North Yorkshire Staying Healthy, Independent and Connected (SHIC) Grants
Funding
Up to £30,000
Deadline
23 November 2026
Location
Yorkshire and The Humber
Applications
Deadline: 23 November 2026
Overview
North Yorkshire Council's SHIC programme funds local groups to help older people stay healthy, independent and connected, for three years from April 2027. Annual grants run from £15,000 to £30,000 depending on the area. Applications close on 23 November 2026. Official source: https://www.communityfirstyorkshire.org.uk/grants-available-to-help-older-people-stay-healthy-independent-and-connected/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Up to £30,000 a year, depending on area.
- 12 named North Yorkshire areas.
- Mainly older people.
- Three years from April 2027.
- Closes 23 November 2026, 9am.
Locally based VCSE organisations delivering activities for older people in one of 12 North Yorkshire areas.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
VCSE groups supporting older people in North Yorkshire.
Regions
Full details from North Yorkshire Council
Grants of up to £30,000 a year from North Yorkshire Council's Staying Healthy, Independent and Connected (SHIC) programme for locally based voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations running community-led activities that help mainly older people stay active, independent and connected. It is a three-year programme from 1 April 2027, with a possible two-year extension. Maximum annual grants vary by area: £30,000 in Harrogate and Scarborough, £25,000 in Selby Town and Rural, and £15,000 in Knaresborough, Ripon, Richmond, Catterick and Colburn, Whitby, Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside, Pickering, Malton and Norton, and Sherburn. Guidance and the application form come from the council's programme contact. Applications close on 23 November 2026 (9am).
Email helen.sams@northyorks.gov.uk for the programme guidance and application form, and apply by 9am on 23 November 2026.
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