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3 November 05 3 November 05 3 November 05 3 November 05 The SFP encourages and enables VCOs to
explore and exploit a full range of funding and financing
options. Its new website
www.ncvo-sfp.org.uk will direct users to a variety of income
sources, from funding through to earning. It will help
organisations explore the potential benefits of financing
options such as loans, and offers advice on strategic Sarah Flood of NCVO's Sustainable Funding Project said: 'Too often 'sustainable funding' is seen as a question of simply getting better at fundraising or locating one ever-lasting source of income. Our new site offers ideas, information and sources of practical support for organisations wanting to broaden their income base and explore sustainable funding.' The SFP website is one of a number of microsites hosted by NCVO. For a full list, vist www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/microsites 1 November 05 SNH has written to community groups, voluntary organisations, local authorities and businesses throughout Caithness and Sutherland, as well as other parts of Scotland, to inform them of the changes to funding. The organisation is appealing for any future applications to be based on the new grant schemes. Around £15 million is awarded by SNH per year throughout Scotland for a variety of projects aimed at protecting the country's wildlife and landscapes and raising awareness and enjoyment of the outdoors. The new approach aims to target spending in a number of key areas, such as boosting biodiversity across the country, helping the public and land managers to implement the new right of responsible access, promoting awareness of wildlife to the public, and working with land managers to protect our most special places. The changes will ensure that funding is channelled into those projects which provide the greatest benefits for the natural heritage. Lesley Cranna, SNH's Area manager for North Highland, said: "We are very keen to work with groups in Caithness, Sutherland and North West Ross to help the area's special wildlife and habitats. SNH's new grant programmes are designed to fit in with the main priority areas which we identified for Scotland's environment and to be easy to understand. Our work in the area includes anything from agreements with land managers about how to look after land to protect the animals and plants which thrive on it, to working with communities to develop projects which help the public to enjoy the outdoors and learn more about the countryside. I would encourage any group with an interest in nature and the outdoors to look at the details of our new grant and speak to your local SNH area office about how to apply for funding." The new grant programme is
based around eight grant schemes: For the first time, SNH is introducing application deadlines for grants of over £10,000. The next deadline for applications is 15th April and 1st September. Applications for grants of under £10,000 can be submitted at any time. Application forms are available on the SNH website on www.snh.org.uk For more information contact Sarah Roe, National Press and PR officer, SNH Tel: 0131 446 2270 or Mairi Gillies North Areas press officer Tel: 01463 723134 13 October 05 13 October 05 With their charity partners and in
consultation with local communities, they''re funding over 150
Barclays Spaces for Sports over the next three They''re helping local communities transform neglected land into the sporting facilities they want - from a skateboard park to a football pitch or multi use games area. They provide initial funds, supply equipment and help establish sporting activity at the site. Their commitment to these sites includes expert guidance on sustainability to ensure local people benefit from the space well into the future. We''re helping many young teams by providing coaching kits worth £750, which include t-shirts, fleeces, cones and whistles. They are providing 1200 coaching packs per year, donating them to teams and groups who have the greatest need, targeting disadvantaged areas in the UK. To find out if you are eligible to apply please contact The Football Foundation on 0800 0274221 or email enquiries@spacesforsports.org.uk This is a pack of coaching equipment and clothing, which can be used for a variety of team sports. Each kit includes: Training bibs, Training cones, Whistles, Water bottles, Stop watches, T-shirts, Baseball caps, Coach''s jacket, Coach''s clipboard, First aid kit, Team bag and tote bags. The new £30m community investment programme
Barclays Spaces for Sports, as well as the prestigious Barclays
Premiership Player and Manager of the Month awards, have
inspired the creation of the Barclays Spaces for Sports Local
Hero award. This honour is for the unsung heroes who tirelessly
support grass roots sport in communities across the UK.
Deserving recipients could be anyone from a long-standing
groundsman to a coach who works endlessly to develop players or
someone who drives the minibus or who has made the team's
sandwiches for years! In recognition of their efforts Barclays
will present to each winner a limited edition silver medal and a
donation of £1000 to the team or charity of their choice. If you
would like to vote for someone you feel really deserves a
Barclays Spaces for Sports Local Hero Award, please complete the
nomination form available from their website and return to the
address provided. Tel: 0800 0274221 Email:
enquiries@spacesforsport.org.uk 21 August 05 21 August 05 21 August 05 21 August 05 7 July 05 31 March 05 31 March 05 31 March 05 Arts - projects encouraging access to the arts, in particular amongst those who historically have been least able to participate such as those in rural areas or with special needs, arts and special needs, dance, transgenerational work with communities Breaking the Cycle - projects working to break cycles of abuse, violence, poverty and exclusion through work with families, children over 5 and/or young people Developing Communities - assisting the process of building a more inclusive society e.g. activities that are community controlled and managed, responsive to the needs of all sections of that community, working in partnership to tackle the needs of the community in an holistic way, seeking to develop sustainable funding strategies and create new employment opportunities that generate real wealth within communities Free and Quiet Minds - charities led by black and minority ethnic groups wishing to provide services to those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds who are experiencing or recovering from a mental illness and to those who care for people with mental ill health, charities focussing on people confined in secure hospitals or medium secure phsychiatric units (especially arts charities) Heritage - rural parish churches, almshouses and historic buildings Offenders and Society - mainly running in the
Eastern Region and the Special Programme for Refugees and Asylum
Seekers - charities who are Both capital and revenue grants are available. The Trustees particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic groups and from charities working with refugees and asylum seekers. Written applications can be submitted at any
time. It may take up to For more information, go to www.lankelly-foundation.org.uk or tel: 01235 820 044 31 March 05 31 March 05 31 March 05 31 March 05 25 March 05 Criteria for eligible projects are: Projects must result in the creation of renewable energy; Projects must show new or an expansion of capacity in renewable energy; Projects must have a positive impact on the local community; Projects must have a measurable positive impact on the environment; Funding must be used for the purchase and implementation of capital equipment and associated costs, such as site acquisition, feasibility studies, design studies and project management; Funding will not be granted for promotions, education or general awareness raising. Applications are invited for funding up to £25,000. It is unlikely that projects costing less than £2.500 would be considered. Project proposals must show that they can be completed within reasonable timescales and costs. Powergen must be the sole corporate sponsors of the project. Projects supported by joint funding from matching public sector funding are acceptable, but must prove additional renewable capacity. Projects must involve and/or have consent from the local community in their planning and application. Projects must be sustainable beyond support from the Fund. Preference may be given to projects: that use
the greenest energy sources; that give the greatest
environmental benefit; that give the greatest community benefit;
where the applicants can provide evidence Funding will take the form of a grant. 80% funding will be issued at the start of the project and 20% on completion. Project selection will be made by the GreenPlan Fund Committee. The Committee will sit twice a year to review applications and fund levels (held in January and August of each year). Further information may be required at this time. A minimum of two projects per year will be chosen. All applications must be made on a GreenPlan fund application form and submitted with any relevant supplementary information such as photographs, site plans, quotations etc. Application forms are available on request online at www.powergen.co.uk or by calling Michelle Meldrum at Powergen on 0870 419 1544 or email michelle.meldrum@powergen.co.uk Applications must be submitted to: The
GreenPlan Fund Committee, Powergen, Wyvern House, Phoenix Park,
Colliers Way, Nottingham. NG8 25 March 05 The projects must meet the following criteria; Lifestyle interventions aimed at reducing heart disease - physical activity, healthy eating and smoking cessation programmes that will help to prevent or reduce the risk factors of heart disease. They prefer applications from people who are willing to work together with others in communities where Coronary Heart Disease is a major problem. Applications that support people to take up and maintain healthier lifestyles are more likely to succeed than those that simply intend to provide services. Grants not supported: Salaries (initial grants); Capital grants; Purely educational /awareness programmes; Medical Research (separate grants available) and Study day grants. For an application form, please Email:
lifestyle@heartresearch.org.uk For an application form, Email:
lifestyle@heartresearch.org.uk or call Heart Research
UK on 0113 234 7474 Heart Research UK, Suite 12D, Joseph's Well,
Leeds LS3 1AB Tel: 0113 234 7474 Website: 25 March 05 25 March 05 25 March 05 25 March 05 13 March 05 13 March 05 13 March 05 |
10 July 06 Phase one has £1 million for community groups that are already up and running, and need help to develop existing breathing places and make them more accessible to people in their community. Phase two will be launched in autumn and will support the creation of new breathing places. A breathing place is a green space that
benefits wildlife and the local community, and is accessible to
the public. This includes community forests, local woodland,
roadsides, parks, local nature reserves, ponds, green corridors
and wildlife meadows. Grants are for between £300 and £10,000 to
fund a specific activity. Total project costs must not exceed
£25,000. Grants will mainly be for revenue in this first phase.
If your project is for capital, you are advised to apply to
phase two of the programme. If you do not own the land you plan
to work on, you may need a lease or written permission from the
landowner. 1 June 06 All applications need to demonstrate that
groups are: Examples of project work could include
counselling; peer support for older people; mediation work in
families where abuse is taking place; education for isolated
older people on how to avoid abuse, or developing survivors''
groups. Applications from all organisations working with older
people are encouraged, including groups who have not
traditionally considered elder abuse as part of their remit.Read
the guidelines on the website carefully to check that your
proposal fits the criteria before you complete the application
form. The closing date for all applications is 31st July 2006. Comic Relief also runs an Older People Grants
Programme for general advocacy and campaigning work with Older
People. THE FOYLE FOUNDATION Applications for grants because funding is difficult are of particular interest. State funded secondary and primary schools can apply but they must show why the project cannot be funded from statutory sources. If the school has a fundraising arm that is a charity, then this organisation should be the applicant. Grants generally range from £10,000 to £50,000. There are no deadlines as applications will be received all year round. Contact: The Foyle Foundation, Rugby
Chambers, 2 Rugby Street, London WC1N 3QU Tel: 020 7430 9119
Fax: 020 7430 9830 1 June 06 1 June 06 1 June 06 1 June 06 1 June 06 1 June 06 1 June 06 1 June 06 ELIGIBLE GROUPS: working in the UK, with young people, aged 11-25, a registered charity (if a consortium, the lead agency must be a registered charity) and have unrestricted reserves of less than one year's running costs. GRANTS: funding is available for one-off grants; Pilot Projects; Project costs, salaries, running costs or management costs. Most applications will fall in the range £10,000 - £75,000. EXCLUSIONS: Work with children under 11 or
adults over 25; Local work, except where there is genuine
potential to influence others on a wider scale; Well established
or routine approaches; Proposals which aim to continue or
increase the volume of existing activities, but do not develop
anything new; Work that is the responsibility of a local
authority or health authority; Capital projects (buildings);
Academic APPLICATION: As a first step, you need to complete an application form, explaining the outline of the project for which you are seeking funds. Transforming Lives Application Forms are available from the website or the office. If your proposal is taken forward, they will contact you and ask you to submit further details about your proposal. Staff will complete an assessment report, based on your written application and their assessment visit. This report will go to the next meeting of the Camelot Foundation trustees. This second stage of the assessment process is likely to take 2 months. CONTACT: Ruth Scott, Grants Manager, Camelot
Foundation, 11-13 Lower 1 June 06 ELIGIBILITY: Applications from across the UK are welcome from organisations with experience and a track record in the alcohol field to develop the capacity of others through innovative proposals that might involve mentoring, shadowing, a placement or secondment and the completion of a useful and influential project. AIMS: Improving practice by developing knowledge, skills and motivation of both generic and specialist alcohol workers; Influencing change; Promoting organisational development; Obtaining evidence of 'what works' that will help others to replicate good practice. CLOSING DATE: People and Organisation Development applications need to be in by 5 September 2006. In addition, small grants of up to £5000 are
available to fund the production of a Tool Kit. The Tool kit
should provide guidelines on standardised outcome measures to
support alcohol agencies in their work. There is no deadline for
applications to this fund. 17 May 06 17 May 06 17 May 06 17 May 06 17 May 06 17 May 06 17 May 06 17 May 06 17 May 06 5 April 06 The funding is available to help projects improve the quality of community facilities, and provide good quality equipment which will reduce long term maintenance commitments. Unfortunately, funding is not available for the maintenance of existing facilities, or for play/skateboard areas attached to educational establishments such as schools and nurseries. Groups are invited to apply for funding from a total fund of £100,000 for Highland, from which the maximum award will be £25,000 in exceptional circumstances. Groups must have secured a minimum of 50% of the total value of the project from their own, or other sources. The funding, which will be made on the production of receipts, must be spent by March 2007. Therefore it is important that projects are at an advanced stage and can be completed by the end of March 2007. Applications for funding will be considered by the Council at the end of August 2006, and applications should therefore be returned by Monday 31st July 2006. In order to apply, groups
must: Expressions of interest should
be forwarded to Malina MacDonald, Play Development Officer, Old
School, High St, Clachnaharry, Inverness, IV3 8RB via Community
Learning & Development staff or TEC Services staff. Groups will
then be forwarded detailed guidelines and an application form. 1 April 06 In 2005,
the title Calor Scottish Community of the Year was awarded to
Cornton Community Council/CAPP by Communities Minister, Malcolm
Chisholm, MSP, at a ceremony held in Edinburgh. 10 February 06 10 February 06 10 February 06 10 February 06 10 February 06 10 February 06 10 February 06 10 February 06 12 January 06 12 January 06 |
