Reading Borough Council has identified a Small Project fund, as one of the Better Care Fund schemes, managed by the Reading Integration Board, and will be made available to fund key priority projects to support the Reading Integration Board programme of Work.

The Integration Board is inviting applications for funding for activities that prevent crisis, supporting people to avoid hospital admissions or, where an admission occurs, supporting timely hospital discharge back to their normal place of residence, alongside the projects outlined in the key priorities for the Reading Integration Board (RIB) 2022/23 (see Section 3).

Activities to prevent crisis will focus on health and social inequalities, addressing the impact of Covid and long-term conditions, supporting people’s well-being in Reading, with a focus on the most deprived neighbourhoods and communities.

The funding is available to support the infrastructure and/or additional capacity needed to expand existing services, deliver services in a different way or to develop new activities.

Applications should be made using (RIB Project Grant – Application Template 2022-23). The deadline for applications is 31 st August 2022. Scoring will take place w/c 5 th September 2022 and we will aim to notify all Applicants of the outcome once we have secured internal agreement.

For more information and the application form please email advice@rva.org.uk