Devon County Council funding
I wanted to share some fantastic funding opportunities available (below) on the Devon County Council website: https://www.devon.gov.uk/fundingnews/
It would be wonderful if you could circulate this information to your residents, parents, and communities to help spread the word about the available resources.
If your community would like a visit from me, your Fusion Community and Health Engagement Coordinator, to explore how I can support your initiatives, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I can offer free taster sessions of seated exercise classes and walking with poles. You can contact me at karen.dent@fusion-lifestyle.com
Do you have ideas for sessions or activities but aren’t sure how to get started? Let’s collaborate to connect the dots and bring these ideas to life!
Looking forward to working together to make a positive impact in our communities.
Kristina Martin Charitable Trust
Applications can be made by charities whose work supports those with mental health issues and provides support and activities which tackle, in particular but not exclusively, suicide, online bullying and grief, and which foster hope and resilience.
For the current grant round, a total budget of £240,000 is allocated to activities covered by the following specific grant themes:
- breaking the link between homelessness and poor mental health – for charities that provide housing support for people who are presently homeless and ongoing support for improvement of mental health
- reducing the effects of social media on mental health – for charities that create effective pathways from online to physical community participation, for example through volunteering, peer/influencer/educator or paid work
- reducing social isolation – for charities that own or operate a community hub that provides support services and activities that support mental health and address loneliness in their community
- improving mental health outcomes for children and young people – for projects that improve early identification of mental health concerns and improve the provision of resources and activities to support positive mental health experiences
UK registered charities with an income under £1million can apply.
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Grants for registered charities that support mental wellbeing
Application deadline:
31 December 2024
Fund description:
https://sites.google.com/kmct.org.uk/kmct/home
https://www.devon.gov.uk/fundingnews/fund/kristina-martin-charitable-trust/
Young Gamechangers Fund
Co-op Foundation, in partnership with Co-op and the #iwill Fund, is offering grants of up to £20,000 for youth-led groups across the UK to support social action projects and activities that create positive social change in their communities through activism, awareness training, campaigning, disrupting and challenging norms, and building co-operation.
Through the Young Gamechangers Fund, funding is available for groups with an annual income of less than £100,000 that can demonstrate that 75% of their leadership are young people aged between 10 and 25, and are committed to building community cohesion, bringing people together, and designing or testing innovative approaches to established challenges.
In this round, priority will be given to applications from young people with experience of:
- the criminal justice system
- barriers to accessing education
- living in rural/isolated communities
- living in coastal towns and communities
- seeking asylum, being a refugee
- social and financial barriers to accessing opportunities
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Grants to help organisations led by young people to transform communities into safer, more sustainable and more inclusive places to live
Application deadline:
Complete the eligibility quiz by 4 December 2024 and apply by 6 December 2024
https://www.devon.gov.uk/fundingnews/fund/young-gamechangers-fund/
Growing Communities Fund
Grants are available from the Growing Communities Fund to projects that support Devon communities wishing to build self-reliance, tackle hardship such as food and fuel inequality, improve mental health and wellbeing or address loneliness and isolation.
The Growing Communities Fund will commonly provide grant awards of between £500 and £1,000. You can apply for up to £3,000 if you feel you have an exemplary project and are able to accept payment in arrears.
Schemes that are eligible for funding can be new initiatives responding to an identified need, as well as those that link to established work but use innovation to improve efficiency and provision or reach a wider audience.
Applications for grant funding can be made by:
- Not for profit, voluntary or community groups, registered charities or social enterprises that are providing services or activities for the benefit of people and communities in Devon (at least 75% of beneficiaries need to be in the administrative area of Devon County Council)
- Parish or Town Councils, where the project or activity has a clear benefit to the local community and is not replacing statutory provision
- Schools, where the project or activity has a clear benefit to the wider community over and above statutory provision
- National charities, where there is a local branch that is managed locally and has its own bank account
- Churches or church groups, where the project or activity has a clear benefit to the wider community and is not promoting a specific religion or worship
- Community Interest Companies (CICs), limited by guarantee without share capital (further conditions apply: see website for details)
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Grants for innovative community projects to build self-reliance, community resilience and improve mental health and wellbeing
Application deadline:
Funding is to be used or allocated before 28 February 2025: the scheme will close sooner if the funding has been spent
Fund description:
https://www.devon.gov.uk/communities/growing-communities-fund
https://www.devon.gov.uk/fundingnews/fund/growing-communities-fund-3/
Boost Charitable Trust
The Boost Charitable Trust aims to fund and support inspiring programmes which help improve the lives of the disabled and disadvantaged through the power of sport.
Small grants are available to charities or non-profit making organisations with a focus on sport. You will need to submit a short application on two sides of A4 setting out what you need funding for and how much you require, together with a budget. Successful projects will receive a grant of up to £750.
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Small grants for projects that support disadvantaged and disabled people through sport
Application deadline:
Apply at any time
Fund description:
https://www.boostct.org/get-involved
https://www.devon.gov.uk/fundingnews/fund/boost-charitable-trust/
Home Instead Charities
Grants are available for small grassroots community groups and small local registered charities that are providing activities and projects to prevent social isolation and loneliness for older people (the over 55s) in the UK.
Home Instead Charities provides two levels of funding:
- Grants of up to £500 for small grassroots organisations
- Grants of up to £1,500 for small local registered charities
The funding can be used for a range of activities such as: regular events and activities that encourage social interaction; one-off activities such as day trips or talks; physical activity sessions or clubs.
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Grants for projects that provide activities that support wellbeing or reduce social isolation and/or loneliness among older people
Application deadline:
Applications may be submitted during January, April, July or October
Fund description:
https://www.homeinstead.co.uk/charities/how-we-do-it/apply-for-a-grant/
https://www.devon.gov.uk/fundingnews/fund/home-instead-charities/
Kind regards
Karen Dent | Community and Health Engagement Coordinator.
3rd December 2024