Protection Practitioners Care Fund

Who qualifies

• The SSA must be MSF-funded and provide services supporting the safety and well-being of people and families affected by domestic violence, including intake, triage and case management.
• For Wellness Leave, the practitioner must have at least two years of protection-related experience and have been employed by an eligible MSF-funded SSA for at least two years; each practitioner may apply once a year.
• Eligible practitioners include social workers, case workers, social work associates, care staff and their supervisors in Protection Specialist Centres, Child Protection Specialist Centres, Children's or Children Disability Homes, Fostering Agencies, Safe & Strong Families Programmes, Crisis Shelters and Family Service Centres.

What it funds

• Core capabilities — strategy, HR, finance, branding, processes
• Community, arts, heritage, sports, social-good projects

Costs covered: Internal staff salary attributable to the project; Explain in notes.

Recorded cap: S$15,000.

Well-being initiatives receive up to $15,000 per centre each year. Eligible protection practitioners may also receive up to two weeks of paid wellness leave annually; the page does not state a monetary cap for leave support.

Payment: Not stated on official pages.

How to apply

The SSA refers to the relevant step-by-step guide and applies through the OurSG Grants portal.

1. Apply through the OurSG Grants portal using the guide for the relevant sub-scheme; incomplete applications are not processed.
2. For well-being initiatives, apply once a year per centre or agency before implementation.
3. Begin a well-being initiative only after the outcome is known, the project addendum is accepted, and the Letter of Award commencement date is reached.

Before applying

• The SSA must be MSF-funded.

Processing time: Applications processed from 1 February to 31 March are notified by 30 April; those processed from 1 August to 30 September are notified by 31 October.

Contact: people_development@ncss.gov.sg

Application window: The two sub-schemes are open throughout the year, with applications processed from 1 February to 31 March and from 1 August to 30 September.