to receive this information

Review and Submit

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