Grant News
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is seeking a lead organisation to deliver a new £11.59 million fund aimed at improving access to vital community support services.
The Local Covenant Partnerships Fund will support civil society organisations and local authorities to deliver more joined-up, preventative care in 15 areas across England, focusing on services such as mental health, adult social care, women’s refuges, and child poverty.
The work of the grant recipient(s) will help to achieve the following objectives by March 2029:
- build and strengthen sustainable partnership infrastructure between VCSEs and other local stakeholders
- driving up levels of local level investment in the work of the VCSE sector
- improving the evidence base and wider understanding on what works in partnership development between VCSEs and public sector partners, and the socio-economic value this delivers.
The fund will focus on communities most affected by the cost-of-living crisis, with target areas to be identified later this year in partnership with the successful applicant and local stakeholders.
Civil society organisations with experience in building relationships between multiple stakeholders at a local level and driving investment in the VCSE sector are invited to apply to deliver the fund over the next three years.
The deadline for applications is the 23rd February 2026.
Useful Links: