Application Guidelines for 05th March 2019 submission deadline
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Background
The Trustees of the True Colours Trust have set aside funds towards a small grants programme for hospices and palliative care providers across Africa to support the development of palliative care.
All work supported by this programme must adhere to the WHO definition of palliative care (http://www.who.int/cancer/palliative/definition/en/).
All funding decisions are made by the Trustees of the True Colours Trust, who meet twice a year to review applications. Applications and approved grants are administered by the African Palliative Care Association. Funding is primarily for one-off projects, with a duration of no more than one year. The size of grants ranges from £500- £5,000.
Funding Priorities
Trustees favour support for items which directly improve the patient experience and the standard of palliative care services for people of all ages. Priority is given to the following, in no particular order:
Grants will not be approved for:
Each applicant may include a request for up to £500 within their application for their core / administration costs. This component must be included as part of a bigger proposal. This part of a grant will only be included if the organisation applying makes a convincing case for the need for core / administration costs. This does not increase the maximum grant size which can be applied for, which remains at £5,000.
Grantees will be required to share with APCA any required information related to the grant in a timely manner, for the further development of the programme and other official purposes.
Trustees are keen to make this programme available to as many organisations as possible. They are therefore unlikely to approve consecutive grants to any organisation. This means that an organisation which has received funding from the small grants programme, will have to wait at least one year (starting from the date of approval of final narrative report and financial report), before being eligible for another grant.
Applications
The deadline for applications this year will be 05th March and 01st September respectively. Trustees will then review applications in April and October. Trustees will only consider appeals made by completing the small grants application form which is available from the African Palliative Care Association website. Should you require additional support or information while developing the proposals you can contact the Small Grants Officer at APCA by telephone +256 312 264978 or email at: truecolourssmallgrants@africanpalliativecare.org or Pamela.kalema@africanpalliativecare.org
Please attach all required documents to this application form. Incomplete applications risk not being considered.
All applicants must include the following documents with their application:
If applying for training courses, please also include the following:
If applying for the purchase of equipment, medicines or materials, please also include the following:
Please note that we receive a large number of applications and some applications will therefore be unsuccessful. We will endeavour to communicate the trustees’ decision to all applicants within two months of the closing date.
What to expect if you are successful in applying for a grant
If you are successful in applying for a grant, you will be notified by APCA who will send you a grant approval letter and agreement outlining the terms and conditions of the grant.
Once the grant has been paid to your organisation, you will be required to report on the progress of the grant on a quarterly basis as well as provide accountability for the used funds. This will be explained in your agreement.
Once you are a successful applicant, please ensure that you stick to the project implementation timeline, activities and budget lines. If, at any time, you need to make changes, you must contact APCA for approval. A failure to meet the compliance requirements of the grant may result into:
What to do if your application is not successful
If your application is not successful, you will receive a letter of regret from APCA. Please feel free to request any clarification from APCA if required. We know that all organisations that apply for small grants have interest in the programme and are doing important work in palliative care. Failure to succeed on one grant round does not stop you from applying for the next round.