See Me….Small Grants Scheme – Targeting Lanarkshire Organisations
New small grants scheme: awards up to £5,000
‘See Me’s new Small Grants Scheme run by SAMH (Scottish Association of Mental Health) will grant awards of up to £5,000 to local groups across Scotland who can come up with fresh, innovative and exciting ideas to tackle stigma and discrimination associated with mental health in their area.
The First round of awards will be for groups and organisations in Tayside, Lanarkshire, Shetland and Orkney. There will also be one Equality Award of £5000 on offer for work which aims to tackle mental health and stigma inequalities in one or more equalities group.
Who can apply?
Any community, voluntary or health group or other organisation that operates within Tayside, Lanarkshire, Orkney or Shetland health board areas can apply. Projects should be led by people with lived experience of mental health or those who provide care and support.
Equality Grant
SAMH are also inviting applications from any of the above areas for projects which aim to challenge mental health and stigma inequalities. Projects could include work with specific equalities groups recognising their different needs, situations and aspirations and aim to remove the barriers that limit what they can do and be. Your project should celebrate diversity whilst demonstrating the particular issues experienced by that group in tackling stigma and discrimination on mental health in their community.
They will fund projects that aim to:
• Change public understanding, attitudes and behaviours so that the stigma and discrimination associated with mental ill-health is eliminated.
• Enhance the ability of people to challenge stigma and discrimination.
• Ensure people with mental health problems and those who support them are valued and included.
• Improve media reporting of mental ill health
The following criteria will be used when assessing your application:
• Is your project a positive response to challenging the stigma and discrimination of mental ill-health?
• Is it inclusive and does it value diversity?
• Does it demonstrate leadership by people who are or have experienced poor mental health or are carers of people with a mental health illness?
• Does your project promote recovery?
• Is your project creative and innovative?
• Are you working with other local partners to ensure the best possible results?
• What impact will your project have on the general public?
• How do you plan to promote ‘see me’ through branding and other means?
In addition you should think about:
• How will you publicise and promote your project?
• What impact will the project have on those you are working with?
• How will you know your project has been successful?
• How will you measure your achievements?
What ‘See Me’ will fund
‘See Me’ are looking to fund a range of initiative that will demonstrate the above. This can include sports and physical activities, working with a local artist to promote positive images of mental health through creative arts, song, music, dance and drama etc. These are only examples and will consider any initiative that is new and innovative.
Applications must be received by 5pm on Friday 12th March 2010, with decisions to be made . More information can be found on the website www.seemescotland.org .
