Covid-19: Accessing funds Covid-19: Accessing funds NSUN Covid-19 fund NSUN has been given money from the £5m government pot to support VCS organisations to distribute to user-led groups who are not eligible to apply to the main fund being distributed by Mind. For more information, please click here. Financial support for voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to respond to coronavirus (COVID-19) The government has pledged £750 million to ensure VCSE can continue their vital work supporting the country during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including £200 million for the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, along with an additional £150 million from dormant bank and building society accounts. Click here to find out more. Accessing government funds Government help is available to those affected by Covid-19, that is for individuals and organisations who are struggling financially in the crisis.Click on these links to find out more:Support for those affected by Covid-19£500m hardship fund for council tax relief for vulnerable householdsYou may also want to contact your local authority to find out more. Funders and hardship funds list Charity Excellence has created a free, searchable Covid19 funder database which is hosted on their website. It lists a huge number of national, regional and local funds available for both organisations and individuals. To access it, you need to register on their site first which just takes a couple of minutes. Register to access the database here.Get funding for ideas that address COVID-19UKRI are inviting proposals for short-term projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak.Find out more here. MadCovid hardship fund for people with mental health difficulties NSUN members Jo Edge and Bethan Edwards, both survivors of mental illness and the psychiatric system, have created a hardship fund to help anyone with mental health difficulties who are currently struggling financially. Funds are available to people who do not have access to other available funds from employers or through the government. To find out more and to donate, please click here. To apply for funds, please fill in this short online survey (also featured on the page below): Read more: NSUN Covid-19 Update Covid-19: General Information Covid-19: Mental Health Information Covid-19: Advice for User-Led Organisations and Groups Covid-19: Mutual Aid Covid-19 and Human Rights Covid-19: Keeping in touch with each other when we can't meet face to face Covid-19: The Coronavirus Bill *NEW* NSUN Covid-19 fund