The Department for Works and Pensions, has announced that the next bidding round under its Section 64 grant scheme will open on the 9th July 2007. Under the Section 64 Scheme, grants are available to support voluntary organisations in England working in the areas of health and whose activities support the Department of Health's policy priorities. The DWP will be seeking to support initiatives that support the following key themes. These include;

• personalisation of services and maintaining independence & dignity for older people and disabled people;
• promoting health and well-being;
• improving access, information and choice;
• and innovation in service delivery.

Included within the priorities is a strategic, cross-cutting theme; cross-cutting proposals that enable third sector organisations to contribute their expertise to the development of improved health and social care services. There is a two stage application process and the closing date for stage 1 applications is the 15th August 2007.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Organisationpolicy/Financeandplanning/Section64grants/index.htm

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