Fife Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund is now open for applications |
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Community groups and organisations can access funding to reconnect communities and support adults' (16+) mental health and wellbeing.
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Grants of £1,000 - max £50,000 are available.
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Full funding guidance can be accessed here.
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Visit www.fva.org/mhgrant to apply.
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Round 1 will close on 01 December 2021 (round 2 opens 02 December 2021).
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E-mail grants@fva.org or call 0800 389 6046 for application support.
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This is the first year of a two-year Fund to support mental health and wellbeing in communities across Scotland. The monies are part of the Scottish Government’s new Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.
Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) is managing this Fund in partnership with Fife Council and Fife Health and Social Care Partnership and is responsible for distributing just over £1m across Fife in year one.
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Applicants must deliver a project which meets at least one of these local outcomes |
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The aim of this Fund is to increase mental wellbeing through... |
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Connecting or re-connecting Fifers with their community: Examples of activity might relate to transport in rural areas (e.g. the concept of 20 Minute Neighbourhoods), befriending calls/visits, dementia cafés, lunch clubs, etc.
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Improving access to physical activity, better diet/nutrition, and reducing social isolation and loneliness: Examples might include "Green Health" initiatives, environmental and growing projects, cooking clubs, safe outdoor spaces, walking groups, exercise classes, IT classes etc.
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Better access to services that help to tackle poverty and achieve income maximisation: Examples might include homelessness projects, food banks, signposting, fuel poverty, etc.
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Developing stronger local infrastructure to support local mental health needs: Examples might include volunteering (including for hard to reach people), more regular community events, projects promoting suicide prevention, and those that give the ability for at-risk groups to have their voices heard.
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The Fund is open to constituted community groups (including Community Councils) and third sector organisations who can evidence a contribution to mental health and wellbeing. Most of the funding will be prioritised for grassroots organisations turning over less than £1m.
If your group does not yet have a constitution then please get in touch with us (e-mail grants@fva.org or call 0800 389 6046) to discuss where you are in your formation journey, and we can advise on your readiness to apply as well as the support we can provide.
The Fund can support new projects and activity, and the expansion of existing activities; it is intended to provide additionality, not replacement funding.
You do not have to be a mental health and wellbeing organisation to apply, but your
application does have to clearly benefit the mental health and wellbeing of people
in your community. We will accept bids from partnerships though the lead partner
must be a third sector organisation, and they must be delivering the majority of the
activity.
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Type of projects we can support |
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Your project and its activity must be delivered within Fife and should benefit whole communities and/or community groups, in turn making a difference to the lives of individuals.
The focus of the Fund is on the adult population, aged 16 and over. We will fund family work where the target/focus is on adults, not children and young people (there’s separate funding and activity in Fife to focus on children, which also includes family work).
For full details on what CAN and CANNOT be funded, the intended beneficiaries, eligibility criteria, and support to help develop project proposals, please view this guidance document.
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How much funding is available? |
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Organisations based in Fife will be able to apply for grants of £1,000 - max £50,000.
Most grant awards will be for around £10,000. To submit an application for a higher amount, you must visit our website and request an exception for a higher application.
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There will be two rounds of applications:
- Round one has now commenced and will close for applications at midnight on 01 December 2021.
- Round two will launch on 02 December 2021 and close for applications at midnight on 19 January 2022.
If you have communication support needs and would like support with your application, please e-mail grants@fva.org or call 0800 389 6946 and a member of our team will be in touch shortly to arrange this support.
Please remember to check out the latest information, guidance, and frequently asked questions that are available at www.fva.org/mhgrant
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