Funding and Tender Alerts

Mental Health Small Grants Funding

Erewash Voluntary Action is administering a new Mental Health Small Grants Fund from Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

The objective of this fund is to enable local voluntary and community groups and organisations to improve or extend their work supporting Derby and Derbyshire residents aged 18 plus to maintain good mental health.

Eligible organisations can apply for a maximum grant of £5k. The grants are for capital expenditure only and can be used for a defined ‘one off’ project. 

The deadline to apply is 5pm on Monday 21 October 2024

To apply, please download the Mental Health Small Grants Application Form and return it to Erewash Voluntary Action, as detailed on the form.

Derby Association of Community Partners Funding Opportunity

The Derby Association of Community Partners (DACP) is an established voluntary organisation for tenants, community groups and other partner agencies.

This year the DACP is celebrating its 30th Anniversary by awarding £30,000 to various groups across Derby. It's offering 30 grants of £1,000 each – not a penny more, not a penny less, and it’s really simple to apply!

The application deadline has been extended to 30 September 2024

Who can apply?
To apply for a grant from DACP you must be a community group, a voluntary or not-for-profit organisation, or a local resident delivering a project/service in Derby City that benefits the local community and Derby Homes tenants.

Funding Focus
The DACP is looking to support projects that align with this year’s theme of legacy. Some examples of what they are interested in funding are (but not limited to):

• Small, grassroots clubs
• Equipment or materials, such as fishing tackle, outdoor games, arts & crafts, or cooking equipment  
• Start-up funds – sowing the seed to create a new project or initiative
• Lunch or Social clubs aiming to cover the cost of FREE lunches, activities or special celebrations
• Activities for carers, such as days out or social activities
• Garden projects, to cover the cost of equipment, plants or seating
• Training programs – building skills and knowledge to grow
   

How to Apply
Email your completed application form to thedacp95@gmail.com. Alternatively, you can post completed applications to DACP Ltd, PO Box 8652, Derby DE1 9RY

Further information
For more information and examples of what was funded last year visit: lets-talk.derbyhomes.org/hub-page/dacp. Any questions should be directed to hub@derbyhomes.org

Grants of up to £5 Million Available to Foster Stronger Community Connections

Charities and other not-for-profit organisations that want to help communities come together and make the UK a better-connected society can apply for grants of between £500,000 and £5 million through the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF)—UK Fund.

The fund is open to UK-based registered charities, community interest companies, charitable incorporated organisations, community benefit societies, co-operative societies, constituted voluntary or community organisations, statutory bodies, companies limited by guarantee, and partnerships of organisations.

The fund will fund up to 20 organisations annually for projects that can run for up to 10 years.

The fund is looking to support projects that:

• Improve relationships between people with different life experiences. For example, bring together people from different backgrounds, generations, or places.
• Help people and communities who find it difficult to meet face-to-face to make meaningful connections online - For example, because of physical or mental health or poor transport links. Or because they live far apart from other people who have a shared identity or experience to them.
• Help people from all backgrounds influence the future of their communities, such as by setting up ways for communities to influence decisions that affect them.
• Help children and young people facing specific challenges change the systems that affect them by making their voices heard and acted on.
• Help more organisations involve and listen to children and young people, using what they say to improve their communities and the systems and services they rely on.

The funding can be used for:

• Staff costs, including sessional workers
• Development work (testing new ways of working, staff training and development, developing governance, tech or IT upgrades and purchases, sharing learning)
• Transport
• Utilities and running costs
• Volunteer expenses
• Learning and evaluation
• Equipment
• Capital costs (we can consider funding capital costs but do not expect these costs to be a significant amount of the proposed budget)
• Costs associated with delivering your project in other languages – for example, in Welsh.

Projects must demonstrate that they have the potential to benefit communities across the UK, scale their impact, and focus on equity.

There is no deadline and applications can be submitted at any time.

Potential applicants are invited to participate in an online event. For more information, register for one of the webinars at:
www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/the-uk-fund#section-1