EU Settlement Scheme Grant Funding Competition

Tender description

EU citizens living in the UK and their family members will need to apply under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) to obtain their new UK immigration status as the UK exits the EU. The Home Office has up to £9 million of grant funding to be awarded to successful organisations in the FY19/20 through open and fair competition. The funding is available to bidders from the voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations willing to support vulnerable EU citizens and their family members with making their EUSS applications. Bidders should note they may bid only once, and their submission must fall into the Funding category of; • Projects between £5,000 up to £39,999 • Projects between £40,000 up to £750,000 Outcomes Ensuring that vulnerable or at-risk EU citizens and their families are supported to obtain a status is a critical objective. The Home Office is making funding available to mobilise services targeted at vulnerable EU citizens and their families, to ensure that those who require the most support to apply to the EUSS can access it. The key outcome is for those funded to provide practical application support to vulnerable EU citizens and their family members; further details on this and indeed all aspects of this competition are outlined in the competition documentation, available to all those who register (details on 'how to apply' are within additional text other information). The Home Office aims to ensure grants are awarded across the UK and to organisations that work with a diversity of at-risk groups, so that support is delivered to those that need it most. Funding will be for one year from 01 April 2019, and all funding must be spent within the 2019/20 financial year. The Home Office will expect those funded organisations to report on the volumes of vulnerable applicants they have engaged, as well as the success of that engagement and the number of completed applications that have been submitted through their direct support. All successful organisations will be allocated funding centrally via a Grant Agreement from the Home Office. The process leading to the award of the grant will be administered using Crown Commercial Services eSourcing portal, and all submissions must be made online via this portal. To take part in this grant funding opportunity, please see the 'how to apply' guidance below which provides important instructions for registration on the portal, then gaining access to this opportunity. Traditional email or hard copy final submissions or proposals will not be accepted. Bids will close at 12pm (noon) on 01 February 2019.