Are you part of a community or voluntary organisation in south west London? Could you help us support people to stay well this winter? If so, applications for the Winter Engagement Fund 2024/25 are open now.
Through its Winter Engagement Fund 2024/25, NHS South West London is offering small grants of up to £500 to help local organisations talk to communities about winter health and wellbeing.
The Winter Engagement Fund 2024/25 grants will fund activities and events to engage with local people.
The event you choose is up to you, but you will need to share information about winter health – topics including vaccinations, places to find support, using local pharmacies and the NHS App, for example. We’ll also ask you to collect feedback.
We are particularly keen to hear from organisations that can reach:
- parents and carers with children aged 2 to 3 years old
- adults aged over 65
- specific areas across our six boroughs in south west London (Croydon, Kingston, Richmond, Merton, Wandsworth, Sutton) – see further detail in the application form and guidance below
If you applied for any of our previous grant schemes, we would love to hear from you again. We are open to ideas about different types of events or activities.
Our previous grant schemes have funded exercise-based clubs for young people, events which support communities during cost-of-living challenges and social activities for people to connect over food, music or their culture.
Read more about our previous grant schemes
How to apply
A grant of up to £500 is available per organisation.
All activities and events must be delivered between 18 November and the end of January 2025.
Complete your application online nowPlease contact [email protected] if you need support completing the application form. For reference only, you can download the application form.
Please download the guidance to help with your application.
Closing date
Applications close on Monday 30 September 2024. Downloaded application forms should be emailed to [email protected]
Join our online drop in sessions
We are running an online drop in information session so that potential applicants can ask questions.
- Tuesday 10 September 2024, from 3pm to 3.30pm
- Tuesday 17 September 2024, 10.30am to 11am – Register for the online drop in session
Or contact us at [email protected]
The South West London Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Alliance is managing the application phase of grant process on behalf of South West London NHS – via Croydon Voluntary Action. Croydon Voluntary Action are working with NHS funded community and voluntary sector partner organisations to distribute the funding.
The South West London Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Alliance aims to:
- be a link between local voluntary and community sector organisations and other partners within our ICS
- share valuable insight and information to support and promote shared learning and collaboration across the different partners
- be a strategic partner within the ICS and support the transformation of health and care services for local people.