A Good Childhood Fund
A Good Childhood Fund was an investment of £3.25m from the Scottish Government, administered by Corra, as part of The Promise Partnership. It was developed based on themes emerging from The Promise Scotland Change Programme, Plan 21-24 and identified gaps in work from the Promise Partnership Round One funding strands.
The criteria were focused on the ‘Good Childhood’ strand with priority for relationships, moving on, support and youth justice. Grants of up to £100k were available over 12 months.
134
Applications received
40
Grants made
£3.21m
Distributed in funding
30%
Success rate
Which organisations received funding?
View the organisations who received funding. We also upload our grant holder data to 360 Giving.
Decision making process
Application is reviewed by a Corra Grants Advisor who checks for eligibility and fit with the fund themes.
All applications are presented to a decision makers panel. The decision makers panel bring a range of professional skills and expertise as well as have lived experience of Scotland’s ‘care system’. The Panel are there to shape and design the decision-making process and review all applications against an agreed set of funding principles.
The decision makers panel make the final decisions on which organisations should receive funding.
What next?
This fund will not open again. However, we are working closely with The Promise Scotland Team, the advisory group and decision makers panel to develop the criteria for the next phase. If you would like to be kept informed, you can sign up to our mailing list.
About the Promise Partnership
This fund is part of a series of funds within The Promise Partnership. In June 2021, the Deputy First Minister confirmed a commitment of £12m (for 2021 – 2024) to the Promise Partnership Fund to help #KeepThePromise. We are delighted that following an open tendering exercise, Corra was chosen to deliver the Promise Partnership Fund over the next three years.
The Promise Partnership offers funding and support to organisations and collaborations to #KeepThePromise and help drive forward change that matters to children, young people and families. The Promise Partnership Advisory Group help to shape the process and the Decision Makers Panel bring a range of skills as well as their own experience of the ‘care system.’
You can read about the other funds within The Promise Partnership below.
Promise Partnership Round 1 - Open Call
Promise Partnership Round 1 - Diagnostic Route
Getting it right for brothers and sisters
Keep The Promise Round 2
Keep the Promise Fund Round 1
Governance
Corra has been contracted by the Scottish Government to deliver the Promise Partnership until March 2022. Responsibility and accountability rests with Corra’s Acting CEO, with additional support and oversight provided by Corra’s Head of Learning and Development. An Advisory Group provides guidance and challenge to the parameters and criteria of the Promise Partnership. Funding decisions are made by the decision makers panel that brings together a range of professional skills and expertise as well as lived experience of Scotland’s ‘care system’.
No staff of The Promise Scotland or member of the Oversight Board will be appointed to the Advisory Group and/or decision makers panel.
Corra’s CEO’s involvement and role (Chair) in The Promise Scotland is recorded through Corra’s Conflict of Interest procedures. The CEO is recused from any involvement with the Promise Partnership. Corra’s CEO has been on secondment to The Promise since April 2021 and during that time has not been involved in any of Corra’s grant making or governance.