Small Grants to Improve Health and Wellbeing in Your Community by Addressing Smoking

Deadline: 28-Nov-22

ASH Scotland is seeking applications for its Small Grants to improve health and wellbeing in your community by addressing smoking.

They are particularly interested in engaging with organizations in Scotland:

• In the third sector, either as a registered charity or constituted community group.
• Working in communities with areas of multiple deprivation.
• Or working with specific community of interest where smoking prevalence is typically higher  (eg care experience, homelessness, offending behavior, mental health, young carers).
• With an interest and commitment to improving people’s health and wellbeing.
• Who are not currently funded to deliver activity on smoking and tobacco issues.

Purpose

• The purpose of their small grants support package is to engage with and support organizations working in communities where smoking prevalence is typically higher (for example, SIMD 1 & 2 or other vulnerable groups).
• Activities must be clearly focused on the theme of improving wellbeing by addressing smoking.

Benefits

• If successful your organisation can expect to receive:
  • Access to dedicated expert advice and free resources to help improve the wellbeing of the people you work with through addressing smoking.
  • Training and learning opportunities to increase your staff and volunteers’ knowledge and confidence around smoking and tobacco issues.
  • Ongoing support to create an action plan to help you to deliver your charter pledges.
  • A financial contribution of  £500 to recognise the time and commitment from your organisation.
• If successful your organisation’s participation will involve:
  • Meeting with an ASH Scotland Engagement Officer a minimum of 3 times over a 6 month period to create and deliver a tailored support plan, looking at how your organisation approaches smoking with a view to helping reduce the harm it causes to the community you work with.
  • Staff and volunteers from your organisation will participate in an online session and/or elearning module delivered by ASH Scotland (appropriate options will be discussed).
  • A willingness and enthusiasm to take action to support people in your community to improve their wellbeing by addressing smoking.
  • Providing a short, informal summary report of what the £500 grant was used for and what was achieved as a result of the funding.

You can’t use the grant to

• Purchase tobacco products, vapes or e-cigarettes.
• Purchase or refurbish buildings, land or vehicles.
• Fund any work outside of Scotland.
• Cover retrospective costs for projects that have already happened.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be a registered charity or constituted community group.
• A management committee or board with at least three unrelated members.
• A bank account in the name of the group or charity.
• To be signed up to Scotland’s Charter for a Tobacco-free Generation – or be prepared to sign-up if your application is successful.

For more information, visit https://www.ashscotland.org.uk/smallgrants