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Funding news May 2007

Local voluntary and community organisations in England with plans to involve volunteers in the delivery of health and social care projects could benefit from the latest funding round from the Opportunities for Volunteering Scheme (OFV), a Department of Health initiative that provides grants to local health and social care organisations in England.

Volunteering England (VE), which administers the OFV general fund, has prioritised projects that involve volunteers in: health promotion; health advocacy; supported volunteering; support for people with specific health conditions, befriending and support for people with specific health and social care needs.

VE will distribute over £500,000 in new grants projects that will run for three years, with grants of between £10,000 and £35,000 per annum. The deadline for preliminary applications is 5pm, Monday 30 July 2007.

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