Small Grants available from The People's Health Trust

The Healthy Communities Programme, run by The Peoples Health Trust, makes grants of £5,000-£10,000 available to small community and voluntary organisations and groups to support an improvement in health and well-being in their local communities.

To be eligible for funding organisations need to show the following:
1. Your project aims to support an improvement in health and well-being in your community.
2. Your project targets people who are at a higher risk of poor health and dying younger.
3. Your project ensures that there is community participation in the project.
4. Your project is local.
5. Your project is relevant, practical and can make a positive difference to the local community.

Grants are solely available for organisations with a turnover of under £75,000 pa and the total project budget must be under £25,000.

The West Midlands is divided into four local society lottery areas that have different deadline dates:

HealthBright - Solihull and Birmingham. - Applications open mid May
HealthDesire - Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton - Application Date TBC
HealthFair - Staffordshire, Shropshire, Stoke on Trent and Telford and Wrekin - Applications open now
HealthThrive - Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Coventry - Applications open now

To find out more about applying for a Healthy Communities small grant visit the People's Health Trust website at www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk. You need to contact People's Health Trust directly for a grant application form.