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Introduction

Medway Teenage Pregnancy Programme is offering the exciting opportunity for organisations (including voluntary and community organisations) to bid for small grants to support their work in reducing the under-18 conception rate in the local area.

Eligibility

·       Statutory and non-statutory organisations are invited to apply.

·       The group will need a bank account in its own name, and a minimum of four people responsible for its running.

·        Groups do not need to have a constitution, but they must tell us their objectives, who is involved and how they make decisions.

Funding criteria

We are offering small grants for specific projects, which aim to reduce the incidence of teenage pregnancy in Medway.

A variety of projects will be considered which are of benefit to young people.

Priority will be given to projects that deliver demonstrable benefit to the target population and should address at least one of the following criteria:

• Target / cover groups of young people who are known to be at increased risk of teenage pregnancy (including high rate wards).

• Develop partnership working with two or more organisations to establish effective joint working and long-term sustainability

• Are pilot projects that meet local needs and have ongoing funding available from other sources to continue after the pilot period.

• Build community strengths and meet unmet needs

Organisations should provide:

• Clear objectives and anticipated outcomes their project and produce and end of year report with qualitative and quantitative information.

• A workable and realistic budget

• Details of how they involve young people in the design, monitoring and evaluation

• Information on their equality and diversity policy ensuring projects do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religious or philosophical conviction or any other grounds

Grant size

£50,000 is available for the totality of the small grants scheme. A variety of grant sizes will be considered. 

When to apply

The deadline for bids is:

31^st January 2012

Decisions on applications

Applications will be assessed against the above criteria by a panel of assessors. Young people will actively be involved in the decision-making process.

Additional terms and conditions may be added to individual applications.

Decisions will be made within six weeks of each deadline. Decisions are final and there will be no system of appeal.

Grant Management

Each organisation will be responsible for monitoring spend against the agreed budget, alerting any over- and/ or under-spend.

Further Information

If you would like an application pack or have a project that you would like to discuss please contact:

Jinny Robinson

Senior Public Health Manager

Public Health Directorate

NHS Medway / Medway Council,

Health Improvement Division,

Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent. ME4 4TR

Tel: (01634) 333026

Mobile: 07795236277

Email: jinny.robinson@medway.gov.uk