Warm Homes: SHF Challenge Fund, a step by step guide to the mobilisation phase

What is ‘mobilisation’?

Mobilisation describes the period between finding out that your resubmitted funding request has been accepted, and you being ready to start delivery of your project.

Rationalisation of your Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund project

You may have been asked to rationalise and / or re-submit your Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund application, and you need to undertake this before you can move through mobilisation. RISE has a wide range of resources,  from on-demand content to toolkits, advice packs and articles, to help you rationalise your project.

Mobilisation of your Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund project if you are a Challenge Fund grant recipient

Part one: you’ve resubmitted your application, and are ready to move to mobilisation

At this point, you officially enter the mobilisation period. From this point, you begin to prepare to make your initial Phase Request submission, which if approved, will mean you can move into delivery.

How can RISE help you at this stage?

RISE’s support can extend throughout the whole of the mobilisation phase. There is an ongoing programme of Learning and Development activities, including online masterclasses, webinars, and bootcamp courses that are all designed to support project planning and mobilisation.

RISE also has a comprehensive range of resources (podcasts, recorded presentations, toolkits, articles and advice packs) that can be accessed at any time.

Important things to consider during this stage:

Have you familiarised yourself with the support that RISE can offer?

Have you registered for the Warm Homes Mobilisation Masterclasses and Webinars that are relevant to you?

Part two: Identifying the support you need, and the Critical Friend Review

RISE will allocate a Delivery Support Manager to you, and together you will work to identify areas that you may still need some support with, or parts of your submission that may require some further work. A plan will be developed for you, including a programme of one to one technical support, and recommended Materclasses or Bootcamps that may be helpful.

How can RISE help you at this stage?

One of the most popular services that RISE offers is the Critical Friend Review. This allows you to have your draft first Phase Request reviewed by the RISE team, who will highlight any areas that need further development, or which could be strengthened. This is a valuable step, meaning that when you make your final Phase Request, you are confident that it will be successful.

Beyond the Critical Friend Review, your Delivery Support Manager will make sure that you are making the progress you need to, and can provide access to support in areas including:

• Policy

• Data

• Technical retrofit

• Resident Engagement

• Project Management

• Procurement and Contract Management

• Consortium Management

Important things to consider during this stage:

Have you booked a timeslot for your Critical Friend Review? If not, contact rise@turntown.co.uk as soon as possible to do so.

Have you engaged with your Delivery Support Manager to explore the help they can offer?

Part three: Signing your Grant Funding Agreements, and submitting your first Phase Request

Before you can move into delivery and start installing measures in any homes, you must sign your Grant Funding Agreement and submit a Phase Request. The information in each Phase Request should be based on a significant number of completed retrofit assessments, along with resident sign ups, to ensure that both you, and the Department can have confidence that delivery is possible and will be successful.

How can RISE help you at this stage?

RISE continues to support you through the preparation stages of your first Phase Request, and your Delivery Support Manager will be able to provide help in the areas that you need.

Important things to consider during this stage:

Have you engaged with the specific support that RISE can offer on the Phase Request preparation, submission and processing?