Fife Groups Encouraged To Apply For Funding

The Active Communities programme launches in Fife to help people who want to create fairer places to live and work.

Local groups and organisations in Fife with great ideas to make their communities an even better place to live are now invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality.
 
People's Health Trust has just launched Active Communities, a funding programme for local people wanting to create fairer places to grow, live, work and age. 

Using money raised by HealthGift through The Health Lottery, People’s Health Trust is looking to invest in projects that support people living in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods.

Active Communities is a funding programme for not-for-profit groups with an income of less than £350,000 a year, or an average of £350,000 over two years, seeking investment of between £5,000 and £50,000 for projects lasting up to two years.

Projects could be almost anything that encourages strong connections between people, and that help people to make their communities or neighbourhoods even better places to grow, live, work and age. They're looking for small and local projects, genuinely designed and run by local people. 
 
John Hume, Chief Executive, People's Health Trust, says: "We're looking to support ideas designed and run by local people which help create even stronger links and ties within communities. Whether it's a women’s volunteering group; a computer skills support group run for and by older people; support for local people to become community organisers; or young people living with mental ill-health wishing to address access to work issues or discrimination, we’re interested to hear about it.
 
"Applying couldn't be easier, it's about local people telling us what would make their local community an even better place grow, live, work and age."
 
The closing date for applications is 1.00pm on Wednesday 15 April 2015.