This new programme offers funding and leadership support to small charities tackling health inequalities in the UK.
The new GSK Health Inequalities programme is funded by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in partnership with The King’s Fund, a leading independent health charity working to improve health and social care.
The programme is designed to run alongside the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) IMPACT Awards.
The funding is aimed at very small charities working in their communities to address health inequalities and who find it hard to access unrestricted funding and support for their leaders. This particularly true for organisations who themselves may experience disadvantage, such as those led by people from ethnic minority communities, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQ+ community and others.
The awards are as follows:
- Up to 15 charities will receive up to £10,000 in unrestricted funding
- Award winners will also be offered access to training and development valued at £2,700
Small charities that are working, located and registered in the UK can apply. They must:
- Be a registered charity by the application deadline of 14 August 2023
- Have existed for a minimum of one year by 14 August 2023
- Have a total annual income of between £20,000 and £150,000 as shown in their most recent accounts
- Be independently constituted from any national umbrella organisation
- Be able to demonstrate how they are tackling health inequalities in their community, which can be defined as a geographical community or a community of interest
Charities will need to demonstrate how their organisation is supporting communities that experience health disadvantage and how their work helps tackle this issue. Examples include but are not limited to:
- They may be working to make health services more accessible, appropriate or welcoming to the communities they serve, for example, by setting up services and access points from within the community, or working with public sector providers to address barriers to access
- They may be supporting communities to access health services, such as by supporting people to register with a GP, or to access support for mental health issues
- They may be providing specific services to communities to support their health and wellbeing, increase uptake of screening services, improve healthy lifestyles or other similar activity
- They may be using focused interventions to ensure parts of the community that have traditionally been under-served or have experienced marginalisation have access to appropriate services
Deadline: 14 August 2023, 5pm