Small Grants Fund for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) Sector from the Research Engagement Network from Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board and Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board.
Context
Do you work with communities in Coventry and/or Warwickshire and/or Herefordshire and/or Worcestershire?
The Research Engagement Network from Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board and Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board has a small grants fund available for VCFSEs to deliver initiatives that raise understanding of health and care research and increase opportunities for individuals to take part in research. Grant holders will host health and social care research conversations, promote health and social care research studies, signpost to health and social care research registries, and support engagement with underserved communities.
Warwickshire and Solihull Community and Voluntary Action (‘CAVA’) and Community Power are administering the grant on behalf of the Research Engagement Network.
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, 3rd September 2026, 12.30pm or 6.00pm. Please sign up for the joining link via Eventbrite.
Application Details
Successful applicants will have until 26th February 2027 to spend the grant and to provide us with a monitoring report. Grant holders will also be expected to participate in a showcase event (provisional dates: Tuesday, 16th March 2027 for Herefordshire and Worcestershire and Wednesday, 17th March 2027 for Coventry and Warwickshire).
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 https://communitypower.org.uk/small-grants-fund-vcfse-sector or VCFSE
Collaborative – Happy Healthy Lives
For Coventry and Warwickshire, the online application form can be accessed here.
For Herefordshire and Worcestershire, the online application form can be accessed here.
Queries about applying can be sent to engagement@wcava.org.uk (for Coventry and Warwickshire) or deb@communitypower.org.uk (for Herefordshire and Worcestershire).
Deadline for applications is Monday, 14th September 2026 at 9.00am.
Successful bids will be announced 1st week in October 2026.
