VCSE Health and Wellbeing Fund 2020-21: Starting Well

**Meet the Funders Webinar - 

  • 8 September 2020 (2pm - 3pm).
  • 10 September 2020 (2pm - 3pm).

Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis and organisations should email startingwell@dhsc.gov.uk to register.

Aims/priorities: The theme of the 2020-21 funding round is Starting Well. Funding is available for projects that improve health outcomes for children from preconception to two and a half years old in one of more of the following communities:

  • Children in areas of high deprivation (including urban, rural and coastal areas).
  • Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups.

To be eligible projects should aim to support the following health outcomes:

  • Improvement in perinatal mental health.
  • Reduction in the percentage of babies born with low birthweight.
  • An increase in babies being breastfed.
  • Obesity prevention and support.
  • Reduced smoking or smoke-free homes.
  • Improvement in learning and speech and language development.
  • High immunisation rates and reduction in rates of preventable disease.

The grants are to be used to expand or develop existing projects and programmes that have been running for at least three years, and which are whole-family and/or community-centred. Projects must be strategically linked up with other local initiatives and service planning and must not be duplicating another local initiative.

Who can apply? Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. 

Grant amount: Grants of between £200,000 and £510,000 are available over three financial years.

Application process: An application pack and the application form can be found on the GOV.UK website. Applications and supporting documents should be submitted by email. Hard copies cannot be accepted. Applicants are strongly encouraged to join one of the “Meet the Funders” webinars on: 

8 September 2020 (2pm - 3pm).
10 September 2020 (2pm - 3pm).

Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis and organisations should email startingwell@dhsc.gov.uk to register.

Deadline: 12 noon on 30 October 2020.

Contact information: Tel 020 7210 4850 Email startingwell@dhsc.gov.uk

Website address: www.gov.uk

 

Applicants: 
Organisations
Amount: 
over £25,000
Structure: 
Charitable Company
CIC
CIO
Partnerships and Consortiums
Registered Charity
Social Enterprise
Funding Theme: 
Children and Young People
Unpublish Date: 
Friday, 30 October, 2020