Rank Foundation Grant Programme 2021
Overview
In 2021 the Rank Foundation grant programme theme is Re-imagining Day Hospice Services. The grants programme will fund projects within hospices aimed at re-opening day care using new approaches to both virtual and safe face-to-face services.
Eligible organisations
Only adult hospices that are members of Hospice UK located in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are eligible to apply.
Available Funding
Grants of up to £20,000 are available to support projects running over a period of 12 months.
Total available funding in this grant round is £100,000. It is expected that they will award between five and seven grants in this round.
Financial situation
If they receive more applications than can be funded and the project has been assessed and is strong enough to be in contention for a grant, then hospices’ free reserve levels may be taken into account.
For the purpose of this grant programme:
- free reserves are defined as all reserves with the exception of endowed or restricted funds and any reserves represented by tangible fixed assets
- running costs are defined as total expenditure as per the most recent audited accounts.
- where the hospice operates one or more trading subsidiaries, the figures are to be based on the consolidated levels of reserves and expenditure for the group.
Eligible projects
The Rank Foundation likes to support projects where they are the major or sole funder. They are not looking to contribute generally to work that forms part of a much larger project.
Types of project could include:
Making better use of technology - building on recent experiences gained during Covid-19, technological innovations offer the opportunity to make transformative shifts in patient-centred care models. However, there is not a one size fits all approach to implementation. Hospices will need consider a range of opportunities in combination to flexibly meet their specific circumstances, e.g.
- Capital costs for redeveloping a Day Room to include use of technology
- Equipment, marketing/publicity material and resources
- Staff training
- Equipment for patients
- Telephone support
Please note the above are examples onlt and applicants are encouraged to be innovative in their approach. It is expected that the majority of the grant would go towards implementation costs of the service. However, a range of different items should be budgeted for and all must be directly relevant to the project.
Partnership working
They strongly encourage new projects to be developed and implemented in partnership with others, e.g. internal colleagues/departments, hospitals, CCGs or Local Health Boards, community groups, local councils or other organisations. This is so that they complement existing provision and are truly integrated in systemic plans to maximize a project’s reach and to enhance its potential for sustainability. Where a project is a collaboration between a hospice and other providers (e.g. NHS or social care) the lead applicant must be a member of Hospice UK.
It is important that letters of support from partners are submitted along with your application.Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is a key part of your project. They actively encourage each project to include evidence of involvement and consultation with current and future service users at all stages of the project design, delivery and evaluation.