Current Grant Programmes Managed By The Digbeth Trust:
Healthy Lifestyles Grants 2008 for Schools and Early Years Setting in the Heart of Birmingham
This new small grants programme is for schools and early years settings based in the Heart of Birmingham teaching Primary Care Trust area. This currently includes the following wards:
Aston, Handsworth Wood, Ladywood, Lozells and East Handsworth, Nechells, Oscott, Perry Barr, Soho, Sparkbrook and Springfield.
The programme provides a chance for schools and early years settings
to obtain funding for a variety of activities that encourage children and/or
their parents/carers to be more active and eat a healthier diet.
Reduce barriers to and promote the uptake of
healthy eating and/or physical activity
Increase levels of
healthy eating and good nutrition for children in the Heart of Birmingham area
Reduce barriers to and promote the uptake of healthy eating and/or physical activity
Increase levels of healthy eating and good nutrition for children in the Heart of Birmingham area
Grants of up to £7,000 were available. The programme closed for applications on Thursday 17th July 2008.
The Grant Panel will meet on 15th September 2008 to assess submitted applications.
Healthy Lifestyles Grants 2008 for Voluntary Community Organisations in the Heart of Birmingham
This small grants programme is closed for 2008. The programme was open to voluntary and community groups working in the Heart of Birmingham teaching Primary Care Trust area - which is the wards of Aston, Handsworth Wood, Ladywood, Lozells and East Handsworth, Nechells, Oscott, Perry Barr, Soho, Sparkbrook and Springfield.
The aim of the programme is to fund work by community organisations to support acitivities that tackle inequalities around diet, physical activity and obesity - particularly involving local people in deprived areas - encouraging people to:
- be more active
- eat a healthier diet
- improve understanding of obesity and promote healthy lifestyles.
The closing date for applications was 5pm on Friday 25th April 2008. Please click here to see the list of organisations and projects that were funded following the Grant Assessment Panel meeting held on 22nd May.
Health and Communty Engagement Programme 2008
This brand new small grants programme was launched on 3rd December 2007 and closed for applications on 11th January 2008.
The programme aimed to increase the involvement of individuals and communities in:
- promoting health and wellbeing
- preventing illness
- management of illness
Only voluntary and community organisations based in the Heart of Birmingham teaching Primary Care Trust area were eligible to apply. Please click here for the list of organisations and projects that were funded following the Grant Assessment Panel meeting held on 12th March 2008.
The HCEP programme is funded by Health Exchange.
ChangeUp Birmingham - Small Grants Programme 2007/08
The Digbeth Trust has been commissioned to administer a small grants programme on behalf of the Birmingham ChangeUp Consortium. Small grants are available for organisations providing capacity building support to other organisations in Birmingham. Grants are available to enable capacity building organisations to increase the quality, range and/or coordination of their services.
PLEASE NOTE - ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF GRANTS ARE LEFT.
To apply organisations must be members of the Birmingham ChangeUp Consortium. Membership of the Consortium is free and you can find out more about the consortium and how to join by visiting its website (click here).
To download an application form please click here.
Community Consultancy Support
Enterprising Communites Programme - Community Innovation Fund Project 2005-07.
PLEASE NOTE - THIS GRANT PROGRAMME IS NOW CLOSED.
Grants for community groups based in Enterprising Communities Programme area of East Birmingham. Grants awarded are in the region of £1,000 to £4,000.
We will shortly be undertaking an evaluation of the impact of this grant programme.
William Dudley Trust - Small Grants
Ongoing small grants for work with disadvantaged and older people in Birmingham. The average grant is currently less than £500. Click here to view information about this grant scheme.
For further information click on the grant programme title above to download the relevant PDF file. Some links are not currently available so please check back on a regular basis.
For information on the other services offered by the Trust please click here.