Translate the text from English to Welsh.



 
The Welsh Government is today launching a new round of the Innovate to Save fund, which operates alongside our successful Invest to Save fund.  

  

When the £5m Innovate to Save fund was launched last February, it was against the backdrop of ongoing austerity and the need for all public services to think and work differently to continue to provide the level of services people rely on.  

  

A year on, there is no sign of the UK Government abandoning its damaging policy of austerity and providing the much\-needed financial stimulus public services across the UK need. Against this backdrop, the need for change remains as important as ever.  

  

The first round of the Innovate to Save fund attracted 50 bids from across the Welsh public and third sectors. Over the summer, all of these applications were assessed for their suitability and readiness and taking into account the position established in the Well\-Being of Future Generations Act. A shortlist of eight projects was selected to begin the research and development phase and the ideas were tested and developed more fully before applying for repayable funding to take forward the proposal. This process is ongoing and will be completed next month    

  

In launching a second funding round, our aim is to continue the momentum and build on the innovative ideas and proposals which were put forward last year. We will continue to work in partnership with Nesta and Cardiff University (through the Y Lab arrangement), and the Wales Council for Voluntary Action.  The basic structure of the fund will remain the same – a mixture of non\-repayable grant and a repayable element – but there will be some changes to the process to reflect experience and learning from the first round.    

  

There will be an extended application period with targeted support for those organisations developing their ideas and a flexible research and development phase to take account of the varied nature of the projects.  

  

All parts of the Welsh public and third sectors are eligible to apply for Innovate to Save funding. Last year, a wide range of proposals, from the effectiveness of social prescribing to looking at new ways to assist communities threatened by coastal flooding and long\-term decline, were put forward.  

  

We hope to see a similarly wide range of proposals coming forward this year, which will generate cash\-releasing savings which can then be re\-invested in services and improve outcomes for people, including their quality of life.    

  

I will keep Assembly Members updated about progress.  

     

This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Assembly returns I would be happy to do so.







Translation:


 
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru heddiw yn lansio cylch newydd o'r gronfa Arloesi i Arbed, sy'n gweithredu ochr yn ochr â'n cronfa lwyddiannus Buddsoddi i Arbed.  
  
Pan lansiwyd y gronfa £5m Arloesi i Arbed fis Chwefror diwethaf, roeddem mewn cyfnod o gyni parhaus ac roedd angen i'r holl wasanaethau cyhoeddus feddwl a gweithio'n wahanol er mwyn parhau i ddarparu'r gwasanaethau y mae pobl yn dibynnu arnynt.   
  
Flwyddyn yn ddiweddarach, nid oes unrhyw arwydd bod Llywodraeth y DU yn troi cefn ar ei pholisi cyni niweidiol na rhoi'r hwb ariannol y mae cymaint o'i angen ar wasanaethau cyhoeddus ar draws y DU. O ganlyniad, mae'r angen am newid yn parhau mor bwysig ag erioed.   
  
Llwyddodd cylch cyntaf y gronfa Arloesi i Arbed i ddenu 50 o geisiadau o bob cwr o sector cyhoeddus a thrydydd sector Cymru. Dros yr haf, fe gafodd pob un o'r ceisiadau hyn eu hasesu o ran eu haddasrwydd a'u parodrwydd gan ystyried y safbwynt sydd wedi’i sefydlu yn Neddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol. Dewiswyd rhestr fer o wyth prosiect i gychwyn ar y cam ymchwil a datblygu, ac fe brofwyd y syniadau a'u datblygu'n ehangach cyn gwneud cais am gyllid ad\-daladwy i symud ymlaen â'r cynnig. Mae'r broses hon yn parhau i fynd rhagddi, ac fe fydd yn cael ei chwblhau fis nesaf.    
  
Wrth lansio ail gylch cyllido, ein nod yw parhau â'r momentwm ac adeiladu ar y syniadau a'r cynigion arloesol a gyflwynwyd llynedd. Byddwn yn parhau i weithio mewn partneriaeth gyda Nesta a Phrifysgol Caerdydd (drwy drefniant Y Lab) a Chyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru. Bydd strwythur sylfaenol y gronfa yn parhau'r un fath \- cymysgedd o grant nad oes angen ei ad\-dalu ac elfen ad\-daladwy \- ond bydd rhai newidiadau i'r broses er mwyn adlewyrchu'r profiadau a'r hyn a ddysgwyd yn ystod y cylch cyntaf.    
  
Bydd cyfnod ymgeisio estynedig, gyda chymorth wedi'i dargedu i'r sefydliadau sy'n datblygu eu syniadau a chyfnod ymchwil a datblygu hyblyg i ystyried natur amrywiol y prosiectau.   
  
Bydd modd i bob rhan o sector cyhoeddus a thrydydd sector Cymru ymgeisio am gyllid Arloesi i Arbed. Llynedd cyflwynwyd amrywiaeth eang o gynigion, o effeithiolrwydd presgripsiynu cymdeithasol i edrych ar ffyrdd newydd o helpu cymunedau dan fygythiad llifogydd arfordirol a dirywiad hirdymor.   
  
Gobeithio y bydd amrywiaeth debyg o gynigion yn dod i law eleni, gan gynhyrchu arbedion sy'n rhyddhau arian i'w ail\-fuddsoddi mewn gwasanaethau a gwella canlyniadau i bobl, gan gynnwys ansawdd eu bywydau.     
  
Byddaf yn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf yn rheolaidd i Aelodau'r Cynulliad.   
  
Caiff y datganiad ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i aelodau. Os bydd aelodau eisiau i mi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ynglŷn â hyn pan fydd y Cynulliad yn dychwelyd, byddwn yn hapus i wneud hynny.