Second window of new £20m plus grant fund to encourage social action is now open

The Social Action Fund is a new grant fund of over £20 million, managed on behalf of the Office for Civil Society. The Fund's second window opened on 9 January 2012 and will close at noon on 3 February 2012.

The Fund aims to inspire organisations to create new social action opportunities through people giving what they have, from time, money to assets, knowledge and skills. The Fund will support social action applications that cover the following themes

• Encourage people to come together in their locality to support each other: Projects that include plans to scale up proven models to regional or national levels, or replicate them in other localities. Some priority will be given to models that encourage those who do not traditionally get involved as volunteers
• Focus on the different life stages of volunteering

The Social Action Fund is open to applications to fund social action projects in England from civil society organisations, public sector bodies and businesses with a track record of delivering social action programmes.

Please note that you must first ensure your proposal meets the new eligibility criteria for the Fund prior to applying. To find out if you are eligible visit http://thesocialinvestmentbusiness.cmail1.com/t/r/l/iduriul/jlkdliyki/h/

Or call the enquiry line on 0191 269 2276 or email info@thesocialinvestmentbusiness.org