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Healthy North East Derbyshire Partnership (North East Derbyshire District Council, funded by Derbyshire County Council…

Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing of Children and Young People Small Grant Scheme 2026/27

Small grants of up to £3,000 from the Healthy North East Derbyshire (HNED) Partnership, funded by Derbyshire County Council Public Health, for local projects that improve the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people (up to 18, or 25 with additional needs) through pro-social activities such as physical activity, volunteering or creative sessions. It is for one-off projects or start-ups in North East Derbyshire district, not ongoing funding. Applications are assessed as they arrive while the £25,000 2026/27 budget lasts, and all activity must be finished by 28 February 2027.

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You could get
Up to £3,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Non-profit registered charities, community interest companies (CICs), social enterprises or local voluntary/community groups
  • Community groups must be formally constituted (a governing document approved and signed by an office bearer), have a managing body that meets regularly, elected office bearers (e.g. chair, secretary, treasurer) and a bank account with at least 2 unrelated signatories - or be sponsored by a constituted group or parish/town council that meets these conditions
  • Projects must work with children and young people up to 18, or up to 25 for those with additional needs, and be within the North East Derbyshire District boundary (children may be supported to attend an activity outside the district if local provision is limited and district residents benefit)
  • Delivery staff must have attended or sign up to the free mental health training offered by Derbyshire County Council, must complete safeguarding training, and DBS checks must be done in line with legislation
  • Applicants are expected to have local knowledge

What it funds

  • Locally developed programmes or projects which improve the mental health and emotional health and wellbeing of local children and young people through providing access to pro-social activities and sessions (for example physical activity, volunteering, creativity or other activities which enable children and young people)
  • Promoting positive mental health-related behaviours and addressing the wider determinants of health
  • Supporting North East Derbyshire children and young people who could benefit most or who face barriers to access
  • Supporting the development and expansion of workers and volunteers who are mental health aware and act as trusted adults
  • One-off projects or start-ups

activities should not duplicate others but be delivered where provision is limited, enabling access for children and young people who face barriers (e.g. cost, getting there, condition-specific) or extending coverage of successful delivery. Match funding (including in-kind) is encouraged but not required.

What it will not fund

  • Core running costs (e.g. staff costs, member subscriptions, room hire, insurance, building maintenance, group outings)
  • Equipment which has already been purchased
  • Direct grants to individuals (e.g. training/coaching qualifications, gifts, prizes)
  • Activities of a political or exclusively religious nature
  • Projects which duplicate or replace statutory activity
  • School activities run by a school (a school used as a venue for activity outside the school day is the exception)
  • Ongoing funding

How to apply

  1. Read the CYP guidance notes on the scheme page
  2. Apply online through the council's self-service form (you get an automatic reference number); a Word version can be requested from Hned@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk and returned by email or post
  3. Applications are acknowledged within 10 working days and assessed as they are received
  4. Outcome within 20 working days once all assessment requirements are met
  5. Accept the grant conditions in the formal notification; payment is then made by BACS and the project can start
  6. Spend the grant and finish the activity by 28 February 2027; submit an end of project report by 30 April 2027, with photographs of the activity

without internet access, a postal form can be requested on 01246 217606. Questions before applying to Hned@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk or Natalie Evans on 07887 984178.

Have ready

  • Safeguarding policy
  • Recent bank statement for your organisation/group or sponsoring organisation/group

the form also asks for a detailed cost breakdown, match funding, other public grant funding since 2023, expected outputs and outcomes, and confirmation of staff mental health and safeguarding training, DBS checks, a suicide crisis response process and any councillor connections

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