Through the ‘What’s Working? Strength in Data Grants Programme’, the Prudence Trust is offering around five to six grants of at least £10,000 to bolster organisational capacity to do quality data collection and to make use of that data to periodically review services.
To apply, groups must:
- Have an income of at least £250,000 and two years published annual accounts
- Work exclusively with young people
- Deliver direct mental health support
- Already collect mental health or well-being data
Eligible costs include:
- Upskilling of staff responsible for monitoring and evaluation
- Salaries for dedicated data or M&E roles
- Software or hardware needed to improve data infrastructure, such as databases
- Costs to work with an external evaluator or academic on specific programmes
There is no maximum award amount specified. However, it is unlikely that the Trust will award grants over £300,000,
There is a two-stage application process. Groups must first submit and Expression of Interest form before being invited to complete a full second-stage application.