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Social Development: Sector Funding Policy

History

In 2023 the National Department of Social Development (DSD) released a draft of a new Sector Funding Policy (SFP). This proposed policy impacts how DSD funds services provided by partners in the Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) sector. It provides guidance on what services will be funded and how funds will be allocated for specific services based on their priority.

 

This guide has been developed by the Violence Prevention Forum (VPF) to help NPOs and other stakeholders to understand the policy. It aims to assist NPOs (particularly those providing interventions, programmes and services that prevent violence) to prepare for the policy’s implementation.

 

In 2023 the national Department of Social Development (DSD) approved a new Sector Funding Policy (SFP) for public comment. This new policy impacts how the DSD funds services provided by partners in the non-profit organisation (NPO) sector. The VPF has developed several factsheets to explain what this means for the violence prevention community.