Aims/priorities: The aim of the fund is to promote organisations and partnerships to focus on gambling-related harm in Greater Manchester whilst sharing knowledge and experiences as part of a community of practice.
Priority for funding includes projects which focus on the following:
- Tackling inequalities
- Reforming public services
- Community-led activities and sports clubs
- Children and young people
To be eligible, projects must:
- Be delivered across any of the ten localities of Greater Manchester.
- Demonstrate how they prevent or reduce gambling-related harm within the priority areas.
Funding is intended to achieve the following:
- Engage a wider community in understanding and raising awareness of gambling-related harms.
- Reduce shame and stigma associated with disclosing gambling disorder by encouraging people to talk about it in open, non-judgemental conversations.
- Increase awareness of the risks of participating in gambling, helping to counter the normalisation of gambling in activities such as watching sport, particularly among children and young people.
- Increase the number of people accessing specialist treatment and support, including those affected by someone else’s gambling.
- Increase provision of brief interventions delivered in the community to reduce harm.
- Build understanding of how people experience gambling related harms to inform development of peer-led and informal support.
- Create a community-led movement to support campaigns advocating for local action and changes to national legislation to create a safe and enjoyable environment for all who wish to participate in gambling.
- Generate and share learning about successful interventions to prevent and reduce gambling related harm.
The funding is intended to be used for revenue costs, although capital costs will be considered in exceptional circumstances where this is justified in the description of how the project will be delivered.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from public, community and voluntary sector organisations. There is an emphasis on the development of collaborations between groups and organisation, and the funders are seeking an equitable distribution between sectors.
Grant amount: Grants should not exceed £30,000 in total unless this demonstrates significant collaborative and cross-boundary delivery.
Application process: The prospectus can be found on the GMCA website. Proposals must be submitted via the electronic system at www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants should note that the registration and uploading process when submitting the proposal via this portal may take some time and therefore allow sufficient time in advance of the deadline. Proposals must be submitted in Microsoft Word format using this template.
Deadline: 13 August 2021 (5pm). Successful applicants will be announced on 10 September 2021.
Contact information: Tel 0161 778 7000, Email publicservicereform@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
Website address: greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk