Development of community alternatives to congregate/institutional care

Please note: applications are now closed. The closing date was 5pm, Thursday 9th June, 2011.

Applications to fully or partially close an institution/congregate setting and to develop community alternatives to institutional/congregate care will be assessed according to the following criteria:

Individual-level criteria:

1. Involvement of the individual in planning the design of the services/supports they require

2. Individualisation of services and supports

3. Enhancing community inclusion by:

• Identifying the person’s strengths and potential contributions in the context of their neighbourhood/community
• Supporting the person to undertake roles valued by them and the community
• Providing as many opportunities as possible for the person to develop relationships with those not paid to spend time with them
• Using mainstream public services, community resources and employment and leisure options

4. Promoting collaboration between individuals and agencies that can assist the person to achieve their goals by involving

• Families, neighbours, friends, advocates and others as appropriate
• Other agencies, particularly those that are non-disability/mental health-specific

Organisational-level criteria:

5. Development of community alternatives leading to full or partial closure of an institution/congregate setting

6. Alternative accommodation provision characterised by the:

• separation of provision of supports and services from the provision of accommodation
• person having his or her own tenancy
• person choosing who they live with (regardless of whether or not they have a disability or mental health difficulty) and where they live
• accommodation of not more than four people with a disability/mental health difficulty
• accommodation in the community i.e. in typical residential settings (rural/urban), not in the grounds of disability or mental health services

7. Use of support staff/recovery guides with appropriate competencies from a variety of backgrounds

8. Availability of matching funding and/or resources to that sought from the Genio Trust.

9. Cost-effectiveness and value for money

10. Financial sustainability beyond the life of the grant

11. Capacity within the organisation to implement proposal