KEEPING IN TOUCH FAST-TRACK GRANTS – ROUND 2

1. Title: KEEPING IN TOUCH FAST-TRACK GRANTS – ROUND 22. Awarding Authority: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Wellbeing Fund, GB. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The Awarding Authority is pleased to offer a second round of fast-track grants to respond to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.As contact restrictions continue, community groups have been working tirelessly to tackle isolation and develop new ways of supporting the mental wellbeing needs of the most vulnerable in our communities. Going into the winter months, groups will also be thinking about how to deliver their winter wellbeing and Christmas activities differently. Some examples of the types of costs that can be supported are:craft, creative and gardening materials, including for Christmas-themed activitiesequipment and materials for outdoor physical activitybasic mobile phones or smartphonesprinting and distribution of information leaflets about support availablereplacing a group’s outdated laptopgroup subscriptions to services such as Zoom5. CPV Code(s): 98000000, 98330000, 983340006. NUTS code(s): UKD, UKD3, UKD337. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: North West (England), Greater Manchester, Manchester.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Fast-track grants of between £250 and £500 are available and decisions aim to be made on applications within 2-3 weeks. Demand will be monitored and it is hoped that the fund will be kept open until late November 2020. 10. As no deadline date has been specified please contact the awarding authority for further information.11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:12. Other information: Groups which have already received grants from the Manchester Wellbeing Fund are welcome to apply to this round. However, depending on demand, groups which have not previously received a grant and/or have lower levels of income may be prioritised.For more information and to apply from the website above# funding opportunity# COVID-19