Funding updates and news
Forth Valley COVID-19 Partnership: Funding Open
The Forth Valley COVID-19 Partnership has launched a new grants programme, distributing funds to support communities and people affected by COVID-19 outside of hospital.
The Forth Valley Covid-19 Partnership consists of the NHS Forth Valley Endowment Fund (better known as Forth Valley Giving), the three Third Sector Interfaces (CVS Falkirk, SVE and CTSI), and both Health and Social Care Partnerships operating in the Forth Valley.
Together they will oversee the new Community Partnership Grants Programme, which will distribute £126,000 of local grants, and is open to any registered charity, community interest company (CIC), community or voluntary group with a bank account delivering services in the Forth Valley area.
The grants are only open to organisations offering support to the following types of work:
support for unpaid carers
people affected by drugs and alcohol
people isolated and lonely
groups helping with wellbeing and mental health community support
suicide prevention
bereavement and end of life support
Phase One will offer seven grants up to £15,000 each with Phase Two offering small (up to £2,000) and micro grants (up to £1,000).
The closing date for Phase One is Monday 1st February. The launch of Phase Two will start on Tuesday 2nd February and close on Friday 26th February.
Tech for Good ‘Build’ Programme Launches
Posted by Christie McAlpine on 12th January 2021
Comic Relief and Paul Hamlyn Foundation have launched the latest round of the Tech for Good programme. The programme supports not-for-profit organisations to use technology to explore different approaches to delivering better services.
The Tech for Good 2021 ‘Build’ programme will enable organisations or partnerships to define, test and develop digital solutions over nine months that meet a social need or challenge. Applications that want to adapt or re-purpose existing technology to increase impact in their service delivery are also actively encouraged.
Applications are open to UK charities with incomes of between £75,000 and £10 million and projects should address one of their four core issue areas:
Children Survive and Thrive
Global Mental Health Matters
Fighting for Gender Justice
A Safe Place to Be
This round will fund up to 18 digital projects with investments of up to £70,000 over a period of nine months. Successful applicants will also have access to a package of technical support from CAST (Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology), including 1-1 advice, collaborative workshops with your peers on the programme and online learning sessions.
Applications close at 12 noon on 12 February 2021.
Find out more and apply online via the Comic Relief website.
