Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
Added: 12/05/2020
Voluntary Action Leeds
Applications are ‘strongly’ encouraged from consortias of service provider partners. The funding is from MHCLG pot of £10 million for domestic abuse safe accommodation charities as part of a £76 million government package of support to charities supporting vulnerable people including domestic abuse victims. Details and application form at: For VAL’s regular funding opportunities to groups in Leeds go to:
Funding to support revenue costs of domestic abuse safe accommodation services who provide beds and critical help to victims and their children during the coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis.
Charities (and benevolent or philanthropic organisations) providing domestic abuse safe accommodation services in England can bid for a grant of up to £100,000 to support revenue costs associated with maintaining existing services and additional capacity to meet increase in demand during the period 1 April to 30 September 2020. Bids for over £100,000 can be applied for but only by consortia demonstrating exceptional value for money. Deadline: 21st May
The funding can help with:
- Maintaining existing services (where not met by other income sources or fundable from existing resources of charity) such as:
- Staffing costs for additional staff cover.
- Purchasing of essential supplies, such as food and toiletries for residents where usual support channels are unavailable.
- Meeting additional COVID-19 costs, such as deep cleaning.
- Purchasing office equipment to enable remote working where this is practicable.
- Costs of services for additional capacity to help address increased demand, including accommodation costs of additional bedspaces and staff to support these additional victims.