The partners who are making the proposal must agree their local governance arrangements that cover the relationship between the projects that make up the overall local bid:

• The application must describe local approval processes for the project
• There should be evidence of support and on-going participation from people with dementia and carers
• The processes for managing the project should be described
• The risk and performance management strategies should be described.

Selection process

A panel of ‘dementia champions’ will be set up to select the bids that will be funded. This will be chaired by Terry Butler, Non-Executive Director at NHS South of England and involve representatives from the NHS, local authorities, the voluntary and community sector, and people living with dementia and carers/families who will review the proposals and decide which applications to support.

The Regional Panel will meet and make decisions by 19 October 2012 with announcements by 26 October 2012.

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Reporting

All successful applicants must submit a baseline report (a template will be provided) within one month of receipt of funding and a subsequent report at the end of January 2013.

Sharing and spreading learning

This is a fundamental aspect of the challenge. By applying, applicants are agreeing to share and spread their work and learning. This may include, but is not limited to reasonable requests for:

• presenting at events
• producing articles / papers
• providing information to the SHA team (and their successor) upon request, and
• working with media, including the professional press.