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/