NHS Blood and Transplants (NHSBT) is inviting registered charities, companies limited, charitable incorporated organisations, community interest companies, unincorporated groups and registered societies to apply to its £100,000 Community Investment Scheme, which has been running since 2018.
This year, the scheme is being expanded to promote living kidney donation across the UK. In previous years, it was only open to projects from England and Wales with a focus on promoting blood donation and deceased organ donations.
The scheme aims to provide increased support for living donation vital to overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for those waiting for a transplant.
The new Living Kidney Transplant Scheme aims to:
- Increase awareness and relevance of living donation across Black and South Asian communities.
- Increase the diversity of prospective living donors.
- Increase the number of non directed living donors.
- Enable more patients to receive the best matched kidney.
In addition, NHSBT is also looking for applicants that are focused on addressing health literacy and other capability barriers across the general population, therefore moving towards greater health equity for all. Funded projects will drive awareness of living donation, address misinformation and barriers, share information, and drive behaviour change therefore increasing support for living donation.
The funding will support costs directly related to projects which drive awareness of living donation, address misinformation and barriers, share information, and drive behaviour change therefore increasing support for living donation.
There is a total funding pot of £100,000. Depending on the idea, the geographical reach, and the project duration, organisations can apply for:
- Grants of between £1 and £7,499.
- Grants of between £7,500 and £15,000.
Organisations can put in an application for each funding bracket but only one project will be funded if successful.
How To Apply
There is a three-stage application process:
- Stage 1 - Expressions of Interest will be accepted from 19 August 2021 to 12 September 2021 (22:00).
- Stage 2 – Applicants with a successful EOI will be invited to a 20 minute video pitch and Q&A session with members of the judging panel. This will take place during October 2021.
- Stage 3 – In November, applicants who successfully pass stage 2 will be asked to complete a more detailed project form, including finance details and SMART objectives. The judging panel will review all submissions and a panel of judges will score the proposals. Those with the highest scores will be awarded funding.
All relevant documents can be found on the NHS Blood and Transplant website.
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Addresses and contacts
For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:
- Living Donation Funding Team
NHS Blood and Transplant
Email: [email protected]