Meaningful Activities Grant for Forensic Learning Disability and Forensic Autism

North London Forensic Collaborative (NLFC) is offering a Meaningful Activities Grant for Forensic Learning Disability and Forensic Autism (LDA) services to Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) organisations.

Grants are available to VCFSE organisations who currently work with individuals accessing forensic mental health inpatient or community services, or organisations that are delivering a project or a service in the local community, that with additional investment, could extend this offer to people with a learning disability or autistic people accessing NHS inpatient or community forensic mental health services.

Grant Amount
The grant amount ranges between £1,000 – £9,999

Who Can Apply
a)    Any VCFSE organisation based in North London that currently operates within one of the ICS regions (NEL/NWL/NCL) - including Kensington and Chelsea.

b)    Organisations currently working with people using NHS inpatient or community forensic mental health services and would benefit from additional investment to scale up the existing offer, or to further develop projects for people with learning disabilities or autistic people. This can include organisations working in other boroughs who would like to extend service provision to North London boroughs.

c)    Organisations currently delivering a project or a service in the local community, that with additional investment, could extend this offer to people with a learning disability or autistic people accessing NHS inpatient or community forensic mental health services. This can include organisations working in other neighbouring boroughs to those listed in the table above who would like to extend service provision to North London boroughs.

Information Resources and Applying
If you would like to apply, please view the Meaningful Activities Grant Information Process, where you will find full details of the grant offer, amount awarded, who can apply and how the grant can be spent, including submission guidance.  

Please complete the Meaningful Activities Grant Application Form and a New Supplier Form attached and sent it to [email protected].