Consumer leadership development grants
Clear, visionary leadership by disabled people and family/whanau is essential for service and sector development. Developing current and emerging leaders will help strengthen and consolidate such leadership in the sector.
Consumer leadership development grants are available to assist organisations or sponsoring organisations with costs arising from consumers (both disabled people and family/whanau) taking part in leadership development activities.
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Applications
Applications for consumer leadership development grants are now open.
Download the consumer leadership development grant 2012 application form.
Applications must be received by 11 May 2012.
All applications must also comply with Disability Workforce Development terms and conditions and will be assessed against the following criteria and priorities for selection and eligibility.
Criteria for consumer leadership development grants
Consumer leadership development grants provide funding for the development of leadership skills for disabled people and their family/whanau.
Clear, visionary leadership provided by people with disabilities and their families/whanau will enable progress across the sector. Consumers and organisations are invited to jointly identify activities which are likely to achieve the following leadership outcomes:
- quality – disabled people are best placed to evaluate effectiveness
- self-determination and authority – individuals are in control of their lives
- inclusion – all people can be participating members of the community
- disabled people and their families/whanau have expertise and can inform service and sector development.
All applications for consumer leadership development grants will be assessed against the following criteria. All applications must also comply with Disability Workforce Development grant terms and conditions.
Participants
- Must be eligible to receive disability support services funded by the MOH
- Must have significant interaction with peers and be a current or emerging leader
- Must have sponsoring organisation approval and support to participate in the course
- Must be willing to take up opportunities to practically apply their learning
Learning activity
- Must develop leadership skills
- Must start (and preferably end) in calendar year of the grant
- Must be delivered in New Zealand
Applications
- Must be made by an organisation funded by Disability Support Services Group of the MOH
- Must describe specific skills or knowledge to be gained and how it will be used
- Will be given priority if the organisation can show how they will promote leadership opportunities for disabled people
- Must be signed by a person in the organisation that has delegated authority to enter a contractual relationship with Te Pou
Note
- All applications must comply with the terms and conditions
- Applications for courses or training already funded will not be considered
- No participant will be funded more than $5,000 (GST inclusive) per calendar year
- No organisation will be funded more than $80,000 (GST inclusive) per calendar year
- An additional application may be considered when an organisation is sponsoring a consumer group (contact your regional facilitator to discuss)
- Course development costs will not be funded
- Criteria may be subject to review and amendment for future rounds
Further information
If you have any questions please contact your regional facilitator or email us at disability@tepou.co.nz.
Read about recent recipients of a consumer leadership development grant: CCS Disability Action, Voyager leadership programme and Standards and Monitoring Services (SAMS).
An outcomes report summarising the leadership development activities previously funded is also available.
