BCPP funding is open to constituted community/voluntary organisations and community pharmacies based in Northern Ireland. Projects must be a partnership between a community/voluntary organisation and a community pharmacy. Either can be the lead applicant but both partners must be named in the application form.
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A constituted community/voluntary organisation is a group which may be run on a voluntary basis and is set up as an organisation with a management committee, constitution and its own bank account. A copy of the constitution will be required with the application.
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The community pharmacy must hold a current contract with HSCB. Qualified pharmacists not associated/affiliated to a pharmacy holding a HSCB contract are not eligible to apply.
Who is not eligible?
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Private companies and statutory organisations.
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Third party applicants e.g. an organisation applying as lead partner to deliver the project in a different community organisation. The community organisation itself or the pharmacy must be the lead partner.
What we fund?
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Level 1 funding is for a grant up to £2,500 for a project that can last up to six months
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Level 2 funding is for a grant of up to £12,000 for a project that can last up to one year.
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A community/voluntary organisation and a community pharmacy to work in partnership to deliver a project to either one, two and in some circumstances three groups of people. Each group should have 12-15 people who participate in all sessions.
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Projects which seek to address the social determinants of health using a community development approach.
What do we not fund?
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Health fairs
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Projects that work with a different group of people every session
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Projects with more than 15 people in a group
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Projects seeking to enhance sports performance or focus only on lifestyle issues
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Capital equipment
What is the funding criteria?
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A concise aim and summary of the proposed project.
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An identified community need.
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Clear partnership working between the pharmacy, the community and the participants (co-production).
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External community/voluntary organisations co-delivering sessions.
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A clear plan for recruiting participants and keeping them engaged.
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A clear vision of the difference the project will make, which is in line with BCPP outcomes.
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A clear activity plan, including, the number of people in each group, how often they will meet and an idea of topics you hope to cover.
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Realistic costings that relate to your overall application and activity.
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Overall value for money regarding what the project aims to achieve.
CLOSING DATES
Level 1 – 25/2/21
Level 2 – 25/3/21
If you would like to find out more about BCPP, please contact a member of the BCPP Team on 028 3026 4606 or bcpp@cdhn.org or visit https://www.cdhn.org/bcpp
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