Press release

Voluntary and community organisations awarded 拢60 million grant

The Dfe announces the successful organisations receiving voluntary and community sector grants totalling 拢60 million.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Department for Education today announced the voluntary organisations that have been successful in their bid for funding from the Department鈥檚 Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) grant worth around 拢60 million each year.

Over the next two years, the VCS organisations awarded grants today will play a significant role in reforming and delivering services for children, young people, parents and families.

At the launch of the bidding prospectus for the VCS grant in November 2010, the Government set out criteria to directly fund, at national level, voluntary and community organisations that work with children, young people, parents and families, with a particular emphasis on early intervention and tackling the needs of the most disadvantaged groups.

The VCS grant has been allocated according to services offered under specific grant themes, these are:

  • Families and Relationship support
  • Early Years and Childcare
  • Child Protection and Safeguarding
  • Young People
  • Children in Care
  • Special Educational Needs and Disability

In addition 鈥楽trategic Partner鈥 grants have been established to ensure Government gets advice about issues affecting VCS organisations and to help capacity building of the sector through transition, in particular smaller organisations. The themes for strategic partner grants are

  • Family 天美影院
  • Young People
  • SEN and Disability
  • Early Years and Childcare
  • Overarching

Following a competitive process, the successful VCS organisations have been notified of the indicative amount of grant they will receive, which is subject to negotiation, and the service the Government wishes them to deliver.

There will be around 拢6 million available from the 拢60 million for successful bidders to receive extra help and support to build extra capacity, so that they are in good shape to remain sustainable long after this two year grant comes to an end.

The Grant aims to help create

  • a vigorous and responsive sector, freed up from dependency on grant-based funding and better equipped to operate within a payments by results environment
  • organisations which are efficient, effective and sustainable - 鈥渃ommissioning ready鈥 - funded through grants and contracts to provide services for LAs (and others)
  • innovative approaches which will lever in private investment.

Through the localism bill, Government is opening up markets to enable the voluntary sector to play a bigger role in delivering key services such as children鈥檚 centres and youth services - and we will work with local authorities to ensure that they commission services from the sector.

Children鈥檚 Minister Tim Loughton said:

The Government is committed to supporting voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations to have a much greater involvement in the running of public services.

The VCS is central to our commitment to building a Big Society. This is demonstrated by today鈥檚 announcement of around 拢60m each year for the next two years for VCS organisations. This is a significant investment in a tough financial climate, and is only one aspect of the funding we will route through the voluntary and community sector.

The voluntary sector plays, and will continue to play, a significant role in reforming services for children, young people and families. I hope this grant further inspires a responsive and determined sector to do even more to improve outcomes for children, young people, parents and families.

Notes to editors

  1. This grant is part of a wider range of DfE funding opportunities. A number of contracted services will be procured through separate formal tender processes and there are likely to be other funding opportunities as a result of developing policies e.g. the forthcoming SEN and Disability Green Paper. In addition to central government funding available on a national basis, the Department continues to fund the voluntary and community sector indirectly through local authorities and for services which are commissioned by schools.
  2. While the VCS cannot be immune from reductions in public expenditure, the Spending Review announced that Government will direct around 拢470 million over the SR period to support capacity building in the sector, including an endowment fund to assist local voluntary and community organisations. As part of this, the Government will provide funds to pilot the National Citizen Service and establish a Transition Fund of 拢100 million to provide short term support for voluntary sector organisations providing public services. The sector will also be able to access funding from the Big Society Bank, which will bring in private sector funding in addition to receiving all funding available to England from dormant accounts. The Big Society bank will start operating in April with up to 拢100m of the 拢400m from dormant accounts being made available this year. High street banks are going to lend it another 拢200m on commercial terms.
  3. The Funding amounts are indicative. Year 1 funding is dependent on successful negotiations on detail of the grants. Year two amounts are dependent on successful delivery of agreed outcomes.
  4. A list of successful organisations is in the following table

Successful VCS Organisations

Disclaimer: The Funding amounts are indicative. Year 1 funding is dependent on successful negotiations on detail of the grants. Year two amounts are dependent on successful delivery of agreed outcomes.

Key to Themes:

  1. Families and Relationships
  2. Early Years & Childcare
  3. SEN & Disability
  4. Children in Care
  5. Child Protection & Safeguarding
  6. Young People

SP EY&C: Strategic Partner Early Years & Childcare
SP FS: Strategic Partner Family 天美影院
SP SEND: Strategic Partner SEN & Disability
SP YP: Strategic Partner Young People
SP OA: Strategic Partner Over Arching

Successful VCS Organisations

Organisation name / Consortium Lead heme/Strategic Partner bid for Amount Offered听 2011-12 拢 Amount Offered 听2012-13 拢
4Children 听350,000 听350,000
4Children听听听 听2 听390,000 听300,000
4Children (Foundations for the Future)听 听SP EY&C 听500,000听 听500,000
A National Voice听听 听4 听100,000听 听100,000
ACE Centre North听听 听3听 听135,251 听115,133
Action for Advocacy 听4 听50,000听 听50,000
Action for Children听 听1听 听735,000听 670,000
Action for Prisoners' Families (APF) 听1 听100,000听 听100,000
Addaction 听1听 听274,000听 听214,852
Addaction听听 听6 听413,264听 听282,592
Adfam听听听 听1 听92,500 听92,500
Alcohol Concern听听听 听1 听177,000 听220,000
Anna Freud Centre (The)听听 听5 听381,417听 听434,410
Asian Family Counselling Service听听 听1 听150,000听 听149,800
Autism Education Trust (AET)听 听3听 听652,469听 听555,441
Barnardo's 听SP FS 听1,119,663听 听1,142,221
Barnardo's 听4听 听290,000听 听290,000
Barnardo's听听 听5听 听518,316听 听879,360
Bolton Lads and Girls Club听 听6 听355,041 听294,278
British Association for Adoption and Fostering听 听4听 听299,000听 听299,000
Brook听听 听5听 听139,631 听100,181
Care for the Family (CFF)听 听1听 听300,000听 听200,000
Careers South West Ltd (Positive Transitions)听 听6听 听1,200,000听 听1,200,000
Catch22听听 听6听 听1,500,000听 听1,454,121
Catch22听听 听4听 听350,000听 听330,000
Centre for Separated Families (The)听听听 听1 听240,000 听180,000
Challenging Behaviour Foundation (The) (CBF)听听 听3 听192,655听 听222,136
Child & Family Training Limited (C&FT)听 听5听 听145,483听 153,437
Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB) 听5听 听113,000听 听116,320
Children England (Kindle Plus Consortium)听 听SP OA 听1,250,964 听1,209,075
Children Our Ultimate Investment听听 听6听 听254,000 听234,000
Children's Legal Centre (The)听 听5听 听176,265听 听154,291
Children's Society (The) 听1听 听243,726听 听267,535
Clubs for Young People听听 听6听 听650,000 听480,000
Communication Trust (I CAN)听 听3听 听1,000,000听 听750,000
Contact a Family听听 听1 听216,525听 听203,298
Contact a Family听听 听3听 听438,649 听419,780
ContinYou 听2听 听400,000听 听386,000
Council for Disabled Children (CDC)听 听SP SEND听 听749,642听 听695,650
CSV 听5听 听158,672听 132,507
CSV 听1听听 听402,423 听375,423
Daycare Trust听听 听2 听300,000听 听300,000
Diana Award (The)听 听5听 听198,922听 听132,614
Dyslexia Action听听 听3 听750,000听听 听600,000
Dyslexia-SpLD Trust 听3听 听693,456听 听630,579
Early Education (The British Association for Early Childhood Education)听 听2听 听131,374听 听108,040
Endeavour听 6听听 听312,868听 听230,691
Families Need Fathers听 听1听听 听261,415 听263,807
Family and Parenting Institute (The)听听 听1 听329,088听 听181,616
Family Delivery Team (Interface associates UK)听听 听1听 听960,097 听933,375
Family Rights Group听 听4听 听93,000听 听93,000
Fatherhood Institute (The)听听 听1 听302,310听 听164,665
Fatherhood Institute (The)听听 听5 听310,890听 听166,476
Fostering Network (The)听 听4听 听78,000听 听79,000
Foyer Federation听 听6听听 听500,000 听353,519
Gingerbread听 听1听听 听193,102 听174,081
Groundwork UK听听 听6听听 听1,500,000 听1,215,600
Home-Start UK (HSUK)听 听1听 听1,230,000听 听1,200,000
Home-Start UK (HSUK)听听 听5听 听792,020 听717,663
Independent Parental Special Education Advice (IPSEA)听听 听3听 听70,800 听70,800
Institute of Wellbeing听听 听1 听450,000听 听400,000
KIDS听 听3听听 听385,800 听270,100
Kids Company听 6听听 听4,485,000听 听4,485,000
Kidscape 听6听 听133,456听 听127,966
Lucy Faithfull Foundation (The)听 听5听 听210,519听 听222,911
MacIntyre 听3听 听399,168听 听326,004
Marriage Care听 听1听 听690,269听 听616,475
Media Trust听 听6听听 听400,000 听375,000
Missing People听 听5听听 听215,828 听222,303
Movement for non-mobile children (Whizz Kidz) (The)听听 听3听 听257,437 听199,340
National Association for Special Education Needs (The) - Nasen 听3听 听600,000听 听520,000
National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC)听 听1听 听160,000听 听160,000
National Autistic Society (The)听 听3听 听107,681听 听74,941
National Childminding Association听 听2听 听500,000听 听600,000
National Children's Bureau (NCB)听 听4听 听99,000听 听79,000
National Children's Bureau (NCB)听听听 2听 听540,000 听510,000
National Children's University听 听2听 听350,000听 听350,000
National Council for Voluntary Youth 天美影院 (NCVYS) (known as Catalyst)听 听SP YP 听1,490,300听 听1,089,000
National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA)听听听 听2 听500,000 听500,000
National Deaf Children's Society (The)听 听3听听 听196,292 听155,496
National Education Trust听听 听2听 听137,300 听119,800
National Portage Association (NPA)听 听2听听 听175,000 听175,000
National Sensory Impaired Partnership (NatSIP)听 听3听 听200,000听 听150,000
NSPCC (Safe Network)听 听5听 听630,000听 听650,000
One Plus One (OPO)听听 听1 听921,250听 听724,500
Parenting UK听听 听1听 听120,550听 听108,050
Parentline Plus (Family Lives)听 听1听 听698,688听 听603,392
Partners of Prisoners & Families Support Group (POPS)听 听1听 听150,000听 听150,000
Pen Green Children and Families and Research Centre听 听2听 听200,397听 听168,752
Place2Be (The)听听 听1听 听221,815 听240,939
Place2Be (The)听 听5听 听160,338听 听162,031
Pre-school Learning Alliance听 听2听 听865,000听 听930,000
Prince's Trust (and Fairbridge)听 听6听 听900,000听 听858,891
Princess Royal Trust for Carers (The)听 听1听 听500,000听 听500,000
Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT)听听听 听1 听314,525 听343,546
Project for Advocacy Counselling and Education (PACE)听听听 听1 听153,853 听157,206
QED UK听 听6听 听113,521听 听106,767
Relate听 听1听听 听1,850,403 听1,711,630
Roma Support Group听 听1听 听86,387听 听65,431
Safe Ground听 听1听听 听240,979 听235,380
School Food Trust (The)听听 听2 听160,000听 听200,000
SCOPE听 听3听听 听121,693 听135,256
Shared Care Network听听 听3 听112,000听 听81,000
SHS (School-Home Support)听听听听听听听听 1 500,000 500,000
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)听 听5听听 听518,193 听424,208
Spurgeons 听1听 听350,000听 听350,000
Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships (The)听 听1听 听699,000听 听657,000
Terrence Higgins Trust听 听6听听 听207,664 听214,603
Time for Families听 听1听 听150,000听 听150,000
Tomorrow's People听 听6听 听750,000听 听750,000
听UK Youth听 听6听 听576,000听 听391,000
V, National Young Volunteers Service (The)听 听6听 听800,000听 听769,904
Victoria Climbie Foundation UK (The)听听听 听5 听168,880 听167,280
Voice (Voice for the Child in Care)听听 听4听 听75,000 听75,000
Who Cares? Trust (The)听 听4听 听74,000听 听72,000
WomenCentre Ltd听听听 听5 听155,400 听160,800
YMCA Derbyshire听 听1听 听600,000听 听600,000
YoungMinds 听3听听 听213,792 听142,900

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Published 25 February 2011