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Victim Specialist Services Fund

All PCCs have responsibility for commissioning services which support victims of crime in their area.

In Kent the PCC's core countywide service is provided by Victim Support from Compass House but he is also seeking funding bids for 2019/20 from organisations to deliver specialist support services.

In particular, the PCC is wishing to deliver services that:

Meet the support needs of victims or, as appropriate, family members and act in their interests;
Are free of charge and confidential;
Are non-discriminatory (including being available to all regardless of residence status, nationality or citizenship);
Are available whether or not a crime has been reported to the police;
Are available before, during and for an appropriate time after any investigation or criminal proceedings;
Demonstrate collaborative working with other providers to ensure joined up service delivery and referral pathways;
Demonstrate innovative and evidence based working practices;
Show an understanding and ability to respond to emerging trends, crime types and new working practices; and
Deliver clear outcome reporting.

The PCC will not support funding bids that overlap with existing services being directly commissioned, or where services are being commissioned by another agency which the PCC already provides a funding contribution towards.

Bids are invited at a maximum of £50,000 per project and, where possible, bidders should ensure that delivery of the service covers Kent and Medway. Bids will be accepted for local projects focused on district-based delivery but this fact should be reflected in the total amount of funding being bid for.

To apply for funding please complete the form below by the deadline of 12noon on Friday February 22, 2019.

Please note you will be unable to save your form and return to it later. We suggest you draft your application in another programme such as Microsoft Word until you are ready to complete the form in full and submit it. Before submitting the form you will be asked to attach two years' completed accounts for financial assessment so please ensure you have these readily available too.

Please also ensure you have read and understood the full VSS grant funding conditions, and our privacy policy.

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previous funding recipients

Funding recipients 2018/19

Organisation	Nature of Project	£
Rubicon Cares	Trauma counselling for victims of crime	70,000
Juvenile Justice International	Therapeutic services for young victims of crime, including sexual assault	70,000
Davss	Support for male victims of domestic abuse	8,596
Davss	Support to Court: Volunteers helping vulnerable and traumatised victims through court processes	10,546
East Kent Rape Crisis Centre	Specialist counselling for children aged 5 to 13 who have experienced sexual abuse	35,000
Dandelion Time	Therapeutics service for children and families affected by abuse	32,517
Choices	Project targated at male and LGBT+ clients at high risk of harassment, abuse and violence	39,967
SignHealth	DeafHope: Supporting deaf abuse victims, providing accessible, effective support in sign language	31,889
Rising Sun	One-to-one support for young male victims of domestic abuse	34,590
Citizens Advice Medway	Individuality: Raising awareness and encouraging reporting of hate crime	38,000
mcch	Jigsaw Project: Raising awareness of hate crime against people with autism, learning disabilities or other mental health issues	46,123
Family Matters	Specialist therapy for young victims of rape and sexual abuse	35,000
NSPCC	Letting The Future In: Therapy service for children aged 4 to 17	32,655
St George's Community Children's Project, Tunbridge Wells	Subsidised childcare for families affected by domestic abuse	750

Previous years

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Name of your organisation:*
Please select the type of organisation that best defines you:*
Additional/other details, if requested above:
Name of applicant:*
Project/service name:*
Address:
Telephone number:*
Email address:*
Website:
Proposed start date of project/service:*	Date and timeToday
Proposed end date:	Date and timeToday
Funding criteria which the service/project sets to achieve:*	Meet the support needs of victims or, as appropriate, family members and act in their interests Be free of charge and confidential Be non-discriminatory (including being available to all regardless of residence status, nationality or citizenship) Be available whether or not a crime has been reported to the police Be available before, during and for an appropriate time after any investigation or criminal proceedings Demonstrate collaborative working with other providers to ensure joined up service delivery and referral pathways Demonstrate innovative and evidence based working practices Show an understanding and ability to respond to emerging trends, crime types and new working practices Deliver clear outcome reporting Select all that apply
Is this a partnership bid?:*	Yes No
If so, please provide details of other partner organisation(s) involved:
Do you have any serving/retired Kent Police staff or officer/s working for you, or who are involved in the governance structure of the service:*	Yes No
If yes, please provide details including full name(s), role in your organisation etc:
Have you been a serving Kent Police officer or member of staff in the last three years:*	Yes No
If yes, please provide details including full name, role in the organisation etc:
Overview of service/project:*	Provide a brief overview of the service/project in no more than 600 words, including who the service is for, number of referrals and the referral source, what crime type does it support and how it supports this?
Where will the service/project be located?:*	What geographical locations (eg. districts) in Kent will the service/project be located in, and what venues have been identified?
What research has been undertaken to identify the need for the service/project?:*	Please provide evidence of need for the service/project, also explain the reasons for delivering the service in the locations identified.
List the anticipated outcomes that will be measured to demonstrate the impact and success of the project :*	Please list the outcomes that will be measured to demonstrate the impact and success of the project. The outcomes must be linked to the following areas: - Improved health and wellbeing - Better able to cope with aspects of everyday life - Increased feelings of safety - Better informed and empowered to act - Social value (the wider economic, social and environmental effects of your service/project)
Please list your expected outputs:*	Please list your expected outputs, including: - Number of referrals - Referral source - Demographics of service users - Needs of service users.
Total cost of service/project:*
Funding request from the OPCC for 2019/20:*
If the total cost of the service/project varies to the funding requested, please detail how the remaining balance will be funded:	eg. reserves, match funding.
Breakdown of spend for funding request:*	£(item), £(item), £(item), £(item). =TOTAL FUNDING REQUEST: £(total)
Is this application for a new service/project?:*	Yes No
If the application is to extend an existing project, state how it has been funded previously:
Please give details of any other resources or funding that you will be using to support the project/service:
If successful with your bid to the OPCC this year, there is no guarantee of future funding. Please detail any plans or activities being undertaken to ensure the project is funded beyond 2019/20:*
Please confirm you have reviewed and understood the VSS grant conditions at the top of this page:*	Yes, I understand
Please confirm you have read and understood our privacy policy, at the top of this page:*	Yes, I understand
Please attach the latest set of completed accounts for two years, for financial assessment:*	Upload file
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