Deadline: 26-Sep-22
The Bromley Council is pleased to announce the opening of another round of the Innovation fund focusing on innovation to deliver improved health and wellbeing outcomes including day activities.
Social isolation can affect many elderly people and as they continue to live with Covid, many residents need support with interesting and meaningful activities.
Partners, already deliver a number of programmes and therefore they are seeking innovative, and creative new projects that have not been tried or tested previously in this borough. Premises to deliver activities can be available, and are located in Beckenham and Shortlands.
Aims
- Helping people to improve their health and wellbeing
- Reducing social isolation and loneliness
- Providing day opportunities for vulnerable adults and older people
- Day opportunities to support the role of carers
- Supporting young people (16+) as they transition into adulthood
- Promoting and supporting volunteering
Funding Information
- Applications of up to £50,000.pa may be accepted.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be based or operate in the London Borough of Bromley for the benefit of Bromley residents
- Support the most vulnerable members of Bromley’s communities.
- The Innovation Fund is available for relevant applications from all voluntary, community and not for profit organisations. The organisation must:
- Be based or operate in the London Borough of Bromley for the benefit of Bromley residents
- Support the most vulnerable members of Bromley’s communities
- Ordinarily, organisations may only apply once a year, whether a previous application was successful or not. Priority will be given to applications from those who have not previously received Innovation Fund, funding.
- Funds may be given to facilitate innovation delivered by an associated organisation where it helps to meet the Innovation Fund criteria and identified priorities. They will have an appropriate sub-contracting arrangement in place with the associated organisation. The draft sub-contract agreement will be submitted as part of the application.
For more information, visit https://www.communitylinksbromley.org.uk/latest-news/innovation-fund-round-3/