COMIC RELIEF UK GRANT PROGRAMME OPEN TO APPLICATIONS

Comic Relief can give grants for running costs and capital costs under the following programmes.

• Mental health - to promote the rights and support the recovery of people who have mental health problems, to help them feel more included in society, and to reduce the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health problems.
• Sport for change - to understand more about how sport can play a part in delivering positive change within the lives of individuals and communities and how it can be used to tackle identified social issues as part of a broader programme to achieve a measurable social change.
• Older People’s Programme ‘Managing Money Better’ - to help older people (65+) to build their knowledge and skills to manage their money more effectively, ensure access to good, independent financial advice, guard against financial scams and abuse and cope better with cold homes.
• Refugee and asylum seeking women - to provide support for refugee and asylum seeking women who have experienced rape, torture and other forms of violence in their home countries. Comic Relief are especially keen to make sure that women get the help they need in making their claims for asylum, and also get access to emotional and practical services they need to help rebuild their lives.
• Young People aged 11-25 years: 
  • Young people and mental health - to support services and approaches that help young people experiencing mental health problems make positive changes in their lives.
  • Sexually exploited and trafficked young people - to reduce harm to young people who have been sexually exploited or trafficked.
  • Domestic and sexual abuse: young people - to support young survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, including young people who have grown up in homes where they have witnessed violence and harm, and young people directly affected by abuse caused by a family member, by an outsider such as a stranger or family friend, or as a result of their own dating experiences.
  • Young people and alcohol - to fund work for young people who are misusing alcohol or drinking excessively, including services that aim to reduce the levels of young people’s drinking, create greater awareness of the dangers of harmful drinking and provide direct support to them

Grants of between £25,000 and £40,000 are available for between one and three years. Under the Sport for Change Programme, grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 are available. Under the Older People’s Programme ‘Managing Money Better’ grants of over £10,000 are available.

Applications are accepted from the voluntary and community sector throughout the UK including, constituted voluntary and community groups, charities, social enterprises, co-operatives, faith organisations and Community interest companies.

The 2012 deadline for Sport for Change and Older People’s Programme ‘Managing Money Better’ is 8 June 2012 (12pm).

The 2012 deadline for the other UK Programmes (Young people and mental health, Sexually exploited and trafficked young people, Domestic and sexual abuse, Young people and alcohol, Mental health, Refugee and asylum-seeking women) is 29 June 2012 (12pm).

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(Source:  GRANTFINDER)