Deadline: 13-Feb-23
The South Gloucestershire Council is inviting applications for its One You South Glos Community Grant Programme to reduce the five leading risk factors that contribute to reduced quality of life, early death and health inequalities in South Gloucestershire.
An element of the One You South Glos (OYSG) Wellbeing service led by Southern Brooks is the management of the health inequalities small grant awards, funded this year through South Gloucestershire Council and the South Gloucestershire Locality Partnership (formally Clinical Commissioning Group).
One You South Gloucestershire is a healthy lifestyles and wellbeing service for adults to help make important, lasting improvements to their health. The service is for all adults over the age of 18 who are South Gloucestershire residents or registered with a GP practice in South Gloucestershire. This service is delivered by a multi-agency team of practitioners and services from both the Statutory and Voluntary sector.
One You South Gloucestershire is an integrated healthy lifestyles service led by South Gloucestershire Council. Part of this service includes a Wellbeing element, which is delivered by Southern Brooks and other partners.
The purpose of the grants is to enable the provision of local initiatives / interventions that reduce health inequalities and help individuals to make lasting improvements to their health and wellbeing. Applications will be evaluated for evidence that they address the following health concerns:
- Tobacco use
- Alcohol use
- Obesity and physical activity
- Vascular disease
- Mental health & wellbeing
- Improves the experience of ageing better
Aims
The aim of the project board is to distribute 60% of the funding to groups that benefit:
- Black and/or other minority ethnic residents
- Carers
- Disabled people
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender people
- Low-income workers
- Men
- People with long term conditions
- Older People
Objectives
- This local grant scheme aims to support projects and activities whose aim is to help residents in South Gloucestershire:
- Make healthy choices easier
- Improve the health of disadvantaged people
- Reduce health inequalities
Funding Information
- Grant application requests can be between £250 – £2,500.
- Applying for grants between £250 – £500
- Applying for grants between £500 – £2,500
- All funding should be spent within 12 months of the award.
Eligible Projects
- Grants will be considered for projects that:
- Promote the health and wellbeing of individuals, or communities, who suffer from isolation, discrimination or disadvantage
- Focus on one or more of the following:
- Food and healthy eating
- Increasing levels of physical activity
- Providing social support & reducing isolation
- Encouraging intergenerational work
- Combating addiction e.g., smoking, drug, or alcohol abuse
- Domestic abuse
- Emotional resilience
- Improving sexual health
- Providing people with the best experience of ageing
Criteria
- You can apply for a grant if your organisation can meet ALL the following criteria:
- It is a voluntary organisation, community group or social enterprise.
- It has a constitution, or other governing document.
- It has an equalities policy.
- It has safeguarding policies for adults at risk and children and young people.
- It can demonstrate how the project reflects the concerns and priorities of members of the group/community.
- It can demonstrate how the project will have an impact on the health of participants.
For more information, visit South Gloucestershire Council.