Mental Health & Well-Being Community Fund

The TSUK Mental Health & Well-being Community Fund has been created to support people, families and communities across Neath Port Talbot who have been affected by the Tata Steel transition. The fund aims to strengthen community resilience, improve wellbeing and help local people build positive futures.

Funded through the Tata Steel Transition programme, the scheme will invest in community-led projects within Neath Port Talbot that support mental health and wellbeing, encourage social connections and help our community respond to the challenges that changes have brought.

Your project must support at least one of the fund priorities.

Rebuilding social connections and peer support

Projects that:

• create opportunities for people to come together
• strengthen community networks and friendships
• support peer support groups and mutual aid
• encourage intergenerational activities
• help rebuild the sense of community and camaraderie often associated with the workplace

Strengthening community resilience

Projects that:

• build on existing community assets and resources
• create or improve safe and welcoming community spaces
• support local people to develop community-led solutions
• encourage early intervention and prevention

Improving mental health and wellbeing

Projects that:

• promote positive mental health and emotional wellbeing
• build self-esteem, resilience and coping skills
• encourage healthy and purposeful activities
• support suicide awareness and prevention
• provide support for families, children and young people
• help people manage financial pressures, debt or poverty

Addressing health-harming behaviours

Projects that:

• support positive life changes
• reduce or prevent harmful behaviours such as smoking, alcohol misuse, drug use or gambling
• help tackle domestic abuse and violence against women
• improve physical and mental wellbeing through community activity

Examples of eligible projects

Examples include:

• community gardens and repair cafés
• friendship groups, support groups and men's sheds
• mental health awareness programmes
• physical activity and wellbeing initiatives
• community events and cultural activities
• training for volunteers and community leaders
• activities for children and young people
• improvements to community facilities and green spaces
• volunteering and social action projects

These examples are not exhaustive, and innovative proposals are encouraged. 

The fund cannot support:

• political activities or lobbying
• exclusively religious activities
• gifts and donations
• statutory duties already funded through other sources
• recoverable VAT
• fines, penalties or legal costs
• ongoing costs that are not sustainable beyond the grant period

To express an interest in applying for the Fund, or to find out more - including eligibility and application guidance - please contact: tatacommunityfund@npt.gov.uk