This fund closed for applications on Friday 12 July 2024
The Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Self-harm and Suicide Prevention Strategic Steering Group (SPSSG) has funding available between £500 and £6,000. Community and voluntary sector organisations in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire can apply for small grants to provide activities or support for local people to improve their mental wellbeing, which may help prevent suicide.
The grants are being administered by Nottinghamshire County Council on behalf of SPSSG. Decisions about the award of grants will be made jointly by Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council Public Health teams. There is a limited amount of funding available, and they anticipate awarding 10 to 15 grants in total. They may decide to part-fund projects if demand is high.
The funding has been established to help deliver against locally agreed priorities for suicide prevention, in line with the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Suicide Prevention Strategy 2019-2023.
All applications will be considered, but projects supporting the following groups will be prioritised if demand is high:
- Males.
- Autistic people.
- Young people/young adults at risk of self-harm.
- The financially vulnerable – this includes people experiencing unemployment or affected by gambling related harm.
- People bereaved by suicide.
They won’t fund ongoing staff or organisational running costs, fees or licenses that require renewal, non-voluntary or community sector groups, or alcohol support services.
The fund is aimed at constituted groups, however, if you are not a constituted group but have an idea which you think contributes to the aims of this funding, please contact the team to discuss it further. You can do this by emailing suicide.prevention@nottscc.gov.uk, leaving a telephone number and times when it is easiest to get hold of you.
Click here to apply via Microsoft Forms.
If you would prefer a paper copy of the application form, please contact the team on suicide.prevention@nottscc.gov.uk with your postal address or call 0115 804 4993 and they will send a copy. Details of where to send these to will be provided on the application form.