Tote Board Social Service Fund |
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| About the Tote Board Social Service Fund |
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| Eligibility Criteria |
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| Scope of Funding / Funding Quantum |
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| Submission of Application |
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| Disclaimer |
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| Enquiry |
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About the Tote Board Social Service Fund |
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National Council of Social Service (NCSS)
has been appointed by the Tote Board to be the administrator
of the Tote Board Social
Service Fund (hereafter known as “the
Fund”) for FY2007/2008 to FY2009/2010
(April 2007 to March 2010). |
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| The Fund provides
grants for critical and strategic social
service programmes, new programme, capability enhancement and
capital funding in the social service
sector to enable them to focus on service
delivery, service standards, and being
outcome focused in their work among
the less fortunate. |
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Eligibility Criteria |
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The programme |
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Should be registered with Commissioner
of Charities, Registry of Society
or Accounting and Corporate Regulatory
Authority. |
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Should be providing direct services,
which are social service-related
and contribute to the psychological
and social well-being of the target
clients (excludes health, direct
financial aid, legal, sports,
recreation and education, but
special schools may apply). |
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Should have General Reserves*
of not more than 2 years of Total
Operating Expenditure** (*General
Reserves is defined as total reserves
of the entire VWO less building
cost and net book value of buildings.**Total
Operating Expenditure is defined
as gross expenditure) |
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Should be willing to comply
with the monitoring and reporting
guidelines of the Fund and adhere
to the minimum standards of the
service it provides. |
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Can only apply to the Fund within
the same category ONCE in each
financial year, except under extenuating
circumstances. |
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Should use the Fund ONLY to
defray programme costs and not
fund-raising costs. |
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Scope of Funding / Funding Quantum |
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| Social Service Programmes(Not funded under NCSS Comchest) |
Up to 50% of approved Total Operating Expenditure (TOE), not covered by government or other funding sources. |
New Programme/ Capability Enhancement Funding
(For VCF supported projects)
New initiatives that enhance the professional and service capabilities of voluntary welfare organizations e.g. research and consultancy projects. |
Up to a maximum of 80% of approved TOE not covered by VCF.
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| Capital Funding |
Building
a) For Govt supported projects
50% of costs not covered by Govt funding up to a maximum of $500,000, whichever is lower.
b) For non Govt supported projects
50% of approved total capital costs up to a maximum of $500,000, whichever is lower.
Vehicle (Per Item)
50% of costs not covered by government funding up to a maximum of $35,000, whichever is lower.
Non-vehicular equipment (Per Item)
50% of costs not covered by government funding up a maximum of $5,000, whichever is lower.
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| The funding
is for a period of ONE to THREE years
and renewal of funding for successful
applications is not automatic. |
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Submission of Application |
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- Applications for funding of capital projects must be submitted to the VWO Funding Department at least 12 weeks prior to implementation or commencement of the projects.
VWOs can apply for in-principle approval with capital project costs estimates if the confirmed costs could not be ascertained by the 12 weeks in advance submission deadline.
- Applications must be fully completed with supporting documents. Only complete applications will be considered.
- Completed applications in hardcopy and softcopy (via email) are to be submitted to:
Ms Chee Kim Fung
Senior Executive
Resource Allocation Division
National Council Social of Service
170 Ghim Moh Road #01-02
Singapore 279621
Email: chee_kim_fung@ncss.gov.sg
- The decision of the NCSS Services Committee is final.
- The application forms can be found in the following links.
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Application Form for Social Service
Programmes (I) |
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Form for Social Service Programmes (II)(Recurrent
Expenditure for all FSCs And programmes
funded ONLY by MCYS) |
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| c.Application
Form for New Programmes (for NCSS
members - Application for New Programmes
grant should apply through VWO Capability
Fund (VCF) Pilot Project Grant) |
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| d.Application
Form for Capital Funding |
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| e.Annex
A - Guide on Developing Client Outcomes
and Milestones |
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Disclaimer |
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| All information listed in the entire application package is correct at the time of preparation and printing. Please check the VWO Corner in NCSS website (www.ncss.org.sg) for latest updates. |
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Enquiry |
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| For further enquiries, please contact:
Ms Chee Kim Fung
Senior Executive
Resource Allocation Division
Tel: 6210 2549
Fax:
6462 0275
Email: chee_kim_fung@ncss.gov.sg |
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