Grant funding opportunities for voluntary and community sector

Holiday Activities and Food 2025 Grant Application Round

We are pleased to announce that the application round for the HAF 2025 grant programme for the Summer and Winter holiday periods is now open.

The HAF 2025 programme aims to provide high-quality holiday activities and healthy food for children and young people who are eligible for free school meals (FSM) that live in or attend a school in Sandwell.

To apply for the HAF 2025 programme, you need to:

  • Carefully read the comprehensive application guidance notes that provide detailed information on the programme objectives, eligibility, funding criteria, application process and the Funding Conditions.
  • Complete the application form in PDF format using the interactive fields as per instructions in the Guidance Notes.  Do not change the format, print or scan the application form as this will invalidate your submission.
  • Submit your completed application form, Delivery staff and Finance spreadsheets ensuring all sections are completed. The guidance provides information on which supporting documents are required.  Email to vsst_play@sandwell.gov.uk by Friday 23 May 2025 at 5pm.
  • Late or incomplete application packs will not be accepted.

Download the application pack

 

Recovery Project Grants Available:  Supporting People Recovering from drugs and/ or alcohol

Sandwell Council’s Public Health Team are inviting local constituted Voluntary and Community Sector groups and organisations to apply for Recovery Project Grants to support people who are aged 18 and over and who are recovering from drugs and/ or alcohol. 

Recovery from drug and alcohol use is much more than reduced use of or abstinence from these substances, it is about improving health and well-being, building self-esteem, creating new social networks, education, volunteering, and employment.  Local organisations can support this through the provision of innovative non-clinical projects which sit beyond the traditional remit of specialist drug and alcohol treatment services.  Projects should compliment and not replicate what is already being delivered.

Applications should seek to meet one or more of the following objectives:

  1. Improving the health and well-being of people recovering from drug and/ or alcohol use through the provision of positive activities.
  2. Supporting people in recovery from drug and/ or alcohol misuse to develop new skills.
  3. Promoting community and social inclusion by reducing stigma related to drug and/ or alcohol misuse.
  4. Supporting the development of a sustainable and local recovery community.

Activities could include but are not limited to:

  • Positive and meaningful activities for people in recovery such as sports, yoga, music, creative arts and film making.
  • Building self-esteem and supporting people to develop new skills like cooking or gardening.
  • Peer-to-peer support or SMART groups.
  • Advocacy and welfare rights support, budgeting, housing, volunteering, hardship grants.
  • Promoting social inclusion by engaging with the wider community to promote recovery and reduce stigma against people who experience drug and/or alcohol problems.

Constituted voluntary and community groups working within the borough can apply for grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 to support activity from June 2025 to March 2026.

The closing date for applications is midday on Friday 6 June 2025.

Download the Application Form

For further information please contact:  Maria_Smith@sandwell.gov.uk or Lydia1_ewins@sandwell.gov.uk

Cultural Activities 2025 Application Round

Sandwell Council is inviting local Voluntary and Community Sector organisations to apply for three separate grants, each of £16,667 per year for three years to deliver cultural activities in the following areas:

  • Literature
  • Performing Arts
  • Visual Arts

This funding aims to support organisations in enriching the local community through creative projects that promote engagement in these cultural fields.

For further information and/or to submit completed application form please email:

samantha_goode@sandwell.gov.uk

The closing date is 5pm on 10 June 2025

Download the specification and application forms

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