Community Wellbeing & Health Fund

What is the Community Wellbeing & Health Fund for Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire (BNSSG)

The Community Wellbeing & Health Fund is a partnership grants programme bringing together public and private funding to support Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). The fund aims to improve wellbeing and health outcomes by investing in community-based support that helps people stay well, remain independent and access the help they need closer to home.

The fund supports community-based health interventions that:

• Improve wellbeing and health outcomes.
• Reduce health inequalities.
• Help people access support within their local communities, including employability support.
• Support prevention and early intervention.
• Enable people to have greater choice and control over their health and wellbeing.
• Strengthen connections between community organisations, health services and wider support networks, including support with remaining or getting back into work.
• Support strengths-based, personalised and community-led approaches that build on the assets, skills and connections within and between local people and communities.

Who can apply

Applicants must be based in and/or have a track record of delivering services in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire. You can apply for a grant if you are a:

• constituted voluntary or community organisation
• registered charity
• not-for-profit company, including Community Interest Companies
• community benefit society

Please see our eligibility criteria page for further information. See page here.

How to apply

Apply online using the link below. You can return to your online application form as many times as you like. However, please save the form as you go along. You must read the guidelines before applying.

Decision turnaround

You will be notified of the decision about your application in mid-March 2027.

Engagement Events

The following online engagement events are being held to provide prospective applicants with information about the grant programme. We strongly encourage groups who wish to apply to attend one of the events. These are all 1 hour online events and you don’t need to attend more than one. Please click on a date below to book your place.

• Monday 2^nd November, 2pm
• Tuesday 3^rd November, 10am
• Wednesday 4^th November, 9am (Bristol focus)
• Wednesday 4^th November, 11am (South Gloucestershire focus)
• Thursday 5^th November, 1pm (North Somerset focus)
• Monday 9^th November, 6pm