Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund - Year 4

In North Ayrshire and Arran £402,148.00 of funding will be distributed via Arran Community and Voluntary Service (Arran CVS). We will be working in partnership with The Ayrshire Community Trust (TACT), our local Integrated Joint Board (IJB), Community Planning Partnership (CPP), people with lived experience and other relevant organisations in our networks to develop a local plan.

This is a reflection of the importance of prevention and early intervention approached in protecting peoples’ mental health and wellbeing and the vital role of communities in delivering this. It aims to build on important work that TSI’s and partners have been doing through this Fund since 2021.

Building on the focus on wellbeing and prevention in the Transition and Recovery Plan, the Fund provides significant investment into community support for adults. This investment complements the children and young people’s community wellbeing supports currently being rolled out across Scotland.

The ambition of this fund is to support initiatives that promote mental health and wellbeing for adults (16+) at small scale, grassroots, community level. The fund can support both new and existing groups or projects, mental health does not need to be the central focus, but the activity should clearly benefit the wellbeing of people, providing opportunities to connect and revitalise our communities.

Applications open on Monday 30^th September 2024 and will close on Monday 11^th November at noon. No applications received after this time will be considered.

Funds will be fully allocated by the end of March 2025

Funds are available in three levels: up to £2,000, up to £10,000 and up to £22,000

Monitoring and applications will be by a light touch approach, this will be consistent to the amount being sought

Our development officers are on hand to help at any stage in the application, so please get in contact if you have any questions.

Before completing any application, please read the full guidance: Application Guidance

Click below to find the applications for the different levels

Level 1 - Up to £2,000

Level 2 - Up to £10,000

Level 3 - Up to £22,000

Children, Young People and Families Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund

For Year 4, we are fortunate to have been awarded an additional pot of money (£22,000) from the Children, Young People and Families Communities Mental health and Wellbeing Fund, to offer in addition to the adult fund.

Grass roots community groups and third sector organisations will be able to benefit from this fund (maximum award per application of £5,000) to deliver activities and programmes that meet the Scottish Government’s objectives of ensuring that:

Every child and young person in Scotland will be able to access local community services which support and improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Every child and young person and their families or carers will get the help they need, when they need it, from people with the right knowledge, skills, and experience to support them. This will be available in the form of easily accessible support close to their home, education, employment, or community.

We welcome independent applications, or applications that may compliment a project application being presented to the Adult Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for consideration.

Before completing any application, please read the full guidance: Children Families Young People Guidance

Children, Young People and Families Application Form click here; Children and Young People's Project Application

Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund – Year 4

Children, Young People and Families Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund

Arran Community & Voluntary Service provides a comprehensive range of services to third sector organisations.

Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund – Year 4

Children, Young People and Families Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund

Arran Community & Voluntary Service provides a comprehensive range of services to third sector organisations.

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