Current available Grant Funds
Lincolnshire County Council and NHS Lincolnshire have launched a new fund which aims to have a positive impact on people’s health and wellbeing, with the following outcomes:
- To improve the health and well-being of the population of Lincolnshire, addressing health inequalities and/or social exclusion.
- To encourage and enable children and their families to achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
- To enhance the education, skills and employment prospects of local people, particularly the young and those at a disadvantage, and promote equality of opportunity
- To improve housing and housing conditions for local people through physical improvements, better maintenance and/or management, addressing fuel poverty and offering greater choice and diversity;
- To enhance the quality of life and capacity of local people and their communities, contributing to local regeneration, including leisure, cultural and sports opportunities.
The Health and Wellbeing Grant Fund Board would like to invite initial Expressions of Interest which meet the criteria, for projects of over £50,000.
Download the Grant Fund Briefing Note and Expression of Interest Form or contact David Stacey, Health and Well-being Project Manager at david.stacey@lincolnshire.gov.uk or tel 01522 554017 if you have any questions.
Timescales for the initial round of bids are as follows:
Monday 17 November 2008 - Health and Well-being Grant Fund launched
Friday 19 December 2008 - Deadline for Expression of Interest forms
Monday 22 January 2009 - Health and Well-being Grant Fund Board meet to agree shortlisted initiatives
Looking for Funding?
For advice, support and application assistance on funding for your community group, please contact Tim Barzycki on (01529) 308450
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Other useful funding resources:
Big Lottery Fund - www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Every year the Big Lottery Fund gives out millions of pounds from the National Lottery to good causes. The money goes to community groups and to projects that improve health, education and the environment.
GRANTnet - www.grantnet.com
GRANTnet, a straightforward free-to-use service that can help small organisations to identify suitable funding. The system is updated regularly to ensure access to the very latest funding information.