SG Enable and Tote Board The Enabling Lives Initiative Grant

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Objective

The Enabling Lives Initiative (ELI) Grant (2020 – 2024) is a $20 million grant that will bring together the best ideas from the community of non-profit organisations, social enterprises and innovators to create scalable, impactful innovations for persons with disabilities.

The ELI Grant will focus on the following key areas:

• Living Independently: Empower persons with disabilities to better manage life transitions and encourage greater levels of independence and self-sufficiency.
• Realising Potentials: Enable persons with disabilities to thrive and have opportunities for meaningful employment and experiences by developing their skills and knowledge.
• Connecting Communities: Engage the community to increase the accessibility of services, facilities and opportunities to create a more inclusive society.

Funding Details

The Grant covers between 50% and 90% of the eligible expenses of the project/programme. All projects/programmes should be of a minimum value of $80,000.

Eligible expenses for claims include costs directly related to project/programme development such as manpower, marketing and outreach, equipment, software and consumables, third-party research and consultancy.

The Grant does not cover daily operation costs such as rental of office spaces, utilities, and manpower costs not related to the project/programme.

The final funding quantum and funding components are decided by the Evaluation Panel, and in some situations, Tote Board. Grant applicants are expected to co-fund, or seek other funding sources to cover the remaining expenses not covered by the Grant.

Up to $1 million, evaluation and approval by Evaluation Panel.

Above $1 million, support by the Evaluation Panel, evaluation and approval by an appropriate Committee/Board within Tote Board.

All projects/programmes must commit to a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years.

Eligibility Criteria

The grant funds new innovative ideas as well as the scaling up of existing projects and programmes. The ideas include: Product and prototype, programme and service, toolkit, online platform and application.

Projects/programme will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

- Innovation

- Collaboration

- Feasibility

- Sustainability

All proposals are required to meet at least one of the desired outcomes of the Grant:

- Persons with disabilities experience increased psychological and emotional well-being

- Persons with disabilities show improvements in their life skills (such as independent living skills,

functional skills etc.) as much as their potential allows

- Persons with disabilities are able to make informed decision and planning via better support and

access to information, programme and product navigation

- Persons with disabilities have more opportunities to participate in social, family, economic and

community life

Submission

https://www.eli-grant.sg/apply-for-grant

Contact Person

eli-grant@sgenable.sg

Additional Information

Please refer to the website here.