Applications are now open for public and VCFSE sector organisations in Birmingham to bid for Citywide Small Grants being made available via the Fairer Futures Fund.
A total of £2.46million is available through the new Citywide Small Grants, with organisations in Birmingham able to bid for up to £15,000 per year, or up to a maximum of £45,000 for individual projects over a three-year delivery period. The fund is part of a strategic vision to radically transform how health and social care services are delivered in Birmingham and Solihull which, over the next five years, will see services become more integrated and delivered as close as possible to citizens’ homes, whilst the focus will shift towards preventing ill-health.
More than 50 voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector organisations have already received over £2.1million of the Fairer Futures Fund across Birmingham and Solihull to date. Projects are wide-ranging - from supporting bereaved homeless people to mental health resilience building workshops for young people in schools in deprived areas.
This latest pot is being distributed in partnership with Heart of England Community Foundation and is being overseen by the Birmingham Place Committee to ensure funding meets the best interests of the health and care needs of the local population. For more information on how to apply, visit the Heart of England Community Foundation website.
The deadline for applications for the Citywide Small Grants scheme is 5pm on Friday 12 July 2024.
