Promise Partnership
Keep the Promise Fund Round 2
Keep the Promise Fund Round 2 is part of the Promise Partnership, administered by the Corra Foundation. This fund supports the sector to apply and embed the changes needed to #KeepThePromise.
There are three thematic challenge areas:
- Supported workforce
- Supportive school structure (right to education)
- Youth justice and rights
This fund is now closed.
The Promise Partnership looked for applications from organisations who have an appetite for risk and have already done substantial exploration. This funding is for those who have a clear plan for moving to the next round of work and are able to show how the investment will enable roll out and/or sustainability beyond this round of funding.
For this fund, investments of up to £200,000 over 18 months were available. All funds should be spent by 31st March 2025.
Decision making process
Eligibility checker responses are reviewed. Those who are eligible will receive a link to complete full application.
Written application forms are reviewed through due diligence checks and against the fund criteria.
If successful at stage 2, applicants are invited to send in short video. This is reviewed by the decision makers panel.
Decision makers panel decide which applications to fund.
When are decisions announced?
You can expect to hear the outcome of your application within two months of us receiving your application form, unless we notify you otherwise.
Can I get feedback if my application is unsuccessful?
We provide written feedback to all applicants and are happy to discuss this further with you once you’ve received your result.
What are the reporting requirements for successful applicants?
If successful, we will ask you to provide a plan detailing your outcomes and timeline for the project.
We will ask you to attend a group monitoring session 6-9 months into delivery and also ask you to report annually at the end of the project. Reporting templates are provided which ask you about your progress against the plan identified at the start of the project. Reports should be completed online.
About the Promise Partnership Funds
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
A good childhood
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 bring 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.