Applications for the North West Welcome Hub VCFSE Grants programme have now closed. Organisations will be able to bid for one of two grants. Grant 1; of up to £5,000, or Grant 2; of up to £10,000. The application form and guidance can be downloaded below the text.
From January 2021, Hong Kong British Nationals (Overseas) status holders and their dependants can apply for a new immigration route, enabling them and their dependents to come to the UK. Applicants and their family members will be able to live, work and study in the UK but will not have access to public funds. 12 Welcome Hubs have been funded to ensure that newly arriving BN(O) status holders are able to access information to help their integration into the UK.
Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) organisations play an important role in delivering local support services to newly arrived migrant communities. As part of our programme of support in the North West the Regional Strategic Migration Partnership will be funding a number of organisations to welcome Hong Kong BN(O) visa holders and help and assist them as they seek to make North West England their new home. Through this grant programme VCFSE organisations can apply for funds to deliver programmes, projects, events, workshops or other services to support the welcome, integration and wellbeing of BN(O) visa holders.
More information on the grant programme, organisations eligible for funding, the type of application’s expected to be submitted, and the assessment process and timelines can be found in the attached documents. It is strongly encouraged that you read the guidance document. Two information sessions will also be arranged to give organisations interested in applying a chance to ask questions.
The first session will be held on Thursday 8th December – you can register for this session on eventbrite North West England Hong Kong BN(O) VCFSE Grant Information Session Tickets, Thu 8 Dec 2022 at 10:00 | Eventbrite
The second session will be held on Thursday 15th December – you can register for this session on eventbrite North West England Hong Kong BN(O) VCFSE Grant Information Session Tickets, Thu 15 Dec 2022 at 14:00 | Eventbrite