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The Scottish Government invited organisations which satisfied one or more of the following criteria in to discussions about establishing Strategic Funding Partnerships:

The organisation is unique in the services it delivers and loss of these services would have an unacceptable impact;

The service the organisation provides is a key part of the Scottish Governments national support for delivery;

The organisation’s service is important in ensuring equality of access to support.

There is no application process. The Scottish Government has approached key organisations. The Scottish Government will administer Strategic Funding Partnerships.

The Third Sector Early Intervention Fund (TSEIF) and Strategic Funding Partnerships are designed to provide a coherent package of support to deliver key outcomes for children, young people and the families and communities who support them across Scotland. In order to support as many organisations in the third sector as possible, organisations which successfully applied to the TSEIF have not been approached about Strategic Funding Partnerships.

The Minister for Children and Young People announced the outcomes of both the Third Sector Early Intervention Fund and Strategic Funding Partnerships on 18 April 2013.

The Scottish Government has already contacted relevant organisations to begin discussions about creating Strategic Funding Partnerships. Grant letters will be issued to organisations entering Strategic Funding Partnerships with the Scottish Government on conclusion of these discussions.

£10 million has been made available over the next two years for Strategic Funding Partnerships. No maximum or minimum award has been set.

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This is additional funding for the third sector.

BIG in Scotland and the Scottish Government have had regular contact since BIG was awarded the contract to manage the Third Sector Early Intervention Fund in November 2012, including in the period following the Scottish Government’s decision to reschedule the announcement of the outcome of the Fund.

The value in 2012-13 of the three predecessor funds to the Third Sector Early Intervention Fund was £13.85 million. £30 million is being provided to the voluntary sector over the next two years, with £20 million being provided through the Third Sector Early Intervention Fund and a further £10 million through Strategic Funding Partnerships.

Ministers agreed the organisations to be invited to discuss Strategic Funding Partnerships. Discussions with individual organisations are being taken forward by relevant officials.