Aims/priorities: The new fund aims to improve the mental health of 16- to 25-year-old girls and young women. Projects are encouraged to be:
- Gendered appropriate.
- Age appropriate.
- Integrated.
- Substantive equality.
Project delivery costs and core costs (eg salaries or general running costs) are supported.
Who can apply? The following organisations can apply for funding:
- Registered or exempt UK charities that have operated for at least three years.
- Charities with an annual income between £100,000 and £500,000.
Partnership applications are eligible for funding.
Applicants are encouraged to join the learning-set, in order to share best practice, explore the need for policy change and build a supportive peer-network.
The following are supported:
- Organisations delivering high quality services specifically designed to respond to the needs of young women experiencing mental health difficulties. Applications are encouraged from organisations leading the way in good practice or innovation relating to age and gender informed approaches to mental health provision. Groups that work collaboratively with partners to extend their impact and share expertise, and that champion fair and equal access to mental health services will be prioritised.
- Although funding supports young women aged 16-25 years old, projects where at least 80% of the participants of the work fall within the 16-25 age band wll be considered.
- Mental health services that support young women with existing and increasingly entrenched mental health problems will be funded.
Grant amount: Funding between £60,000 and £90,000 over three years is available.
Application process: Applicants must book a telephone conversation with the Grants Manager by 13 August 2021 before applying to the scheme. Applicants must register online with Flexigrant and submit completed application forms at the Trust's website.
Deadline: 20 September 2021
Contact information: Tel: 020 7834 6510, Email applicants@thepilgrimtrust.org.uk
Website address: The Pilgrim Trust