FUNDING FOR CHANGE MAKERS

1. Title: FUNDING FOR CHANGE MAKERS2. Awarding Authority: Comic Relief, GB. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: Funding to organisations with annual income over £75,000 for change making efforts relevant to homelessness, forced migration, gender justice, mental health and early childhood development.Funding for organisations that will make a significant contribution to their sector – e.g. forging new ways of working in the wake of COVID-19, contributing evidence that will move things forward, cross-sector collaboration which recognises the way issues intersect, or advocacy and campaigning work. They are looking for change making efforts that are relevant to social change themes of homelessness, forced migration, gender justice, mental health, and early childhood development. WHO CAN APPLY?Small and medium-sized organisations that focus on equalities and are user-led. Your organisation must have an annual income of at least £75,000 (at least half of senior team and trustees) are from the community(ies) the organisation serves.Other medium-sized organisations based in the UK. In this case your organisation needs to have a minimum annual income of £250,000 20% is ring-fenced for efforts led by and working with BAME communities. Will fund single and partnership bids.WHAT IS THE CHANGE MAKERS PROGRAMME?Coronavirus has had a huge impact on daily life, and Comic Relief has been distributing emergency funds in a number of ways to support organisations surviving and adapting in response to COVID-19. This call for proposals is different, and will focus on creating change in the wider world – locally or nationally. CR are looking for organisations that will make a significant contribution to their sector, whether that’s forging new ways of working in the wake of COVID-19, contributing evidence that will move things forward, cross-sector collaboration which recognises the way issues intersect, advocacy and campaigning work, or other change making efforts that are relevant to Comic Relief’s social change themes.The coronavirus pandemic exacerbated issues of poverty, impacted on domestic violence and our mental health, and highlighted inequalities notably around race, gender, disability and sexuality.Expect to fund 30 Change Maker proposals. Welcome proposals from organisations big or small, national or local and want to hear from and support organisations led by, working with and for those who are hardest hit and systematically excluded in society: BAME communities, the LGBTQ+ community, women, those living with disabilities.WHAT WORK WILL COMIC RELIEF SUPPORT?Your proposed work must contribute to change for more than your organisation or your direct beneficiaries. Some ways you might do this include the following – though this is not an exhaustive list: working with others directly in partnershipcreating shared learning, evidence, research producing and sharing evidence of effective models of workingworking with others to model new ways of workingThe contribution can be to any forum or area that feels appropriate, for example:enhance commissioning in your local areaprovide a cross-sectoral response to issues in your local areashift the understanding within your sector or allied sectors on an issue, model, approachinfluencing communities, charities or the public sector to be more responsive and effective shift policy or legislationshift public attitudesWill fund core funding alongside funding for project delivery costs. SPORT FOR CHANGE AND TECH FOR GOOD PROPOSALSWelcome applications from organisations using Sport for Change and Social Tech approaches that cut across our core issues and respond to the priorities of the Change Makers funding call.5. CPV Code(s): 98000000, 98133000, 98130000, 85320000, 85000000, 98330000, 752000006. NUTS code(s): UKI, UKI4, UKI45, UKM, UKN, UKL7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: EnglandNorthern IrelandScotlandWales8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: We will fund investments from £150,000 to £600,00010. Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 28.8.2020 (12:00).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information and instructions in the above contract notice please visit website: 12. Other information: Funding is available for 3 to 5 yearsKey Dates: Applications open online: w/b 13th July 2020 Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 12 Noon 28th August 2020 Invites for stage 2 applications sent: Early October 2020Deadline for Stage 2 applications: 11th December 2020Funding starts: May 2021EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND FURTHER GUIDANCEDetails of Expression of Interest, application guidance and priorities are available now – before the application window is open.PRE-APPLICATION INFORMATION SESSIONSPre-application information sessions in July and August.All information and details are available : on the website aboveTKR-2020713-EX-1402681# funding opportunity# COVID-19