Active Funds

The Community Solutions programme invests funds in community and voluntary sector organisations across North Lanarkshire to improve local people’s health and wellbeing. Since its creation in 2012, the programme has invested funding from University Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire Council, NHS Lanarkshire and the Scottish Government.  Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL) manages these funds on behalf of funders, supported by the programme’s governance arrangements and various award processes involving others.

You can find more information about each of Community Solution's active fund on the links below. These are our funds that are either currently open for applications or have been awarded and work is currently being delivered under.

Children, Young People and Families, Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Phase 5- Closed for Applications, Decisions Being Finalised
Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund Phase 4- Closed for Applications, Decisions Being Finalised 
Local Activity Fund (LAF)- Open for Applications
Thematic Fund
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All Community Solutions funded organisations are required to provide information about their services to the national; 'A Local Information System for Scotland' - ALISS to help local people needing support find information readily.

To add your organisation’s activities and contact information to ALISS or to search for existing projects and other organisations, please use the ALISS website

Funding for the above Community Solutions Funds is provided through several sources, including:

  • Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire
  • MacMillan Cancer Support
  • NHS Lanarkshire
  • NHS Charities Together
  • North Lanarkshire Council
  • Scottish Government

Community Solutions funds are managed on behalf of funders and the programme by Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire as “custodian funds”.

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