Achieve Bury Recovery Fund (BRF) 2025 – open for applications!

From 16 June 2025, community groups and projects that support recovery from addiction can apply for grants of up to £6,000 from the Achieve Bury Recovery Fund. (Full guidance notes available).
The proposed project should address at least one of the three objectives of the Fund:
- To develop community support around people's recovery from addiction, and those affected by somebody else’s addiction (family and carers)
- To promote mental wellbeing in recovery from addiction, or supporting recovery from addiction
- Supports the development of new ‘recovery from addiction’ initiatives not already available in Bury
Feedback received through Bury service user and recovery community events, along with other feedback has informed the objectives set below.
On the form, please tick and explain how the project will deliver one or more of the following, to service users and recovery community in Bury.:
- Project that teaches practical skills / activities that result in qualifications
- Project that includes visible recovery for a diverse range of individuals / communities
- Project that delivers ‘Dry Nights’ / Substance Free fun activities
We ask that projects are ready to start by 1 September 2025 and completed by 28 February 2026. Please speak to us if you need to vary these timescales.
Schedule details below and on attached poster.
- ‘Meet The Funder’ – 30 June 2025 at Humphrey House, Bury, BL9 0EQ
- Closing date - Sunday 20 July 2025
- Review / Shortlisting - w/c 21 July 2025
- Additional information if requested - 25 July 2025
- BRF Award Panel sits - 30 July 2025
- Project Funding - w/c 4 August 2025
- Finance Agreement - w/c 11 August 2025
For application packs, guidance notes and invites to our Meet The Funder events, email brf@gmmh.nhs.uk