Health and Wellbeing Fund
Cheshire East Council are working in partnership with Central Cheshire Integrated Care Board and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to provide grants that will support the Voluntary, Community, Faith, Social Enterprise sector to deliver projects supporting better health and wellbeing outcomes.
The aims of the fund are to:
- Reduce health inequalities by addressing a specific gap in provision or where there is an identified need.
- Improve access to local health and care services including clear linkages with respective care communities.
- develop Voluntary, Community, Faith, Social Enterprise sector led community mental health services specifically for people who have serious long term mental health issues in the community.
How much is available
Mental Health support and interventions (£66,516) - This funding stream will focus on improving the mental health of the population. Proposals should complement local provision (formal and informal support and services) and work with local services to direct to more specialist support where appropriate.
Community Mental Health Transformation (£200,000) - This place-based funding is to support Cheshire East to be able to support people with Severe Mental Illness (SMI).
Working alongside NHS and local authority services, community organisations provide unique support for people experiencing mental health challenges. They establish a connected community of people with shared experiences, get to know the people and develop trusting professional relationships.
This funding should be used to help us collectively accelerate the vital contribution of community partners in our journey of transforming our community mental health offer, supporting more people to access services.
Physical Health and Wellbeing Grants (£103,733) - this funding stream will support the priority areas defined for each Care Community in the supporting guidance document. Proposals should complement local provision (formal and informal support and services) and work with local services to direct to more specialist support where appropriate.
Community Grant to support those with Visual Impairments (£10,800) - This funding stream will support those living with visual impairments by providing practical advice to support independent living and delivering emotion and peer support to enable people to share lived experience and provide information and advice.Note: this funding is available for two years (1/4/23 to 31/3/25).
Funding is available for a maximum 12 months from 1 April 2023 up to 31 March 2024.
Who can apply
Non-profit organisations including voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations can apply for these grants.
Schools are not eligible to apply, however, projects can engage with schools.
Organisations which are not based in Cheshire East must be able to demonstrate significant community benefits within Cheshire East.
When
We will accept applications from 24 January 2023 until 20 February 2023 at 5pm.
Online information sessions have taken place for this fund, however, you can obtain a copy of the slides or a recording of the session by emailing communitygrants2@cheshireeast.gov.uk
How to apply
Please read the Health and Wellbeing Fund Guidance Document (PDF, 225KB) before beginning your application.
- To apply for this grant, you will be required to create an account on the Grant Approval system
- The scheme is open to non-profit organisations including voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations, however, the system requires you to select whether you are a business or resident - please select 'business' for this application.
- The system will also ask for your relationship to the business - for most applications this will be 'individual'.
- Ensure that you are clicking the blue 'Save' button as you move through your application.
- Answers are limited to 1000 characters, including spaces, per question.
- To access your saved form, log in to the portal and select the green 'My Requests' button on the top banner of the page.
- For application support queries contact communitygrants2@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Please follow the link below to our application portal:
Application for Mental Health Support and Intervention (All Age) Community Grant
Application for Mental Health Transformation Community Grant
Application for Physical Health and Wellbeing Community Grant
Application for Visual Impairments Support Community Grant
Cost-of-living Community Response Grants
Cheshire East Council are offering grants that will support the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in the borough to respond to the needs of their beneficiaries through interventions, advice and support.
These grants will be funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Government webpage.
The aims of this fund is to:
• Support the Voluntary, Community, Faith, Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Cheshire East by helping them to recover from the Cost of Living impact by thinking how they may make efficiencies whilst also responding to the needs of their beneficiaries.
• Support the sector to develop sustainable food solutions and long-term support to reduce the dependence on food banks.
• Enable those adversely impacted by the Cost of Living to access the right help and support at the right time.
• Reduce inequalities through sustainable solutions.
• Improve Health and Wellbeing that has been affected by the current Cost of Living.
• Support impactful and qualitative volunteering opportunities developing a more sustainable Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise sector.
How much is available from this fund
Total funding amount: £200,000
Maximum application amount: £10,000
Funding is available for a maximum 12 months from 1 April 2023 up to 31 March 2024.
Who can apply for the fund
Non-profit organisations including voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations can apply for these grants.
Organisations which are not based in Cheshire East must be able to demonstrate significant community benefits within Cheshire East.
When can applications be made
We will accept applications from 1 February 2023 until 27 February 2023 at 5pm.
An online information session will take place on:
- Monday 20 February at 1pm
Contact communitygrants2@cheshireeast.gov.uk for joining instructions.
How to apply for the fund
Read the Cost-of-living Community Response Grants Supporting Document (PDF, 195KB) before beginning your application.
- To apply for this grant, you will need to create an account on the Grant Approval system
- The scheme is open to non-profit organisations including voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations, however, the system requires you to select whether you are a business or resident - please select business for this application.
- The system will also ask for your relationship to the business - for most applications this will be 'individual'.
- Ensure that you are clicking the blue 'Save' button as you move through your application.
- Answers are limited to 1000 characters, including spaces, per question.
- To access your saved form, log in to the portal and select the green 'My Requests' button on the top banner of the page.
- For application support queries contact communitygrants2@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Apply for the Cost-of-living Community Response Grants