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Arts, Health and Wellbeing Lottery Fund Opens to Applications (Wales)

Grants of up to £50,000 are being made available to support partnerships of organisations from across the arts, health, social care and third sectors to provide high-quality creative projects that deliver health and wellbeing benefits for the people of Wales.

The funding, provided through the Arts, Health and Wellbeing Lottery Fund and administered by Arts Council Wales, will support projects that address one or more of the following health challenges and priorities:

  • Nature - projects that aim to improve people’s health and wellbeing by increasing their connection with nature through the arts
  • Mental health - including tackling loneliness, social isolation and social prescribing schemes that aim to build resilience and support better mental health
  • Health inequalities - arts projects designed to address health inequalities by bringing health and wellbeing benefits to people from more diverse and under-represented backgrounds
  • Physical health and wellbeing - arts projects that support improved physical health or keep people physically active
  • Staff wellbeing - within the healthcare and/or arts workforce

Applications higher than £50,000 may be considered in exceptional cases.

At least 10% match funding is required.

The fund opens on the 20th November 2024 and closes on the 22nd January 2025.

 

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6th November 2024