Quartet Community Foundation

Community Wellbeing & Health Fund for Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire

A partnership fund of public and private money, administered by Quartet Community Foundation, for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations delivering community-based health and wellbeing support in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). Small grants are £2,000-£10,000 a year and large grants £10,001-£50,000 a year, for up to two years (a maximum of £100,000); £50,000 a year goes only to exceptional applications. Work should primarily benefit priority groups such as people with mental health challenges or chronic pain, residents of the most deprived areas, and people whose health affects their work. Applications open on 2 November 2026 and close at 11am on 14 December 2026.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: £2,000 – £100,000
Deadline: 45 days left; 14 December
Effort: Heavy; budgets, references, often several stages

Who can apply

Constituted voluntary or community organisations, registered charities, not-for-profit companies (including Community Interest Companies) and community benefit societies, based in and/or with a track record of delivering services in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire
The organisation must have at least 3 committee members, trustees or directors
Partnership bids are encouraged and may include public or private sector partners such as GP practices or NHS providers, but the lead applicant must be a VCSE organisation; typically an organisation would lead only one application
Grants should be proportionate to the size of the organisation, and anyone considering a large grant is asked to get in touch first
Quartet's general eligibility rules also apply

What it funds

Community-based health and wellbeing interventions that improve outcomes for one or more priority populations: people experiencing mental health challenges and their carers; people living with chronic pain and their carers; people living in communities within the lowest 10% on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; people whose health is affecting their ability to find, remain in or return to work; children and young people with risk factors or poor outcomes, including experience of child poverty; and people with lower levels of physical activity who need support with nutrition and achieving healthier weight. Applications can support:

New activities and services
Existing activities that are being continued or expanded
One-to-one support
Group-based activities
Community wellbeing programmes
Social prescribing and referral-based interventions
Activities that support prevention, self-management and improved wellbeing

funding may contribute towards staff and volunteer costs, session/activity delivery costs, training, technology and equipment required for delivery, travel and participation costs, monitoring and reporting, and appropriate organisational overheads through full cost recovery. Some allocations are ring-fenced for BNSSG-wide work linking hospital and community services.

What it will not fund

Large capital projects or major building developments
Activities that do not directly support the priority populations and outcomes set out in the guidance
General organisational development unrelated to the proposed activity
Costs incurred before a grant is awarded
Activities delivered outside Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire
Activities that cannot demonstrate a clear wellbeing or health benefit
Organisations with fewer than 3 committee members, trustees or directors
Private and public sector organisations as the funded lead applicant

How to apply

Read the Guide for Applicants and Quartet's eligibility criteria
Attend one of the 1-hour online information and engagement sessions (2-9 November 2026; strongly encouraged, including Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset focused sessions)
If considering a large grant, contact the fund team for feedback before starting
Complete the online application form, choosing small or large grant (or request a paper form by post), and upload the supporting documents
Send any clarification questions by midday on 7 December 2026
Submit by 11am on 14 December 2026; late applications are not accepted
Applications are assessed in January-February 2027 and decided by panels in March 2027

the fund opens for applications on 2 November 2026. A grant can only be offered if all necessary documents are in place by the end of January 2027. Year two funding depends on satisfactory interim reporting.

Have ready

Constitution, governing document or set of rules
Contact details of at least 3 members of your management committee, board of trustees or board of directors
Most recent annual accounts or financial records showing balance of funds, income and expenditure (or the records you have, if less than a full year)
Up-to-date safeguarding policy relevant to your work
Contact details of a referee who knows your work professionally but is not involved in it (only if you are new to applying to Quartet)

you will also tick whether you have, or are working towards, an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, public liability insurance, information governance arrangements and risk management processes. Documents sent to Quartet in the past six months need not be resent unless amended.

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