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For information Kat Nower Information Officer Race Equality Foundation Gaddum House Great Jackson Street Manchester M15 4AX Tel: 01618 399799 Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <http://www.raceequalityfoundation.org.uk/> http://www.raceequalityfoundation.org.uk Embed race equality into your every day work with our free-to-view resource collections on Better Health < <http://www.better-health.org.uk/> http://www.better-health.org.uk/> and Better Housing < <http://www.better-housing.org.uk/about.htm> http://www.better-housing.org.uk/about.htm> Follow @raceequality on Twitter! This e-mail and any files transmitted with it contain information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), please note that any distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender. This e-mail does not necessarily reflect the views of the Race Equality Foundation or its Trustees. The Race Equality Foundation is a registered charity, number 1051096 and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England with the registered number 3121679. The Race Equality Foundation’s registered office is Unit 35, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH. Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund : 2011 Local Grants Information about the Fund The HSCVF provides a combination of grant funding and support to organisations, aimed at enhancing their capacity and ability in the health and social care field. The HSCVF differs from other many other grant funding schemes as it aims to help organisations grow and develop, not just provide a short term input of grant monies. This is why the HSCVF gives equal priority to: * A package of support to build organisational capacity that will assist with longer term sustainability, as well as * Financial provision through grant awards. Local voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations will be able to submit a maximum of one application. Applicants will be asked to apply under one of the following themes: * Theme 1: Patient-led NHS * Theme 2: Delivering Better Health Outcomes * Theme 3: Improving Public Health * Theme 4: Improving Health and Social Care The local grant scheme will fund and support local projects targeting health inequalities and promotes innovative approaches to volunteering in the health and social care field. Competition for the fund is likely to be high. It is anticipated that around 45 organisations will receive funding up to a maximum of £50,000. Funding can be sought for 2 or 3 year projects. Criteria for applying include: having a track record in health and social care activity, and having policies on equality, health and safety, and safeguarding of children and adults already in place. Pre-application Events Pre-application events have been organised to: · provide further information on the programme’s remit · guidance on completing the application process · the opportunity for one-to-one discussions with organisations about the eligibility of their project ideas. Half-day information events will be held in Birmingham, London and Leeds to interested VCSEs on the following dates. Birmingham: Monday 14 March London: Thursday 17 March Leeds: Monday 21 March Timings for the sessions in each location are: Morning session - 9am and 1pm Afternoon session 1.30pm and 5.30pm Things that would help raise awareness We would like your help with raising awareness about this fund through: * linking our website to yours ( <https://webmail.ecotec.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=7b7c7ef8d5ac469b916a6511df13e54 9&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.volunteeringfund.com%2f> www.volunteeringfund.com) * distributing this information to your members / networks via newsletters; events; e-flashes etc * encouraging appropriate applicants to attend the pre-application events * encouraging interested parties to contact us for further information and help with the application process (helpline tel. 0845 172 8058) * where interested organisations are unable to attend a pre-application workshop, we will be happy to talk to them about their project ideas Kind regards Karen Karen Hayer Programme Assistant Technical Assistance Division Ecorys | Vincent House | Quay Place | 92-93 Edward Street | Birmingham | B1 2RA <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <http://http:/www.ecotec.com> http://www.ecotec.com Tel: +44 (0) 121 212 8830 formerly ECOTEC Research & Consulting The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet virus scanning service supplied by Cable&Wireless Worldwide in partnership with MessageLabs. (CCTM Certificate Number 2009/09/0052.) On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus free. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes.