Context:

Do you work with communities in Coventry and/or Warwickshire?
Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board’s Research Engagement Network has a small grants fund available for VCFSE’s to deliver initiatives that raise understanding of health and care research and increase opportunities for individuals to take part in research.
Warwickshire and Solihull Community and Voluntary Action (CAVA) is administering the grant on behalf of the Research Engagement Network (REN).

Funds Available
You can apply for a grant of £1,000 with a maximum application limit of £5,000 per organisation.

Finding out more about the fund
An online meeting will provide the opportunity for VCFSEs to learn about this funding and to have questions answered about applying. The meeting options: Thursday 4th September (6.30-7.00pm); Friday 5th September (12.30-1.00pm). Please contact engagement@wcava.org.uk for the joining link.

Application Details
We welcome partnership bids from the VCFSE.
Successful applicants will have until 27th February 2026 to spend the grant and to provide us with a monitoring report.
Applications will be reviewed in the order they are received, and awards made until the funds are allocated.
For full details of the grant and how to apply please see Specification for RENs small grant fund for VCFSEs.

The online application form can be accessed here: https://forms.office.com/e/b3pPr0PMpN
Queries about applying can be sent to engagement@wcava.org.uk

Deadline for applications is Monday, 22nd September 2025 at 9.00am.
Successful bids will be announced 1st week in October 2025.