Social Enterprises offering services in either health or social care are being offered capital grants of between £50,000 and £450,000 from the Social Enterprise Investment Fund until 1st November 2010.

Capital grants can be used for :

• Property or land purchases
• some fees relating to capital projects including solicitors, architects and surveyors
• property renovations and refurbishments
• purchase of vehicles
• equipment for delivery of services e.g. fixtures and fittings
• IT equipment

Eligibility:

We will consider all applications from health and social care delivery organisations but are particularly interested in funding proposals that address the following priorities:

• carers’ organisations
• user-led organisations working with users on personal budgets
• dementia
• long term conditions
• social care spin outs

The money must be spent by 31 March 2011

More details are available from http://www.thesocialinvestmentbusiness.org/seif8/