Deadline: 16-Jan-23
NHS Foundation is inviting applications for the Healthy Weight Programme for the VCF sector in Liverpool.
The Healthy Weight programme aims to increase impact on outcomes related to weight, mental health and emotional wellbeing amongst children and families.
Funding Information
- Bids are invited for grants of between £50K and £100K for a 12-month programme of activity. It is expected that between 5-10 grants will be issued.
- The grant can cover the project delivery as well as a contribution to core and running costs related to that project.
- Project can be either extensions of existing projects or a new project but must have a clear exit or sustainability plan.
- 50% of the grant allocation will be provided once the offer letter is signed and returned by the grantee. A second 50% payment will be made further to receipt of satisfactory Quarter 2 monitoring data.
Types of Programmes
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The types of programmes they want to fund will:
- Provide early, preventive support for families around breastfeeding, healthy introduction of solids, portion size, nutritional value, and balanced/varied diet
- Provide appropriate early/preventive support for families in overcoming common challenges in childhood eating: fussiness, strategies to support family health eating
- Enhance food poverty systems to make healthy eating accessible for vulnerable families as part of enhancing socio-economic, health and wellbeing outcomes holistically
- Deliver local activities for families to support engagement with physical activities and address barriers to access
- Deliver community activity encouraging families to be physically active together (targeting key groups: families with pre-school children, teenage girls, overweight families)
- Support families of children with SEND to access physical activity and improve diet and nutrition
- Take every step, to provide a health promoting environment within your organisation and the activities provided
- (They expect most applications to address more than one area).
- Having good physical and mental health and wellbeing makes it easier to deal better with the different stresses (physical and mental) and problems in life. It also supports their ability to fulfil their ambitions and dreams, to be more confident, have good relationships with other people and cope with life’s ups and downs.
- LCVS will be administering the grant on behalf of Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
Outcomes
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The key outcomes of focus for this programme are reduction in excess weight and improved mental health, wellbeing and resilience amongst children and families. This will be achieved by directly influencing:
- The application of specialist paediatric expertise within prevention programmes
- Building community capacity and skill
- Enhancing protective factors (e.g. good mental health, physical activity, leisure, access to green spaces, access to healthy food, breastfeeding, developing skills, enhancing parenting, forming positive relationships)
- Reduction in key modifiable risk factors (e.g. poor mental health, problems with finances, employment, relationships, exposure to food with high calorific and low nutritional value)
- Collaborative working between organisations to meet needs holistically and for whole families
- Increased volunteering opportunities and community participation
- Enhancing accessibility for families facing additional barriers, particularly families who are materially disadvantaged, from Black and Minority Ethnic Background and families of children with SEND.
Eligibility Criteria
- This grant is aimed at the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector in Liverpool.
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To be eligible your organisation must:
- Have been established for at least 12 months as of November 2022
- Demonstrate an income of over £10,000 in the last 12 months
- Be based in Liverpool, and operating for the benefit of Liverpool residents
- Be able to meet one or more priorities as detailed
- Have a constitution or governing document that contains clear charitable objectives
- For Community Interest Companies, have at least three directors
- Have a bank account in the name of the organisation with two or more signatories
- Be able to provide annual accounts or an income and expenditure breakdown for the past 12 months
- Provide an up- to- date safeguarding policy for the organisation.
Ineligible
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The following are not eligible for funding via this programme:
- Individuals or organisations applying on behalf of individuals
- Organisations established for less than 12 months as of November 2022
- Organisations with an income of less than £10,000 in the last 12 months
- Retrospective funding: costs that have already been incurred
For more information, visit NHS Foundation.
