Department of Health and Social Care – Community Automated External Defibrillators Fund

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)

Advanced notice that grants are to be made available for community organisations across England to buy an automated external defibrillators (AED) to install in a public place. Expressions of Interest are being invited for notification of applications opening. Bids invited for £1 million defibrillator fund – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Further details

The £1 million Community Automated External Defibrillators Fund is provided by the Department of Health and Social Care.

The department will invest the funding through an independent partner, drawn from the government’s Crown Commercial Service list of approved suppliers, to manage grant applications from bidding organisations.

Objectives of Fund

The funding is expected to provide an estimated 1,000 new defibrillators in community spaces across England.

This could include town halls, community centres, local shops, post offices and local parks, to ensure that defibrillators are evenly spread throughout communities and easily accessible if someone is experiencing an unexpected cardiac arrest.

A total of £1 million is being made available – match funding is required

Who Can Apply

Local community organisations, such as sports clubs, local theatres, community halls, etc., may register their interest now.

To be eligible, applicants must demonstrate that defibrillators will be placed in areas where they are most needed, such as places with high footfall, vulnerable people, rural areas or due to the nature of activity at the site.

How To Apply

To accelerate the administration of the grant in advance of the partner being chosen, prospective organisations who wish to obtain funding for a defibrillator are now invited to register an expression of interest with the Department of Health and Social Care.

Organisations who submit an expression of interest will be notified once grant applications open.

Documents & links

• DHSC Community AED Fund Expression of Interest
• GOV.UK Press Release for £1 million Defibrillator Fund

Contacts

For further information on how to obtain this fund, please contact the following:

1. Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
   Richmond House
   79 Whitehall
   London
   SW1A 2NS
   Tel: 020 7210 4850