{"id":5,"date":"2020-04-01T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T06:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/89.145.103.204\/~alliancescotland\/self-management\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:10:44","slug":"self-management-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/self-management\/about-the-self-management-fund\/self-management-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Management for Life: Round 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Self Management for Life: Round 3 will support projects supporting people to self manage at an early stage with their long term condition, disability or unpaid caring responsibility, targeting health inequalities or supporting people on long waiting lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third sector and community organisations can apply for a small grant of up to \u00a315,000 for up to 12 months or up to \u00a3150,000 for up to 36 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smfscotland.grantplatform.com\/\">Apply online<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guidance documents are available to download below. . We have created a brief <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AhHIWyC_HY8\">how-to video<\/a> showing how to make an account on our online platform. If you lack regular internet access or have other reasons for requiring an offline version of the application form, please contact Chris Dempster on 0141 640 0872 to discuss alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be successful, applicants must demonstrate that they meet all five core Self Management Fund criteria, as well as one of the Self Management for Life: Round 3 priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Core Criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The project is a new idea, or a development of an existing idea.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The idea has come from the people it is designed to benefit.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disabled people, individuals living with long term conditions and\/or unpaid carers will be enabled to take a leadership role in the design, delivery and evaluation of the project.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The capacity of disabled people, individuals living with long term conditions and\/or unpaid carers to effectively self manage will be enhanced.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The principles of self management identified in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ALLIANCE-SM-Gaun-Yersel-Strategy-2008.pdf\">Gaun Yersel!: the Self Management Strategy for Scotland<\/a> are at the heart of the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Priorities for this round:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Work that aligns with secondary prevention by working to embed self management soon after a long term condition or disability is identified, or early in someone\u2019s unpaid caring role.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work that seeks to address health inequalities while increasing the self management capacity of people with long term conditions, disabilities and\/or unpaid caring responsibilities who experience these inequalities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work that develops the self management capacity of people living with long term conditions, disabilities, and\/or their unpaid carers, whilst awaiting health or social care support.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can watch a recording of the presentation from our Q&amp;A sessions, in which Programme Manager Grace talks through key criteria, eligibility and how to apply, below if you are unable to attend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SMF 2026 Q&amp;A\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q5ycg1DH7mk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>For any queries, please contact <a href=\"mailto:fund@alliance-scotland.org.uk\">fund@alliance-scotland.org.uk<\/a> or call 0141 640 0872.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self Management for Life: Round 3 will support projects supporting people to self manage at an early stage with their long term condition, disability or unpaid caring responsibility, targeting health inequalities or supporting people on long waiting lists. 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