Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund Phase 4- Applications and Guidance
In Phase 4 of the Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, there are three separate but complementary funding streams. Individual supporting guidance for each of these streams can be found below.
All applications must be submitted to cmhw@vanl.co.uk
If you have any queries, please contact Gordon.watson@vanl.co.uk or marta.szczepanska@vanl.co.uk
Application A. Existing Projects
Projects which are currently in receipt of funding from Phase 3 of the Fund (that is being delivered during 2024/5) can apply for a total of £10k - £50k for one or both of the following.
- Continue their currently funded project beyond its previously agreed end date, with proposed activities delivered between six and twelve months between 1st April 2025 and March 31st, 2026.
and/or
- Change/develop their project’s work as a result of learning and/or relevant stakeholder feedback. Activities will be delivered for between six and twelve months between 1st April 2025 and March 31st, 2026.
This also applies to projects which were funded in Phase 1 or 2 which organisations wish to request funding for under the two above options.
Application B. New Projects
CVS organisations can apply for a new project which has not received funding from this fund in either Phases 1, 2 or 3, with a cost of between £10k-50k.
New projects can run for between six and twelve months, delivered between 1st April 2025 and March 31st 2026.
Application C. Under Represented Groups
CVS organisations can apply for between £10k-50k to deliver capacity building, engagement work or direct service delivery to improve mental health support for one or more of the following groups:
- Additional Support Needs (ASN),
- Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME)
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer + (LGBTQ+)
- Refugees with no recourse to public funds
- Women (particularly young women and women of all ages affected by domestic abuse)
Applicants who wish to apply for the under-represented funding stream should show evidence of prior engagement with one or more of these groups. Applications should cater to the specific needs of the groups and an understanding should be well evidenced.
These projects can run for between six and twelve months, delivered between 1st April 2025 and March 31st 2026.
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