The Achieve Bury Recovery Fund is now open for applications.
From 6 August 2024, community groups and projects that support recovery from addiction can apply for grants of up to £6,000 from the Achieve Bury Recovery Fund. (Full guidance notes available)
The proposed project should address at least one of the three objectives of the Fund:
- To develop community support around people’s recovery from addiction, and those affected by somebody else’s addiction (family and carers)
- To promote mental wellbeing in recovery from addiction, or supporting recovery from addiction
- Supports the development of new ‘recovery from addiction’ initiatives not already available in Bury.
Feedback received through ‘Bury Recovery Forum’ events and other service user/recovery community feedback has informed the additional objectives set below.
To deliver one or more of the following to service users and the recovery community in Bury:
- Project that teaches practical skills/activities that result in qualifications
- Project that includes visible recovery for a diverse range of individuals/communities
- Project that delivers ‘Dry Nights’ / Substance-Free fun activities
Schedule details below and on the attached poster.
- ‘Meet The Funder’ – 14 August and 4 September 2024, 15:00 at Humphrey House, Bury, BL9 0EQ
- Closing date – Sunday 15 September 2024
- Review / Shortlisting – w/c 16 September 2024
- Additional information if requested – 20 September 2024
- BRF Award Panel sits – 25 September 2024
- Project Funding / Finance Agreement – w/c 30 September 2024
For application packs, guidance notes and invites to our Meet The Funder events, email brf@gmmh.nhs.uk
