Mid and South Essex ICS Micro Grants Fund Communications Toolkit

Posted on: November 14, 2022

Background

The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) is a new partnership between the organisations that meet health and care needs across mid and south Essex. They are a partnership of NHS, social care, wider local authority and voluntary services. They plan and deliver joined-up services to improve access and quality and to reduce health inequalities.

The Micro Grants Offer

The Strategy and Partnership Directorate is supporting the four NHS Alliances, working in mid Essex, Brentwood and Basildon, Thurrock and south east Essex, by providing funding to support a wide range of projects and programmes that will tackle health inequalities and the wider determinants of health.

As part of this, there is a desire to offer micro grants between £500 and £1500 to small-scale voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector organisations who wish to undertake projects or initiatives, which address health inequalities and the wider determinants of health.

Micro grants will be made available up to 31 March 2023, and the funds may be spent between November 2022 and October 2023.

Key Messages

• Micro grants available to support projects to address health inequalities in mid and south Essex
• The micro grants can be used to make a difference to those who face poor health outcomes

Sample Website/Newsletter Copy

Mid and South Essex ICS

Health Inequalities Micro Grants Fund Now Open

Grants available from £500-£1500

To recognise the incredible contribution by small voluntary and community groups in responding to health inequalities in Essex, the health and care system in mid and south Essex would like to help these types of projects further. 

The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System is delighted to announce a new microgrant programme, which will support projects or initiatives that address health inequalities and the wider determinants of health within your local area. 

Health inequalities refers to differences and outcomes in the care that people receive and the opportunities that they have to lead healthy lives. 

Health inequalities grants could therefore be focused on reducing differences in:

• Health status, for example, life expectancy
• Access to care, for example, availability of given services
• Quality and experience of care, for example, levels of patient satisfaction
• Behavioural risks to health, for example, smoking rates
• Wider determinants of health, for example, quality of housing, employment, environment, training and education 
• Groups that may experience poorer health outcomes due to:
  • socio-economic factors, for example, income, level of deprivation,
  • geography, for example, region or whether urban or rural,
  • specific characteristics including those protected in law, such as sex, ethnicity, or disability,
  • being socially excluded groups, for example, people experiencing homelessness.

Finer Details:

Grant amount 

£500 – £1,500

Who can apply?

Any small-scale voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector organisations who come together to support tackling health inequalities within the communities across Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood Castlepoint and Rochford, Chelmsford, Maldon, Wickford, Southend and Thurrock.

Annual income must be under £100k per year.

Timeframe?

Applications open on 7th November 2022 and will be offered on a rolling basis until 31 March 2023 or until all funds are spent. The panel will aim to meet on a regular basis to make decisions on applications and, therefore, you are encouraged to get your applications in as soon as possible.

Spend?

All grant spend must take place between November 2022 and October 2023 

How to Apply

• Confirm you meet the criteria
• Apply online here: https://forms.office.com/r/uhNHngL4SY or email 

funding@community360.org.uk to request an application form.

Your application will then be reviewed at a panel which takes place once a month, if successful you will be notified and the grant awarded.

Monitoring required 3 months after project start and on completion of project to share outcomes and impact of the project.

If you would like to access support to complete your application, please contact:

Funding@community360.org.uk

Social media posts

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn

Tag; 

Twitter: @MSEssex_ICS | Facebook: MSEICS | Instagram: @MSEssex_ICS

Post 1

Exciting Funding Announcement!

Are you a small charity or voluntary organisation in #Essex with an interest in health?

We are delighted to announce a new micro grant programme to support projects or initiatives which address health inequalities and the wider determinants of health within mid and south Essex.

Apply here: https://forms.office.com/r/uhNHngL4SY

Post 2

Are you a small charity or voluntary organisation in #Essex with an interest in improving the health of local residents?

Have you applied yet for the health inequalities micro grant?

Your project could earn you up to £1500 of funding 

Apply now: https://forms.office.com/r/uhNHngL4SY

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Distribution Channels:

Please cascade via any:

Organisation E-Newsletters

Social Media Channels

Website

Email to Organisations Funding Networks Groups

Partner Newsletters

Local Media Contacts

*Community360 will cascade via the MSE Communications Group

For any queries contact:

Sonia Shelcott

soniashelcott@community360.org.uk

Author: Alliance Admin
Posted: 14/11/2022
Categories: News