Community care, adults services

Funding levels

There is a budget of £50,000 to fund small bids. Larger bids are considered by service commissioning managers from their own service budgets. You should know the outcome of your small bid within a month of the relevant application deadline date. Larger applications will take longer to assess.

Please note that there are two different supplementary forms, depending on whether your request is for under or over £5,000.

Priorities

Target groups for this funding programme are vulnerable adults and older people. This includes people aged 18 years and above who:

have a learning disability, mental health problem, physical disability, sensory impairment, substance misuse problem, or are affected by, or living with, HIV/AIDS
are older people/elders
are carers of people identified above.

We are interested in funding projects which will support individuals from our target groups to develop and maintain their independence in the community. This could be by:

enabling better and fairer access to care services
helping to minimise the effects of failing health and low income
helping to reduce social exclusion
improving social care services
increasing involvement in the local community
increasing participation in Adult Social Services department consultative processes
increasing volunteer involvement to support carers
training for carers of people with mental health needs.

All applications should be accompanied by statistics detailing the number of people catered for, with a breakdown by age, gender, disability and ethnic group. These statistics should relate to the project for which funds are being sought.

Use the links on this page to download the application forms and funding guide (which includes corporate criteria and specific criteria for the scheme).

Deadlines

The funding deadline for applications to the Community Care Fund (Adult Services) is Friday, 15 February.

Contact Details

Contact name: Salma Ismail
Job title: Voluntary Sector Liaison Officer
Telephone: 020 8760 5768 ext. 62878
Email: salma.ismail@croydon.gov.uk
Address: Contracts Team
11th Floor, Taberner House
Park Lane
Croydon
CR9 3JS