Carlton Hayes Mental Health Charity

Carlton Hayes Mental Health Charity Grants

Grants to mental health charities and organisations working in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, from a charity established in 1834. There are two routes: smaller grants of up to £5,000, handled by an administrator between trustee meetings, and larger grants above £5,000, which can be single payments or spread over two or three years and require a panel interview. The trustees particularly favour grants that unlock funding from elsewhere, and will not replace what statutory agencies should be paying for.

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You could get: Amount not specified
Deadline: Not published; no closing date given
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Locally registered charities and organisations working in the mental health sector in Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland, supporting individuals with limited means
Beneficiaries must be residents of the City of Leicester and the Counties of Leicestershire and Rutland - that is the Trust's geographical remit and it is a hard limit
The charity rarely makes grants to individuals and relies heavily on statutory and voluntary organisations to advise where support is best offered; individuals must apply through a recognised agency, which will be asked about family income, professional recommendation and value for money
A bidding organisation must be open to all, or have clear non-discriminatory admission criteria
Grant recipients must acknowledge the charity in publicity and supply a written report on how the funds were used - if no report is received, they will not be considered again

What it funds

Support for the work of mental health care and support organisations, for people of limited means who have mental health problems
Patient comforts and activities inside and outside hospital that are judged beneficial but unlikely to be available from the NHS
Occasionally, the travelling expenses of patients and carers
Larger grants, aimed at more strategic benefits:
Training of professionals, patients or carers
Research
The creation of new care or treatment protocols
Support for advocacy services
Better rehabilitation services
Support for carers of people with mental illness
Support for voluntary organisations reaching larger numbers of clients
Short-term support for innovative new projects or organisations with a realistic chance of providing mental health care not otherwise available in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

the trustees count as mental health problems mental illness (e.g. schizophrenia, depression, PTSD), neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g. autism, ADHD), intellectual disabilities and dementias (e.g. Alzheimer's).

What it will not fund

Anything that replaces statutory provision - specifically precluded by the terms of the Trust
Proposals the trustees judge that statutory agencies should provide
Direct applications from individuals - these must be channelled through a recognised agency
Beneficiaries outside the City of Leicester and the Counties of Leicestershire and Rutland
Bidding organisations that are not open to all, or whose admission criteria are discriminatory
Capital developments that will incur ongoing revenue costs, other than in exceptional circumstances
Long-term funding of organisations
Costs associated with the employment of permanent staff to undertake a project (applications including these are unlikely to be successful)
The costs of administration or the overheads (including staff costs) of the applicant organisation (applications including these are unlikely to be successful)

How to apply

Read the Information for Grant Applicants and, for bids above £5,000, the Guidance for Applications for Larger Grants
For larger grants, approach the trustees informally first to gauge whether a bid is likely to be received sympathetically
Download the application form from the Grant Applications page (one form for all bids), or complete the online form
Submit the completed form by upload through the website, by post, or by fax
Officers read the application and may come back for clarification or more information
For larger grants, trustees decide whether to invite representatives to a panel interview or to reject at this stage

for larger grants the trustees may attach further conditions of approval after the interview

grant payments are made only into an authorised bank account, and progress reports must evidence that the grant was spent in line with the approved application

Have ready

Name of the organisation and the individual to communicate with
The organisation's objectives, governance arrangements, charity reference number if applicable and the characteristics of its client groups
A description of the proposal
A full breakdown of the costs, inclusive of commissioning, professional fees and VAT
A summary of expected benefits: the number of people who will benefit, the type of mental illness involved and how clients are referred for help
Where appropriate, examples of support from health or local government authorities, voluntary organisations, mental health professionals, community groups or others
The size of grant sought, and other funding achieved or being sought
An implementation timetable assuming the application succeeds
Confirmation of willingness to acknowledge the Charity in publicity
For bids over £5,000: the organisation's accounts for the previous 3 years
For bids over £5,000: information about how the proposal will be funded after the grant period
For bids over £5,000: confirmation that representatives will attend a trustee panel interview if needed, and that progress reports can be provided

one application form covers all bids; for bids o…

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