Volunteering for Health - Test, Learn and Innovate Programme - Registration Form

The Volunteering for Health: Test, Learn and Innovate Programme supports Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations—particularly smaller charities and underrepresented groups—to pilot innovative, sustainable volunteering models that improve health outcomes.

 

This fund aims to:

  • Increase volunteer diversity
  • Support community-led solutions
  • Test new ideas that can be scaled and shared
  • Improve health and wellbeing in local populations

Grant Awards available:

We are looking at funding projects between £7,500 to £ 10,000.

 

Key Objectives

  • Enhance the inclusivity and reach of volunteer programmes in health settings
  • Support pilots that align with local Integrated Care Board (ICB) priorities
  • Develop sustainable and replicable models
  • Capture data, learning, and feedback for continuous improvement

What We’re Looking For

Projects that:

  • Are community-driven and rooted in lived experience
  • Test a new or adapted volunteer model
  • Are able to gather data and reflect on what works (and what doesn’t)
  • Align with health and wellbeing priorities identified by Northamptonshire ICB: https://www.icnorthamptonshire.org.uk/icb-plan/