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The new Health and Social Care Volunteer Fund was announced by Care Services Minister Phil Hope on 14 December 2009.

The Fund will provide two grant funding schemes:

• a local grant scheme aimed at supporting volunteering in health and
  social care
• a national portfolio scheme for national organisations invited to apply for more substantial awards to deliver more strategic or developmental volunteering programmes

Applications to the new fund will be open to third sector organisations across health and social care in January 2010. The first round will be for local projects followed by a second round later in the year to support a national scheme.

For further information on the new Health and Social Volunteer Fund including the priorities and guidance on how to apply, go to the Volunteering Fund website or telephone the Volunteering Fund helpline on 0845 172 8058.

For more funding opportunities see our Funding page