Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds

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Typical grants: £5,000 – £25,000
Where they fund: Angus, Dundee, Perth and Kinross
Applications: Accepted
How to apply: Online form
Decisions: Monthly

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About Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds

Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds, operating as NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation, is the official charity of NHS Tayside. Its mission is to improve physical and mental health, prevent illness, support research, and enhance healthcare services across the Tayside region. The Foundation funds projects that go beyond statutory NHS provision, aiming to help local people live better for longer. It operates through two dedicated grant programmes – Innovate and Prevent – each designed to support different types of work while sharing the same broad priorities. The Foundation supports registered charities, social enterprises, and community interest companies working in Angus, Dundee, and Perth and Kinross.

What Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds funds

The Foundation funds projects that address a range of health and wellbeing priorities. These include improving and supporting physical and mental health, reducing substance use, promoting child health, tackling obesity, contributing to environmental sustainability, and unlocking health innovation. It supports a wide variety of costs such as salaries, training, equipment, research, project delivery, and capital works. All funded work must take place within the Tayside region, covering Angus, Dundee, and Perth and Kinross.

Who can apply

Only organisations, not individuals, can apply. Eligible organisations include registered charities, social enterprises, and community interest companies that are based or carry out their work in Angus, Dundee, or Perth and Kinross. The Foundation prioritises projects that benefit the general public, carers, older people, children, and young people. There are no religious restrictions on applicants.

What Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds doesn't fund

The Foundation does not fund core NHS services or activities that are already the statutory responsibility of the NHS and its partners. It also excludes proposals from organisations run primarily for private gain, activities that benefit individuals rather than the wider community, and political or racial activities. Retrospective costs and loan repayments are not supported.

How they like to fund

The Foundation offers multi-year grants and does not require match funding. It supports a mix of project and core costs, including salaries, training, equipment, research, project delivery, and capital works. The two grant programmes, Innovate and Prevent, have different thematic focuses but share the same broad priorities.

How much does Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds give?

Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds runs 2 grant programmes. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.

Last verified 8 August 2026 · 44 sourced facts

Innovate (Innovation Fund)

£500 – £25,000

Online portal
Next deadline 5 October 2026
3 rounds a year
Decisions in ~8 weeks
Multi-year funding

Prevent (Prevention Fund)

£50,000 – £100,000

Online portal
Next deadline 5 October 2026
3 rounds a year
Decisions in ~8 weeks
Multi-year funding

Those are the published figures. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you'd clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is what the free fit check answers.

What Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds funds — and what they won't

Their stated priorities

["Improving and Supporting Physical and Mental Health","Reducing Substance Use","Promoting Child Health","Unlocking Health Innovation","Tackling Obesity","Contributing to Environmental Sustainability"]

Where they fund

AngusDundeePerth and Kinross

Costs they'll cover

SalariesTrainingEquipmentResearchProject deliveryCapital works & buildings

They don't fund

Retrospective costsLoan repayments

The full exclusions list (5)

proposals from organisations run primarily for private gain or to generate profits for private distribution
activities that benefit individuals rather than the wider community
racial activity
any activity equipment or service that is a core NHS service (including services already funded by the government and delivered through the NHS and partners)
political activities

Good to know

FaithNo restriction

Focus areas

HealthMental healthEducation

How to apply to Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds

Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds takes applications via online form.

Published programme route: online portal.
Decisions are typically monthly.
Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.

What Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds's application asks

We hold the 8 questions from Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds's application form, word for word — so you know exactly what you're signing up to answer.

Question 1

“This section allows you to appoint a representative for the application and any contact we need to make. The funding available through NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation must be spent in Tayside so please advise where your project is or if it covers the whole area.”

Question 2

“We ask for 2 contacts to ensure there is no delay with the processing of the application if one representative is unavailable. Within this box please put the contact's name and email address.”

6 more questions from their form, plus answers drafted from your charity's real data if you decide to apply.

How it works

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Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds provide?

Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds runs 2 grant programmes — Innovate (Innovation Fund): £500 – £25,000 · Prevent (Prevention Fund): £50,000 – £100,000.

Where does Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds fund charities?

Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds funds charities operating in Angus, Dundee, Perth and Kinross.

Does Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds accept unsolicited applications?

Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.

What does Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds not fund?

Their published exclusions include: proposals from organisations run primarily for private gain or to generate profits for private distribution; activities that benefit individuals rather than the wider community; racial activity; any activity equipment or service that is a core NHS service (including services already funded by the government and delivered through the NHS and partners); political activities. The full exclusions list is further up this page.

How do I apply for funding from Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds?

Tayside NHS Board Endowment Funds takes applications via online form. Published programme route: online portal.