1. Pádraig de Búrca, Colette Nulty and Colm Fitzpatrick
Support Events Scheme to Support National Organisations in the Community and Voluntary Sector
2019 – 2022 Programme
Pádraig de Búrca, Colette Nulty and Colm Fitzpatrick
9th / 10th January, 2019

2. SSNO 2019 – 2022 Programme: Applicant Guidelines
Context
Overview of SSNO ( )
Key Dates & Support for Applicants
Key Definitions
Who can apply?
Your Budget & Eligible Costs
Application Process
Appraisal and Decision-Making
Requirements for Successful Applicants

3. Context
Aim: To provide multi-annual funding for the core costs of national organisations in the sector.

4. Overview of SSNO (2019-2022) €30,000 per annum €90,000 per annum
3-Year Total: €16.6m
Minimum per applicant:
€30, per annum
Maximum per applicant:
€90, per annum
Number and size of grants depend on resource availability and demand.
1st July 2019 to
30th June 2020
Year 1
1st July 2020
30th June 2021
Year 2
1st July 2021
30th June 2022
Year 3

5. Key Dates & Support for Applicants
Closing date: pm 31st January 2019
@ 3:00 pm
Decision letter / outcome: end June 2019
Grant agreement: end June 2019
Pobal Online Support
Any queries that are not covered in the guidelines, please get in touch:

6. Key Definitions Equality Core Costs National Organisation
Directly engaged - frontline
Indirectly engaged – supporting member / affiliated groups
National Organisation
National Action Plan for Social Inclusion (2007 – 2016) definition
Poverty & Social Exclusion
Equal opportunities to participate in society
Equality
Critical to operation and running of organisation
Core Costs

7. Who can apply?
SSNO will be specifically targeted at national organisations:
With a national membership and/or extensive reach and engagement countrywide
That focus on addressing poverty, social exclusion and/or promoting equality
Whose activities are aligned with the DRCD Statement of Strategy ( )

8. Who can apply?
(cont’d)
SSNO will be specifically targeted at national organisations:
With collaborative and partnership approaches
With a track record of effective governance and accountability of public funding
In need of core funding for sustainability and ongoing operation
That apply for ‘core costs’ rather than time-bound project costs

9. Your Budget & Eligible Costs
Outline in Q. 5.1 how the core costs requested are currently funded.
Explain why the current funding will not be continued. Indicate when current funding is due to end.
Core costs: expenditure considered critical to organisation’s operation and day-to-day running, e.g:
salary of core staff member(s);
non-salary costs attributable to core staff post(s);
contribution to overheads and running costs

10. Your Budget & Eligible Costs
Direct costs:
salary costs of core member(s) of staff and specific non-salary costs that are directly attributable to the SSNO-funded post.
Indirect costs:
overheads and running costs of the national organisation.
Non-salary costs:
directly attributable to core staff which are funded under the Scheme.
Listed in Applicant Guidelines (p. 12)
Ineligible costs:
Listed in Applicant Guidelines (p. 13)

11. Your Budget & Eligible Costs
SSNO Funding = Direct Costs (Salary & Non-salary) + Indirect Costs
Example:
Organisations can submit an application relating to 100% of direct costs
Applications for indirect costs must not exceed 20% of the approved direct costs
This % will be fixed over the life of the grant

12. Application Process www.pobal.ie Register on SSNO portal
Download official application form
Upload and submit completed form
Deadline:
3pm Thursday 31st January 2019

13. Appraisal and Decision-making
Selection Criteria
National Remit
10%
Capacity of the Organisation
20%
Value for Money
30%
Need for Funding
Meeting the SSNO Priorities
*Under National Remit, applicants must achieve a minimum score of 2 to be considered for funding
Decision
Recommendations presented to Department for final decision.
Appeals

14. Requirements for Successful Applicants
3-Year Grant Agreement
Financial
6-monthly financial return
Annual financial statement
Inform of relevant financial or organisational changes
Monitoring & Reporting
Key Actions
Output Indicators
Targets (if applicable)
Impact
Publicity
Logos

15. Making a good application
Preparation
Meeting the criteria
Completing the form
Submitting your application form

16. Preparation
In your organisation talk through the criteria for funding and the information requested on the application form
Make a checklist of the information and facts to be collated
Be clear and confident in what you are seeking funding for – what is the need or problem?
Applicants decide their activities not Pobal/Department. Think about how your activities meet the aim and objectives of SSNO?

17. Preparation
Impacts and outcomes – be clear on what success looks like for your organisation; what is your measuring stick?
What improvements are you planning?
Knows nothing…… assume Pobal knows nothing about your organisation
Do not use jargon, use simple language and real life examples
Allow sufficient time for gathering, writing and reviewing the application form and supporting documentation

18. Meeting the Criteria
Eligibility

19. Eligibility Application Form Section 2 2.1 Your organisation
National structure
An organisation must demonstrate that their organisation:
Relates to the whole of the Republic of Ireland by way of
individual members or membership organisations or local branches; OR
Offers services or supports across the whole of the country (directly/indirectly)
Can have one national office or national office and sub-offices
Types of eligible organisations
Eligible organisations activities must have a focus on one or more of the following: addressing poverty; social exclusion; promoting equality.
Application Form
Section 2
2.1 Your organisation
2.4 Membership/representation
2.5 Extent of engagement
2.6 Organisation Structure
Support documents: Governing documents ; Annual Financial Statements, Organisation Chart

20. Submit a completed application form
Criteria
Eligibility
Uploaded to the SSNO Portal on the Pobal Website by 31 January 3pm
Applications that are not submitted on time will be deemed ineligible.
Completed application form questions
Applicants that have completed the required questions will be eligible for consideration.
Supporting Documents
Strategic Plan
Governing Documents
Annual Financial Statements for 2017
Organisation Chart
Job Descriptions
Failing to submit any of the supporting documents will not result in your application being deemed ineligible. However this will be taken into account in scoring your application against the selection criteria for SSNO.

21. Meeting the Selection Criteria
Information provided on your application form
information on your website or publicly available e.g. Charities Regulator or Company Registration Office websites
Information in the documents you upload to the SSNO Portal with your application
Your track record with Pobal (if applicable)

22. National Remit (10%)
CONSIDERATIONS
Level of engagement with members and or affiliated groups and beneficiaries.
Impact and reach of the organisations actions and activities
Application form: Section 2: Your organisation and Section 3 Governance
“Flexibility about the type of evidence expected depending on the size and nature or your organisation”

23. Capacity of the organisation 20%
Financial and management controls
Reporting and decision making
Risk Management
Responsibilities e.g. legal and statutory requirements
Governance Code or other governance standards
Governance documents
Track record

24. Capacity of the organisation
“Every organisation is unique, tell us your standards and practices, tell us about your relevant experiences”

25. Value for Money (30%)
Context
Problem or Issues to be addressed
Inputs
What resources are required
People, materials, venues
Outputs
Tangible deliverables
EG> Number of people supported via a helpline
Outcomes
Short to medium term effects
What does your success look like?
Impacts
Longer term effects
Outcomes and impacts, include in Q 4.6 on the application form
Outputs are inserted in the table at Q4.7 on the application form
“ Perspective: consideration will be given to the size and nature of the organisation”

26. Value for Money (30%)
Have clear costings .
An explanation for each cost i.e. how you calculated the cost e.g rate per hour
Salary scales used; rates per day or per hour;
Whatever assumptions you used to calculate the cost e.g. number of hours or number of days etc.
Pobal will consider:
How well the applicant has explained the costs?
The eligibility of the costs?
Are the costs what you would expect and justified by the applicant?
Are the costs reasonable, in comparison with other similar funding requests?
“Based on these considerations, the amount applied for may be reduced or recommended in full”

27. Need for the funding (30%)
“Each organisation has individualised funding needs”
Clearly explain why your organisation requires the specific funding…..
Ensure to tell us in relation to your reserves if they are restricted or unrestricted; what your plans are for these?
Ensure to tell us about any other factors that may impact on your financial position over the next 3 years e.g. Core funding for x staff will cease in June 2020
Section 5 of the application form

28. Need for the funding Pobal will consider the following:
Current financial position of the organisation based on your signed annual financial statement for 2017 and the explanations provided in your application form (Section 5);
How critical the funding request is to maintaining supports and services and to continue as an organisation
Priority will given to those organisations that require the funding to continue their operations”

29. Meeting the SSNO Priorities (10%)
Will the actions and activities of the organisation have a positive impact on one or more of the following?
- addressing poverty;
-addressing social exclusion;
- promoting equality.
Are the actions and activities of the organisation aligned with DRCD Statement of Strategy ?
“To promote rural and community development and to support vibrant, inclusive and sustainable communities throughout Ireland.”
Partnerships and collaborations: Provide details on any current partnerships and collaborations and plans for any future collaborations

30. Final tips
Relate information to the eligibility and selection criteria
Plain English
Concise and succinct
Plan sufficient time to gather and complete the application form
Download the form and test that you can save and upload the information as soon as possible – don’t leave to last minute!

31. Demonstration Obtaining a user name and password
Downloading and Uploading the application form and supporting documentation
Features within the application form

32. Thank You!
Questions & Answers