Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund

Submitted by Lindsay Peniston on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 09:09

The Department of Health's funding programme, the Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund, has been designed to help Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise organisations deliver an effective role within their local community.

Deadline: 21 December 2011

Through a capacity building support package, organisations will be able to take forward elements of the Big Society by adding value to statutory services in their localities.

The Fund has two grant schemes:
Local grant scheme  –  for locally constituted Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise organisations supporting volunteering. Priority is given to projects focused on local health, public health and social care needs.
National grant scheme  – for national organisations / partnerships with national reach. Successful projects will deliver strategic or developmental volunteering projects in the health, public health and social care sector.

Visit the Fund's website for more information