Apply to become a LandAid Charity Partner and for a grant of up to 75,000 Deadline - 5pm on Friday 3 August 2018 Application Guidelines 2017 updated 18 June 2018 LandAid's vision is a country where no young person is homeless. We aim to bring about lasting change by helping tackle the causes of youth homelessness and contributing to the provision of safe supported housing for those who need it most. We award grants to outstanding projects on the ground that work to give young people the shelter and support they need. Over the period April 2017 to March 2020 LandAid intends to commit 2 million each year for building work to help front line organisations to renovate or create a total of 450 bed spaces for young people at risk of homelessness. LandAid s Providing Homes round started with an open application opportunity in autumn 2017 for organisations across the UK who provide accommodation for young people who are at risk of being homeless. They could apply to become a LandAid Charity Partner and also for a grant of up to 75,000 for building work for living accommodation: to renovate existing bed spaces or create new ones. We also invited organisations to apply to become a LandAid Charity Partner, if they were not ready to apply for a grant, but had ideas for building work in the pipeline. LandAid Charity Partners were appointed in December 2017, and those who had not applied for grant in autumn 2017, were contacted in June 2018 and invited to apply for funding in the period 19 June to 3 August 2018. The application form involves describing your current work, outlining one or more accommodation projects you are likely to need funding for over the next two years and applying for grant funding of up to 75,000 for building work for a specific accommodation project. The specific project can involve one or more properties and can be renovation, new building or a mix of both. The current funding application period is 18 June to 3 August 2018. Funding will be available in batches over the next four to twelve months (from Oct 2018 to July 2019). 1
We will allocate funding for building work under two grant strands: Renovation: existing properties in need of refurbishment which will provide accommodation, support, and in some cases training, for young people who have been or are at risk of becoming homeless. This could be improvements for current run-down accommodation premises, or a building you plan to purchase or lease that needs to be refurbished and converted into fit for purpose accommodation for young people. Any existing building is eligible, including, but not exclusively, long-term empty properties (empty for over six months). For renovations, we require that the applicant either owns or will be able to secure a minimum 8- year lease on the property (from the date building work is completed and young people start living there). New buildings: new safe, secure and affordable accommodation for young people who are experiencing homelessness. Designed and built using traditional methods on site or using modular or precision construction off site in factories. For new buildings, we require that the applicant either owns or leases the site and buildings, we would discuss ownership and lease arrangements on a case by case basis. In our Charity Partner assessments, we will consider the current work of the organisation in providing accommodation and support to vulnerable young people, and the ability to monitor and provide evidence of the impact of this work. We are interested to hear about future plans to renovate or build living accommodation over the next two years. We aim to have several Charity Partners located in each UK nation and region. In our project funding assessments, we will be looking at the proposal for renovated or new accommodation for young people, and demonstration that the project is needed and financially viable (the building work itself and the accommodation project when young people are living there). We will look at the building work costs, we are seeking Value for Money per bed space. For renovations we will consider contributions of up to 15,000 per bed space, where that cost covers the bed space and also the communal areas. We will consider costs for new buildings on a case by case basis. We are inviting applications for Charity Partners across the UK, and for grant funding of up to a maximum of 75,000 for building work. We are also inviting applications for free professional property advice, for the projects applied for and/or for other premises and property issues. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 3 August 2018. We look forward to receiving your application. 2
Specifics of this funding round Who can apply? UK organisations with charitable objectives, including: UK registered charities UK registered societies, community benefit societies, pre-commencement societies, industrial and provident societies UK registered Community Interest Companies Limited by Guarantee We will NOT be funding statutory organisations, churches or individuals. If your organisation is eligible and you have previously applied to LandAid, whether you were successful or not, you are welcome to apply to this round. What costs will be funded? Capital costs towards building work for renovations and new buildings to provide living accommodation. (Building work for bed rooms, and internal and external communal areas). What costs will NOT be funded? We will NOT consider funding towards: The purchase of property Rent Projects which include properties being leased from the owner for less than eight years (from the date when the building work is completed and young people start to live in the property). Salary costs not related to the building work. Essential We are looking for applications from: Organisations that provide safe welcoming bed spaces for young people within the age range 16 to 25 years old (inclusive) in housing need, and make them available at a rent they can afford. Organisations that can ensure that the funded project is exclusively for young people within the age range 16 to 25 years old (inclusive) who are at risk of homelessness, and that support is provided to enable them to move forward positively with their lives. Organisations that undertake building work, but do not manage and support young people in living accommodation, are invited to form a partnership with a local accommodation provider, who would be the applicant for this round. 3
Building work can be undertaken by the applicant organisation themselves, a not for profit partner or a construction company. If already decided, please include any partner organisation names in the application. Areas of interest We are also interested in building work which provides one or more of the following: On-site construction training and/or apprenticeships for unemployed young people On-site volunteering opportunities for local unemployed people Specifications in the building work to benefit future tenants. E.g. the renovations involve energy conservation and efficiency measures, and also building work to minimise long term maintenance issues in older properties (e.g. condensation). Size of grant Applicants can apply for grants up to 75,000 to part fund or fully fund building work. LandAid expects to award grants of average 50,000, these grants will be awarded in batches from October 2018 to July 2019. The exact number and amount of grants we award depends on the applications we receive and the funds we raise. LandAid will consider building projects due to start on site within the next two years. LandAid is happy to receive applications where we will part fund a project with other funders as well as being the sole funder. In these circumstances, LandAid will normally require that all other funding is secured before paying the first instalment of the grant. In addition As LandAid aims to make a positive impact in the towns and cities where its supporters are based; we are particularly looking for applications from organisations based in the UK s major towns and cities. LandAid seeks to fund organisations who will actively engage with LandAid and its supporters. LandAid seeks to offer free professional property advice to the building project applied for, and/or for other premises issues an organisation may have. 4
Application process The application process has the following stages: 1. online application form; 2. long listed organisations contacted by the LandAid Grants Team involving telephone conversations and/or a visit - an opportunity to discuss the application and find out more about your organisation; 3. project funding applications are short listed and invited to provide any updates and additional information in advance of the Grants Team presenting the information at one of the quarterly Grants Committee meetings. 4. after the relevant Grants Committee meeting, applicants are informed whether their project funding has been approved or not. How to apply The save and return link for the on-line application form is: https://fs30.formsite.com/landaid/form62/form_login.html If you are new to the form, please register. For those who have already registered, log-in as a returning user. The log in function enables you to save and return to the form at your convenience before final submission of the application. The form is hosted on a third-party form website and usernames and passwords are managed by them, so please remember your username and password. (If you do not remember your username or password please click the Forgot Password button and follow the instructions). Ensure you complete all Sections: 1 to 6. You can submit any time up until the deadline: 5pm on Friday 3 August 2018. When you submit the form a copy of your application will be sent to you by email. For your reference only, another link on our website page will take you to a printable non-editable version of the application form, so you can read and review all the questions in advance of filling in and completing the on-line form here. 5
What happens next? Charity Partner Applications with accompanying Requests for Funding for a Project: If your project funding application is longlisted, you will be contacted in the period September 2018 to January 2019. Following this contact, applications will be shortlisted. These projects will be allocated to one of the upcoming quarterly Grants Committee meetings. In advance of the allocated Grants Committee meeting, applicants will be contacted to confirm project details and requested to submit updates and any additional supporting documents. Organisations will find out if their funding applications are successful, unsuccessful or still under consideration by the end of March 2019. LandAid will make grant awards in batches, when there are funds available in the LandAid bank account, and after each of the scheduled quarterly Grants Committee meetings. We expect to make a first batch of grant awards in October 2018, and further batches in December 2018, March 2019 and July 2019. We know that filling in the application form takes time and resources. Please understand that your application may be turned down even if it is valuable and interesting, unfortunately our funding and the number of organisations we can support and engage with is limited. What kind of a funder is LandAid? LandAid Charitable Trust is a fundraising charity and a grant-making organisation. We raise money from over 100 businesses working in the UK property development sector. We pool these funds and award grants towards organisations and projects across the UK that work to give young people the shelter and support they need. LandAid is committed to making a difference to youth homelessness and is careful to ensure the projects we support are cost-effective, located in areas of need and give young people the best opportunities and support available. Our Grants Team is supported by a Grants Committee, consisting of senior property industry members and trustees who meet four times a year to allocate funding to projects. We aim to build open and straightforward relationships with the organisations we support. We try to offer high levels of engagement when this is helpful and appropriate. We offer free professional property advice, for grant funded building projects, and also for other building projects or premises issues: free property advice. For general information on LandAid and on projects we have previously funded, please visit our website: www.landaid.org Help or queries If you have any queries about the application process, please contact the LandAid Grants and Projects Team on grants@landaid.org or 020 3102 7192. 6