Local groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities even better places to live are now invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality.
Eligibility
You can only apply for Active Communities if:
• You are non-profit
• Your income is less than £350,000 a year, or an average of £350,000 over two years
• You have less than six months’ annual running costs in savings (with no restrictions on the money) after you have deducted the grant you wish to request from us
• Your organisation is constituted and is more than three months old
What For?
They are looking for small and local projects, genuinely designed and run by local people. By small, they mean just a small group of people on an estate, in a few streets or villages.
They are also looking for great ideas from communities of interest. By this they mean a group of people who have things in common and wish to come together to address something that is important to them. These ideas could be based in one neighbourhood, or cover a wider area.
They run a two stage application process that begins with a short online form. There's step by step guidance to help you along the way but if you need any support, please call them on 020 7697 4021 or email us.
Using money raised by society lotteries through The Health Lottery, People's Health Trust has opened Active Communities in your area i.e. HealthConfirm - Wokingham, West Berkshire, Reading, Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest (closes 2 September, 1pm)
They want great ideas which make neighbourhoods even better places to grow, live, work and age. Projects need to:
• Be designed and led by local people
• Create stronger connections between people
• Be seeking funding of between £5,000 and £25,000 a year
• Last for between twelve months and two years
• Be small and local, for example, a few streets, a small village or be a community of interest, experiencing social and economic disadvantage
• Be in one or more of their fundable neighbourhoods
They target their funds at the neighbourhoods which are the most affected by health inequalities. They call these ‘fundable neighbourhoods’. Zoom into the map (using the +/- slider to the left) to check which streets in your area are fundable neighbourhoods. Only areas highlighted in white are fundable. It doesn't matter if a very small part of a street is outside the fundable area. You can still apply.
http://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/apply-for-funding/healthconfirm
They also accept applications from communities of interest. By this they mean a group of people who have things in common and wish to come together to address something that is important to them.
For example:
• Young people from Town A living with mental ill-health wishing to address access to work issues or discrimination
• Isolated older people from the north of Village B who wish to establish more frequent and affordable transport in their area
• Parents of children with autism from County C coming together to establish a support group to highlight local services and share information
• A traveller community based in and around City D which aims to address economic disadvantage through encouraging small businesses
Here are some ideas they have funded:
• A women’s volunteering group run by and for Bengali women
• Computer skills support group run for and by older people
• Support for local people to become community organisers
They don’t fund projects that are strictly health-related and focus on specific diseases for example cancer, diabetes, stroke, or which aim to change behaviour for example, giving up smoking, losing weight etc.
How Much?
Projects seeking investment of between £5,000 and £50,000 for projects lasting up to two years.
Deadline
To apply for a grant from People's Health Trust's Active Communities funding programme you must first check whether your area is open for funding. If you meet their criteria for Active Communities, you can begin the application process by submitting a quick Stage 1 application form.
They run a two stage application process over a five week period. There is a possibility that they will close stage one applications early in the five week period if they are oversubscribed. You are strongly advised to call them if you are just starting to apply. Decisions are made 12 weeks after the closing date.
Call them on 020 7697 4021 or email us if you would like any help and support
More Information
http://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/apply-for-funding
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