Healthy Heart Grants

Only small, registered charities or Community Interest Companies with an annual income of less than £1 million may apply.

The Healthy Heart Grant is available for projects that work with adults (18+) and that actively promote heart health or reduce the risk of heart disease through primary or secondary prevention. We do not currently fund projects for children.

Your project must have a primary focus on one or more of the following four risk factors for heart disease:

(1) Nutrition and Healthy Eating
(2) Physical Activity
(3) Smoking
(4) Alcohol

We welcome innovative ideas, and a project may include other aspects of health and wellbeing, but the primary focus must be one or more of the four above key areas.

Projects must run for a minimum of three months and no longer than 12 months.

The Healthy Heart Grants are available for new projects, we do not fund ongoing community projects unless they are being delivered to a new group.

We award five Healthy Heart Grants up to the value of £15,000 each throughout the year. These are awarded in:
• Wales
• England North
• England South
• Scotland
• Northern Ireland

We fund projects that are delivered in small local communities. Healthy Heart Grant projects must work with beneficiaries within the charity’s local area. A charity that is located in more than one geographical area may submit multiple applications in different areas of the UK where they are located. We expect applicants to have an in-depth knowledge of the specific needs and demographics of the communities they intend to work with. It is expected that project activities specifically address the problems within that community.

Equipment that is necessary for the successful delivery of your project can be requested in your application. There is no limit to the amount of the grant that can be spent on equipment. However, we do not fund ‘equipment only’ applications that do not include a community health promotion programme.

For more details on equipment funding please see Section 5 of the Healthy Heart Grants Terms and Conditions.

Yes, salaries can be claimed. We ask that you provide a full breakdown of salaries, detailing the hourly rate/s.

Yes, overheads/oncosts can be claimed. We ask that you provide a full breakdown of these.

Yes, we ask that all invoices or receipts for third-party expenditures are saved and submitted to us along with any invoices or project reports.

The maximum amount Heart Research UK will award is £15,000. However, we can accept applications for projects costing more than £15,000 where the additional funding is covered by your charity or another source.

Please ensure you clearly state the whole project budget in the budget section and demonstrate who will cover which costs. If another funder is involved or a gift in kind is being provided, please explain clearly in the space provided on the form.

Funding is paid in two instalments, 80% upon a successful application and 20% upon completion of the project on the condition that you send us a final report with relevant evidence of outcomes and spending, and an appropriate invoice. Your organisation should be in a position to start and sustain your project on the specified start date until funds are released.

Heart Research UK operates a paperless application process. Applicants can submit their application online using the form on our website.

If you experience any problems submitting your form, please get in touch on 0113 2347474 or email healthyheartgrants@heartresearch.org.uk

Before submitting your Healthy Heart Grant application, please read the Terms and Conditions.

After submitting your application, you will receive an automated email which includes a copy of your application, please retain this email acknowledgement should you wish to contact us about your application.

No. Only submissions via the online form will be accepted. If you experience any problems submitting your form please get in touch on 0113 2347474 or email healthyheartgrants@heartresearch.org.uk

The individual submitting the application on behalf of the charity should be the primary contact for correspondence regarding the Healthy Heart Grant application. Any offer of a Healthy Heart Grant award is made with your charity and not an individual representative of the organisation. The lead applicant must be 18 years or over.

The online application form will only be available during the application period. Applications cannot be submitted outside of the specified timeframes. Please check the relevant dates for your area on our website.

In some circumstances shortlisted applicants may be required to provide a financial statement for the previous year.

When shortlisting and selecting which application to fund, the Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Grants Panel will look first and foremost at how strong the healthy heart message is and how actively it is being promoted through your proposed activities.

The panel also consider:
• whether your target audience is a vulnerable group, at risk of heart diseases
• how feasible is the proposed project and how likely is it to succeed
• evidence of appropriate skills & experience to deliver the project
• value for money, with regard to impact and number of beneficiaries
• methods of monitoring and evaluating the impact of your project on heart health

1. Shortlisting – Heart Research UK’s Health Promotion & Education Team will review all applications and shortlist up to 5 applicants based on fair and transparent scoring of the above criteria. Applicants who are not shortlisted at this stage, will be notified of the outcome by email.
2. Presentations – shortlisted applicants will be invited to deliver a 15-minute online presentation to the panel. Please check the Healthy Heart Grants website for presentation dates (subject to change). The presentation date will be confirmed when you receive notification that your application has progressed to this stage.
3. Successful applications will be notified by email within 7 days after the presentation date.
4. Unsuccessful shortlisted applicants will be notified by email once the successful grantee has accepted.

Please note: The Healthy Heart Grants Panel’s decision is final, and Heart Research UK is not obliged to enter into any correspondence regarding unsuccessful applications. If requested, the panel can provide feedback to those unsuccessful applicants who were invited to the presentation stage.

The Panel consists of experts from a broad variety of backgrounds including public health, nutrition, education, physical activity, and long-term health conditions

Where possible, Heart Research UK staff will visit projects to meet the staff delivering the project, as well as the community you are working with, to see the impact your project is having. We may ask to take photos or videos and gather insights that can be used for marketing purposes (consent will be taken for this).

T: 0113 234 7474
E: healthyheartgrants@heartresearch.org.uk
W: www.heartresearch.org.uk

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