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Banner - Second tranche of The Invictus Fund

Introduction

The Invictus Fund was established by NCSS to marshal private donations to support Social Service Agencies (SSAs) in maintaining service delivery and serving clients safely and effectively during the pandemic. The Community Chest has raised over $10m for the first tranche of The Invictus Fund.

As part of the Fortitude Budget announced in June 2020, the Government provided a top-up of $18.3 million to the Fund to drive transformative efforts for effective service delivery in the new normal.
 

Eligibility 

The Fund is open to all NCSS members and SSAs running MSF-endorsed services.


Supported Areas

The Invictus Fund will support SSAs in their transformation of service delivery and operations through IT solutions and business continuity plans incorporating safe management measures to ensure service continuity.


Transformation of service delivery and operations

IT Solutions (under Tech-and-GO!)

The Fund will support SSAs1 in adopting technology to improve work processes, enhance service delivery and leverage data for better planning and management. SSAs can also choose project consultancy modules to help with change management in digital adoption.
Here is an overview of Tech-and-GO!:
 
1Pre-scoped IT solutions include but are not limited to:
  1. Corporate functions and others like Accounting Management, Human Resource, Inventory Tracking, Document Management, Learning Management, Cyber Security etc.; and
  2. Client-facing solutions including Centre Management, Tele-consultation, Rehabilitation Equipment and Activities of Daily Living Solutions etc.
Start Digital’s vendor quotation must be based on the IMDA pre-scoped IT solutions listed on the GovAssist website. Please ask your preferred vendor to use this   Pre-scoped Quotation Template  as a guide.

Business Continuity Plan incorporating safe management measures

The Fund will support SSAs to adopt business continuity plans incorporating safe management measures to operate safely and effectively in the 'new normal'. Support of up to $100,000 per agency may be provided to support the following areas of your agency's business continuity plan:
  • Implement safe management system
  • Reduce physical interaction, ensure safe distancing
  • Support contact tracing
  • Implement health checks and protocols to manage potential cases
Consumables such as masks or disinfection services will not be supported under BCP. For temperature screening solutions, please apply under Tech-and-GO!.  Examples of supportable costs include manpower cost to support BCP efforts, Antigen Rapid Test (ART) test kits, and BCP consultancy.

 


Support will only be extended to agencies with total reserves ratio[1] of below one year.

[1] Reserves ratio = Agency’s total reserves (sum of Agency's restricted and unrestricted reserves) divided by Agency’s annual total operating expenditure


How to Apply

To apply for funding for:
  1. Business Continuity Plans incorporating safe management measures - please access the FormSG application form using your SingPass (linked to CorpPass).
  2. Tech-and-GO! - please access the FormSG application form using your SingPass (linked to CorpPass).

Applications will close on 31 January 2022.

Agencies are advised to prepare the following information before filling the FormSG application form.

  • Name and Contact details of Board Chairman and Head of Agency (or equivalent)
  • Latest Financial Statements
  • Bank account details
  • Detailed Business Continuity Plan and at least 2 comparable quotations (for BCP applications only)
  • 1 vendor quotation based on pre-scoped or green lane IT solutions (for Start Digital applications only)


For More Information

Please refer to the FAQs here.

For more information on IT solutions, please visit: www.go.gov.sg/tng
For enquiries, please contact Tech-and-GO@ncss.gov.sg




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Last Updated 19 January 2022