Department of Health’s Core Grant Funding Scheme – UK

Deadline: 13-Dec-2024
The Department of Health is pleased to announce the Core Grant Funding Scheme.

Funding Objective 

• The Department awards grants to voluntary and community sector organisations which are, through the work of the organisation, contributing towards the outcomes envisaged by the key departmental strategic and policy initiatives outlined below:
  • Public Health, including the Live Well Initiative;
  • Reform of Adult Social Care;
  • Reform of Children’s Social Care with an emphasis on supporting families;
  • Mental Health Strategy (2021-2031);
  • Adult and Children with a Disability; and/or
  • Cancer Strategy for Northern Ireland(2022-2032).

Funding Information

• Total amount of funding which must be between £5,000 and £100,000

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for funding, an organisation must:
  • demonstrate that the funding will benefit the Northern Ireland population (i.e. the organisation must operate in Northern Ireland only or allocate the funding to costs incurred by activities in Northern Ireland);
  • be independent, not for profit, and have a constitution or set of rules defining its aims, objectives and operational procedures, bona-fide, self-governing constitutionally independent and not directly controlled by a ‘for-profit’ organisation;
  • have appropriate governance and financial controls in place (If successful you will be asked at Stage 2 to demonstrate financial viability, either from your published financial accounts, or realistic financial plans and credible references); and
  • comply with relevant legislative requirements in respect of employment, safeguarding, health and safety, discrimination, data protection and equality of opportunity.
• Applications from individuals, statutory bodies, commercial organisations, academic institutions (schools), trade unions or political parties will not be considered. Applications where the grant may be associated with political activity are excluded.

For more information, visit Department of Health.