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Apply for a grant for early help from the Federal Foundation

Description

The Federal Foundation for Early Help promotes the Early Help Networks and provides psychosocial support for families with infants and young children.

The Federal Foundation supports the Early Help Networks financially via a fund from which you, as an early help provider, can apply for funding. In particular, personnel and material costs are supported.

In funding area I, your measures to ensure the network structures in early help can be funded:

Deployment of network coordinators in the coordination centers
Network meetings and cross-sector events
Coordinating activities in the area of outreach support
Qualification and further training of network coordinators and network partners
Documentation and evaluation of network processes
Public relations work

In funding area II, your measures for the psychosocial support of families can be funded through specific offers.

Longer-term support for professionals:

Deployment of professionals working in the health-oriented support of families (GFB) in the context of early help
for professionals working in the GFB:
- Qualification
- further training
- coordination
- Specialist advice
- Supervision
Reimbursement of expenses for the participation of professionals working in the GFB in networking activities
Quality assurance measures such as the documentation of the GFB

Longer-term support for volunteers in the context of early help:

Quality assurance for the deployment of volunteers

Coordination and specialist support for volunteers by full-time professionals
Training and qualification of coordinators and volunteers
Travel costs incurred when volunteers are deployed
Reimbursement of expenses for the participation of coordinators and volunteers in networking activities

Offers and services at the interfaces of the various social benefit systems:

Guidance systems for parents who:
- smooth the transition between support services from different providers
- clarify the support needs of families in as interdisciplinary a manner as possible
- arrange early help services

Quality assurance measures for the services and training for the professionals involved at the interfaces between the care systems
Measures for the structural integration of stakeholders and institutions, particularly from the healthcare sector, as part of interprofessional cooperation
Services that provide low-threshold access for families in difficult circumstances and open the door to early help services

You can make use of additional services in funding area III:

the implementation of model projects of early help that have already proven successful
the testing of innovative measures

Under certain conditions, further projects can be funded at your discretion.

Prerequisites

You are a provider in the field of early help.

You must meet the following minimum requirements to secure the early help networks (funding area I):

professionally qualified coordination of the network work
Agreement on quality standards for reliable intersectoral cooperation in the network and procedures for concrete cooperation at family level
Implementation and coordination of regular network meetings
Support in the participatory further development of local early help services, based on the needs of families
Objectives and measures of the network work are based on youth welfare planning and include health and social planning wherever possible

In order to provide psychosocial support for families through specific early help services (funding area II), the following minimum requirements must be met in the area of activities with professionals:

The deployment of professionals is integrated into an early help network
Professionals working in the health-oriented support of families (GFB)
- have a qualification in accordance with the "Minimum requirements for the qualification of family midwives and family health and pediatric nurses" developed by the National Center for Early Intervention (NZFH) in cooperation with the federal states
- or they are qualified accordingly

Competencies of the professionals working in the GFB are based on the respective competency profile published by the NZFH
Professional connection to a multi-professional team as part of the municipal service

In order to provide psychosocial support to families through specific early help services (funding area II), the following minimum requirements must be met in the area of activities with volunteers:

Integration of the volunteers into an early help network
Full-time support from specifically trained professionals
Quality assurance at the interfaces to professional work and further assistance

In order to provide psychosocial support for families through specific early help services (funding area II), the following minimum requirements must be met in the area of services at the interfaces of the various social benefit systems:

The concept of pilot services relies on specialists who offer information, advice or personal support and refer expectant families or families with infants and young children to early help or, if necessary, to other help systems.

Testing innovative measures and implementing successful models:

the gaps in care for children from families in stressful circumstances, which the conventional care systems cannot cover due to their logics, are closed by innovative approaches
the measure is set out in a concept and subsequently evaluated in a comprehensible manner
the measure must be designed as a pilot project and be limited in time
there may also be specific requirements in your federal state

Required documents

When submitting the application:

Application with
- Description of the measures in the countries and municipalities where the offer is to take place
- Target group of the measures
- an itemized presentation of the costs with
  - financing plan
  - List of personnel costs

After project completion:

Proof of use

How to apply:

You can apply for funding from the Federal Foundation for Early Help online.
To apply, complete the application via the online portal. A description of the measures and a financing plan must be submitted with the application.
The state coordination office will check the form and content of your application and request any missing documents.
If the decision is positive, you will receive a grant notification.
If the decision is negative, you will receive a rejection notice.

Payment:

The grant awarded will be paid out in accordance with the application and in accordance with the provisions of the grant notification.
If you waive the right to appeal by submitting the "Declaration on the Grant Notification", you will receive the funding immediately.

Verification of use of funds:

To prove the use of funds, you must submit a proof of use including numerical evidence.
The proof of use will be checked by your responsible state coordination office.
If there are any objections, you may be required to repay any grants awarded, even if they have already been spent. This may be the case if the measure is overfinanced or the funds have not been used for the intended purpose. On-site inspections are possible in individual cases in accordance with the grant notification.