The Thriving Communities Fund will support local voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise projects that bring together place-based partnerships to improve and increase the range and reach of available social prescribing community activities – especially for those people most impacted by Covid-19 and health inequalities.
Partnerships supported by the fund will come together to plan and deliver community activities involving partners from:
- the arts, creativity and culture (including museums and libraries)
- sport
- nature
- financial wellbeing
- community advice
- and the wider voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector
Funded activities will increase social connectedness and help communities cope with the impact of Covid-19. By working with those communities most impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, including Black, Asian and ethnically diverse communities, the projects will help to:
- strengthen the range of social prescribing activities offered locally
- enhance collaboration and networking between local organisations
- enable social prescribing link workers to connect people to more creative community activities and services
Grants of between £25,000-£50,000 are available. Projects within the Thriving Communities Fund will run for a year including planning and delivery time. They are expected to commence on 15 March 2021, and end on 31 March 2022.
Who can apply?
Applications can be led by voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations working in any of the following sectors:
- Arts, and culture, including libraries, museums and heritage
- Sport, leisure and physical activity organisations
- Financial wellbeing, advice, food and practical support
- Environment and nature-based organisations
- Non-statutory health and care organisations, working with social prescribing link workers
These organisations may be registered charities, community interest companies, co-operative societies or community benefit societies. A key part of each funded project will be to bring together the necessary place-based partners to work together across all these sectors to plan and deliver community activity.
For more information and to apply click here
Deadline: 8 January 2021, 12pm