Deadline: 06-Sep-21
The Leeds Community Foundation is offering grants for Local Care Direct Health and Wellbeing Fund to improve the health and wellbeing of residents across Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield.
The Foundation is particularly keen to play a role in reducing health inequalities through this funding programme and applicants will need to demonstrate how their work does this. Two year grants are available for organisations supporting people whose health and wellbeing are negatively affected by mental health issues, isolation or deprivation.
The grants should be used to support people who are experiencing difficulties, which could include those with diagnosed mental health conditions, or be about prevention to avoid early symptoms worsening, or more general support around mental health and wellbeing. It might also be used to fund outreach to encourage people to access services and reduce stigma. The grant may also be used for those who are affected by isolation, for instance by organising activities or providing emotional support to improve social networks and connections. Or the grant may be used for projects that focus on those who are living in, or have been affected by deprivation and may include projects that support people with financial and economic planning.
The Foundation will prioritise third sector organisations who understand local needs and are connected to their communities in either Leeds, Bradford or Wakefield. Grants can support existing work, capital costs or be for new project ideas that meet identified gaps.
Funding Information
- The minimum grant size is £10,000 and the maximum amount you can apply for is £20,000 for a 2-year project.
- Only one application per organisation will be considered and to apply for a grant your organisation should have a maximum turnover of £300,000 per annum.
What can the Fund support?
The work this grant is funding should focus on reducing health inequalities and should provide:
- Health and Wellbeing support for people living with/experiencing mental health issues or prevention and/or
- Health and Wellbeing support for people living in social isolation and/or
- Health and Wellbeing support for people who are living in, or have been affected by deprivation and poverty
What can the Fund not support?
Grants will not be awarded to or for:
- Unincorporated organisations not registered on the Charity Commission or Companies House (as per Leeds Community Foundation’s grant making process, unincorporated organisations are able to apply for a maximum of £5,000 and the minimum grant size for this programme is £10,000)
- For-profit organisations, statutory organisations (e.g. schools and hospitals) or overseas organisations
- Retrospective funding (activity and costs that have already taken place)
- Grant-making to other organisations and/or individuals
- Activity that promotes a particular political or religious point of view
- Activity primarily for the benefit of animals
- Individuals
- Expeditions or overseas travel
- Vouchers, food provision or direct cash payments
Eligibility Criteria
Community groups, charities, social enterprises or other charitable organisations from the third sector that:
- Are registered on the Charity Commission or Companies House
- Have a constitution or other relevant governance document
- Have a management committee/board of directors/trustees of at least three unrelated people
- Have a bank account under the name of the group with at least two unrelated signatories (if your organisation doesn’t have its own bank account, but does meet all of the other criteria, please contact them to discuss how they can work around this)
- Are supporting people living in the Metropolitan District Areas of Leeds, Bradford or Wakefield
- Have a Safeguarding Policy and an Equal Opportunities Policy where relevant to your work
- If organising or running public events, festivals etc groups will be expected to have relevant insurance and comply with all required health and safety, food handling/preparation and other local and national statutory regulations for such activity.
For more information, visit https://www.leedscf.org.uk/grants/local-care-direct-health-and-wellbeing-fund/
