CSA Victims/Survivors Fund 2019/20

Grant funding to provide support to recent and non-recent victims and survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA).

Additional information: DescriptionThe Home Office is seeking to award grant funding to non-statutory sector organisations in England and Wales working nationally to provide support to recent and non-recent victims and survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA).The Ministry of Justice provides funding to voluntary sector organisations supporting victims of CSA through a combination of national commissioning of rape support services and through ?4.7m provided to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to commission support for victims of CSA victims and survivors based on local need. The Ministry of Justice also allocates funding to the Home Office to support national organisations who would have difficulty applying to a single PCC for funding - the Support for Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Fund (SVSCSA). All bids to the SVSCSA must be for one year only, and bidders must be able to demonstrate the ability to spend their entire potential award by the end of the 2019/20 financial year. Organisations wishing to apply must operate over a large geographic area, which must, as a minimum, be 3 PCC areas. While there will not be a formal cap placed on the amount an organisation can bid for, we expect all bids to be scalable. To ensure diversity of funding, please be aware that we may scale back top scoring bids in line with the scalability details provided. More details about scalability will be made available in the published documents.The process leading to the award of the grant will be administered using Crown Commercial Services eSourcing portal. To take part in this grant funding opportunity please see the notice below which provides important instructions for registration on the portal. Please read all information in this notice carefully. Please also find attached guidance for using the eSourcing portal. If you have any questions or problems regarding registration please email victimsfund@homeoffice.gov.ukNOTICE TO SUPPLIERSIn December 2016, the Cabinet Office launched its minimum standards for government grants: These include the requirement that competition should be the default option when considering award of grant funding.To comply, the Home Office has decided to manage its competitions using the Crown Commercial Services' (CCS) eSourcing portal. If you are not already registered for this service (as a Supplier) at the following https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk, it is recommended that you take time to do so now as it can take up to 10-days. Organisations only have to register once, and this will enable you to:o register and express an interest in funding opportunitieso participate in competitions, downloading, completing and submitting proposals. To register as a supplier you will need to provide information including:o the full legal name of your organisationo your DUNS number - a unique nine-digit number provided to organisations free of charge by Dun & Bradstreeto profile information describing your organisation and the size of your businessOnce registered as a supplier on the portal please send a notification email to victimsfund@homeoffice.gov.uk to request the associated documents for this fund.Please note that registering for access to the eSourcing tool will not make you a Home Office or CCS supplier. To be considered for award of funding you must first respond to an opportunity.Further information about procurement at the Home Office can be found on the gov.uk website.