Access to Volunteering is a £2 million pilot that aims to increase the number of disabled people volunteering by giving grants to supporting organisations. The Fund is running in three trial areas – Greater London, North West and West Midlands. The next deadline for applications is 28 June 2010. A series of events are being held to help organisations understand the many ways they can work with disabled volunteers. The events are free, for registration and further information on the Access to Volunteering Fund visit here

Ecominds

Ecominds is a grant programme which helps people with experience of mental distress get involved in local environmental projects that improve mental and physical health. The Big Lottery is looking to fund smaller projects with grants of up to £20,000 due to the phenomenal success of the other funding sizes. Read more here

Health and Social Care Volunteering fund

The new Health and Social Care Volunteering fund replaces the fund for the Opportunities For Volunteering (OFV) grants programme, which Volunteering England has administered for several years. Under the new fund there will be two grants programme – a local programme that is now open for applications, and the national programme which is due to open later in the year. Local schemes can apply for a maximum grant of £35,000 which will be spread over three years on a tapering scale; for example, they could release £15,000 in the first year, £10,000 in the second and £5,000 in the third. Funding and criteria under the national programme will be announced shortly. Read more here

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