Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to ensure or increase access to key services and activities for beneficiaries who have struggled with access due to COVID-19. The grants will support charities to digitally enable access to services, or to adapt their delivery of existing services to comply with social distancing or other COVID-response measures.
There are three separate streams of funding (please note you can only make one application to the Foundation for funding):
- Digital Health Breakthrough Grants for large charities in the area of innovation and transformation in health and social care.
- Digital Good Causes Grants for smaller charities working within the areas of community, environment and the arts to transform or adapt their services digitally.
- Adapted Good Causes Grants for smaller charities working within the areas of community, environment and the arts to pilot and test new services in response to COVID-19.
To be eligible, organisations should be working nationally within the Foundation’s key domains:
- Healthcare Innovation – Organisations in the fields of disability, medical research, mental health and those supporting individuals with long-term health conditions.
- Community – Organisations working with young people, especially those considered disadvantaged, delivering support to those disproportionately affected by Covid-19 and/or those working to support isolated older people.
- Environment – Organisations working in the area of horticulture and conservation which have been significantly financially impacted by the closure of venues.
- Arts – Organisations working in the area of arts, health and well-being where services and programmes are being adapted to benefit communities impacted by Covid-19.
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from charities with a maximum turnover of £1 million. Preference, however, will be given to smaller organisations with a turnover of around £500,000. Applicants should be working within the area of community, environment and the arts. Applications may also be considered from smaller organisations working within the area of healthcare innovation.
Grant amount: The available funding is as follows:
Digital Health Breakthrough Grants - There are two stages:
- Stage 1 - £100,000 is available for an initial open call to award 10 organisations a grant of up to £10,000 for R&D for digital service delivery.
- Stage 2 - Five of these organisations will be awarded up to £100,000.
Digital Good Causes Grants -
- Grants of up to £10,000 for digital skills development/digital investment (vital to increasing access to services for participants) within smaller organisations.
- Grants of up to £25,000 for the transformation of existing services through digital development.
Adapted Good Causes Grants -
- Grants of up to £10,000 for adaption of services within smaller organisations.
- Grants of up to £25,000 for the transformation of existing services.
Application process: All relevant documents are available from the Foundation's website.
Deadline: The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 16 November 2020 (5pm). The fund may close before the deadline as the Foundation expects the fund to be highly competitive.
Contact information: Email: info@petersowerbyfoundation.org.uk
Website address: www.petersowerbyfoundation.com