Grants from £100 - £1,000 are available for VCFSE organisations to run activities that will support people from the communities of identity or experience below that may struggle to achieve higher levels of mental wellbeing over the Christmas period.
The communities we want to reach are:
- Carers
- People from BAME communities
- People living with long term physical or mental health conditions
- People who identify as LGBTQ+
- Disabled people
- Military veterans
- People who are unemployed
- Socially isolated older people
We are looking for activities that will support people to maintain or raise their levels of mental health and wellbeing and or divert individuals from reaching crisis points where clinical intervention is required.
Fundable activities
The grants can be used for a variety of purposes which could include:-
equipment, online solutions, printing, distribution, staff-time and facilitators. We would expect that applications will reflect good value for money.
We would expect that activities will be delivered by the end of January 2025.
We aim to communicate decisions to applicants within a week of submission.
Eligible Organisations
For your organisation to be eligible to apply you must be:
A Voluntary and community organisations, including:
- Registered charities, including charitable incorporated organisations (CIO’s)
- Constituted organisations and non-registered charities
- Community interest companies (CIC’s) and community benefit organisations (where there is a minimum of three unrelated directors)
- Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs)
- Churches and other religious organisations (if the funded activity is not deemed to be proselytising)
Have a Safeguarding Policy which includes DBS checks if you work with children under 18 and/or vulnerable adults.
You must be willing to commit to monitoring the project (guidance will be provided) and tell us about it. This may include numbers of people attending; feedback from participants and impact.
For your project idea to be eligible:
The project proposed must benefit one of the following communities:
- Carers
- People from BAME communities
- People living with long term physical or mental health conditions
- People who identify as LGBTQ+
- Disabled people
- Military veterans
- People who are unemployed
- Socially isolated older people
- Participants of the proposed project must be residents of either Halton or St Helens Boroughs
- The project must be delivered by 31st January 2024
Not Eligible under this programme
- Grants that are solely for the provision of bursaries to individuals or families cannot be awarded.
- Individuals cannot apply.
- Statutory bodies such as city and county councils or health institutions cannot apply.
What can be funded
- All costs associated with the delivery of the project can be funded
- Only costs incurred from the date of grant award can be claimed
Please complete the attached form and submit it to Halton & St Helens VCA smather@haltonsthelensvca.org.uk by Midday Monday 2nd December 2024