Northern Health Board Grants

The Northern Health and Social Services Board is committed to supporting the work of voluntary and community groups in the promotion of health and social well-being for their resident population.

The aim of the fund is to promote the health and social well-being of the Northern Board’s population by assisting voluntary and community groups in developing services.

Given the limited funding available applications for funding of between £10,000 and £50,000 will be considered.

Proposals must clearly demonstrate a direct benefit to people living in the Northern Board area and which target social need.

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria (not ranked in any particular order):

• The extent to which the proposal demonstrates local need;
• The extent to which the proposal demonstrates community involvement;
• The extent to which the proposal contributes to the promotion of health and social well-being and tackling inequalities in health;
• Whether there are realistic and achievable aims, objectives and quantifiable outputs, as well as the means of assessing that these have been met; and,
• The extent to which the proposal is cost-effective and demonstrates value for money.

The Board particularly welcome proposals which target the top 25% most disadvantaged ward areas in the Northern Board (see Appendix).

How to Apply for Funding

Application forms with all requested items must be received by 4.00 pm on Friday 9 November 2007.

Applications should be submitted on the relevant application form available from Sonya Smiley, Administrator, Strategic Planning and Commissioning, Northern Health and Social Services Board, County Hall, 182 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, Co Antrim, BT42 1QB

Tel: 028 2531 1184

Textphone: 028 2531 1001;

E-mail: sonya.smiley@nhssb.n-i.nhs.uk

http://www.nhssb.n-i.nhs.uk/org/planning.php