The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults (the Fund) was established in October 2021 and to date has distributed around £66 million to community initiatives supporting mental health and wellbeing across Scotland. Funding for a fifth and sixth year (£15 million each year) was announced in March 2025.
The Fund has a strong focus on prevention and early intervention and aims to support grass roots community groups in tackling mental health inequalities and addressing priority issues of:
- social isolation and loneliness;
- suicide prevention; and
- tackling poverty and inequality
This is the first time Third Sector Interfaces will receive a multi-year grant award for the Communities Fund. The opportunity to grant funding across two years has arisen as part of the Scottish Government’s Fairer Funding pilot, as part of commitment to deliver fairer funding for the third sector. The pilot has been set up to provide more certainty and allow for longer-term planning, aiming to improve stability and cost-efficiency for organisations and services.
The Fund will continue to be delivered through a locally focused and co-ordinated approach via local partnership groups (building upon existing partnerships and with TSIs as lead partner), working together to ensure that support to community-based organisations is directed appropriately and in a coherent way. This collaborative approach is more important than ever, giving increasing budget and capacity constraints within individual sectors.
The Fund
In Dundee there are two types of funding available:
- Level 1 – grants of up to £10,000
- Level 2 – grants between £10,001 to £30k
You do not need to apply for the full amount for either level.
We highly encourage applications from grassroots organisations and/or groups completely new to the fund and joint applications (new or existing) from those collaboratively working together to address the aims of the fund, particularly around equalities and inclusion, within their communities.
Projects must have a specific community focus rather than providing regional or national coverage. It may be useful to refer to priorities in the Dundee Suicide Prevention Delivery Plan and Council Plan 2022-2027 | Dundee City Council.
Funding Application Process and Assessment
Stage 1: Expression of interest
- Period from Friday 19th September to Monday 20th October 12pm ***CLOSED***
Stage 2: Pre-application sifting process
Stage 3: Invitation to complete application
- Deadline to submit Friday 7th November 12pm
Stage 4: Panel review & assessment
Stage 5: Application outcome (award or rejection)
To apply
Read the local guidance document thoroughly and carefully before submitting your application: Dundee TSI CMHWF 25-27 Guidance
Expression of Interest form can be found here: APPLY
Direct all enquiries to funding@dvva.scot
Further Support
Pre-launch presentation: CMHWF 25-27 Pre-Launch PP
Scottish Recovery Network: Lunch & Learn – Dundee Volunteer & Voluntary Action
Development Resources – Dundee Volunteer & Voluntary Action
