applying for a TEG

All applications must be submitted by an Approved TEG Agent (ATEGA) on behalf of the tenants and residents group, using the appropriate Application Form (TEG 2).

The following supporting documents should also be included with your application form:

detailed proposal;
work programme;
budget breakdown; and
letter of support from the landlord(s).

Your application and supporting documentation should be sent to:

CIH Cymru
4 Purbeck House
Cardiff Business Park
Llanishen
Cardiff CF14 5GJ

The following timetable will apply on receipt of application:

acknowledgement of receipt – within 7 days;
ATEGA informed of assessment outcome – within 21 days of the quarterly closing date for applications.
Applications are considered quarterly and must be received by the following dates to be considered in that quarter

Quarters
1.	30th April
2.	31st July
3.	31st October
4.	31st January

Upon approval of application the following timetable will apply:

following receipt of grant acceptance and claim form, 90% of the total grant will be paid within 28 days;
10% of the grant will be retained until the final report and action plan has been received and approved, a 700 word summary for the TEG website will also be required at this stage;

Tenant Empowerment Grant (TEG) programme – important changes

CIH Cymru has managed the Welsh Assembly Government’s TEG programme since it was set up to give grant funding direct to tenants groups in 2004. During the past six years 120 tenant groups the length and breadth of Wales have received TEG funding to carry out a staggerring range of projects. Sometime in 2010 total TEG funding will pass the £1 million pound mark. By any benchmark the programme has been a resounding success.

Of course pressure on all publicly funded projects is increasing and for some time now we have been discussing with WAG about the potential implications for the TEG programme in particular. The indications are that the programme will reduce from £150,000 in 2009/10 to £128,500 in 2010/11, but we have agreed with WAG that despite the reduction in the programme the over riding aims must be to ensure its continutation and maximise the funding available to groups.

We are therefore introducing the following changes from the first ‘bidding round’ of 2010/11 (deadline for applications is the 30/04/10)

Landlords will be expected to contribute at least 25% of the total cost of TEGs submitted by their tenants
ATEGAs will need to incorporate this into their project proposal and inform any groups they are working with at the present time and in the future of this new requirement
Only in exceptional circumstance will consideration be given to waiving this requirement e.g. when there are problems in the relationships between the group and the landlord. All exceptions will be considered on a case by case basis.