Dormant Accounts Fund
Fact Sheet
Measure 8 Non-Centre Based Respite Services
Purpose of the
Dormant
Accounts Fund
The fund is administered under the 2001 Dormant Accounts Act, together with
the Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Act 2003 and the Dormant Accounts
(Amendment) Acts 2005, 2012 and is under the statutory functions of the
Minister of the Environment, Community and Local Government with effect from
the 1st January 2013.
Monies may be disbursed in accordance with the Part 6 of the 2012 Act, only
for the purposes of programmes or projects to assist
1) The personal and social development of persons who are economically
or socially disadvantaged
2) The educational development of persons who are educationally
disadvantaged or
3) Persons with a disability
Total Budget to
be allocated to
successful
projects
Overview
€335,000
This measure will support person-centred innovations in the delivery of noncentre based respite services for people with disabilities in the community
through the development of the following types of respite solutions:
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short stays with host families;
development of a circle of friends culture to encourage visiting in homes in
the community;
development of a caring circle whereby respite caring duties are swopped
between families or bartered /exchanged for credits to the mutual benefit of
the circle members;
development of a volunteer buddy system to foster participation in the
community to pursue personal interests or sport or community activities;
Attendance at evening classes whether for sport, hobbies or continuous
learning.
development of specific initiatives for people with autism to encourage
social participation in community, sport or leisure
Who is eligible
to apply?
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Who is not
eligible to apply?
Measure
Priorities
Indicative
Eligible Actions
or Activities
Measure Level
Indicative
Outputs and
Outcomes
Non-Statutory Bodies – organisations funded under Section 38 and 39 of
the Health Act 2004
Community Organisations
Family Resource Centres
Local Disability Groups
Sporting and Leisure Groups
Development Companies
Other Considerations
 Statutory Bodies –HSE can only apply as a partner i.e. not as a lead Partner
in an application
 Individuals
 For Profit Organisations
 Organisations that do not have a separate legal status
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Area based approaches within the boundaries of the one or more of the
new Community Health Office (CHO) areas. Applicants must contact a
nominated HSE person in their CHO in advance of the making an
application, to ensure that opportunities for partnership and collaboration are
identified and avoid duplication in a CHO area.
 A strong partnership approach: Only project proposals that demonstrate
a partnership approach to the delivery of their actions and that have been
developed collectively using a mix of statutory, non-statutory bodies and
local community organisations at a local level will be considered.
 Sustainability: Grants will be awarded on the basis that funding will cease
at the end of the grant agreement period of 18 months. As there is not
current commitment to fund proposals beyond this date, applications must
be presented a time-limited services to clients and if to be continued,
arrangements for support beyond the project end date must be clearly
demonstrated.
 Project proposals must be additional to their organisation’s core, work and
activities, and funding must not be requested as a substitute for mainstream
government funding. This is funding for once off initiatives and distinct
pieces of work
Examples
a. Innovations in the delivery of non-centre based respite in local areas
b. Establishment of circle of friends to deliver planned person centred respite
options
c. “Share a Break” type respite options developed
Development of respite options with sporting, and or learning and or leisure
organisations and or community organisations
Under each Measure of the Dormant Accounts Fund an indicative list of
potential Measure Level outputs and outcomes have been identified. All project
proposals are expected to identify potential outputs and outcomes which will be
achievable during the grant period and will be reported on at the end of the
project. In identifying what positive changes that may occur as a result of your
project proposal it is anticipated that you would consider the indicative list below
and identify how your project proposal may contribute to the achievement of one
or more of these.
Outputs
 Number of community groups participating in developing innovations in
respite;
 Number of host families participating in a local respite service
 Number of families benefitting;
 Number of people with a disability benefitting from respite
 Number of people accessing community sporting, leisure and learning
organisations(broken down into those categories);
 Number of respite hours/days availed of by carers;
Outcomes
 People who received respite and or their advocate states in what way
they benefited from the project
Specific
Requirements of
applicants under
this Measure
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What is the
maximum period
of time for a
project
proposal?
How much can I
apply for?
Lead applicant must have a legal status
Applicants must demonstrate clearly how they will engage and work
with people with a disability
Indirect Overheads are not eligible for funding with the exception of
Community and Voluntary Organisations who demonstrate a need for
funding for these costs. These will be reviewed on a case by case basis
and if the need is clearly outlined within the application a flat rate of 5% of
total direct costs will be applied. (i.e. Direct costs are salary costs for staff
directly involved in project delivery and direct programme costs)
Proposals must be additional to their organisation’s core work and
activities.
Applicants must demonstrate that they can meet the programme monitoring
requirements and that they have sufficient systems and protocols in place to
ensure that personal client privacy is protected. Information that may pass to
the promoter may include personal data and possible could include sensitive
personal data, as defined in the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003.
Publicity:-Successful applicants must ensure that any publicity
documentation or press release or similar announcement should include
acknowledgement of the source of the funding i.e. the Department of the
Environment, Community and Local Government (DECLG), Department of
Health, (DoH) and the Programme, the Dormant Accounts Fund 2015
Maximum 18 months
Successful applicants will be required to enter into a grant agreement no later
than 24th December 2015. Grant Agreements will have a maximum end date of
the 30th June 2017.
The Minimum Grant that can be sought is:
The Maximum Grant that can be sought is:
€15,000
€30,000
How many
successful
applications are
there likely to be
Eligible Costs
Ineligible costs
Relevant Acts,
Policies and
Reports
It is anticipated that approximately the following number of project
proposals will be approved for funding: 6-7 Large project proposals
 10 Small project proposals
Note: To achieve a geographical spread no more than one maximum grant
and/or 3 smaller grants will be awarded per HSE Community Healthcare
Organisation area, unless there are insufficient successful proposals in other
CHO areas.
Indicative List of Eligible Costs
 Salary costs, including recruitment, which must be no greater than the
Department of Health Consolidated salary scales
 Transport costs for the person with a disability
 Venue Hire/Room Hire
 Cost associated with organised activities
 Publicity and Advertising
 Indirect Overhead costs are eligible for Community and Voluntary
Organisations only; at a flat rate of 5% of the total direct costs will apply.
All cost included in applications must relate directly to the implementation of the
project proposal and clearly verifiable
Indicative List of Ineligible Costs
 Building or Refurbishment Costs
 Redundancy costs
 Penalties/Interest
 Organisation core costs including salary and overheads which are not as
a direct result of the implementation of the DAF project.
 Retrospective Costs – activities that has already been undertaken prior
to the date of the project
 Costs not directly related to the project
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The Dormant Accounts Act 2001
The Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Act 2003
The Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Acts 2005 to 2012
Public Procurement Guidelines – Competitive Process 22-11-2010
HSE’s Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Policy Guidelines 2014.
Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 - Data Protection Act 1988 and
the Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003.