The Cabinet Office is inviting voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations to apply for grants of £50,000 or more to support projects that will improve the lives of unpaid family carers in England.
The Fund is aimed at organisations with plans to expand or develop ambitious social action projects that will help to improve the lives of carers. (A carer is anyone who looks after, unpaid, a friend or family member who cannot cope without their support. This may be due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction.)
Projects must:
• Target adult carers caring for another adult (over the age of 18 years)
• Reach a minimum of 50 carers (all of whom should be new to the service)
• Build on or adapt an existing service
• Have volunteers as core to the delivery of the service
• Focus on England only
• Be voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations, public bodies and businesses with a social mission or an objective to increase social action, or are involved in providing public services, are eligible to apply as long as they can show a strong track record of helping carers; enthusiasm for measuring the impact of their services; and the capacity to quickly build on existing services
For further information and to apply, visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-social-action-support-fund, or contact 0207 842 7788, or email: [email protected].
Deadline: 22 October 2014, 12noon