WCC has made funds available to community and voluntary sector groups under the countywide health and wellbeing grants programme. South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group has also provided additional funds for projects in South Warwickshire.
Groups can bid for funding from £5,000 to a maximum of £10,000 per initiative. Projects must be delivered in Warwickshire and need to address one or more of the following health and wellbeing priorities:
- Children and young people health and wellbeing
- Promoting healthy ageing
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Healthy lifestyles
- Support for carers
- Housing and homelessness
- Transport and road safety
- Reducing inequalities in health and wellbeing outcomes
The online application opened on Wednesday 18 December 2019 and closes at 12 noon on Monday 3 February 2020.
Organisations are asked to submit an application online via www.csw-jets.co.uk. Once the application is live it can be viewed under ‘Tenders’ and found by searching either ‘WCC-8587’ or ‘Warwickshire Public Health Grant Funding’.
Support from Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action (CAVA) is also available to voluntary and community groups with the application process. There is no cost for this support. Contact Tracy Southam, Mid Area Manager via tracy@wcava.org.uk if you require advice or support. WCAVA will be holding a grant application training workshop to support groups interested in applying for a grant. The workshop will be held in Rugby Borough on 20th January (am). Booking details will be available in the funding application.
Priorities for funding allocation have been identified following assessments of local health and wellbeing needs (Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, (JSNA)). Further information can be found here at https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/joint-strategic-needs-assessments-1
For more information, contact: dphadmin@warwickshire.gov.uk
