Background
As we recover from the pandemic, many people in our communities continue to face both physical and emotional health and wellbeing challenges – which are now being exacerbated by the cost of living crisis.
We also know that there are corresponding pressures on the organisations that support our communities including health, public and community-based organisations.
Health partners have agreed to create a pot of funding to support community-based projects that will help improve the health and wellbeing of local residents and the communities they live in.
Grant priorities – to support community-based organisations that will:
The types of projects we would like to support:
We do not want to be overly-prescriptive in the types of health and wellbeing projects we would like to see come forward. But we would like to encourage projects to consider including the following:
Grant criteria that we will use to assess grant applications.
Who can apply?
The fund is open to any formally constituted organisations with a UK-based bank account in the name of your organisation (or for schools, a local authority bank account), including voluntary and community sector groups, social enterprises, public sector organisations and schools.
How much can be applied for?
The maximum budget to be allocated per project will be £10,000. But please contact us if your project requires more funding.
What we will not fund
How to apply
Please use the online application form to apply for the grant.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from individuals - all applications must come from an organisation.
Timescales
Due to the need to award funding to projects that are addressing the current cost of living crisis, we will carry out a first round of assessments by the end of September.
We will then carry out a second round of assessments by the end of October.
Please contact communityservices@cheltenham.gov.uk if you wish to discuss timescales.
Please use this online form to make your application to the Cheltenham Health and Wellbeing Fund.
*For details of how your information will be used please see Cheltenham Borough Council's privacy policy *
From the end of September onwards, an assessment panel, which will include representatives from Cheltenham Integrated Locality Partnership will begin to assess the submitted applications. They will consider the information supplied on the proposals form to assess the following seven criteria:
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