Farmer Welfare Grant
Funding for English charities improving farmer health, welfare and resilience.
This grant supports targeted interventions that strengthen personal and business resilience in the agricultural sector. It aims to improve agriculture workers’ mental health and welfare and reach more farmers and farming families who need support.
It is for English charities and third sector not-for-profit organisations that can deliver a suitable project meeting the technical criteria. Eligible …
In scope: targeted interventions to strengthen personal and business resilience in the agricultural sector; improving agriculture workers’ mental health and welfare; and support for farmers, farming families, agricultural workers, intermediaries, allied industries and support networks. Priority themes include tackling isolation, early intervention and prevention, reducing stigma, removing barriers to support, suicide prevention, and business resilience advice and support. The funder is not prescribing the types of interventions applicants must deliver.
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