About the Fund
The Scaling Impact in Health and Care Fund supports charities and NHS organisations to expand proven health and care interventions and deliver them more widely. The Fund focuses on projects underpinned by real-world evidence of effectiveness, with strong potential for adoption and integration at scale. It prioritises initiatives that can demonstrate sustainability, system-level benefit, and measurable improvements for people and services.Previously known as the Innovation and Improvement in Health and Care Fund, it was refined in 2025 to better reflect its focus on bridging the gap between models of care that have been shown to work in practice and securing the resources needed to deliver them at scale.
Eligibility
- UK registered charities or exempt charities with primary activities focused on health and care.
- NHS organisations.
- Collective partnerships are allowed if total income across partners meets criteria and are led by a primary health/care charity or NHS organisation.
Grant Details
The Fund typically makes awards with a value between £150,000 and £500,000. Successful applicants are required to draw down the funding within two years of the award date.The Trust supports projects that:
- Scale up proven interventions that are currently limited to certain settings but could be of wider benefit
- Introduce innovative approaches that improve health and care, including non-technological innovation
- Strengthen collaboration and integration across one or more care settings, including primary, secondary, or community care
- Demonstrate clear evidence of effectiveness and the potential to deliver meaningful outcomes within two years of an award
- Address systemic challenges and have potential for adoption beyond the applicant organisation
- Support practical, innovative approaches that advance care and system outcomes
- The Trust will fund projects that have already started, including those initially underwritten by the applicant, provided the Trust’s contribution can make a significant and well-defined impact. The Trust will not reimburse costs that have been incurred on the project prior to any award being made.
How to apply
Application Stages:
- Preliminary Application
- Submit via the Trust’s online Application Form and Budget Template by 16 March 2026 at noon.
- Trustees review applications in late May; shortlisted applicants move on to full stage.
- Full Application
- Detailed proposal, updated budget, responses to preliminary feedback.
- Submit by 24 August 2026 at noon.
- Trustees decide in Oct/Nov (may include site visits/external review).
Submission:
- Applications are completed through the online forms linked on the Trust’s website.
- Late submissions are not accepted at any stage.
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