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The Department of Health and Social Care is inviting community organisations to bid for funding through the Community Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Fund.
The total value of the funding available is £1 million. It is estimated that this will provide for 2,000 new defibrillators in community spaces across England.
As part of the grant award, applicants will be asked to demonstrate that defibrillators will be placed in areas where they are most needed, such as places with high footfall, vulnerable people, rural areas or due to the nature of activity at the site.
Examples could include town halls, community centres, local shops, post offices and local parks, to ensure that defibrillators are evenly spread throughout communities and easily accessible.
The funding will be allocated on the following basis:
- 100 applications will receive a fully funded AED - selection is based on areas that are most in need of AED throughout England
- 1900 applications will receive partial funding for an AED - organisations will be required to provide their own match funding of c.£750
Funding will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
The closing date for applications is the 21st September 2024 (or once all the funding has been allocated).
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