Funding

New round of Public Health Locality Funding  available from 1st July 2025 We are now able to let you know of some funding updates for
  • Social Connectedness Grant
  • A new round of Public Health Funding
  • A new allocation of Public Health Small Grants Funding.
The information on all of these can be found below .
Social Connectedness Grant Funding – closing date for applications has been brought forward to midnight on 30 June 2025 The Social Connectedness Grant Funding has been increasingly successful since its launch with 6 projects funded to date. Due to this success, the closing date for applications has had to be brought forward. The closing date for all applications to the Social Connectedness Grant Fund is now midnight on 30 June 2025. No applications received after this time will be accepted. All applications received before the deadline will be assessed at a grant panel meeting in July. If you would like further information on the Social Connectedness Funding or to request an application form, please contact Glynn Wilton on 01773 512076 or by email: glynnwilton@avcvs.org     Should you be unsuccessful in receiving Social Connectedness Grant Funding, there are other grant funding streams available. These include the Public Health Locality Grant Funding and the Public Health Small Grants Funding. You can find further information about these 2 funding streams below.          
New Round of Public Health Locality Funding will be launched and available from 1st July 2025 Amber Valley Health and Wellbeing Partnership has received locality funding from Derbyshire County Council Public Health. The Amber Valley Health and Wellbeing Partnership have agreed the priorities for the next 2 years, which aim to reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing.   The Amber Valley Health and Wellbeing Partnership Grant Funding will support delivery of activities and projects in line with the priorities and key areas of work as defined below.   The aim of Amber Valley Health and Wellbeing Partnership is to:
  • Develop a shared commitment for partners to work locally to maximise health and wellbeing outcomes and reduce health inequalities for the people of Amber Valley
  • To coordinate the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Amber Valley Health and Wellbeing Partnership Action Plan.
  • To work together to maximise assets, share good practice and ideas, and better link local service offers.
  • The Health and Wellbeing Partnership will ensure community influence at strategic level, building on and supporting existing community infrastructure.
  The priorities and key areas of focus for 2025-2027 are:  
AV Health & Wellbeing Partnership Priorities Mental Wellbeing, Community Resilience, Prevention & Collaboration
AV Partnership Areas of Focus Healthy Lifestyle Healthy Ageing Children & Young People Financial Inclusion
Key Areas Physical inactivity/healthy weight   Nutrition, healthy diet   Cancer screening update   Health check update Ageing well/ older adults   Dementia   Falls Prevention   Reducing isolation & loneliness Youth Activities   Improving KS2 literacy & numeracy   Strengthening transition phases   Primary/Secondary- Secondary onwards Cost of living crisis/financial inequality/health inequality   Food insecurity
  Organisations and community groups are invited to submit proposals for grant funding for projects relating to the priorities and areas of work above.  
If you would like further information on the Public Health Funding or to request an application form, please contact Annette Appleton by email annette.appleton@derbyshire.gov.uk          
Save the Date: we will also be holding a ‘Meet the Funder’ event. This is planned for 10 July in the morning – more information, including venue and timings will be shared with you in the next couple of weeks.          
A new round of Public Health Small Grants Funding for 2025 – 2026 will be launched and available from 1st July 2025 The aim of Amber Valley Health and Wellbeing Partnership Small Grants Funding is to reduce health inequalities and improve the health and wellbeing of people within Amber Valley by providing support to community groups to run projects that meet the needs of the local population. The types of projects that the Amber Valley Health and Wellbeing Partnership aim to fund are those that align with the identified priorities for 2025-2027 (see below).  
AV Health & Wellbeing Partnership Priorities Mental Wellbeing, Community Resilience, Prevention & Collaboration
AV Partnership Areas of Focus Healthy Lifestyle Healthy Ageing Children & Young People Financial Inclusion
Key Areas Physical inactivity/healthy weight   Nutrition, healthy diet   Cancer screening update   Health check update Ageing well/ older adults   Dementia   Falls Prevention   Reducing isolation & loneliness Youth Activities   Improving KS2 literacy & numeracy   Strengthening transition phases   Primary/Secondary- Secondary onwards Cost of living crisis/financial inequality/health inequality   Food insecurity
  Grants of up to £2,000 (£250 for un-constituted groups) are available. Grant money must be spent, and your project completed, within one year of receiving the award. If you would like further information on the Small Grant Funding or to request an application form, please contact Glynn Wilton on 01773 512076 or by email: glynnwilton@avcvs.org   Funding   Last year £34,560 was awarded to 22 Amber Valley community organisations. View the Community Newsletter for stories about the variety of activity supported. 

Funding Advice for Voluntary or Community Groups

Glynn Wilton is a Community Development Worker here to support and advise local voluntary and community groups with many issues connected with forming, building and running a local group. Do you need help with any of the following?  
Glynn is available Mon – Thurs 9am – 5pm. Look out for Funders Forums and Writing Bid Application workshops throughout the year