Covid-19: Accessing funds

Covid-19: Accessing funds

Financial support for voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to respond to coronavirus (COVID-19)

The government has now closed applications for its Community Support Fund. For more information on where else to apply for funding, scroll down on this page to see other options.

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

You 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-19

UKRI 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.

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

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