VCSE Covid Recovery Fund

Manchester Health and Care Commissioning, Manchester City Council, One Manchester and Young Manchester are investing £1.04million into the Covid Recovery Fund to support voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (VCSE) to work together to help to strengthen their support to people across Manchester.

During the pandemic VCSE organisations have responded to massive increases in demand whilst also transforming how their services are delivered and planning for an uncertain future. Partnership working between VCSE organisations has continued to grow during the pandemic, with new and existing collaborations working together to overcome profound challenges, develop new offers or strengthen what they deliver to residents.

At a time when it seems likely that there will be a renewed period of austerity, and funding pipelines are uncertain, it is critical that VCSE organisations continue to collaborate rather than compete for diminishing resources. This fund is based on the fundamental belief that VCSE organisations are at their best when they work together, learn from each other, plan together and share resources, data and expertise whilst each maintaining their independence and vision. It is intended to support both collaborations that began during the pandemic and those that existed before in becoming stronger and more effective in meeting the health and wellbeing needs of people in Manchester, especially those most badly impacted during the crisis.

Young Manchester are hosting two information sessions
Wednesday 9 June at 1pm
Thursday 10 June at 5.30pm

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This fund is intended to help address health inequalities and to support organisations supporting those most impacted by the pandemic or persistent health inequalities. Partnerships led by Black and Minority Ethnic organisations and partnerships working in North Manchester will be prioritised. North Manchester includes the wards of Crumpsall, Harpurhey, Higher Blackley, Charlestown, Ancoats and Beswick, Miles Platting and Newton Heath, Moston, Clayton and Openshaw, Cheetham. Although the fund is particularly keen to fund work from the stated priority groups, the fund will support partnerships across the city and across different themes.

The fund is open to voluntary and community sector organisations based in Manchester or predominantly serving Manchester communities and residents.

Grant amounts: up to £40,000

Applicants can apply for one project as a lead organisation and can be a partner in up to three further applications.

The process to apply for the Covid Recovery Fund will be in two stages – an Expression of Interest (EoI) stage and an application stage.

Deadline for Expressions of Interest (EoI): 25 June 2021, 4pm
Deadline for Applications (following approved EoI): 7 August 2021, 4pm

To apply submit an expression of interest on the expression of interest form to: [email protected]

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