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The Health Lottery Foundation is offering grants through its Arts & Activity – A Fund for Adult Health & Wellbeing programme, which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of adults aged 25 and over through creative, active and therapeutic approaches.
The fund is particularly interested in non clinical projects using music, art, or sport and physical activity to build confidence, improve mental health, strengthen resilience, and increase social connection.
Examples of projects supported could include examples could include dance or movement programmes for adults experiencing loneliness, creative wellbeing groups using painting, crafts or other arts-based activities, walking football or chair-based exercise sessions, and therapeutic drumming, singing or group music projects.
Applications are open to not-for-profit organisations, such as charities, CICs and voluntary groups, that are based in England, Scotland or Wales, have been established for at least two years, can provide audited or independently reviewed accounts, and hold a bank account in the organisation’s name.
Grants of up to £25,000 are available. Projects usually run for up to 12 months, although longer delivery periods may be considered where there is a clear justification.
Eligible costs include staffing, delivery, materials, venue hire and essential equipment, with up to 10% of the total budget allowed for central or overhead costs.
The fund does not support clinical or medical treatment, capital projects, retrospective costs, one-off events, fundraising activities, or projects for private profit.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on the 1 May 2026.
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