Grant to help cover the cost of RTOs in the Family Districts

The provincial body responsible for family policy awards a grant to help cover the cost of a technical and organisational coordinator (hereinafter ‘R.T.O.’) employed by each lead organisation to support the implementation of the work programme of the family district in which it operates.

Between 1 October and 31 October, lead organisations of Family Districts may submit an application for a grant to help cover the costs of staff supporting the activities of the Family Districts for the following year.

Once the grant has been confirmed, it is paid in two instalments:

a. following submission of the application for the advance payment, an instalment equal to 80 per cent of the grant awarded is paid within thirty (30) days of receipt of the application;

b. following the submission of the request for the final payment, the balance shall be paid within sixty (60) days of receipt of the request.

The lead organisations of the Family Districts are the recipients of the grant. As provided for in Article 16(1)(b) of the Provincial Law on Family Wellbeing, these organisations may be either public or private, and their role is defined in paragraph 4.2 of the Guidelines.

The application for funding must be completed using the attached forms and submitted by the lead organisation to the Provincial Agency for Social Cohesion between 1 October and 31 October of thethe year preceding the reference year of the Work Programme, specifying the estimated cost of carrying out the collaboration or providing the service. 

The following must be attached to the application for an advance payment:

• if the lead organisation is a public body, a copy of the decision awarding the service contract, as well as documentation proving that the legal contractual obligation has been fulfilled;
• if the lead organisation is a private entity, a copy of the professional service contract, or an estimate of the company’s costs for the R.T.O., if the latter is an employee of the lead organisation.

The following must be attached to the application for the final payment:

• a self-assessment form for the actions in the Work Programme, based on the standard template provided by the provincial authority responsible for family policies, indicating the percentage of completion of the actions;
• a brief descriptive report certifying the completion of the actions in theWork Programme. The report must be accompanied by documentation demonstratingthat the activities have actually been carried out (publications, information leaflets,posters, etc.);
• a declaration made in accordance with Article 47 of Presidential Decree 445/2000 certifying the payments made to the R.T.O. or to the third-party legal entity entrusted with the service.

Applications for the annual grant must be submitted between 1 October and 31 October each year.

Applications for an advance payment may be submitted at any time during the year.

The application for the final payment must be submitted by 31 January of the year following the year in which the grant was awarded.