Please note that applications for the Innovation Grant will open in Spring 2019.

The questions below will help us to see if you are eligible for a grant.

If you have any questions, please email youthdevelopment@ndcs.org.uk.

For more information about the Innovation Grant, please visit www.ndcs.org.uk/grants.

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* 1. Data Protection:

National Deaf Children’s Society will use the information you give us so that we can support you now and in the future, and keep you informed about the benefits and services that we offer. We may share information with other organisations working for us (such as a venue if you attend one of our events), but we’ll only share what we need to. We will never give any other organisation your data for their own purposes.

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* 2. Data Protection:

We would also like to contact you from time to time about other ways in which you can be involved with the charity, including about our fundraising and campaigning work.

I’m happy to receive information about campaigns, fundraising and other ways of getting involved:

If you decide that you’d prefer not to receive certain communications, that you don’t want to hear from us at all or no longer wish us to process your data, you can contact our Membership team on 020 7014 5901 (v) between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday or email membership@ndcs.org.uk.

For full details on how we process your data please read our privacy statement at:
http://www.ndcs.org.uk/disclaimerandprivacy.html

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* 3. Name of local organisation

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* 4. Region

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* 5. Title of project

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* 6. Amount requested from Innovation Grant



Please provide two contacts from your group/organisation that we can contact about this application.
Contact 1

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* 7. Full name

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* 8. Role

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* 9. How do you want us to contact you?

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* 10. Phone number

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* 11. Email address


Contact 2

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* 12. Full name

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* 13. Role

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* 14. How do you want us to contact you?

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* 15. Phone number 

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* 16. Email address 

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* 17. Details of your project
Tell us what you want to do. (400-600 words)

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* 18. What do you want to achieve from this project?
We need one of these to include volunteering opportunities for deaf young people

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* 19. Beneficiaries
Who will benefit from your project? Number of deaf/hearing people etc
The majority of your beneficiaries should be age 13 - 25.

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* 20. Evidence of need
How do you know there is a need for this project? (150-250 words)

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* 21. Involving young people
How are you going to involve deaf children and young people in the planning of your project? (250-350 words)



Costs
Provide a breakdown of how the funding is going to be spent. These costs can be approximate but must demonstrate good value for money. Please include your local groups and any partner contributions where appropriate.

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* 22. Costs for Activity

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* 23. Costs for Staff

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* 24. Costs for Travel

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* 25. Costs for Training

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* 26. Costs for Other

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* 27. Total costs

Best Practice 
The next section is about how you will keep the children and young people that take part in your project safe. If you are unsure about the following sections please contact youthdevelopment@ndcs.org.uk and we will help you.

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* 28. Safeguarding
How are you going to ensure the safety of the deaf children and young people who are part of your event or project? What policy procedures do you have in place? What might you need to put in place and how will you go about doing this? (250-350 words)

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* 29. Do you have a risk assessment in place for this activity?

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* 30. When will you complete your risk assessment?

Date

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* 31. Do you have appropriate insurance for this activity?
E.G public liability

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* 32. Will the activity leaders be DBS checked?

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* 33. Partnership working
Are you working with other organisations to deliver this project?

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* 34. Organisation 1

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* 35. Organisation 2

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* 36. Organisation 3

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* 37. Sustainability
What will happen after your project finishes?  How will deaf young people continue to be involved? (250-350 words)

Thank you. We look forward to seeing your innovative ideas.

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