Funding

North East together small grants programme 2023

NSUN's hosted project North East together is running a small grants programme, open to applications from the 13th November to 5pm on the 8th December 2023.

North East together (NEt) is a user-led network for people with lived experience of mental health difficulties living in the North East of England. We work with service users, carers, and their representatives to improve services, to challenge mental health stigma and to speak out about the issues that affect us.

North East together is awarding small grants of £500 to mental health user-led groups and projects in the North East. By user-led, we mean run by and for people who use (or are potential users of) mental health care and support services. As a user-led regional network ourselves, we are distributing funds in support of others doing this work to build connections and solidarity across the region.

Click here to find out more and apply for the fund.

New CIoF guidance to support the return of in-person events and community fundraising

The Chartered Institute of Fundraising has published up to date guidance on planning and providing in-person events and community fundraising activities (including cash collections) in a safe and responsible way, as the Government Roadmap to easing pandemic restrictions progresses.

Up to date guidance from the CIoF can be found here:
https://ciof.org.uk/events-and-training/resources/fundraising-regulator-and-chartered-institute-of-f

Association of Mental Health Providers - Mental Health Sustainability Programme

Association of Mental Health Providers is pleased to announce the launch of the small grants fund as part of the Mental Health Sustainability Programme. This fund will be used to provide grants of up to £5,000 to support the sustainability of mental health voluntary, community and social enterprise provider organisations, with a turnover of £25-500k.
 
VCSE mental health organisations have a vital role working in the community providing support to anyone who has a mental health need but continues to face many challenges in delivering services during COVID-19, intensified by the lockdowns and varying tier systems. It is vital that service providers working in the community are supported to enable them to continue delivering essential, life-saving services to people who need it most so it can be effective and sustainable during and after the pandemic.
 
As such, the AMHP are looking at funding costs that can positively impact the sustainability of an organisation – specifically those that are supporting the mental health and wellbeing of communities disproportionately impacted by Covid-19; with a focus on organisations that are led by and/or are supporting Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic communities. They will also be considering applications from organisations supporting other disadvantaged groups such as the homeless community, those in contact with the criminal justice system, children and young people, women and girls, victims of domestic violence etc.
 
To apply for the fund, please read more here and ensure you complete and return an application form to Daniah Hafez This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before 11:59pm on Sunday 13 December 2020.

Northumbria PCC Coronavirus Response Fund

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness has launched a Coronavirus Response Fund aimed at providing additional support to those VCS organisations that are struggling to maintain their current level of support to vulnerable people.  

"I am today announcing that I am bringing forward my annual community fund as a new Coronavirus Response Fund. This is an increased £200,000 fund designed to help you adjust to these difficult times. Whether you need to increase capacity, or reach out to people offering support in innovative new ways, what is clear is that the work you do simply cannot be put on hold. Initially, we’ll prioritise applications from organisations supporting the most vulnerable within our communities. The fund will also look at ways to support young people at risk of abuse or neglect or the impacts of poverty now the stability and support of schools has been taken away"

If you would like to learn more about the fund please follow this link http://www.northumbria-pcc.gov.uk/police-crime-plan/commissioning-services-grants/coronavirus-response-fund-launched/

Northumberland Tyne & Wear Suicide Prevention Steering Group Community Grants Fund

There are still a few more weeks to apply to this fund, developed with part of NHS England Transformation the Steering Group successfully secured. The fund will enable Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) organisations to bid for up to £5,000.

The desired outcomes from bids are as follows:

•  Build resilience to Mental Health problems in local communities
•  Promoting Positive Mental Health in local communities
•  To reduce the stigma of self-harm and suicide.
•  To increase the community-based support for those at risk of suicide, including in high risk groups.
•  To reduce the incidence of self-harm and repeated self-harm.
•  To reduce the impact of self-harm and suicide.

If you have an idea for local action, the Suicide Prevention Steering Group would love to hear from you. Just complete the attached application form and send it, as detailed below, to Suzanne Sleeth, Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the area.

How to Apply

To apply for funding, organisations must satisfy certain conditions, outlined in the guidance document alongside the Grant application.   The application form and guidance notes can be found here.
Applications should be submitted by 30 November 2019 via:
Email: Suzanne Sleeth – Suicide Prevention Co-ordinator –
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Subject: Suicide Prevention small Grants fund
Post: Suzanne Sleeth, Suicide Prevention small Grants fund Applications, Northumbria Police Force Headquarters, Middle Engine Lane, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, NE28 9NT

Children’s Mental Health Projects Now Eligible for Grants (England)

For the first time, groups offering mental health support to children and young people in England are eligible for government top-up grants. They will be able to bid for a share of next year's Voluntary and Community Sector Grants.
Voluntary and community sector organisations, social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations can apply for funding up to £750,000 from the £25m fund. Groups offering services in six other priority areas can also apply:
• Early education and childcare
• Special educational needs and disability
• Child protection
• Children in care and care leavers
• Adoption
• Family advice and support.
The grants are designed to bolster the work of organisations that make a difference to children and their families.
The deadline for applications is 21st November 2014.
http://www.youngminds.org.uk/news/blog/2282_childrens_mental_health_projects_now_eligible_for_grants

Tech Partnership's Training Fund (England)

Following a successful bid into the government's Employer Ownership of Skills Pilot, the Tech Partnership has launched the Tech Partnership Training Fund.
The Tech Partnership Training Fund has been introduced to help stimulate increased investment in training from employers to support business growth and competitiveness in the digital economy. Funding is available to support Enhanced Apprenticeships, for additional training for IT apprentices over and above their standard programme. It is also available for short courses, for training in strategically important skills such as cyber security, big data, mobile, cloud and e-commerce. Employers can apply for up to 50% of the cost of training with limits of £1000 for enhanced apprenticeships or £500 for strategic skills short courses.
http://www.thetechpartnership.com/news-tech-partnership-training-fund.html

Equipment Grants for Mentally & Physically Disadvantaged Children (UK)

Schools and not for profit organisations have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Wooden Spoon Society's Capital Grants programme. Wooden Spoon the British and Irish Rugby charity which supports mentally, physically disadvantaged children.
Through the programme funding is available for:
• Buildings and extensions
• Equipment & activity aids
• Sensory rooms and gardens
• Playgrounds and sports areas
• Transport
• Soft playrooms.
Since being founded in 1983, Wooden Spoon has made grants of over £20 million to more than 500 projects in the British Isles.
Projects funded in the past have included:
Ashmount School in Leicestershire, which received a grant of £13,500 towards a sensory room.
Enfield Heights Academy in London which received a grant of £23,000 to improve its play areas.
The Colehill &Wimborne Youth & Community Centre which received a grant of £8,000 towards a wheelchair lift.
Applications can be made at any time and applicants should contact their regional volunteer group. For more information on how to apply, please click on the link below.
Applications can be made at any time.
http://www.woodenspoon.com/projects/apply_for_funds.php

Breaks for Kids

The Youth Hostel Association has announced that its "Breaks for Kids" fund is open for applications.
This is a discretionary fund in support of disadvantaged young people. These are young people under the age of 18 who receive either free school meals, or whose family receive housing benefit or income support. Funding may be available for schools/groups who have a provisional booking with a Youth Hostel in England or Wales and who have yet to pay the balance on their stay.

Applications must be received at least eight weeks in advance of your arrival date and grants are deducted from the final bill. See - http://www.yha.org.uk/school-trips/breaks-for-kids