The grant is under the purview of VCF Organisational Development Grant. For more information on VCF Grants, please visit their website.

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This grant supports social service agencies in reviewing and refining their organisational processes and practices through the engagement of consultants, and attaining organisational excellence certifications and accreditations such as Singapore Quality Class (SQC) and ISO 9000.

The Organisational Development Grant (ODG) aims to improve organisational effectiveness. This grant focuses on improving social service agencies' organisational practices and internal processes and practices, and where possible, encourage social service agencies to adopt or attain organisational excellence certifications and accreditations.

Examples of OD projects supported are:

• Engagement of consultants for Strategy Planning and Strategy Implementation (e.g. to revitalise organisation’s vision, mission, and corporate strategies, and to implement the new corporate strategies).
• Engagement of consultants to review and improve internal work processes and practices (e.g. in human resource management, volunteer management, information management, etc).
• Attainment of certification for good practices and accreditations that improve delivery of social services (e.g. Singapore Quality Class (SQC), ISO 9000 etc.) 

 Please click here for past approved ODG projects.
 
Exclusions:
ODG does not fund branding, marketing and governance consultancy.
 

NCSS Member, NCSS, MSF social service organisations, Service Quality, Consultancy, Staff Accreditation

1. All NCSS member social service agencies or MSF-funded social service agencies can apply for the VCF grants.
2. The projects must be one-off and non-recurring in nature.
3. Funding will not be extended to projects that:
   • have already commenced, or
   • are receiving other sources of government funding, unless specifically allowed
4. Projects can only commence upon VCF approval.
5. Late applications will NOT be processed and also NOT be automatically moved to the next window.
6. Incomplete applications will NOT be processed.
7. Please note that approval of applications is on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to budget availability. 

Number of applicant	Funding Level	Capped at
1 social service agency	Up to 80% of the approved project cost or actual expenditure, whichever is lower	$100,000
> 1 social service agency	Up to 100% of the approved project cost or actual expenditure, whichever is lower	$200,000

Disbursement Milestones	Deliverables	% of Funding to be Disbursed
Upon signing of Funding Agreement	•    Two copies of signed Funding Agreement	50% upon signing of Funding Agreement
Submission within 5 months after project completion	Project Evaluation Report which includes an evaluation of the project to-date in relation to the objectives and the achievement of the KPIs Consultancy Report Accreditation / Certification Certificate (if any) Certified true copies of invoices from vendor Any other required materials	40% of the approved quantum or actual expenditure, upon satisfactory assessment of submission
Submission within 26 months after project completion	Post Project Evaluation report, which includes an update on the impact to the sector Any other required materials	10% of the approved amount or actual expenditure, upon satisfactory assessment of submission

 
These disbursement milestones and deliverables may be subjected to changes within the context of each application submitted, upon assessment and review by the VCF Evaluation Panel and the VCF Secretariat.
 

Click here to see application submission closing dates and VCF Evaluation Panel Meeting dates.

1. ODG projects typically require in-depth discussion between applicants and NCSS departments assessing the applications. Applicants interested in embarking on such projects are strongly encouraged to contact the VCF Secretariat early for preliminary discussions before submitting applications.
    
2. The VCF Evaluation Panel meets once every two months. Please click on the VCF Evaluation Panel meetings for the submission deadlines. 
    
3. ODG applications submitted within the stated submission deadline will be tabled at the subsequent VCF Evaluation Panel meeting after the upcoming one, e.g. an application submitted in January 2017 will likely be tabled at the Panel Meeting in May 2017 instead of March 2017 for decision. This is due to the time required for the proposed project scope, funding amount and indicators to be finalised for recommendation to the VCF Evaluation Panel.
     
4.  All applications should be submitted through the Funds Application System (FAS).
   • Login to e-services (“Login as Corporate” on the left using your CorpPass to access FAS).
   • Click on Funding Application.
   • Click on New Application and select Funding Application Type: ODG- VWO-Initiated OD Projects
   • Fill up the online application form
   • Upload the Supplementary Forms and other required documents
   • Three comparable quotations/proposals from the external consultants (i.e. quotations/proposals should cover the same work scope) must be uploaded for projects that are above $6,000. Wherever possible, the social service agency should choose the choice that has the best value, and provide justification if it is not the lowest.
      
5. Applicant organisations are required to present their proposals to the VCF Evaluation Panel, unless informed otherwise by NCSS.

In view of the current COVID-19 situation, please access our e-services to minimise your time spent in public places. If you need to submit grant-related documents, please login to e-services (refer to Application Procedures above) or email/mail to the respective grant's contact person. Rest assured you will continue to receive quality service through our e-services.

Ms Elaine Chung
6210 6698
Email: Elaine_Chung@ncss.gov.sg