This summer the Home Office is looking for bids from civil society organisations for the Asylum Seeker Therapeutic Support Grant that aims to deliver trauma-informed UK wide direct stabilisation and therapeutic services for vulnerable asylum seeking adults.

Such an approach will recognise the need for support with basic amenities, social connection and access to wider services alongside direct therapeutic provision.

This aligns with the Home Office goal to protect vulnerable people and communities.

For the purposes of this grant a civil society organisation can include charities, charitable incorporated organisations, social enterprises, community interest companies, universities and voluntary and community groups.

Grant funding will be made available for bids ranging from a minimum of £200,000 to a maximum of £500,000 in year 1 and a maximum of £600,000 in year 2.

The grant funding will be for two years, however, the Home Office will retain the option to extend the successful bidder's project for an additional year.

If regional organisations would like to bid we encourage them to do so in partnership with other organisations to ensure a UK-wide offer.

Evidence of experience in delivering the above services in partnership with those with lived experiences will be considered positively.

Also, evidence of and provision for working with interpreters will be considered positively.

The target cohort for this grant are those adults (18 and above) whose appeal rights are yet to be exhausted.

Bidders will be required to outline a theory of change which identifies how the proposed activities relate to intermediate and longer term outcomes that will ultimately create a positive impact on the desired cohort of people.

The successful bidder will be required to work with the Home Office and the research partner appointed by Home Office to ensure that the evaluation of their project can contribute to wider evaluation, including sharing relevant monitoring and performance data.

Measurements of success will include an ability to facilitate join-up with mainstream mental health services.

The Funding is to be awarded through a fair, open and transparent competition by means of a Call for Proposals.

The competition will be administered using the Home Office e-sourcing portal.

To take part in this grant funding opportunity please see the attached Notice which provides important instructions for registration on the portal.

Please read all the information in the Notice carefully.