Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund Round 4
The fourth round of the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund is now open to community groups and organisations.
The total funding available in Dumfries and Galloway in this round is £440,157.76.
The ambition of the fund is to support initiatives that promote mental health and wellbeing at a small scale, grass roots, community level to those aged 16 and over.
Funded organisations do not need to have mental health and wellbeing as their sole focus, but, as this is the purpose of this fund, their application does have to clearly outline how it benefits the mental health and wellbeing of people in their community.
It can support both new and existing groups or projects. Projects can be funded for a maximum 12-month period with all work completed by 31 March 2026 and starting no earlier than 13 January 2025.
The following priorities for the Fund in Dumfries and Galloway are based on the existing strategic context at national and regional levels:
• Social isolation and loneliness.
• Suicide prevention.
• Poverty and inequality, with a particular emphasis on responding to the cost-of-living crisis and support to those facing socio-economic disadvantage.
Each application will be required to show how it contributes to at least one of these priorities.
Before starting your application, please watch the webinar below and download and read the full guidance.
The following can be funded: One-off events; Hall hire for community spaces; Staff costs (these should be one off or fixed term); Training costs; Transport; Utilities/running costs; Volunteer expenses; Small capital spend up to £5,000.
There is £264,094.66 in this allocation for applications up to a maximum value of £10,000, with £176,063.10 for applications from £10,001 up to a maximum of £50,000.
Applications close at 12noon on Monday 28 October.
