Ecominds
Ecominds – grants to help people with experience of mental distress get involved in environmental projects
Next deadline - 12 noon, Friday 30 April 2010.
Ecominds is a grant programme which helps people with experience of mental distress get involved in local environmental projects that improve mental and physical health.
Projects can have 'art' as an element but not be exclusively an 'arts' project. Some examples of art include sculptures, mosaics, and living art.
Ecominds, which is run by Mind as an award partner of the Big Lottery Fund, is looking to fund smaller projects with grants of up to £20,000 due to the phenomenal success of the other funding sizes.
The programme has £7.5 million which it will distribute to around 125 new and existing projects in England.
Mind believes that Ecominds projects are highly effective in reducing the stigma surrounding mental health issues and help create a society that treats people with experience of mental distress fairly, positively, and with respect.
For more information, go to: www.mind.org.uk/ecominds
last updated on 11th March 2010