Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL) is delighted to announce that Phase Four of this fund will be open for applications from the 1st September 2025 and will be the first year the fund welcomes two year applications. VANL has received £955K of funding from the Scottish Government to support community and voluntary sector groups to contribute to the fund’s purpose of:
- improving mental health and wellbeing
- reducing mental health inequalities
- reducing mental health inequalities caused by the cost-of-living crisis
- reducing the stigma around mental health and illness
by supporting “at risk” groups in North Lanarkshire through community-based support.
More information about the application process and the fund will be available on the Community Solutions website on 1st September 2025. Please make sure you are signed up to all VANL ebulletins to make sure you are notified when the fund launches.
We will be hosting an information session on 1st September 10-12:30pm at GLO Coffee Shop & Conference Centre (78 Muir St, Motherwell ML1 1LP) for anyone who has any questions about applying.
If you have any queries, please contact Gordon.watson@vanl.co.uk or marta.szczepanska@vanl.co.uk
Background
The Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, an important Scotland-wide funding initiative for community and voluntary sector (CVS) organisations, funded by the Scottish Government and with fund management through the 32 Third Sector Interfaces (TSIs) across Scotland on behalf of the government.
VANL – as the TSI for the area – launched Phase One of the Fund in North Lanarkshire, in late 2021, awarding over £1.6 million in funds by March 2022. VANL launched Phase Two in late 2022 with £955K in funds awarded by March 2023 and additionally launched phase Three in late 2023 with additional £955K in funds awarded in March 2024. The fund is managed by VANL as part of our Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire Community Solutions programme.
