East Sussex Short Breaks Grants

Grants of up to £10k are available for constituted groups in East Sussex to deliver short break activities for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) aged between 0 and 19 years.

Projects should address gaps in short breaks provision within East Sussex, including:

• Geographic gaps.
• Time gaps.
• Income gaps.
• Age gaps.
• Specific needs gaps.
• Type of provision gaps.

Revenue grants can be used to cover activities such as:

• Contributing towards start-up funding for new short break provisions.
• Sustaining and enhancing existing short break provisions.
• Improving the quality of the short breaks environment.
• Research and development.
• Marketing activities.
• Organisational development to improve the long-term stability of organisations.

Funding is for projects and activities that:

• Are innovative.
• Show evidence of need.
• Address the short break’s agenda.
• Be additional to the normal work of the applicant.
• Have a clear benefit to a group (or groups) of children and young people with disabilities in East Sussex.