1. New funding and investment: Prevention and Communities
May 2019

2. What are we investing in?
A new programme of investment from 1st October 2019 to 2021/2022
Prevention and early intervention focused
£6.7million in total split over five sub-programmes
1-2 year grants / 3 year contracts
Must benefit older people and/or adults with mental health conditions and/or adults with disabilities
Advice and support (including peer support);
Affordable warmth and fuel poverty;
Arts and culture;
Bereavement;
Community and day opportunities;
Capital (including adaptations and improvements of buildings, which can support community inclusion);
Digital inclusion;
Employment, volunteering and skills;
Housing and hoarding;
Partnerships;
Sport and physical activity;
Transport.

3. Prevention and Early Intervention
IAG Services
Community Opportunities
Community Inclusion
Prevention & Early Intervention
New and Emerging relationship with Social Care

4. How did we get here? Adult Social Care Vision and Strategy
Prevention First
Listening to Third Sector Grants providers and reviewing returns
Citizen engagement
Adult Social Care data and demand
New trends and issues emerging from the Three Conversations and community social work practice
Gap analysis from the Neighbourhood Network Schemes

5. Timeline Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2020 2021 2022
BCC governance
IAG tendering
IAG contracts
Grant Apps (existing TSG orgs)
Grant Apps (new and emerging)
Grant Awards
Review and Renew (grants)
CWG

6. Information Advice & Guidance Services
New and emerging life-changing conditions
Visual loss and impairment
Hearing loss and impairment
Neurological conditions and associated disabilities
Physical conditions and associated disabilities
£600K per annum (£150K per lot)
Three year contracts
Four lots
Self-help
Web and social media
, phone, face to face
Applications and casework
Training and capacity building
Peer to peer

7. Community Opportunities
Ensuring financial viability of community opportunities
Supporting diversification of resources – Direct Payments, Self-Funders, Volunteers
Diversity of attendees
Must benefit older people and/or adults with mental health conditions and/or adults with disabilities
Two year grant awards, reviewed and renewed annually
At least 50% of attendees must not have an assessed care need
Up to 70% of costs provided by BCC
Restricted to current Third Sector Grants providers
Organisations restricted to a single bid of £200K per annum or multiple partnership bids with £100K cap for lead partner
Submissions required for the end of June
From overall grants budget of £2.45million per annum

8. Community Inclusion
Supporting inclusion of people with disabilities and/or mental health conditions in community activities, services and networks
Smaller scale activities and services
Training and development of community assets
Capital improvements to aid accessibility for excluded groups
Grants of £10K-£25K
One-offs/One year/Two years
Revenue grants restricted to organisations and groups with an annual turnover of less than £100K
Capital grants restricted to organisations with an annual turnover of less than £500K
Locality/Constituency based
Submissions required for the end of July
From overall grants budget of £2.45million per annum

9. Prevention & Early Intervention
Must benefit older people and/or adults with mental health conditions and/or adults with disabilities:
Advice and support (including peer support);
Affordable warmth and fuel poverty;
Arts and culture;
Bereavement;
Capital (including adaptations and improvements of buildings, which can support community inclusion);
Digital inclusion;
Employment, volunteering and skills;
Housing and hoarding;
Partnerships;
Sport and physical activity;
Transport.
Grants of £25K+ per annum
Two years, reviewed annually
Revenue and/or capital
Organisations restricted to a single bid of £200K per annum or multiple partnership bids with £100K cap for lead partner
Existing - Restricted to current Third Sector Grants providers (May to June)
Submissions required by the end of June
From overall grants budget of £2.45million per annum

10. New and emerging relationship with adult social care
Must benefit older people and/or adults with mental health conditions and/or adults with disabilities:
Advice and support (including peer support);
Affordable warmth and fuel poverty;
Arts and culture;
Bereavement;
Community and day opportunities;
Capital (including adaptations and improvements of buildings, which can support community inclusion);
Digital inclusion;
Employment, volunteering and skills;
Housing and hoarding;
Partnerships;
Sport and physical activity;
Transport.
Grants of £25K+ per annum
Two years, reviewed annually
Revenue and/or capital
Organisations restricted to a single bid of £200K per annum or multiple partnership bids with £100K cap for lead partner
Restricted to organisations not currently funded through Third Sector Grants
Restricted to organisations with an annual income of less than £1million or with a registered Birmingham address
Later submission date of end of July
Minimum budget allocation of £500K per annum ring-fenced out of overall grants budget of £2.45million per annum

11. Eligibility and process – outcomes led
Citizens lead healthy, happy, independent lives within their own homes and communities
Finance, funding and demand
Reduced demand on statutory services
Financial savings
Additional investment from outside BCC and NHS
A better experience for the social care and health workforce
Citizens
Increased social participation
Healthier lifestyles
Maximised income
Housing which supports independencce
Carers feeling more supported
Better experience of the social care and health system
Communities
Relevant, diverse and accessible community assets and activities
Relevant, diverse and accessible opportunities for active citizens and volunteering
Behaviours and culture
Better cross-sector partnership working between the statutory, voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors
Embedding of a culture which focuses on and support the strengths, assets and positive outcomes for citizens

12. …Eligibility and process (grants)

13. Grants – investment approach
Far more flexibility
VCSE orgs come up with the ideas and proposals
Leaner and simpler award process
Renew and refresh in 2021 before the Commonwealth Games (to promote inclusion in the Games)
Emphasis is on making the case for investment to the Council
Must satisfy “Citizens”, “Communities”, “Behaviours and Culture”
Must be at least cost-neutral

14. Contact details Austin Rodriguez Commissioning Manager
Adult Social Care & Health
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