Deadline: 30-Sep-22
Have an idea for the community mental health project? If yes, then apply for Recovery Devon’s Winter Community Development Fund.
The Winter Community Development Fund is for anyone who is passionate about creating opportunities for recovery, in interesting and ‘out of the box’ ways. They welcome any innovative, recovery-focused project ideas that would benefit from a small amount of financial support.
Funding Information
They can fund between £50 to £750 per project. Project leads can also make use of their community development expertise. They offer light-touch mentoring, as well as a little more hand-holding if needed to start you off.
Example Projects
- Suitable applications could be for art-based projects or activities such as a short animation or video, a music-based project or creative writing.
- An application may be made to run a community event at a school, college or village hall.
- An example of a research project could be to conduct a survey of the community’s attitudes to mental well-being and recovery.
What they Will Fund?
- They will fund reasonable expenses incurred by applicants and any volunteers. Fees for tutors, facilitators etc. Funds may be used to purchase or hire equipment, although the benefit must be clearly explained and justified.
- Funds have previously been used for: Gardening equipment for a community garden; venue hire; producing handbooks and supportive guides; music workshops; IT equipment; musical instruments; art materials; software.
- Essentially they take each project on its merits and try to be flexible so that they may support interesting, creative or challenging projects.
- In all cases receipts and invoices must be kept and presented to Recovery Devon to evidence work done.
Eligibility Criteria
They encourage those with lived experience of mental health struggles to apply, especially if it’s something that will also help your own recovery. You do not need to have had any experience with running projects before, if this is your first venture in setting up something in your community then they can offer connections and resources to help.
For more information, visit https://recoverydevon.co.uk/2022/winter-community-development-fund/?fbclid=IwAR1QSUjk0wUt3GNP45QqeQYJri95cRdlVqiP5TEHoysLfHOxvoViBjYGBrQ