Aims/Priorities: The programme aims to identify and fund local organisations in Tameside to gather feedback from the people they support about NHS services in the area. The goal is to understand experiences and barriers, so health services can improve and reduce health inequalities. Although the scope for this funding is broad, groups may wish to explore themes related to experiences of urgent care or prevention.
The grant will have a specific focus on the following groups, while also being inclusive of other demographic and populations:
- Southeast Asian women
- People with disabilities
- Our African communities
- Veterans
- Other inclusion health groups or underserved populations
By strengthening our understanding of the awareness and experiences of people from these groups, the programme will generate learning that can be used to provide tailored feedback to local health services and support service improvement to tackle health inequalities.
Through this grant, groups will also be asked to develop their own approaches to collecting data and insight from communities they serve, ensuring this learning can meaningfully contribute to service improvement. Support will be available to develop these approaches.
Who can apply? To apply for this fund you must:
- Be a voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) group locally rooted or
actively working in the borough of Tameside; and - Be a member of Action Together CIO (you can register for free to become a member here); and
- Be formally constituted; and
- Have at least three people on your board or committee who are not related; and have a bank account in your organisation’s name requiring at least two unrelated signatories
- Be a VCFSE organisations with an annual income of less than £500,000
Grant Amount: Small grant up to £3,000
Application Process:
- Please thoroughly read the fund guidance notes before completing an application
Please ensure all boxes on the application form are completed and send to funding@actiontogether.org.uk
NHS Engagement Small Grant Application Form.docx (137.87 KB)- Decisions will be made by a panel with representatives from the Action Together Investment Team, Partnerships and System Change Manager, Community Engagement and Insight Officer, and 10GM. You will be contacted within 7 working days after decisions are made unless you are asked for further information or to redevelop aspects of your proposal.
Deadline: Friday 20 February 2026 (11:59pm).
Contact Information: Phone | 0161 339 2345 Email | funding@actiontogether.org.uk