Overview of Enabling Lives Initiative (ELI) Grant
Disability is a complex social issue. Currently, solutions generally fall into two categories: small-scale projects/programmes by individual non-profit organisations aimed at localized outcomes; and those centrally driven by the government aimed at aligning the social sector’s resources with social policy.
To address current and complex challenges faced by persons with disabilities over the course of their lives, the ELI Grant was conceived to support projects/programmes that have the potential to make meaningful social impact by improving the well-being of persons with disabilities.
ELI Grant Seeks to:
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Support evidence-based projects/programmes, seed innovative ideas, new models, pilots as well as scale-up/replicate projects/programmes that have been successfully implemented or piloted in Singapore or globally
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Proactively build collaborations between sector and non-sector players
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Share good practices and learning across the disability and wider social sector
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Embed an ‘outcomes-based approach’ to help shape desired outcomes within the disability sector
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Facilitate deeper engagement with partners and between partners
What's Unique
What if the Grant wasn’t just about the money? How might we create a holistic grant journey experience that supports and excite the entire sector, bringing together the various expertise of social service agencies, social enterprises and other organisations?
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Application Assistance
We support you by walking you through the Grant application process and providing relevant resources and learning opportunies.
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Human-centric Design Grant
Designed using human-centric design principles and backed by in-depth research with other grant makers, grant applicants and other stakeholders, we aim to support your initiatives that directly impacts and meets the needs of persons with disabilities.
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Access to Various Opportunities
We provide platforms for you to meet, network and exchange ideas with other sector and non-sector players' and access to other disability-related projects/programmes, so that your idea can create greater reach and impact.
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Simplifying the Process
We make the process as easy and straightforward as we can, without compromising standards.
Desired Outcomes
As part of Enabling Lives Initiative (ELI) Grant’s strategic initiative, projects/programmes funded under this grant must work towards meeting at least one of the desired outcomes listed in the table below.
A Social Impact Measurement Toolkit has been developed to collect information about the projects/programmes funded by ELI Grant so that an understanding about the impact of these projects/programmes for the desired outcomes can be obtained and measured. The ELI Team will walk through the Toolkit with successful grantees.
Areas
Persons with Disabilities
Well-being
Persons with disabilities experience increased psychological and emotional well-being.
Empowerment / Support
Persons with disabilities improve in their life skills (i.e. independent living skills, functional skills etc.) as much as their potential allows.
Persons with disabilities (or their proxies) are able to make informed decisions and planning via better support and access to information, programme and product navigation.
Integration with Society
Persons with disabilities have more opportunities to participate in social, family, economic and community life.