When the Arts Council of England and the Regional Arts Boards merged to create a single organisation earlier this year, the new body inherited over 100 funding schemes. As a single organisation we have the opportunity to simplify these in order to provide a better service to artists and organisations. We are, therefore, creating a smaller number of programmes, which will be consistent and accessible for artists and organisations throughout England.
The new programmes
There will be two new programmes and these will be run from the regional
offices. They are:
· Grants to organisations: investment for
organisations including arts projects, capital, organisational development and
research and development.
· Grants to individuals: investment for
individual artists, residencies, bursaries, arts projects led by individuals
such as visual artists, writers or promoters, and capital projects and research
and development by individuals
Grants will normally range from £200 up to £100,000 for major projects.
Most grants are likely to be under £30,000.
Applying for grants
The application packs will be available by the start of February 2003 and information
will also be available on the web at that time. There will be no deadlines,
and applications can be made at any time from 1st April 2003. East Midlands
Arts will be deciding its regional priorities for the programmes during the
Autumn 2002.
Decision-making
For applications under £5,000, decisions will be made within 6
weeks. For applications over £5,000, decisions will be made within 12
weeks.
What happens to our current programmes?
Most of the programmes that currently operate (including the Regional Arts Lottery
Programme) will cease at the end of March 2003. Current programmes with published
deadlines that fall before the end of March 2003 will finish at their deadline.
New application forms will be available from the 31st October 2002.
Deadlines
New Work and Commissions - 17th January 2003 - Turnaround 10 weeks
Audience Development - 31st January 2003 - Turnaround 10 weeks.
Therefore to confirm:
Funding programmes that can be applied for under the old
system and the deadlines are:-
10th January 2003 - Training and Professional Development grants - existing
deadline from this financial year
17th January 2003 - New Work and Commissions - for projects in first three months
of 2003/04 financial year
31st January 2003 - Audience Development - for projects in the first three months
of 2003/04 financial year.
31st March 2003 - Regional Arts Lottery Programme (RALP) - final deadline for
applications under the current scheme
All applicants applying for funding for projects taking place post June 2003
will be applying to the new funding system - packs available February 2003.
The new programmes replace RALP.
The final date for applications to current RALP will be 31 March 2003. Please
bear in mind that decisions can take up to 16 weeks and applicants should be
advised to plan with this in mind.
From 1 April 2003 applications to the National Touring Programme will be made
to the regional offices. The national office will continue to run the Arts Capital
Programme and Stabilisation and Recovery. We will continue to be a partner in
Awards for All, which is operated as a joint scheme with other Lottery Distributors.
If you already receive funding
Regularly Funded Organisations can apply to the new programmes, but must discuss
a potential application with their Lead Officer first, to determine its suitability
and the likelihood of success.
Further information
We are still working on the detail of the new programmes. Detailed information
will be available by the beginning of February 2003. Please contact Bonnie Lucas
to receive full details to date. Tel: 01509 221 233, or bonnie.lucas@em-arts.co.uk
East Midlands Arts Training and Support and Development scheme has two strands.
Organisations can apply to provide training, and individuals, and organisations
can apply to receive training.
The scheme can contribute towards both art form and arts management Training,
for artists and those working in the arts and media in the region. Support will
be offered to those who wish to receive training from recognised trainers and
consultants. The scheme will contribute towards the cost of short courses, conferences,
seminars, workshops and other training events, placements, job swaps, secondments,
work shadowing and research visits.
Requests to the scheme need to have clearly defined aims, be deliverable in
an appropriate way, and be part of a planned programme of continuous development.
The scheme is administered by EMA and Arts Training Central (ATC).
Before applying you must contact Arts Training Central at least two weeks before
the next deadline which is 10th January 2003
ATC Tel/fax 0116 242 5202.
info@artstrainingcentral.co.uk
To receive an application form please contact East Midlands Arts, Demelza Guhan
tel: 01509 221 254 e-mail demelza.guhan@em-arts.co.uk
or Kevin Tennant tel: 01509 221 257 kevin.tennant@em-arts.co.uk
The Gulbenkian Prize for museums and galleries is a £100,000 prize to
be awarded annually to one large or small museum or gallery in the UK.
It will be awarded for the most innovative and inspiring idea for an exhibition,
new gallery, public programme or important new initiative which has been developed
during 2002. The shortlist will be announced in spring 2003 and the first Gulbenkian
Prize will be presented during Museums and Galleries Month in May 2003.
For more information contact tel: 020 7636 531398, or write to The Gulbenkian
Foundation Portland Place, London, W1B 1ET.
The Theatre Investment Fund has a limited number of bursaries for new theatre
producers. Successful applicants will be able to use a bursary to develop or
present a new production. The scheme offers financial assistance of up to £15,000
per applicant, plus an established industry figure as a mentor for the project.
The deadline for applications is 7th November 2002. For further details and
an application form (send an A4 SAE) to New Producers Bursary, Theatre Investment
Fund, 32 Rose Street, London, WC2E 9ET.
ARTFULL is an new grants fund managed by ENGAGE for the Department of Education
and Skills. The fund will support school and gallery projects which aim to demonstrate
the benefit of pupils working with visual arts and crafts.
Most grants are likely to be in the range of £2,500 - £7,500, though
applicants are welcome to augment project resources through other funds and/or
in-kind support. Grants can fund 100% of project costs, and can be used to pay
for materials, freelance fees, part-time help, transport, documentation, evaluation,
and administration (max. 10%), but not for admission or opening costs.
Projects must run between January 2003 and. March 2004, with most actual pupil
involvement likely to be in either the summer or autumn terms in 2003. Pupils
must be 5-16 years old. Applicants must be constituted not-for-profit bodies,
which could include arts centers, artist studios, local authority venues, and
schools amongst others.
Simple pre-proposals are invited in the first instance, by November 6th 2002.
Applicants will then be selected to go to full proposal, deadline is 4th December.
Funded projects will be announced late December 2002.
Contact Holly Garrett or Christopher Naylor at ENGAGE by e-mail holly.garrett@engage.org
for further information in the first instance, and to receive an pre-proposal
form. ENGAGE general telephone no: 020 7244 1001.
The final National Touring Programme consideration point for 2002/03 will be March 13th 2003. Companies wishing to apply, or to find out further details should contact Suzie Leighton at the Arts Council national office, tel: 020 7973 6591.
This is a small charity which provides financial support professional dance
artists and students to travel abroad or in the UK. The scheme will contribute
towards the cost of attendance conference, research projects or short courses
of study in movement or dance.
Awards are given on an annual basis for projects taking place between April
of the year applied in and April of the following year. Deadline for applications
is 25th January 2003. For an application form send a 1st class A5 SAE to the
Secretary, LUTSF, 24 Cuppin Street, Chester, CH1 2BN, or for further details
visit the website www.ullman-trav.fsnet.co.uk
This scheme offers awards of £100-£2,000 to outstanding young instrumentalists
aged 5 -18. Applications are invited until January 2003 and should be accompanied
by a letter of recommendation from a teacher or music establishment, and evidence
of financial need. Auditions will take place in April/May 2003.
Application form (send SAE): Awards for Young Musicians, PO Box 2097, Wickford,
Essex SS12 0ZQ; tel: 01268 571887, or visit the website www.a-y-m.org.uk
This competition is open to all artists and offers awards of £25,000. Submissions can be made during November 2002. Finalists will be shown at the Royal College of Art, London. For further details and entry forms (send an SAE): to HAP 2002, PO Box 279, Esher, Surrey KT10 8YZ; tel: 01372 462 190: e-mail hap2003@parkerharris.co.uk
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Arts Council are supporting a First
Time Projects Fund. The scheme is aimed at helping teachers in Pupil Referral
Units (PRUs) and Learning Support Units (LSUs) to initiate arts projects for
the first time.
Grants of up to £3, 000 are available so that PRUs and LSUs can pay for
artist(s) or arts companies to work with them on a project with young people
in Referral or Support Units. Any art form can be covered. Bids must mainly
be for non-capital spending.
Preference will be given to projects which:
· Include plans to share the benefits of the residency with other Units
in their area, for example through arranging teacher visits or producing an
article for publication.
· Demonstrate a commitment to undertaking a basic evaluation of the project.
Guidance notes are available. To receive an application form contact the schemes
administrator Nick Randle Associates. tel: 01386 860390, E-mail: info@nrassociates.co.uk
Nick Randle Associates, 14 Butt Furlong, Fladbury, Pershore, WR10 2QZ Closing
date: 31st January 2003. Awards will be announced on 24th February 2003.
Artsadmin is announcing the fourth round of its Artists' Bursary scheme. The bursaries offer artists time to experiment with new ways of working, to practically research or take an idea further, or to pursue their creative process without the pressure of having to realise a final outcome or 'product'.
Bursaries of between £500 and £4,000 will be awarded. The bursaries can be a combination of artists' fees and material costs along with access to studio space, video cameras, Media 100 editing facilities and video projection equipment at a professional studio.
The scheme is open to artists whose work pushes the boundaries of contemporary artistic practice in the areas of live art and time-based media, and/or any one of the following in combination with the above: new performance, installation, text, sound, digital technology and projected image. For advice on applying and further information contact Manick Govinda or Mark Godber at Artsadmin. Tel: 020 7247 5102. E-mail: manick@artsadmin.co.uk or mgodber@artsadmin.co.uk
This scheme offers a scholarship and three fellowships in painting at the British School at Rome during 2003/04, giving all-expenses paid residencies and a monthly spend (up to £500 for scholars, £700 for fellows).
The nine month Abbey Scholarship will be given to an exceptionally promising emergent painter. The three month fellowships are awarded to mid-career painters with an established record of achievement.
Closing date to apply is 15th January 2003. For further information and to receive an application form (send an SAE) to The Administrator, Abbey Awards, 43 Carson Road, London, SE21 8HT. Visit the website: www.abbey.org.uk
This award is open to entrants aged 35 and under on the closing date 13th December 2002. Entries will also be accepted from practices where the majority people involved are aged 35 and under.
The judges are looking for imaginative, forward thinking ideas that are practically and aesthetically resolved and which will generate a 'sense of excitement.'
First prize is £5,000. For further information contact Beverley Alton,
tel: 020 7539 2623; e-mail beverely.alton@bisslancaster.com Visit the website:
www.corusgroup.com/youngarchitect
The Henry Moore Institute is inviting applications from artists and curators who are interested in working on historic and contemporary sculpture. Up to four Fellows will be offered accommodation, travelling expenses, and use of resources for up to a month.
Deadline for applications is 6th January 2003. For further information contact Liz Aston, Henry Moore Institute, 47 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AH; Tel: 0113 246 7477, e-mail: liz@henry-moore.ac.uk
The Trust operates three funding programmes: Major donations - usually in the range of £5,000 to £20,000, Intermediate donations - £1,000 to £5,000 and Minor donations - £100 - £1,000.
Priority Funding areas include:
· Equal Opportunities for Disabled People - covering special equipment,
access, and participation in arts.
· Education for people of any age with special educational and training
needs. This could include minority ethnic communities, disabled people, homeless
people or inner city social exclusion projects.
Only organisations which are registered charities will be considered for funding and the Trustees will favour smaller charities, local charities or local appeals from national charities.
There is no formal application form. Organisations are asked to apply in writing with a letter focusing on their specific needs and how they meet the priorities of the Trust. Applicants who are considering asking for more than £5,000 are advised to telephone the Trust to discuss the proposal before applying.
For more information call the Trust Help Line on 0870 608 0104;
email: communitypartnership@abbeynational.co.uk or write to Charitable Trust
Secretary, Abbey National Charitable Trust Ltd, PO Box 911, Central Milton Keynes,
MK9 1AD.
The Craft Potters Association (CPA) supports educational ceramics activities for individuals. The Trust can contribute to costs of the preparation of books, travel, film, conference attendance and organisation and other ceramic projects. This can also include grants towards formal education, Student exhibitions and Subsistence and living expenses.
Awards will be made for up to £1,000. Applications must be submitted by 15th December 2002, with outcomes in February 2003.
Guidelines for making applications are available from Liz Gale, Trustee and Secretary to the Trust, Taplands Farm Cottage, Webbs Green, Soberton, Southampton, SO32 3PY (Send a S.A.E).
This Fund donates awards to artists who have been commissioned to create murals for public places or charitable institutions.
For further information contact the Administrator of Abbey Awards by
e-mail admin@abbey.org.uk or tel: 020
8761 7980, website: www.abbey.org.uk
The Foundation is offering Achievement Art Bursaries to established professional artists. Five bursaries are available for £10,000 each to applicants working in painting, sculpture, ceramics, still photography, glassmaking or metal work.
Closing date is 14th January 2002. For further information contact The Administrator, Arts Bursaries, The Woo Charitable Foundation, 277 Green Lanes, London, N13 4XS.
The Crafts Council Setting up scheme provides financial, business and professional development support for artists and makers who are about to set up in business, or are within two years of setting up in business. The scheme relates artists who work with specific materials including wood, textiles, ceramics, glass and metal.
For further details and an application form contact: Resource Centre, Crafts Council, Tel: 020 7806 2501, e-mail reference@craftscouncil.org.uk , or visit their website www.craftscouncil.org.uk The next deadline for applications is December 1st 2002.
BT Community Connections is a nationwide scheme that enables voluntary and
community groups to connect to the Internet. Over the next 12 months BT will
be awarding an NEC multi-media computer and a contribution towards the cost
of a year's Internet access - a package totalling over £1,000 each to
over 1,200 voluntary organisations.
Applications will be welcomed from community organisations that will benefit
from internet use. Priority groups include community centres, community regeneration
projects, church groups, culturally diverse groups, museums, local history groups,
theatre groups, groups working with disabled people, groups working with elderly
people, environmental groups and women's groups.
Closing date for applications is February 28th 2003. To request an application
pack write to BT Community Connections, PO Box 30775, London WC1B 4QE.
btcommunityconnections@leaevents.co.uk
for further information.
Young Roots which is a new UK-wide Heritage Lottery Fund initiative which promotes the involvement of young people in their heritage. The initiative aims to increase opportunities for learning about, and promote appreciation of the value heritage. Grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 will be available. The application pack will be available from the end of October 2002. For further information visit the website www.hlf.org.uk
The Refugee Community Development Fund makes grants available to organisations
working closely with refugees and refugee communities in the UK.
The successful bids will fall into 3 categories: start up costs; capacity building
and new activities.
More details are on the Home Office website at: www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/news
For guidelines and an application form contact at the Refugee Integration Unit:
Eunice Uzor tel: 020 8760 8418 e-mail: Eunice.Uzor@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
or Ian Barton tel: 020 8760 8761 e-mail: Ian.Barton@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Youth Music is maintaining and developing four main programmes, which will
be open for application until September 2004. The programmes target various
ages and a wide range of cultures and musical genres.
All guidelines, application forms and tips for applying to Youth Music's open
programmes are now available to download from the website.
The following schemes are available for applications:
First Steps - age 0 to 5 - Music-making activities
for the very young; Opportunities for pregnant mothers and their partners to
get involved; Training of nursery and early years' specialists so that music-making
can be integral to children's early learning experiences.
Music Maker - age 5 to 18 - Skilled music leaders
creating and running imaginative, original music-making projects across a variety
of music styles; Trying to reach new groups of children and young people - particularly
those that have limited access.
Plug into Music - age 8 to 18 - Developing the
creative use of modern technology in music-making; Particular support for 8-14
year olds, e.g. encouraging collaborations between music technology studios
and after-school clubs.
Singing Challenge - age 5 to 18 - Encouraging new
ways for young people to become involved in singing; Developing wider repertoire
for young people, across a broad range of styles; Encouraging more boys to sing
- for example, by strengthening links between singing and sport.
For more information visit the Youth Music website at www.youthmusic.org.uk
Youth Music, One America Street, London SE1 0NE Tel 020 7902 1060, info@youthmusic.org.uk
Time is running out for making applications to the 2003 round of Culture 2000
- the only EU funding programme specifically for arts and cultural activity.
The 2003 call, will have a focus on the performing arts (theatre, dance, music,
opera, lyric arts, street theatre and circus), although applications can still
be made for projects on the visual arts, cultural heritage and books/reading
(mainly translation). All applications must have something uniquely European
about them.
Projects also need to be developed and implemented by at least 3 partner organisations
from 3 different European countries; Last either for 1 year or, in a few cases,
for 2-3 years, and have a total budget of between € 100-300,000 (for 1
year projects) or € 500,000 per year (for 2-3 year projects).
Successful applicants can receive, a maximum of 50% (for 1 year projects) or
60% (for 2-3 year projects) of the total budget, but this will not include expenditure
on buildings or buying new.
The new EUCLID website is www.culture2000.info
where full details and guidance notes are available.
are on offer to UK-based theatre companies and arts organisations. Meridian Theatre Company, in association with Interact,has three funds - one of £20,000 and two of £10,000 to help a stage production or tour. You must be UK-based and: - not for profit (either registered with charitable status or as company limited by guarantee); - committed to equity contract rates within the production budget. The grants can be awarded to help fund any aspect of the production (eg script-writing, design or research). Application forms can be downloaded from the Interact website. The deadline for applications is 14 October 2002. For more information, contact Liz Strachan by email: elizabeth@interactroleplay.com or visit the website at www.interactroleplay.com.
Kellogg foundation: www.wkkf.org - A 'top ten' site. An excellent resource for any funder. Content ranges from extensive research findings through an excellent library of case studies to tools and resources such as evaluation handbooks and program logic methodology. What more can be said. If you didn't already know of this site you do now. Go there!
United Way: National.unitedway.org Programs and initiatives by this funder with a long history of working with outcomes and program logic. An excellent, and essential, first stop for any funder wanting to understand how to fund outcomes. Also an excellent glossary, pointers on measurement, and a range of case studies.
Anne E Casey Foundation: www.aecf.org This site is surely a must for any funder concerned with the well-being of children and young people. As with all the sites here an excellent resource with sound guidance backed up by a wealth of evidence.
World Bank: www.worldbank.org Unrivalled experience of the issues surrounding poverty and deprivation on a massive scale and how to tackle them. Contains a huge range of case studies, evaluation reports, and practitioner manuals.
http://www.niace.org.uk/information/ExtFunds/new.htm This page has been updated to include recent news about the Heritage Lottery Fund and Voluntary & Community Sector grants
Objective 3 European Social Fund can aid arts Organisations or other agencies
through promoting wider access and participation in lifelong learning, improving
employability and to encourage entrepreneurship.
Unlike other European funding this is implemented through co-financing so a
project can receive 100% of project costs and promises a simpler application
process and a reduction in bureaucracy. In order to benefit from this scheme
you must have sent in an expression of interest form by the 9th of August.
If you have any training and or development project in mind then fill out an
expression of interest form now as your organisation cannot later enter the
scheme if you haven't completed this mandatory form. You will not be held to
making the full application prior to this if you decide against it.
Arts Organisations have benefited from this fund in the East Midlands. All parts
of the region are eligible for support. The programme runs until 2006 and has
£177 million on offer. There have been assurances that the application
process will be simpler and a lot less bureaucratic than
applicants may have previously experienced.
Those interested will need to read the guidance on the Government Office East
Midlands website - the link for pre-bidding guidance and expression of interest
form is http://www.go-em.gov.uk/euro/obj3/2002eoiguide.pdf
Essentially you need to indicate a bidding measure such as 'to encourage entrepreneurship
and competitiveness' and then state which organisation you are bidding to -
such as 'Leicestershire's learning and skills council' - GOEM will give you
guidance on this, you then have until 6th
September to put in a direct bid. There will be other bidding rounds.
Around £500,000 has been made available by the EU to support project activities, and the Government is to add a further £1 million. Closing date to apply is the 27th September 2002. Successful projects will be
announced in November. Contact Polly Hennessy, Disability Unit on 020 7712 2017 for queries or to request an application form.
NB. There is no information available about this fund on the website www.go-em.gov.uk . Please refer to www.disability.gov.uk for further information.
Grants Online in association with Wessex Partnerships are holding a 1 day workshop on ESF Financial Management and Record Keeping. The courses are designed to develop the capacity of individuals and organisations to effectively manage Esuropean Social Fund projects. For further info please see below.
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND (NON CO - FINANCED PROJECTS)
FINANCIAL AND RECORD KEEPING WORKSHOP
11 OCTOBER 2002,HOLIDAY INN, TITCHFIELD, HAMPSHIRE - 1000 to 1600
A one day workshop for Project Staff who are responsible for the collection and collation of Management Information as well as Financial Information on ESF supported projects.
The day will cover:
What is ESF? Background details
ESF Financial Records
- Eligible / ineligible costs - what you can and cannot claim
- Match funding - what can be counted as eligible match funding
Contracting
- with Government Office
- with partners
Government Office Requirements - an overview of the forms
- Budget profiles and Claims
- Progress Reports
- Audit Certificates
Significant Changes - when should they be made?
ESF Management Information
- Beneficiaries - what information do you need to collect?
- Finance - what evidence do you need to substantiate costs?
Government Office Requirements - how and when to complete forms
Audit Requirements - how to survive an ESF audit
The cost for the day, which is £200 plus VAT per participant, includes the Workshop, lunch, and a Delegate Pack.
If you are interested in taking part in the Workshop, please contact:
Jason Forsythe, Wessex Partnerships Ltd, Regional Business Centre, Harts Farm Way, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1HR or email jason.forsythe@wessexpartnerships.com or send a fax to Jason on 023 9244 9535 or telephone him on 023 9244 9449.
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CIB Funding Newsletter
Hello Everyone
Here is the September issue of the newsletter. A lot of information has accumulated over the two months since the last newsletter. This has made this issue totally gross. There are a few important items which do close very shortly. Take a look now as it would be a shame to miss one that you could take advantage of. Some annual funding opportunities have appeared earlier this year than they did last. Other schemes that were expected have disappeared from view until funding becomes available - if it ever does. It is hard to keep on top of all this.
My break from the newsletter has been spent at work and it flew by. I will take a couple of days off to visit the Edinburgh festival and for another venture to the Doone valley but I await a real break away to antipodean sunshine around Christmas. I have done a bit of work on The CIB website, mostly to make it easier to navigate. It is nearing a format I feel works, although there are still a number of suggestions that you have made that I may be able to incorporate over time. Take another look and let me know what works for you and what doesn't. If you have not seen who is munching away on money you have not yet fully explored the website - a fun thing to do over lunch (well its an idea!).
If you have grandiose ideas for local websites, rather than reinvent the wheel just provide the links to make use of The CIB pages on funding information. If there is further information you need to be on the website phone me and discuss it. I am aware of a number of useful websites that are falling into disrepair, have new information mixed into pages that have not been updated and others that should have been discarded long ago. While out of date information can lie hidden in filing cabinets, leaving it on the web makes our inadequacies very public. There is plenty of scope for an internet 'Rag and Bone' merchant. I am trying to interest some 'greenies' in a cyber scrapyard recycling programme to tidy it all up. I did hear that Government plans to introduce MOT type legislation for UK websites, to ensure they are working and safe, have been shelved until they get their own house in order.
This funding information is intended for you to circulate, as it is, to the groups and organisations you serve or to use in your own newsletters (provided you are not subscribing at the low Individual Rate). You may wish to select the items to suit individual needs. The wording of individual entries has been approved by the funder (except where stated) so please do not change or edit the text. In that way everyone can be assured that the information is, as far as possible, correct. Please credit the Charities Information Bureau as source where appropriate. Items marked *New* were not in the last issue but may have appeared before although text, especially deadlines, may have been updated.
There is also a MS Word 6/95 format version of the Newsletter sent as an attachment to this e-mail. This version can also be read and converted by later versions of Word. If you do not require this remember in future not to bother to download it. The attached file has the title em9-02.doc
Andrew Pring
The Rufford Foundation announces new grant programme
The Rufford Foundation, has allocated £250,000 to an HIV/AIDS grant programme
for 2002-3. The Foundation is seeking applications from UK registered charitable
organisations whose work aims to either prevent or alleviate the suffering of
people affected by, or infected with, HIV/AIDS. There is a special emphasis
on children. Projects should be based in non-first world countries but can include
eastern Europe.
The HIV/AIDS grant programme will run separately from the Foundation's main
funding remit; which remains focused on nature conservation, environmental and
sustainable development projects in non-first world countries. Over two thirds
of the Foundation's funds continue to go to these areas.
There is no deadline or application form. In the first instance charitable organisations
should see our website www.rufford.org then write to The Rufford Foundation.
The application should briefly outline the project, its measurable objectives
and budget along with a latest set of audited accounts.
Siân Venturotti, Trust Administrator, The Rufford Foundation, 5th Floor
Babmaes, House, 2 Babmaes Street, London SW1Y 6RF Tel: 020 7925 2582 Fax: 020
7925 2583 E-mail: sian@rufford.org
(Info from North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations)
*New * Tax Relief
Many community amateur sports clubs (CASCs) could be better off if they register
with the Inland Revenue to claim tax reliefs, now that the Finance Bill which
implements the Budget proposals has received Royal Assent.
From 24 July 2002, the tax reliefs are available to CASCs that can answer yes
to the following four questions: Is membership of the club open to the whole
community?
Are all the club's facilities available to members without discrimination?
Does the club's constitution prevent profits of the club being distributed amongst
its members (i.e. any profits must go back into the club)?
Does the club provide facilities for and encourage participation in eligible
sports?
See the Inland Revenue CASC guide for full details: http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/casc/index.htm
*New * Bridges Community Ventures Ltd
They invest in businesses with growth potential in the most deprived 25% of
wards in England. Their aim is to harness the entrepreneurial spirit in under-invested
communities to stimulate economic growth and create jobs, wealth and role models
of business success.
They aim to: invest in entrepreneurial businesses with high growth potential
in the most under-invested areas in England; provide excellent hands on support
to portfolio businesses; provide excellent resources and contacts to portfolio
business es to help them grow; make a difference in communities by creating
jobs, stimulating economic dynamism and fostering entrepreneurs who can become
new role models of business success; make a financial return on investment that
will attract private sector investors into future funds of this type.
They invest in outstanding entrepreneurs, providing them with an opportunity
to realise their business vision.
They seek growth companies at the early and expansion stages, as well as management
buy-outs and buy-ins. Their maximum investment in any single business is £2
million.
They invest in those wards around the country which are in the most deprived
25 percentile on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (see website).
Bridges Community Ventures take inspiration from the Community Development Venture
Capital industry in the USA, where there are currently about 60 such funds.
The vision of Community Development Venture Funds is to use the tools of venture
capital - equity investment and hands-on support to companies - to grow businesses
that create jobs, entrepreneurial capacity and wealth to advance the livelihoods
of low-income people and stimulate the economies of disadvantaged communities.
Bridges Community Ventures Ltd, 1 Craven Hill, London W2 3EN Tel: 020 7262 5566
Email: Info@bridgesventures.com Website: www.bridgesventures.com
*New * CAF and Ward Consultancy PLC announce CharitaxPlus for donors
A simple and tax-effective way to give to charity has today been announced by
CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) and Ward Consultancy.
CharitaxPlus is an innovative way for a company or individual to give to the
charities of their choice by forming their own, personalised charitable trust
fund.
While giving to charity may be part of a long tradition in Britain, only one
in four donors currently make their donations tax-efficiently to combine the
benefits of generous tax reliefs with long-term charitable support. CharitaxPlus
is being offered in direct response to the Government's desire to stimulate
UK charitable giving through tax efficient means, both for the donor and for
charities.
The trust fund itself, set up in the name of the donor's choosing, can be completed
in a matter of hours with immediate Inland Revenue clearance. Donations can
be made in cash, shares or other assets as agreed, to take full advantage of
the income tax, capital gains tax and Inheritance tax reliefs available.
CharitaxPlus will be marketed to clients of Ward Consultancy, and other high
net- worth individuals looking to gift £50,000 upwards. It is advice driven
and included as part of a client's financial review. The Trustees of CAF will
invest all donations with major Investment Management companies, and the interest
or capital sum can be distributed as and when the donor wishes to the causes
of their choosing.
WARD Consultancy PLC, Hill House, Milley Lane, Hare Hatch, Reading Berks RGI0
9TH Tel: 0118 9404111 Fax: 0118 9403392 Web: www.wardconsultancy.plc.uk
*New * Community Fund - Buildings
The Community Fund have a new leaflet about funding buildings. Key features
are outlined below.
The Community Fund give grants mainly to help meet the needs of those at greatest
disadvantage in society and also to improve the quality of life for local communities
A grant for your property
They want the properties they fund to be: On time; In budget; Well planned;
Within the law.
They will fund: Buying or leasing a building/land; Construction and/or refurbishment
costs; Buying or leasing a temporary property; Improving land for open spaces.
All applications require an options appraisal. Why have you chosen to do this
work? - needs that project aims to meet; options explored; brief for building;
professional/contractor; How you intend to achieve this; other ways could achieve
brief; estimated costs of each alternative; reason for deciding on this particular
project.
If you are still looking you can apply before finding a property, they need
- Options appraisal; particulars from estate agent or valuer for three suitable
buildings;
how much they'll cost to run.
The rules for leases: Minimum length of lease required depends on total cost
of project - Less than £30K- 5 years; £30K - £100K - 10 years;
£100K - £250k - 15 years; Over £250k - 20 years.
For projects £30K to £100k for refurbishment or construction, they
also require: The timetable for the work; Forecast of project cash flow; Details
of professional consultants; Building Feasibility Study
They will also fund refurbishment or new property costing more than £100K
and SDS - projects over £100k
For temporary buildings over £30k they require: Options appraisal, proof
of tenure, disability access, running costs; Site appraisal and plans - site
and building layout; Three quotes; Cash flow and timetable; Details of building
professionals; Relevant approvals.
For grants that improve land for open spaces they require: Options appraisal,
proof of tenure, disability access, running costs; Site appraisal and plans
- site layout; Three quotes; Cash flow and timetable; Details of professional
consultants; Relevant approvals and, for playgrounds, safety advice.
Community Fund, St Vincent House, 16 Suffolk Street, London SW1Y 4NL Enquiries
Tel: 020 7747 5299 Minicom: 020 7747 5347 Email: enquiries@community-fund.org.uk
*New * Community Fund/NOF reach out to those communities in most need.
Have you had your Fair Share? Some parts of the country are missing out on lottery
funds. Fair share wants to help change that!
A new partnership between two lottery distributors will provide guaranteed funding
to the places where lottery money is needed the most.
The Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund will deliver £169 million
over the next three years to 62 disadvantaged areas that have not had their
fair share of lottery funds. These are:
EAST REGION - Basildon £4,246,815, Gt Yarmouth £1,305,862, Luton
£3,042,716, Peterborough £1,179,818, Tendring £1,076,018,
Waveney £2,713,955
EAST MIDLANDS - Ashfield £2,055,775, Bolsover £2,087,818, Derby
£1,615,780
LONDON - Barking & Dagenham £1,218,373, Brent £1,377,039, Enfield
£5,532,721, Waltham Forest £3,039,768
NORTH EAST - Blyth Valley £1,132,367, Darlington £2,089,432, Stockton-on-Tees
£3,422,583, Wansbeck £1,156,093
NORTH WEST - Blackpool £1,556,465, Bolton £5,712,127, Burnley £1,422,884,
Ellesmere Port and Neston £1,871,675, Hyndburn £1,135,332, Knowsley
£2,631,540, Oldham £1,965,735, Pendle £1,298,447, Rochdale
£2,014,670
NORTH WEST - Salford £2,155,542, Sefton £2,200,027, St. Helens £3,640,997,
Tameside £1,147,195, Trafford £1,111,607, West Lancashire £2,734,544,
Wigan £5,481,771, Wirral £2,060,638
SOUTH EAST - Portsmouth £2,879,292, Thanet £1,729,821
SOUTH WEST - Bournemouth £3,546,535, North Somerset £3,314,052,
Swindon £1,074,535
WEST MIDLANDS - Dudley £5,227,198, Sandwell £2,796,138, Solihull
£5,039,905, Telford and Wrekin £1,117,538, Walsall £5,295,294
YORKSHIRE & HUMBERSIDE - Doncaster £8,544,564, Barnsley £2,154,059,
Kingston Upon Hull £2,659,715, Kirklees £4,955,017, North East Lincolnshire
£1,276,204, Rotherham £5,764,097, Wakefield £5,854,904
Fair share will mean: Targeted funds for 62 areas throughout the UK; Local communities
in partnership with Lottery Distributors; A wider range of funding opportunities.
By working together throughout the UK, the fair share partners want to strengthen
local communities. They want to make a long-term difference so that disadvantaged
neighbourhoods can access lottery funding to tackle local needs.
Working together, the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund will bring
a range of grant-making expertise to each area - and the ability to fund many
different types of organisations and projects.
To find out more phone the Fair Share information line on 0845 9 700 777 for
more information. Web-sites: www.community-fund.org.uk or www.nof.org.uk
*New * Community Fund announces new Strategic Grants programme
Outline plans for the Community Fund's new £30 million Strategic Grants
programme, to be launched in September 2002, have now been agreed.
The new programme will replace the current England-wide and UK-wide grants programmes.
There will be a geographical focus, where applications will have to cover more
than two England regions, or more than one of Scotland, Northern Ireland or
Wales, or the whole of the UK.
For the first time the Community Fund will be specifying what sort of outcomes
they want to see from their grants, although applicants will be able to specify
their own individual outcomes.
Key features of the Strategic Grants programme will be: replication of projects
that have been shown to work; piloting and evaluation of new projects; collaborative
projects between different organisations; cross-cutting projects across the
Community Fund's six beneficiary groups; dissemination of the impact of projects
to policy makers, other grant makers and the voluntary and community sector.
The total budget of the Strategic Grants programme will be around £30
million a year.
Organisations wishing to apply for a grant should contact the enquiries line
on 020 7747 5299 or use their website: www.community-fund.org.uk
*New * Community Fund launches continuous International grants programme
The Community Fund has launched its first continuous International grants programme
for UK charities working abroad.
It will allocate just over £16 million to the new programme, which represents
six per cent of Community Fund's total grant budget over the next year. It will
be open to all UK based organisations who work with overseas partners.
The Community Fund shares the global vision for reducing world poverty. The
new programme will focus its support on projects that target the most disadvantaged
people in the world and tackle the causes of their poverty and deprivation.
To date five annual International grants programmes have awarded 599 grants
worth £128.8 million to UK-based voluntary organisations.
This will be the first time the International grants programme will run on a
continuous basis and there will be no deadlines for submitting applications.
The grants will have both a geographical and priority funding focus. Organisations
planning projects working with the most disadvantaged people in the following
parts of the world will be able to apply: Africa; Asia (including the Pacific
and the Central Asian Republics); The Middle East; Central and South America;
The Caribbean; Central and Eastern Europe, including the Russian Federation,
the Caucasus and the Baltic states.
The four funding priorities are: primary education, community health, natural
resources and civil and political rights. These priorities are in line with
the International Development Targets endorsed by the membership of the United
Nations.
General Enquiries line for interested applicants: 020 7747 5299 or e-mail: enquiries.international@community-fund.org.uk
Community Fund, International grants office, St Vincent House, 16 Suffolk Street,
London SW1Y 4NL Website: www.community-fund.org.uk/area/international
*New * Home Office Family Support Grant 2003/2004
The Family Support Grant funds voluntary organisations to undertake work to
assist parents in their parenting role.
The grants are for time-limited project work aimed at providing support for
parents in their parenting role. All projects must show how they intend to reach
black, minority ethnic and socially excluded parents.
Examples of the work funded in the past 4 years has included work with fathers,
parenting of teenagers and parenting in challenging circumstances. Eligibility
criteria for this grant programme are subject to Parliamentary review and changes
may occur on an annual basis. Those interested in applying should contact the
Family Policy Unit before applying. Contact details are listed below.
Applications particularly welcome from organisations dealing with the socially
excluded and/or black and minority ethnic parents.
Funding for current financial year and for provision beyond April 2003 is subject
to Parliamentary review.
Typical grant size is up to £50,000 which is also the absolute maximum.
Grants are for capital and revenue funding. The grant period is 3 Years. The
grant round will be launched at the end of August, for an application closing
date of the end of December. Likely decision is by the end of March 2003.
The target group of the project must be parents. The Family Support Grant does
not fund holistic family support work or projects where the direct target group
are children.
Voluntary organisations should apply for the grant either by phoning Stephanie
Waddell on 020 7217 8557 or Email: stephanie.waddell@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk or
Claire Roskill on 020 7217 8177 Email: claire.double@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk or
write for an application pack to Family Policy Unit, Room 411, Horseferry House,
Dean
Ryle Street, London SW1P 2AW Website: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/cpd/fmpu/fmpu.htm
*New * Government Spending Review Summer 2002
Paragraphs taken from the Spending Review White Paper.
The Government needs a voluntary and community sector that is strong, independent
and has the capacity, where it wishes, to be a partner in delivering world-class
public services. To help achieve this, the Government will increase funding
to build capacity in the sector and increase community participation. It will
work to get the funding relationship right. Fully implementing the Compact and
its Codes will be a key step towards more effective partnership. In addition,
the Government will set up an investment fund worth £125 million over
three years to help voluntary and community organisations in their public service
work.
The purpose of this cross-cutting review was to explore how central and local
government can work more effectively with the voluntary and community sector
to deliver high quality public services. It was driven by a shared desire to
strengthen civil society and benefit local communities, and premised on a recognition
of the added value that a healthy voluntary and community sector can bring to
service delivery. That is why flagship Government policies, for example Sure
Start, the Children's Fund, the New Deal for Communities, are increasingly being
designed for delivery in partnership with the sector.
The Government is determined that this review will make a real difference -
and this means effective implementation. Implementation of the review is now,
therefore, a key priority for the Active Community Unit (ACU) of the Home Office.
Funding for the ACU increases from £35 million in 2002-03 to £65
million in 2005-06, an average increase in the ACU budget of nearly 20 per cent
per year after inflation. Their work will be overseen by a high level group
of officials from central government, local government and the voluntary and
community sector. The group will be chaired by the Permanent Secretary at the
Home Office and will report directly to senior ministers twice a year.
This supports the strategy for small local groups explained in the Active Community
Unit 'Small Grants Action Plan' leaflet where it states:
The Small Grants Action Plan - to be overseen by the Home Office's Active Community
Unit - will co-ordinate access to funds from a variety of government departments
and make it simpler for local groups to get grants of up to £10,000.
In each area, the Government will appoint a single voluntary or community organisation
to act as a one-stop shop for groups applying for Government small grants.
Procedures for applying for money and reporting on its use will be simplified
and standardised across different grant schemes. Targeted help will be available,
particularly to small, informal groups and to marginalised and hard to reach
groups and individuals, to encourage them to apply for a grant and assist them
in doing so. There will be flexibility for local arrangements, including the
area covered by each single grant administrator, to be developed in response
to local circumstances and needs.
This plan is to be in place by March 2003.
*New * The Vodafone Group Foundation
The Vodafone Group Foundation was launched in London on 27 June 2002.
This year, the Group and its subsidiaries plan to contribute a total of around
£20 million to community programmes, of which £10 million will be
funded by a gift from Vodafone Group Plc to The Vodafone Group Foundation. Guided
by the Vodafone Group Social Investment Policy, The Vodafone Group Foundation
will focus on: Sharing the benefits of mobile communications technology as widely
as possible; Protecting the environment and supporting sustainable business
practices; Supporting the local communities in which Vodafone's customers, employees,
investors and suppliers live.
The Vodafone Group Foundation has a strong belief in the benefits offered by
mobile telecommunications technology. They seek to be a paperless, virtual foundation.
They discourage applicants from sending them paper-based enquiries accompanied
by multiple documents. Instead, they will be developing an online enquiry form.
Until this is launched, they encourage potential applicants to register their
electronic contact details with them on their website: www.vodafonefoundation.org
The Vodafone Group Foundation will support the activities of Vodafone Group
subsidiaries' local foundations and community programmes. The Vodafone Group
Foundation website: www.vodafonefoundation.org Access Vodafone's CSR Report
on the Vodafone website at: www.vodafone.com/responsibility
*New * Heritage Lottery Fund changes
The Heritage Lottery Fund has removed, or reduced, the need for match, or partnership
funding. These changes are referred to in their Strategic Plan 2002-2007. However,
please note that partnership funding is still required for all grants over £50,000.
The new levels of partnership funding are as follows:
'Applicants seeking up to £50,000 are now asked to supply only what partnership
funding they can, either in cash or in kind. Applicants seeking between £50,000
and £1 million now have to supply only 10% of the project costs in partnership
funding. Those seeking more than £1 million will still have to supply
25% of the project costs in partnership funding.'
Whether you are contributing 10% or 25% in cash or kind, 5% of the total costs
of your project must be from your own organisations's resources either in cash
or in kind.
They are also targeting small community groups and regions that have not received
heritage grants. In the Strategic Plan they state, "We will prioritise
our development resources in favour of those communities which have to date
received least funding and fewest grants from us, and which are in areas of
high social and economic deprivation. Our country and regional committees will
each identify five local authority areas to be targeted for this support."
These local authority areas will be announced in the Autumn.
A new programme is Young Roots which is available in the autumn
Young Roots promotes the involvement of young people, 13-20 years old, in their
heritage. The assessment of a pilot scheme launched in Yorkshire and Humber
region in October 2000 demonstrated that Young Roots grants reached new applicants
and audiences with exciting and innovative projects, which were targeted directly
at the needs and interests of young people. They will develop young roots as
a UK-wide scheme with grants between £5,000 and £25,000.
The initiative will mainly help us to increase opportunities for learning about
heritage; and promote a greater appreciation of the value of heritage for our
furure wellbeing and sense of identity.
Although the application pack is not available until the autumn, you can order
one now from their website.
Heritage Lottery Fund, 7 Holbein Place, London SW1W 8NR Enquiries Tel: 020 7591
6041 Fax: 020 7591 6271 Minicom: 020 7591 6255 E-mail: enquire@hlf.org.uk Website:
www.hlf.org.uk
*New * Pre steps offer £1200 training bursaries.
Pre Steps is a six month package of practical training and telephone mentoring
designed to help you plan the essential steps you need to take in order to build
a strong organisation and achieve your aim.
Are you overwhelmed? Starting a new organisation or managing paid workers for
the first time is a big challenge but it need not be overwhelming. Through Pre
Steps you can step back, identify key tasks, prioritise and work together to
put systems in place that supports your work and reduces stress.
How can we do it? Through Pre-Steps your representative will attend 6 weekly
training sessions and surgeries to identify the gaps that cause you stress.
You will devise a plan and tackle the gaps in the coming six months with support
from our mentor.
6 days of theory? No! 6 days of sharing 25 years of Community Links' experience
of overcoming many of the same challenges plus support through a programme of
mentoring to guide you through the maze of change and development.
Is it a lot of work? Yes, but if you work as a team you will tackle the gaps
that currently burden you and establish the foundations for your future success.
How much will it cost? It is free to successful organisations. A bursary of
£1,200 will enable you all to benefit from Pre Steps but you will make
a contribution by attending the training and doing the work to build a strong
future.
Where will it be? The training days and surgeries will be at Community Links,
105 Barking Road, London E16 and the mentoring will be once a month by telephone.
They are running a number of courses throughout the next 3 years. They are also
running programmes in Leeds (begins October 9th) as well as London (October
3rd). In January 2003 they will begin a course in Greater Manchester, before
beginning another course in London (May 2003) and then in Derby (September 2003).
Want to know more? Call them on 020 7473 9651
*New * The Scarman Trust (Yorkshire and Humber Region only)
The Scarman Trust (Yorkshire and Humber) is currently running three small grant
schemes that offer funding to individuals and groups who want to carry out activities
or projects that benefit their communities. Please note that each scheme has
different geographical boundaries, so read the guidelines carefully!
Community Champions offers up to £2000 to individuals in West Yorkshire
who want to set up new projects, groups or activities, to develop work they
are already involved in or to pass on their skills and knowledge to other community
activists. Applicants should be carrying out these ideas on a voluntary basis
and should be targeting communities experiencing disadvantage or exclusion.
There should be clear personal development for the applicant, as well as broader
benefit for the community provided by the activity. Applications are considered
every three months.
For information on how to apply for Community Champions in other parts of England,
please ring Jim Hewitt on 0114 259 4113 or log onto www.dfes.gov.uk/communitychampions
You and Your Community Millennium Awards offer up to £2500 (or £5000
if the applicant has special needs) for individual applicants in Yorkshire and
the Humber. We can also accept applications from a group of people wanting to
run a project together, in which case up to ten people can apply for up to £10,000
between them. Each applicant should demonstrate their part in the project, and
should not be applying simply to 'make up numbers'! Applications should show
personal development for the applicant and also how the idea will benefit the
wider community. These projects have to be completed in 3-6 months and should
be new activities or the clear development of work carried out previously.
For information on how to apply for You and Your Community in other parts of
England, please ring 0207 684 3838, or log onto www.thescarmantrust.org
Wakefield District Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chest/Community Learning
Chest
The Community Chest offers between £50 - £5000 to small voluntary
and community groups in the Wakefield Metropolitan District. The money is linked
to central government's 'Neighbourhood Renewal' agenda, which aims to give neighbourhoods
and communities the resources to make a difference to where and how they live.
Applications to the Community Chest should be for activities which help to improve
life for disadvantaged or excluded communities in the District. Activities can
target an area of disadvantage, or a group of people experiencing exclusion
or marginalisation. Ideas should fit into one of the following categories: Encouraging
greater involvement in community activities; Reducing disadvantage and inequality;
Promote and explore tradition, culture and heritage; Improving the management
of local activities and organisations; Improving the local neighbourhood.
Community Learning Chest
The Community Learning Chest is an additional pot of money, linked to the Community
Chest, that funds activities to develop the skills and knowledge of communities
participating in renewal.
A group can apply for £50 to £5000 or an individual nominated by
the group can apply for up to £500.
The type of ideas which might be funded include: A training programme for your
management committee or members; Attending a community leadership course.; Exchange
visits to share good practice; Advice from resident's consultants.; IT training;
Attending conferences and seminars; Black and Minority Ethnic and other communities
sharing their history, culture and traditions to promote community cohesion
and cultural understanding.
To receive an application pack for any of these schemes please ring the Scarman
Trust on 0113 380 5665, or download the forms from website: www.thescarmantrust.org
*New * givenow.org
CAF, AOL Time Warner Foundation and AOL UK name new online giving and fundraising
portal as GiveNow.org
CAF (Charities Aid Foundation), the AOL Time Warner Foundation and AOL UK have
launched their major new destination for online, tax-effective giving and fundraising
in the UK - GiveNow.org
The portal, at www.givenow.org, enables any UK charity to offer online donation
facilities and provide news to potential donors. For the first £2 million
donated at GiveNow org, 100% of each donation will go directly to charity.
Charities of any size, regardless of whether they already have an online presence,
could potentially reach millions of donors at GiveNow.org. AOL UK will promote
the GiveNow org portal to its more than 1 7 million members as its recommended
destination for online giving and any online consumer in the UK will be able
to access it to get information about and donate money to their chosen causes.
Charities can sign up with GiveNow.org by registering at www.givenow.org/efundraising
Any recognised UK charity can be part of GiveNow.org to receive tax-effective
donations and have a dedicated area for news at no cost to the charity Once
registered, charities will be able to update their own profile and add news
at any time and even monitor the donations they receive at GiveNow org
Charities Aid Foundation, Kings Hill, West Mailing, Kent MEI9 4TA Tel: 01732
520 000 Fax: 01732 520 001 Website: www.CAFonline.org Email: enquiries@CAFonline.org
As website but unapproved - This one is just for Londoners
*New * The City Parochial Foundation (CPF) Grant-Making Priorities for 2002-2006
The City Parochial Foundation (CPF) is a registered charity. It exists to benefit
the poor of London. 'The poor' includes people who, for whatever reason, are
socially, culturally, spiritually, environmentally and financially disadvantaged.
The area our work covers is the Metropolitan Police District of London, which
includes all 32 London boroughs, and the City of London.
Every five years they review our grant-making policies and issue new guidelines
for those who want funding. This booklet sets out our policies for 2002-2006.
Generally, any organisation applying to them for funding should: be a registered
charity (or have applied for charitable status), an Industrial and Provident
Society or a Friendly Society; be open to all members of its community; involve
its service users as much as possible in the overall control and the management
of the organisation; be committed to sharing information, good practice and
findings from its work with other organisations; be open to learning from the
experience of other organisations; work jointly with other organisations as
much as possible.
They welcome grant applications from registered charities or charitable organisations
that aim to: tackle the causes of poverty; help poor Londoners to cope with,
and find ways out of, poverty.
They want to fund work which helps poor Londoners by reducing or overcoming:
discrimination; isolation; violence.
They welcome applications from all organisations working with poor Londoners
who are experiencing discrimination, isolation or violence, but they particularly
encourage applications from organisations that work with, or are aiming to work
with, the following: Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities; disabled
people; established communities, often predominantly white, in areas of long-term
poverty; lesbians and gay men; refugees and asylum seekers; young people aged
10-25.
Women are more likely to experience poverty, particularly through isolation,
discrimination and violence, and so they especially welcome applications from
women's organisations.
City Parochial Foundation, 6 Middle Street, London EC1A 7PH Tel: 020 7606 6145
Fax: 020 7600 1866 Email: info@cityparochial.org.uk Website: www.cityparochial.org.uk
Unapproved but as received from them
*New * Kids' Clubs Network - Charity Expands to Help Make Out-of-School Childcare
Happen
National childcare charity Kids' Clubs Network, widely credited with persuading
the Government to invest in school age childcare, is today announcing that it
is moving on to the second stage of its campaign to bring school age childcare
to all those who need it.
Government investment in school age childcare through the New Opportunities
Fund has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of out-of-school clubs
in the UK, from some 3,000 in 1997 to over 7,000 today. What's more, that number
is set to increase to 12,000 by 2003. This means they are over half way towards
the Kids' Clubs Network vision of 20,000 out-of-school clubs - one for every
primary school - by 2010.
To help support and develop this fast growing field, Kids' Clubs Network is
moving up a gear - increasing its staff by approximately 20 per cent and, later
on this year, launching two of its biggest ever national programmes.
For further information please contact Simon Goldsborough or Ann Chambers at
Kids' Clubs Network on 0207 512 2112.
Kids' Clubs Network is the leading national childcare charity for school age
childcare for 3 - 16 year olds. For more information on the recruitment drive
or childcare in general, visit their website at: www.kidsclubs.org.uk
*New * Community Fund - Additionality
The Community Fund does not want its grants to be used to provide services that
the state has an explicit and clear duty to provide. However, statutory duties
are rarely defined in specific or prescriptive terms.
The principle that the Board adopts, then, is that we will not pay for projects
which, taken as a whole, both: fall within the remit of a clear and specific
statutory responsibility; and are essentially the same as services which a particular
statutory body is currently providing in a locality to discharge its responsibility.
Statutory bodies may also provide a service or element of financial support
that adequately discharges its duty from the legal point of view but does not
met the full need for a service or provide the best possible service. Voluntary
organisations often exist to plug gaps in the service that is actually provided
by a particular authority, to develop or improve it, or to provide related support
services.
The Community Fund can fund projects that develop or expand a group's existing
services or increase access to other disadvantaged individuals or groups, provided
the work is clearly additional to existing statutory provision and responsibility.
If this is the case, the voluntary group applying must : be genuinely independent
of the statutory body and not have benefit to the statutory body as its main
object; lead the planning and managing of the project; give clear evidence of
a partnership with the wider community as well as with the statutory body.
The Community Fund wants its grants to be additional to financial support currently
available from government or public bodies. This includes European, central
and local government, parish councils and health authorities. Grants are therefore
not made which: Directly replace statutory funding or might lead to a statutory
body withdrawing funding in the future; Subsidise the costs of a service provided
or paid for by a statutory body; Support the work of a statutory organisation;
Improve the assets of a statutory body e.g. school or park.
Statutory grants which were time-limited or tapered (e.g. SRB) may be replaced
when they come to an end.
If the project improves an asset controlled by a statutory body e.g. a park:
the improvement must be of benefit to the wider community; the community must
have access to and some element of control over the asset (e.g. a lease).
If there is funding available through central government initiatives for the
type of work the project wishes to do, organisations are expected to seek this
funding from the relevant source before applying to the Community Fund.
For further help Tel: 020 7747 5299 Minicom: 020 7747 5347 Email: enquiries@community-fund.org.uk
*New * HBOS Foundation Not approved but as website
The Halifax and Bank of Scotland are committed to the communities that they
do business in. Their philosophy is to create partnerships that are sustainable
and of real mutual value. That's why they have created the HBOS Foundation,
a charity set up to support local communities throughout the UK.
They particularly wish to help with: Money advice and financial literacy; Developing
and improving local communities. The Foundation aims to do this by assisting
charitable and voluntary organisations in their work. The concerns that these
groups address may be unique to their own area, or they may be shared with organisations
in other regions. They may even be of national importance. It is our intention
to make a genuine, tangible difference to individuals and their communities.
Money advice and financial literacy
Making informed judgements and taking effective decisions regarding money are
important skills - Skills which some people can find to be beyond their grasp.
Building the confidence - and competence - of everyone about finance is a particular
priority for the HBOS Foundation. In order to achieve this, we're committed
to supporting money advice and financial literacy initiatives right across the
UK. They aim to help make these essential skills both easy and accessible for
all. For example, they support agencies such as Citizens Advice Bureaux and
Money Advice Trust in their work to provide debt counselling services.
Initiatives which they are particularly interested in supporting are: Promoting
financial awareness and money advice; Enhancing debt counselling services within
the community; Supporting life-skills in all age groups and sections of the
community; Helping people engage in lifelong learning; Enabling young people
to develop skills for the benefit of the community; Developing and improving
local communities.
Within any community, there will be a diverse collection of individuals and
organisations tackling local issues. Some issues will be unique to the local
area, others will be replicated across the country or parts of it. They feel
it is important to help individuals and groups work together to ensure a better
quality of life within their community.
Projects may include: Helping voluntary and community groups become more effective
and efficient; Initiatives designed to encourage the involvement in the community
of those too often excluded; Working with people on low incomes, at risk from
poverty or with problems finding accommodation; Improving the standard of local
facilities and the local environment; Assisting people in rural and urban areas
with access and transport schemes; Schemes to support community care work.
There are many challenges for organisations today. As more and more of us gain
access to technology such as the internet and e-mail, organisations have an
opportunity to provide support, or communicate in a different way and potentially
reach far more of those needing their help. Many organisations would like to
enhance their services using technology and our aim is to help them overcome
barriers to using the latest communications tools.
Practical ways of making this happen may include: Providing equipment or funding
to enable access to technology; Helping with the development of new or existing
online services such as websites and e-mails; Improving existing computer systems
Money and gifts in kind are welcomed by community organisations but for many
our most valuable contribution is in giving our time and skills. They encourage
their colleagues to get involved directly and, as a further incentive, they
also match the money they raise for charity.
They're here to help you. And applying is easy. All you have to do is complete
the application form and hand it into your local branch or business centre of
the Halifax or Bank of Scotland or their subsidiary companies - e.g. Intelligent
Finance, Clerical Medical, Birmingham Midshires. In order to make a real difference
within the community their remit is tightly focused. Unfortunately, therefore,
anything falling outside those areas they've already outlined cannot be supported.
They will also exclude all requests for: Charitable advertising; Sponsorship
of fundraising events for registered charities; Sponsorship of individuals or
third party fundraising initiatives
All projects or initiatives which discriminate on the grounds of colour, race,
sex or religious beliefs; Political appeals; Animal rights groups; Overseas
projects; Conferences.
Contact HBOS Foundation, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH1 1YZ For assistance call them
on 0131 243 7193 Guidelines and application form can be downloaded from website:
www.bankofscotland.co.uk/hbosfoundation
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*New * RSB group (including Royal Bank of Scotland, Natwest, Direct Line)
As one of the world's largest companies, we make it our business to ensure the
communities we serve benefit from our success. In 2001, they invested £27.5m
back into the community, making a genuine difference to peoples' lives in every
corner of the UK. But it's more than just money.
Their approach goes beyond writing large cheques - they take time to build partnerships
with charities and support our staff to bring their expertise and enthusiasm
to the benefit of their communities.
They have chosen three areas to focus on, all of which run to the heart of the
business: staff in the community - supporting our staff to give their time and
money to the charities that are close to them; understanding finance - ensuring
that our children have access to the highest quality education in financial
issues: and helping people; joining forces with voluntary organisations to make
sure that those that have been excluded from society are given the opportunity
to become economically independent.
Staff in the community
Right across The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, they encourage their staff to
give their time, skills, effort and cash to their local communities and to the
good causes that are important to them.
They believe strongly in investing in the community and in helping their staff
to help others. By backing the causes that are important to staff, they can
demonstrate their commitment to their local area and to their preferred good
causes. They have two programmes to encourage employees to get involved and
make a contribution to charities and local community groups. This way, they
can focus our charitable giving on the causes that matter to our staff.
Give As You Earn - They are the only employer in the UK to 'double match' staff
donations to charity made through Give As You Earn (GAYE). For every £1
given by staff, they donate an additional £2 to match individual staff
donations of up to £100 each month. Over 11,000 staff are giving each
month to hundreds of good causes, both local and national, and in 2001, the
Group matched their contribution with over £2.5m.
Community Cashback Awards - Many staff are also generous with their time, effort
and specialist skills. Staff who give up their time to help a local community
group, school or charity, can apply for a Community Cashback Award for their
organisation. Awards are paid to organisations where staff are actively involved
as volunteers, or to the charities staff have raised funds for. Depending on
their level of involvement or the amount of funds they have raised, staff can
apply for an Award of £100, £250 or £500 for their good cause.
Volunteering opportunities with their community partners - In addition, they
encourage their employees to get involved with our community partners in projects
that are funded by the Group's Community Investment Programme. Their approach
is to develop wide-ranging relationships with the organisations that they fund
and wherever possible, they encourage staff to make a contribution to the success
of these partnerships.
If you would like more information on The Royal Bank of Scotland Group in the
Community contact the Public Affairs Team, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group,
42 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2YE Tel: 0131 523 4206 E-mail: publicaffairs@rbs.co.uk
Information is on website: www.rbs.co.uk/group_info/community
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*New * DfES Community Champions Fund
The purpose of the Fund is to support individuals and fledgling community groups
who have ideas for encouraging greater activity within their community, helping
them build on the skills needed to increase local involvement in community activity.
The Fund aims to help people who have not previously applied for this type of
funding take their first steps. It also aims to encourage older volunteers (50+)
to get involved in helping their communities and to facilitate young people
in their own forms of community action.
Community Champions is worth £3m annually. Typically grants of up to £2000
are available.
To find out more visit the Community Champions Website: www.dfes.gov.uk/communitychampions
or contact: Steve Standret, Community Champions Team, DfES, W1129, Moorfoot,
Sheffield, S1 4PQ. Telephone: 0114 259 4862, Email community.champions@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
Opportunities with Deadlines------------Last minute for August or early September
if you are quick
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*New * Jerwood Circus Awards
The Circus Space and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation have collaborated to
establish an annual circus awards scheme in the UK. This will give talented
circus artists the opportunity and time to develop innovative performance projects.
In 2002 there will be three awards - one of £10,000 and two of £5,000.
In addition The Circus Space will provide mentors to help the winners develop
their work, some space for rehearsal and showcase the work in late Spring 2003.
The awards are for the creation of a new piece of work. However, a significant
artistic development of existing work may be considered. - The work must be
designed with the potential to be toured (whether alone or as part of a bigger
show / mixed evening etc.). -The piece of work may be of any length. -You must
be able to complete your project and perform it at The Circus Space Festival
in April 2003, unless otherwise agreed in writing by The Circus Space. -The
Circus Space will expect award winners to comply with its health and safety
requirements. You must be resident in the UK. The award money may only be spent
on the work as described in the application.
If you would like advice on preparing your application please contact Lee Kendall,
Professional Development Centre Administrator, Tel: 0207 729 9522 ext. 248,
or email: leekendall@thecircusspace.co.uk Using no more than four sides of A4
please use these headings in the order outlined below to provide the following
information: -Name of applicant, company name (if applicable) and contact details.
-Whether you are applying for a £10,000 or £5,000 award. -A description
of your project; who's involved; its likely length; where you would hope to
perform it subsequently; and an indication of its intended audience (e.g. under
5s / family / adult). -How your project will benefit your professional development
at this time. -A detailed income and expenditure budget. -Details of space or
equipment that The Circus Space has agreed to provide in principle, subject
to a successful application. (If you would like space or equipment to be provided
by The Circus Space then you must discuss this with us prior to applying.) -Brief
biographies, in prose form, of yourself and others involved. Other enclosures
such as videos of previous work, press cuttings etc. may be enclosed as appendices.
All applications must be received by The Circus Space no later than Friday 23rd
August 2002. Applications received after this time will not be eligible for
consideration. No faxed or e-mailed applications will be accepted.
Further information on the Jerwood Circus Awards and how to apply can be obtained
by writing to: Lee Kendall, The Circus Space, Coronet Street, London N1 6HD
Tel: 0207 7299522 ext: 248 E-mail: leekendall@thecircusspace.co.uk Details on
website: www.thecircusspace.co.uk
*New * The Scottish Power Green Energy Trust
Using its Green Energy Tariff, Scottish Power invests in a fund to help finance
new renewable energy projects that use environmentally acceptable technologies.
This fund is administered by a Green Energy Trust of customers, renewable energy
experts and environmental organisations.
The Green Energy Trust actively supports projects in the UK which have a positive
impact on their local communities and environment and will fund up to 50% of
successful projects. The closing dates are at the end of March, August and November
each year.
For further information contact Gordon McGregor, Scottish Power Green Energy
Trust, Cathcart Business Park, Spean Street, Glasgow G44 4BE Tel: 0141 568 3041
Fax: 0141 568 4646 E-mail: greenenergytrust@scottishpower.com
If you would like to find out more about the Green Energy Tariff, visit their
web-site: www.scottishpower.co.uk/greenenergy
*New * Women in Music 'Big ideas'
Women in Music celebrates and helps raise public awareness of women's work in
all types of music. It supports, encourages and enables women to make music.
Women in Music has celebrated the new millennium with the launch of a new Commissioning
Fund for the creation of new music by women.
Women in Music are now inviting applications for a second round of funding under
the WiM Commissioning Fund. They are looking for projects starting in 2003 which:
are visionary, innovative and radical raise the profile of women in music produce
new music culminate in a quality public element; contribute to the artistic
and/or professional development of those involved will attract partnership funding;
will take place mainly in the UK with national and/or international distribution.
The Commissioning Fund was launched in 2000 with support from the Arts Council
of England, then WiM's main source of funding. The idea was to enable women
creators of music to realise their "big idea" and when advertised
the opportunity they were quite simply overwhelmed by over 140 of you writing
to them with 140 "big ideas".
Read the guidelines carefully. From our previous experience, they expect this
to be an extremely popular scheme and so proposals which do not clearly satisfy
all of their criteria are very unlikely to be successful. Write your proposal
taking care to show how your project meets our criteria. Please note that projects
that do not include the creation of new music and/or take place mainly outside
the UK are not eligible for support. Complete the application cover sheet and
send it, with your proposal, to Women in Music by 31 August 2002.
For guidelines and application form contact Women in Music, 7 Tavern Street,
Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1PJ Tel: 01449 673990 Fax: 01449 673994 Email: info@womeninmusic.org.uk
Website: www.womeninmusic.fsnet.co.uk
Charity Know How - Grants Programmes
Allavida offers two different Charity Know How Grants programmes: the General
Programme and Global Grants. Both Charity Know How programmes offer small grants
(less than £15,000) for skill-sharing partnerships between NGOs. Applications
must include at least two organisations usually from different countries working
in partnership. Projects should contain a significant element of transfer of
know-how between the partner organisations, and can include training programmes
for NGO staff and volunteers, professional advice and study visits. There will
be just one more Charity Know How (CKH) grants rounds in 2002, with a deadline
of 27 August 2002 for receipt of applications.
General Programme - Grants awarded under the General Programme must include
as principal beneficiary an NGO in the Balkan and Carpathian countries, Newly
Independent States or Central Asian republics. (see website for full details)
Global Grants - Global Grants is a pilot programme (launched autumn 2000) to
encourage the development of partnerships and sharing of skills and experience
between NGOs of different regions of the world.
Grants awarded under the Global Grants Programme must include as principal beneficiaries
NGOs of at least two countries of the following regions: CEE / FSU countries;
Africa; Asia; Latin America.
NGOs from any eligible country can apply. UK NGOs are encouraged to apply as
lead applicant, playing the role of facilitator between two or more partners
with which they have worked in different regions of the world.
The general assessment criteria for the General Programme apply in full to Global
Grants.
Allavida Development Programmes - Allavida implements a number of longer-term
capacity building programmes, which provide training and micro-grants to local
groups and associations in particular regions. The aim of these programmes is
to enable groups to serve their community more effectively.
Although there are differences among the programmes, they do share some fundamental
characteristics which justify the notion of a distinctive "Allavida approach"
to NGO development in the CEE/NIS region.
For further details please see the Guidelines on website, or contact the Allavida
office. Allavida, 114 - 118 Southampton Row, London WC1B 5AA Tel: 020 7400 2310
Fax: 020 7404 1331 Web-site: www.allavida.org For a copy of the application
form and guidelines by email, please send a blank email to: info@allavida.org
Ernest Cook Trust Educational Grants
Ernest Cook Trustees make grants for educational purposes to organisations which
are themselves charitable or not-for-profit. In very exceptional and rare cases
grants are made to individuals. Building work and oversea travel are not supported.
The Trustees believe that small grants are often as beneficial as large grants
and there is therefore no minimum or maximum grant size. Single grants are normally
awarded but in exceptional circumstances grants up to a maximum of three years
are considered.
The Trustees do not confine themselves to, but have chosen to concentrate their
assistance on the educational aspects of:- conservation and the rural environment;
the arts, crafts and architecture; the encouragement, through education, of
young people; research devoted to these main areas of work.
The Trustees consider most grant applications at meetings in March and October,
having a further mechanism for the making of grants smaller than £3,000
at more frequent intervals. Applications for the two main meetings must be finalised
by 31st January and 31st August. There is no application form but applicants
are asked to focus their request on a specific educational need and to present
clear and concise proposals on a maximum of four sides of A4 paper. The enclosure
of a self-addressed envelope will ensure acknowledgement of an application.
The Ernest Cook Trust, The Estate Office, Fairford Park, Fairford, Gloucestershire
GL7 4JH Tel: 01285 713273 Fax: 01285 711692 E-mail: grants@ernestcooktrust.org.uk
Web-site: www.ernestcooktrust.org
September
*New * DfES Parental Involvement in Children's Education Grant Scheme
This DfES grant scheme provides financial support for organisations or projects
promoting raising standards in education through activities which assist parental/family
involvement in children's education.
All funding should contribute to raising the educational standards of young
people by enhancing their motivation and achievement through the informed contribution
of parents and the wider family.
Proposals should enhance or develop one or more of the following: increased
involvement of parents and the wider family in children's learning; increased
effectiveness and efficiency of family and parent support organizations; increased
quality and quantity of partnerships between schools, and parents and the wider
family.
Funds will normally only be allocated to national organisations or projects
with a national or potential national application for pump-priming and/or projects
which also receive funding from other sources.
The Target Group is Children of school age and their parents/carers and wider
families.
Grants are in the range £200 to £300K with a Typical Grant Size
of £30,000 and an Absolute Maximum Awarded: £50,000. These can be
for both Capital and/or Revenue Funding. Grant Period is 1 Year. Deadline is
1 September 2002. Preference for projects from national organisations or projects
with a national, or potentially national, application.
All funding should contribute to raising the educational standards of young
people by enhancing their motivation and achievement through the informed contribution
of parents and the wider family.
Proposals should enhance or develop one or more of the following: increased
involvement of parents and the wider family in children's learning; increased
effectiveness and efficiency of family and parent support organisations through:
evaluation of performance; and/or encouragement of moves towards self-sufficiency;
and/or developing national structures; Increased quality and quantity of partnerships
between schools, and parents and the wider family through: provision of advice,
information and training; and/or dissemination of best practice via conferences,
workshops and publications.
Funds will normally only be allocated to national organisations or projects
with a national, or potential national, application for: pump-priming, usually
one off or limited duration projects; and/or projects which also receive funding
from other sources such as the private sector, voluntary organisations, charitable
trusts, other Government Departments etc.
Potential applicants should contact Elizabeth Cornish at the Department for
Education and Skills (DfES) for any further information required and the standard
application form.
Elizabeth Cornish, Parents & Performance Division, Schools Directorate,
DfES, Sanctuary Buildings, Level 2, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BT Email:
Elizabeth.Cornish@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
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Reading Families Millennium Awards Scheme
The Awards are to support you in running a project that gets families and communities
reading together. £1.2 million is available to support 390 Award winners
in total. Awards will be from £2000 to £3400 and projects should
take between six and twelve months to complete. The scheme is run by the Campaign
for Learning, with support from the Millennium Commission. Launched in July
2001 it will run for three years and covers England only.
A Reading Families Millennium Award could help you put your ideas into action.
All you need is a good idea for getting people reading together. Here are some
ideas - you could: · turn family stories into a play; · help prisoners
write stories and record them on tape for their children; · create a
community website; · set up a homework club for the children in your
area; · collect local recipes and make them into a book; · form
a book group; · work with children and grandparents to improve reading
and IT skills.
You could receive an award if: · you are 21 or older; · you have
not had a Millennium Award before; and your project is not part of your job.
If you want to work with friends on your project, group awards (up to three
people) are available.
Reading Families Award provides money to cover all costs (including childcare)
as well as training and support for you to run the project. All you need to
put in is your time, energy and ideas! They will provide all Award Winners with
training opportunities and support.
If you think you could support and inspire others with their projects become
a community mentor.
Applications for Round 2 will close on 2nd September 2002 and Round 3 on 8th
September 2003.
Alternatively for an application pack, please write to, fax or e-mail the project
co-ordinator for your area at the address below including your name and address.
Southern Region (South West, South East and London) - Helen Russell, Campaign
for Learning, 19 Buckingham Street, London WC2N 6EF Fax: 020 7930 1551 E-mail:
hrussell@cflearning.org.uk
Northern Region (North East, North West and Yorkshire & Humberside) - Tracy
Bevan, Campaign for Learning, 10 Egypt Street, Warrington WA1 1DY Fax: 01925
419052 E-mail: tbevan@cflearning.org.uk
Midlands Region (East Midlands, West Midlands, Eastern Counties) - Geoff Taggart,
Campaign for Learning, BVS, 138 Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6DR Fax: 0121 643 4533
E-mail: gtaggart@cflearning.org.uk
Website: www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk/familylearning/readingfamilies
EC Asia Urbs
Those of you who live in communities with a strong connection with South and
South East Asia may be interested in The Asia Urbs Programme. This is an EC-funded
initiative in decentralised co-operation. It aims to enhance mutual understanding
and awareness between Asia and Europe by supporting urban development projects
that are implemented jointly by Asian and European local governments. It is
an opportunity for the voluntary sector to interest local government in working
with them and to apply for funds for mutual projects. If you have a good idea
for a development project (two-year development projects, or six-month studies)
which will help improve the life of everyday people living in an Asian town,
which can be created and carried out jointly by Asian and European experts and
which does not require more than 500,000 euro...then this may be for you.
The EC grant may not exceed 65% of the total project costs. The balance - that
is at least 35% of the total costs - must be financed from the applicant's or
partners' own resources, or from sources other than the EC budget.
Asia Urbs Programme, Europe Aid Co-operation Office, European Commission, 200
rue de la Loi B-1040, Brussels, Belgium Email: europeaid-asia-urbs@cec.eu.int
Website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/asia-urbs/
The Third Call for Proposals for the Asia Urbs Programme was launched on 18
December 2001 and published in the Official Journal (C 362 of 18 December).
Two deadlines are scheduled for 2002 the final being 2 September 2002. China
has now become an eligible country for this programme.
*New * First Light Funding for Film Making by Young People
First Light Pilot Awards
These are open to any constituted youth focused organisation for one film of
between 1 and 5 minutes long. Maximum grant is £5,000. Partnership funding:
A minimum of 30% of the total project cost with at least 15% in cash. Timescale
is 4 months.
First Light Studio Awards
These are open to organisations with track record of filmmaking with young people
and proven outreach ability or strong partners with all relevant skills for
between 2 and 6 films of 5 to 10 minutes long. Maximum grant is £6,000
per film with a maximum grant of £36,000 for the whole proposal. Partnership
Funding: A minimum of 50% of the total proposal costs with at least 25% in cash.
Timescale is 8 months.
Productions that First Light will fund: Short films made by young people; Cinematic
projects including drama, animation and documentary films with a strong creative
slant; Films of any genre. Be as diverse as you wish - from comedy to horror
via musicals and action movies.
Generally shot on digital cameras.
Productions that First Light will NOT fund: Videos intended to promote an organisation
or its activities; Training videos; Multimedia or web projects; 'Making of'
documentaries; Straightforward recordings of arts (or other) events; Destination
films (descriptive documentaries about a particular locality).
Contact Hi8us First Light Ltd, Unit 419, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham
B9 4AA Tel: 0121 693 2091 Fax: 0121 693 2096 E-mail: info@firstlightmovies.com
Application details and forms can be downloaded from Web-site: www.firstlightmovies.com
The next deadline for applications to First Light is 10th September 2002.
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Art for Architecture
Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)
operates this ongoing scheme to encourage the inclusion of artists within architectural
project design teams. The emphasis is on collaboration, allowing artist and
architect equal status within the design team. Any of those involved in a project
can apply, but funds go towards the artists fee only. Grants will be given to:
building projects; projects using new technology (electronic, digital media,
virtual spaces etc.); landscape projects; short-term experimental projects.
The project must be accessible to the general public. Grants range from £2,000
to £15,000. The Advisory Panel meets three times a year. The remaining
submission deadline for 2002 is 13 September.
Please contact either Jes Fernie (jes.fernie@rsa.org.uk) or Lizzie Tulip (lizzie.tulip@rsa.org.uk)
for further information:
RSA Art for Architecture, 8 John Adam Street, LONDON WC2N 6EZ Tel. 020 7451
6871/6865 Web-site: www.rsa.org.uk/afa
Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)
operates this ongoing scheme to encourage the inclusion of artists within architectural
project design teams. The emphasis is on collaboration, allowing artist and
architect equal status within the design team. Any of those involved in a project
can apply, but funds go towards the artists fee only. Grants will be given to:
building projects; projects using new technology (electronic, digital media,
virtual spaces etc.); landscape projects; short-term experimental projects.
The project must be accessible to the general public. Grants range from £2,000
to £15,000. The Advisory Panel meets three times a year. The remaining
submission deadline for 2002 is 13 September.
*New * Free laptops for disadvantaged groups in England
An opportunity to develop your IT resources! The Department for Education and
Skills is introducing a new initiative 'Wireless Outreach Networks' (WON) to
provide laptop computers to increase access to learning through technology for
socially and economically disadvantaged adults.
Organisations can apply for capital funds to purchase a network of wireless
laptops - minimum of 7 laptops and a maximum of 25.
Organisations are being asked to send their expressions of interest to NIACE
[National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (England & Wales)] by
5pm on 13 September 2002. Organisation will be notified by early October if
they have been successful at this stage and then will be asked to complete a
full proposal.
For forms and further details please email WON@niace.org.uk
NIACE, 21 De Montfort Street, Leicester LE1 7GE Tel: 0116 204 4200 Fax 0116
285 4514
Community Care is proud to announce the launch of the Community Care Awards
2002
Celebrating the best in social care, the annual awards recognise innovation
and best practice, and highlight the positive differences you make every day.
The Community Care Awards aim to promote and reward the best new initiatives
and projects which have led the way as the social care field develops.
They are looking for the successes achieved by individuals and teams within
10 practice areas:.
Carers; Child protection; Children and families; Disability; Drugs and alcohol;
Inter-agency; Learning difficulties; Mental health; Older people; Young offenders.
If you feel that you have been involved in a project or initiative which has
improved services and shown outstanding practice, then we need to hear from
you.
Whether you are in a local authority, voluntary or private organisation, health
or housing, Community Care wants to hear about your achievements in social care,
to reward your excellence and help share the best ideas.
All shortlisted entries will be invited to a presentation luncheon and ceremony
at The London Hilton, Park Lane, on 14 November 2002. Each award category winner
will receive £5,000. The overall winner will receive an additional £8,000
to further their work.
Entry Forms for the Community Care Awards can be downloaded from www.community-care.co.uk/cc_whatson/awards.asp
and should be returned to: Community Care Awards, H320, Quadrant House, The
Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5AS. Alternatively call their Hotline: 020 8652
4861/4455 or email: comcare.awards@rbi.co.uk Closing date is 19 September 2002.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Right to Read 2001-2003
(Introduced in 2001 as "Access to Books and Reading for young people in
public care")
The Foundation is interested in supporting imaginative projects aimed at improving
long term access to books for 'looked after' children and young people and at
providing them and their carers with opportunities to read for pleasure.
Preference will be given to collaborative projects involving, for example, libraries,
social services and the local education authority, and which can continue after
PHF funding comes to an end. Grants will normally be for 1-2 years only. National,
regional, or local organisations or consortia working in the UK can apply. Applicants
must be not-for-profit organisations and be able to demonstrate their commitment
to the project by covering at least 25% of the total project costs. Some of
this support can be in kind. Priority will be given to partnership projects.
Trustees will expect to see provision for monitoring and evaluating each project.
Applications will be considered by Trustees twice a year. The remaining closing
date for 2002 is 19 September. However if you are interested in applying they
suggest that you make an exploratory telephone call or write a letter describing
your work before submitting a formal application.
For further information about Right to Read please contact Susan Blishen, Education
Projects Manager, The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, 18 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H
9AA Tel: 020 7227 3500 Fax: 020 7222 0581 E-mail: susan@phf.org.uk Website:
www.phf.org.uk
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The Philip Lawrence Awards
The Philip Lawrence Awards recognise outstanding achievements in good citizenship
by young people aged 11-20. The Awards focus on exceptionally praiseworthy activities
rather than on the individuals concerned.
All applications for an award must be submitted on the standard nomination form
in accordance with the instructions specified on the form.
The closing date for nominations is 5-September 2002.
For further information about the Philip Lawrence Awards for this year please
telephone 0116 285 3792 or e-mail Janiceb@nya.org.uk The Philip Lawrence Awards,
National Youth Agency, 17-23 Albion Street, Leicester. LE1 6GD. Fax: 0116 2853775
Forms can be downloaded from the web-site: www.nya.org.uk
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The National Recycling Awards 2002
Record entry levels are expected for this year's National Recycling Awards,
which feature a new category - best reprocessing initiative, to be sponsored
by Shanks - and the introduction of two other new sponsors - Valpak, who will
sponsor the best waste minimisation project and Shotton Paper, sponsors of best
community project.
The Awards will be presented on Tuesday, 5 November at a gala dinner, to be
held at the Cardiff International Arena, alongside the annual LARAC (Local Authority
Recycling Advisory Committee) conference.
Now in their fourth year, the National Recycling Awards have firmly established
themselves as a showcase for recycling best practice. Last year's winners included
a county-wide scheme in Essex to develop future waste management strategies,
a small family business in Kent for its innovative approach to the recovery
of laminated and painted plastics from end-of-life vehicles, and the Driver
and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) for its high recycling rates and staff involvement
in schemes which benefited several charities. The much coveted Recycling Officer
of the Year Award was presented to Cornwall County Council's Richard Bower for
his personal commitment to recycling, which included local radio 'surgeries'
for consumers.
The full list of categories and sponsors includes: Best Local Authority Initiative
Severnside; Best Industry Recycling Initiative Biffa; Best Partnership Project
Evolve (UK Paper); Recycling Officer of the Year Serviceteam; Best Waste Minimisation
Project of the Year Valpak; Recycling Target Success Paperchain; Recycled Product
of the Year letsrecycle.com; Best Community project of the Year Shotton Paper;
Best Information and Communications Campaign Environmental Services Association;
Best Reprocessing Initiative Shanks.
Closing date for entries is 20 September 2002. Entry forms for the National
Recycling Awards are available from events manager Liz Morris on 020 8277 5501
or email at liz.morris@emap.com They can be filled out on the website: www.nationalrecyclingawards.com
A couple of overseas funding opportunities from Royal Geographical Society
which could be of interest to you but are not directly aimed at voluntary organisations/community
groups.
*New * Journey of a Lifetime Award
The annual travel bursary for an individual to undertake their Journey of a
Lifetime will be awarded by BBC Radio 4 and The Royal Geographical Society (with
IBG).
This substantial award worth up to £4000 is being offered to someone who
is undertaking a journey that will inspire an interest in peoples and places,
and who would like the opportunity to communicate their experiences through
the medium of radio broadcasting. The journey must therefore be original and
one that would capture the imagination of BBC radio listeners.
Applicants may be of any age and the location of the journey is unrestricted
worldwide. Applicants should be aware that this is a journey 'with a purpose'
i.e. The journey should have an underlying theme that the applicant wishes to
investigate and record. This may be, for example, a subject that is of great
personal significance or interest to the applicant, or simply a subject the
applicant considers to be of wide appeal to BBC radio listeners.
The winner will receive training in sound-recording techniques from the BBC,
as Radio 4 is keen to discover new broadcasting talent among those with a genuine
curiosity for the world around them. A resulting programme or series will be
produced for Radio 4 in Autumn 2003.
Entries are invited for travel between December 2002 and July 2003. Applicants
who are members of small teams are eligible to apply but should make it clear
on the application that it is not a solo venture. However, journeys that involve
joining an existing commercial organisation on a pre-paid tour will not be considered.
You should submit a written proposal of up to 1000 words, with clear details
of your plans. Please include: an indication of your motivations and why this
is your journey of a lifetime; why the journey would make interesting radio
broadcasting; aspects that make it a truly unique opportunity; your aspirations;
previous travel experience.
In addition to the 1,000 words you should also provide full contact details
with email and a daytime telephone number, a detailed budget, timetable and
risk assessment.
Application deadline is Friday, 20 September 2002 at 5.30 p.m. Written entries
to be submitted to the Grants Co-ordinator. Interviews will take place on 14
November 2002.
*New * Expedition Research Grants
These grants fund field research with a geographical bias, carried out in remote
or challenging environments (beyond Western Europe except in very exceptional
cases)
teams rather than individuals
Applications may be for the Society's approval only or for approval and financial
support. Financial support ranges from £750 to £3,000
The major areas are summarised on the website and include: the research must
have a significant geographical component, although this can encompass other
disciplines such as ecology, environmental studies, geographical relationships,
surveying, mapping and so on; the research must be original, valid and make
a significant contribution to the existing body of scientific knowledge - approval
and support will not be given to teams carrying out repeat or established research;
at least one third of the team must be British. The team leader must be British
or registered at a UK Higher Education Institute
teams should include members from the host country; all team members should
be 19 or over; teams should show that they will be in the field long enough
to achieve their objectives: projects in the field for less than five weeks
are very rarely supported.
Applications for field research taking place in winter or spring: 25 August.
Applications for field research taking place in summer or autumn: 25 January.
Grants Co-ordinator, Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore,
London SW7 2AR Tel: 020 7591 3073; Fax: 020 7591 3031; Email: grants@rgs.org
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*New * DTLR Special Grants Programme
The Special Grants Programme supports voluntary and community sector organisations
carrying out work in England relevant to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
(ODPM)'s urban policy objectives.
The Special Grants Programme (SGP) is a £2 million fund supporting work
by voluntary and community organisations to try out diverse ways of involving
people in improving the quality of life in towns and cities, so that we can
learn what works and promote this learning more widely.
The SGP actively seeks to promote race equality and diversity across the five
themes of urban policy. Applications are encouraged from black and minority
ethnic and other excluded groups to enable them to deliver outputs which ensure
the integration of race equality and diversity into all urban policy.
Grants in the area of neighbourhood renewal are made only where there is a clear
link between the neighbourhood renewal outputs and overall urban renaissance.
Two different types of funding may be applied for: a) Strategic funding will
initially be awarded for five years, with a review after three years to determine
whether the funding will be extended beyond five years. It will be paid to organisations
who can demonstrate longer-term benefit to urban policy from the receipt of
core funding to carry out their normal programmes of work. Applications must
demonstrate how the organisation's usual programme of work will be expanded,
developed or refocused in order to deliver outputs of particular interest to
the department. b) i) Project funding can be for up to three years to deliver
a specific programme of work. Project funding may also include a year of capacity
building as stated in the paragraph below.
ii) Development funding will be paid to an organisation as part of a work programme
which will include an element of capacity building for the organisation itself.
This will involve an initial year of structured capacity building as part of
a longer project programme.
£2m is available with a typical grant being £100,000. There is no
defined upper limit. These grants are for revenue funding. The grant period
is for 3 years. Closing date for applications is 20 September 2002 with decisions
likely by 16 January 2003.
Public funding (including any SGP grant) may not exceed 50% of total work programme
costs. Other funding must come from an organisation's own resources or from
non-public sector sources, such as private sector funding, the National Lottery,
European funding, subsciptions, donations, fees, trusts, etc.
Work programmes must be applied nationally or regionally. Acceptable local models
will be either a national umbrella group wanting to set up pilot schemes in
local areas or local groups engaging in projects or wider significance. Grants
are only given for specified services, activities or projects with agreed outputs
and performance measures.
The cash value of contributions in kind should not exceed 50% of total work
programme costs in any year (from either public or non-public sources.) Expenditure
on fixed assets must not exceed 10% in any year. SGP does not support research
work. Grants bids must not be party political in intention, use or presentation
and neither can they support religious activities.
Application packs and further details can be obtained by contacting Mumuna Shallow
Tel: 020 7944 3724
*New * NCVO funding for disabled
2003 is the European Year of Disabled People. In order to celebrate the year,
a pot of funding has been made available: either £10,000 for a local/regional
project or £50,000 for a national project. Applications have to be submitted
by 27 September 2002.
The UK theme for projects is "Promote Rights and Participation", the
sub themes are raising awareness, participation, advocacy/mentoring. Projects
will need to involve disabled people, and benefit disabled people. Projects
addressing the main theme or the sub themes will get funding.
The grant application procedure and grant applications are downloadable from
www.disability.gov.uk, under European Year of Disabled People, or contact NCVO's
Helpdesk on 0800 2798 798 (textphone 0800 01 88 111).
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*New * The Citizenship 21 Awards
The Citizenship 21 Awards scheme provides awards of between £1000 and
£5000 to communities to work together to promote equality and diversity,
and tackle homophobia and all other types of discrimination, such as racism,
disablism, etc.
The three key goals of the Citizenship 21 Awards are: To tackle discrimination
- to promote equality and deal with issues of homophobia alongside other forms
of prejudice.
To strengthen groups and links between different communities in order to increase
the awareness of the discrimination faced by different communities and build
strong alliances to tackle prejudice together.
To support collaboration - to involve community groups and organisations in
working together with one or more named partner community group or organisation.
The Citizenship 21 Awards scheme is one part of the Citizenship 21 project.
Citizenship 21 Awards now accepting applications for third round! Community
groups and organisations have until 30 September 2002 to apply for up to £5,000
from the third round of the Citizenship 21 Awards scheme.
Details of how to apply are on their website site. For application information
and forms in alternative formats (braille, tape, video etc) contact us at Citizenship
21, 46 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0EB Tel: 020 7881 9440 Minicom: 020 7881
9996 Fax: 020 7881 9444 E-mail: info@c21project.org.uk Information is on website:
http://www.c21project.org.uk/news_awards3.htm
*New * GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) International Impact Awards 2002
UK charities are being given the chance to win ten awards of £25,000 in
the sixth annual GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) International Impact Awards. The awards
are open to charities that have been working in local community healthcare for
at least three years with an annual budget of less than £500,000.
There are ten awards of £25,000 each. In addition, ten highly commended
projects will receive £1,000 each.
Working in partnership with the King's Fund, a leading independent health charity,
the GSK awards are designed to recognise and promote the existing work of small
to medium sized voluntary organisations, which have made a demonstrable impact
on the health of their local communities, and as such there is no stipulation
on how or on what the money should be spent.
An application pack can be downloaded from the website below or can be obtained
by sending an A4 self-addressed envelope (no stamp required) to: GSK Impact
Awards, Grants Department - The King's Fund, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London
W1G 0AN Tel: 020 7307 2400 Fax: 020 7307 2801. Closing date for applications
is Friday 27 September 2002. Website: http://corp.gsk.com/community/impact_awards_uk.htm
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*New * DoH Section 64 General Scheme
The Department of Health's main funding support to voluntary organisations under
the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968. General Scheme grants may be
awarded to national VOs working in the health and social care fields in England.
The Department of Health's main funding support to voluntary organisations under
the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968. General Scheme grants may be
awarded to national VOs working in the health and social care fields in England.
The scheme is aimed primarily at national VOs, although exceptionally regional
or local can be awarded grants for work, which is of a national scope. £22,081,000
is available for financial year 2002/03 with a typical grant size of £35,000
and an absolute maximum of £100,000
Grant is for Capital or Revenue Funding. The revenue funding offered is for
project/core purposes. Applications start: 31July 2002 and close 27 September
2002 with likely decision by 31 January 2003
How to Apply and further Information Contact Hashmia Cole, Finance Administrator
Tel: 020 7972 4105 or write to : Department of Health, Grants Administration
Unit, Room 609 Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG Website:
www.doh.gov.uk/sect64/grants.htm
*New * EU - LIFE Environment Funding
The European Commission's LIFE Environment funding programme is now open for
the 2003 round of proposals. LIFE Environment can fund between 30 and 50% of
eligible costs of projects lasting up to three years. Projects should be innovative
and demonstrate something new with a wider application. Proposals should meet
one of the following objectives: Integration of environmental; considerations
into land use; development and planning in urban and coastal areas; The promotion
of sustainable management of ground and surface water; The minimisation of the
environmental impact of economic activities; The prevention, recycling and sound
management of waste streams; The reduction of the environmental impact of products.
The Commission will be looking very specifically for projects of interest to
their technical units that implement Community environmental policy.
Applications must be sent to DEFRA by 27 September 2002 for basic eligibility
checks before being forwarded to the Commission by the end of November.
Full details and application forms are available on the Commission's website
at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/life/home.htm
It is advisable to discuss your project ideas first with the UK LIFE Environment
Programme Manager in order to check eligibility and receive advice on presenting
the proposal.
Contact: Robbie Craig (UK LIFE Environment Programme Manager), DEFRA, 5/H15
Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE Tel: 020 7944 6227 Email:
robbie.craig@defra.gsi.gov.uk
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*New * The British Community Safety Awards
The British Community Safety Awards, run by Crime Concern for the last five
years, have become a firm fixture in the community safety calendar. A sure sign
of the success of the scheme is the support of Marks & Spencer who are working
closely with Crime Concern to ensure this year's awards are the best yet.
Community safety and crime reduction projects have a real and lasting impact
on the way people live. Your local project is probably playing a key role, making
a mark on your community and making a difference to the lives of others. This
is your opportunity to tell the world about your work and to raise the profile
of your project.
They want to hear about your community project, your team, your involvement,
your successes and any problems you've had to overcome to get your project off
the ground. Who are you helping? Why do they need help? How have you been able
to make things better for them? How can you see this project working in other
areas?
To enter your project for the Marks & Spencer British Community Safety Awards
2002 simply tell them, on 5 pages of A4 or less, how your project: tackles everyday
crime; works successfully with the local community and key local partners; has
achieved results; could be replicated in other areas.
Five projects will be selected as winners. Each winning project will be awarded
a prestigious trophy, £1,500 of community training to progress your work
even further, and two free places at all Crime Concern conferences for the following
year.
From these five projects one overall winner will be selected and will receive
an additional £1,000 of training. They will also go on to compete for
a place in the European Crime Prevention Awards and a chance to win 10,000 euros!
(£6,250)
The closing date for the Marks & Spencer British Community Safety Awards
is 30th September 2002.
Contact Ms Sam Prince, Crime Concern, Beaver House, 147 -150 Victoria Road,
Swindon SN1 3UY Tel: 01793 863 513 Fax: 01793 863 555 Email: sam.prince@crimeconcern.org.uk
Website: http://awards.crimeconcern.org.uk/
Golden Jubilee Awards
The Queen has announced a new Jubilee award for the community and voluntary
sector. The unsung heroes of our communities will receive lasting recognition
in a new award for voluntary service by groups to mark The Queen's Golden Jubilee.
The Queen's Golden Jubilee Award will bring deserved national recognition to
the many thousands of 'unsung heroes' who work tirelessly throughout the UK
to help their fellow citizens. The award is both an illustration of the importance
The Queen places on community and voluntary service by dedicated and committed
teams and groups, and an opportunity for everyone to nominate and celebrate
the invaluable contribution they make to our communities.
Individuals can put forward groups or teams from the voluntary and community
sector for one of the 200 annual awards by completing a Nomination Form, available
from The Queen's Golden Jubilee Award Office. Groups eligible for the award
cover the entire community and voluntary spectrum, from a team of volunteers
to the smallest group with a few individuals working together in their local
community. The closing date for this year's nominations will be 30 September
2002.
The scheme will annually grant 200 of The Queen's Golden Jubilee Awards. Award
winners will receive a plaque and certificate. Nomination forms are available
from the Golden Jubilee Office's website: www.goldenjubilee.gov.uk or Public
Enquiry Line Tel: 0845 000 2002 or by Email: gjaward@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
October
*New * The European Youth Foundation (EYF)
The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established by the Council of
Europe to provide financial support to international youth activities. It has
an annual budget of approximately 16 million French francs. Since 1973, more
than 200,000 young people, most of them nationals of Council of Europe member
states, have taken part in EYF-supported activities.
In particular, the EYF seeks to promote voluntary youth work across Europe.
Since its inception, it has distributed some 170 million French francs to support
international meetings - seminars, conferences, camps - organised by international
non-governmental youth organisations (INGYOs), the production of publications,
information material and the administrative costs of INGYOs.
In recent years, the main topics of the activities supported by the EYF have
been the building of Europe, youth work, minorities, the environment and a number
of political issues. From 1995 on special attention has been paid to promoting
solidarity and tolerance in Europe as part of the Council of Europe's Campaign
against Racism, Xenophobia, anti-Semitism and Intolerance.
Five basic rules govern the distribution of the Foundation's resources: Applicants
must represent either an international non-governmental youth organisation with
branches in at least four member-states of the Council of Europe, or a national
youth organisation co-operating with at least three other national organisations
from different member states; No more than one third of the participants in
any project supported by the Foundation should be of the same nationality and
no more than one quarter may be over the age of 30; As a general rule, any eligible
project takes place in one (or more) member states of the Council of Europe;
Participants and organisers must make a significant financial contribution towards
the activity themselves; Five per cent of the Foundation's budget is devoted
to the activities of young people not belonging to traditional organisations
but actively supported by national or local authorities. These activities should
also respect the above conditions.
As a rule, the EYF Secretariat must receive grant applications by the following
deadlines: 1 April for activities to be carried out in the first half of the
following year; 1 October for activities to be carried out in the second half
of the following year.
European Youth Foundation, Directorate of Youth and Sport, 30, rue Pierre de
Coubertin, F- 67000 Strasbourg Tel: (33) 03 88 41 32 05 Fax: (33) 03 90 21 49
64 E-mail: eyf@coe.int Web-site: www.coe.fr/youth/english/EYF/EYF.htm
*New * Averil Osborn Fund
The aim of the Fund is to encourage and support development work which will
improve the quality-of-life and citizenship of older people.
The Fund wishes to support original studies and dissemination projects that
involve older people at all and any stages (design, execution, interpretation,
dissemination).
Awards in the range £500-£1,500 are made each year
Favoured types of projects: projects in which older people lead or directly
participate; new initiatives or projects which build on existing work; those
following an agenda agreed with older people; projects with a clear dissemination
strategy; projects with a clear timetable and specific outputs or products;
all methodologies and approaches are considered; all disciplines and forms of
professional involvement are considered.
The outcomes must be reported to the Panel. A normal condition of a grant is
that an article is submitted to the BSG's Generations Review, or a paper is
presented at the Society's annual conference. Grants will not be made to support
doctoral research nor towards the general funds of an organisation.
Send five copies of your application to Prof. Tony Warnes, Averil Osborn Fund,
SISA, Community Sciences Centre, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield S5 7AU
Email: a.warnes@sheffield.ac.uk The closing date is 18 October 2002. All applications
will be acknowledged. Successful applicants may expect to hear the outcome by
31 December 2002.
*New * DTLR - Road Safety Small grants
Section 40 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, gives the Department of the Environment,
Transport, Local Government and the Regions the power to have a Challenge Fund
to assist with the cost of projects promoting road safety proposed by organisations
other than local authorities (it should be noted that grants cannot be payable
to individuals). Grants made from the fund may finance the reasonable costs
of staff and overheads which are directly and transparently associated with
the delivery of that project only. These costs being additional to regular running
costs. The Government has decided to allocate around £200,000 per annum
to such a Challenge Fund: individual grants are expected to be for sums up to
£20,000.
Grant funding is expected to support the Government's road safety strategy and
casualty reduction targets for 2010, as set out in "Tomorrow's Roads -
Safer for Everyone", which was published on 1 March 2000 (implementation
progress can be viewed on the Department's website: www.roads.dtlr.gov.uk/roadsafety/strategy/tomorrow/).
The targets are to reduce deaths and serious injuries overall by 40% - and by
50% for children - and also to reduce slight injuries by 10%. Applications for
grant will therefore need to promote casualty reduction and reflect the priorities
of the Road Safety Strategy. These include: Novice driver safety; Child safety,
especially that of child pedestrians; Drivers attitude to speed; Improving safety
of vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists & horse riders);
Fleet driver safety; and Driver Impairment. The Department will also consider
projects which tackle other problem areas.
Grant funding is usually for one off projects - for example to research and
produce a resource to be used by road safety professionals and volunteers, or
to pump prime projects that will become self financing. Grant applications should
be submitted on the prescribed application form which can be obtained from John
Doyle, Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Zone 2/13,
Great Minster House, London SW1P 4DR Tel. 0207 944 2026, E-mail: John.Doyle@dtlr.gsi.gov.uk
Web-site: www.roads.dtlr.gov.uk/roadsafety/challenge/index.htm
Applications for grant at under £3,000 can be submitted at any time. Grants
for £3,000 upwards will be considered in April and October each year for
applications received by 1 April and 1 October respectively. Applications which
cannot be considered due to lack of funds will be able to be resubmitted for
the following year.
*New * CEDC Millennium Volunteers
The Millennium Volunteers scheme is designed to stimulate innovation and creativity
and is intended to encourage young people to undertake voluntary work in the
places where they live, using their skills and interests as an impetus. CEDC,
one of the development agencies designated to implement the MV programme, has
set up Community Learning Mix and is inviting community schools, in partnership
with local community agencies, to take part.
The possibilities for volunteering are endless - a group of young people might
want to teach other young people or their parents about using the Internet;
another group might wish to work with older people to find out about the history
of their area and then produce a learning pack for the local school; a group
might want to visit the National Space Centre and then run a class based on
what they found out.
MV will bring opportunities to many young people. It will involve employed and
unemployed young people, those with disabilities, young people from minority
ethnic groups, pupils at school, students at university. It will be an opportunity
for young people to learn from each other.
Millennium Volunteers Awards will be given in recognition of volunteers' achievements
and commitment. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to gain
formal accreditation for the learning they achieve on the MV scheme.
Awards, ranging from £1,000 to £7,000 are available now for community
schools with partner organisations! The closing date for applications is 4 October
2002. For an application form and information pack, contact Graham Harvey at
CEDC on 024 7658 8469.
Liza Griffiths, Millennium Awards Co-ordinator, Community Education Development
Centre, Unit C1, Grovelands Court, Grovelands Estate, Longford Road, Exhall,
Coventry CV7 9NE
Tel: 024 7658 8440 - Fax: 024 7658 8441 Email: liza@cedc.org.uk Websites: www.cedc.org.uk
& www.millenniumvolunteers.gov.uk
*New * Culture 2000
The EU Culture 2000 programme aims to contribute to the promotion of a cultural
area common to the European peoples. In this context, it supports co-operation
between creative artists, cultural operators, private and public promoters,
the activities of the cultural networks; and other partners as well as the cultural
institutions of the Member States and of the other participant states in order
to attain the following objectives: promotion of cultural dialogue and of mutual
knowledge of the culture and history of the European peoples; promotion of creativity
and the transnational dissemination of culture and the movement of artists,
creators and other cultural operators and professionals and their works, with
a strong emphasis on young and socially disadvantaged people and on cultural
diversity; the highlighting of cultural diversity and the development of new
forms of cultural expression; sharing and highlighting, at the European level,
the common cultural heritage of European significance, disseminating know-how
and promoting good practices concerning its conservation and safeguarding; recognition
of the role of culture in socio-economic development; the fostering of inter-cultural
dialogue and mutual exchange between European and non-European cultures; explicit
recognition of culture as an economic factor and as a factor in social integration
and citizenship; improved access to and participation in culture in the European
Union for as many citizens as possible.
Project partners must be organisations of one of the following countries participating
in the programme. The 15 Member States of the EU (Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, Germany, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden. United Kingdom); the 3 EEAIEFTA countnes (Iceland, Liechtenstein,
Norway); the 12 candidate countries Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, the Siovak Republic and
Slovenia.
The focus for 2003 is on performing arts, including theatre, dance, music, opera,
the lyric arts, street theatre and circus. Deadline is 15 October 2003.
For more information look at the Euclid website: http://www.euclid.info/fr1_eng.html
and europa website:http:I/europa.eu.inticommlculturelindex_en.htnil
*New * St Andrews Prize
Applications are now invited from individuals, multi-disciplinary teams or community
groups for the 2003 St Andrews Prize for the Environment.
The primary objective of the St Andrews Prize is to find practical and original
solutions to environmental problems.
An important aim of the Prize is to provide seed-funding to help promote implementation
of such ideas and solutions. The Prize consists of an award of $30,000 and a
medal. There will be additional awards, each of $5,000, for the runners-up.
The St Andrews Prize network is also available to provide other connections
and support.
Applicants are free to choose whatever problem they wish. We ask only that submissions
be as specific as possible in defining the issue and that proposed solutions
be shown to be practical in their application.
Applicants will be aware that the World Summit on Sustainable Development will
take place in Johannesburg in the autumn, and will address such fundamental
issues as globalisation, new models of development and the reasons for, and
consequences of, poverty. More specifically, it will be looking at the problems
of energy, water, food and the application of science and technology. These
are all topics that would qualify for the Prize.
In thinking about their own topic, it may also be helpful to applicants to look
at the list of previous winners whose topics have covered such areas as urban
regeneration, by-products from waste, health and water issues and agriculture
on their website.
Examples of other possible topics : Agriculture and Food supply; Community regeneration;
Communication and education; Renewable energy; Waste and recycling.
The following guidelines will help you to anticipate some of the questions Trustees
will be asking when they review and evaluate submissions:
Describe your proposed solution and the practical steps to realise this solution,
taking account of social and economic implications.
Say how you propose to handle communication and education relating to your project.
Where the topic is about a local issue, describe how you propose to 'champion'
your idea to win local support and involvement.
If your submission is about a local pilot project relating to a larger national
or regional problem, describe what you expect to learn from the pilot and how
this learning can be transferred more broadly.
Tell us how the prize money will be used and, if appropriate, suggest how the
St Andrews Prize network might be of use to you in the furtherance of the project.
If possible, say how the success of your project will be measured.
Submissions are requested in two stages. The aim is to provide an easy and efficient
process for people to put forward their ideas and to attract applicants from
as wide a constituency as possible.
In the first stage, applicants are asked to provide a single page summary of
their practical environmental solution. This single page should describe, in
no more than 500 words, the extent of the problem and the proposed solution
as well as giving relevant details such as impact, cost, practicality, etc.
The closing date for this single page summary is 30 October 2002.
Applicants whose summaries are considered by the judges to have presented the
most promising ideas will be invited to make a second, more substantial submission
of no more than 2,000 words.
The closing date for this second submission is 17 January 2003.
From this second wave of submissions, a small number of finalists will be selected
to take part in the St Andrews Prize seminar in St Andrews, Scotland on 15 and
16 May, 2003. They will be required to make an oral presentation of their case
to the seminar participants and defend it in answer to questions.
The St Andrews Prize Office, University of St Andrews, St Salvator's College,
St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AL Tel: 01334 462161 Fax: 01334 467458 E-mail: prize@st-andrews.ac.uk
Website: www.thestandrewsprize.com
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*New * Paul Hamlyn Foundation
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation operates a scheme to support the training of those
working in the voluntary sector who wish to improve their publishing skills.
The scheme is aimed particularly at organisations whose work is socially beneficial
and who serve those with social, or special, needs. The objectives are: To enable
employees and regular voluntary staff working for small independent charities
and not-for-profit organisations to attend external publishing training courses;
or To enable small charities to run in-house publishing training courses, or
provide other publishing training opportunities, for their staff.
Small independent charities and not-for-profit organisations employing no more
than eight full-time-equivalent workers are eligible to apply. Organisations
should have total assets (as shown in their balance sheet) of under £100,000
and should be able to show (in their Statement of Financial Activity) that they
are spending most of their annual income, rather than accumulating it. The maximum
level of grant per candidate in any one financial year (6 April to 5 April)
will be £500. The maximum grant available to any one organisation will
be £1,500 per financial year. Organisations wishing to send candidates
on courses costing more than the amount of grant available may apply for the
normal grant and pay the excess from their own resources. Closing date for applications
is - 31 October 2002.
Information is on their web-site: www.phf.org.uk
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, 18 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AA Tel: 020 7227
3500 Fax: 020 7222 0601 E-mail: information@phf.org.uk
*New * Travelling Fellowships
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust supports British citizens from the UK wishing
to gain experience and knowledge abroad. Grants cover return air fare, dailiy
living, travel within countries being visited and, in exceptional circumstances,
some assistance with home expenses. Grants usually cover a stay overseas of
between 4-8 weeks. The Fellowship scheme does not cover attending courses, academic
study or student grants.
Categories for 2003 are: Performing and Creative Arts - The Trust is keen to
receive applications in particular, but not exclusively, from Choreographers,
Composers, Writers, Painters and Sculptors.
Young People - If you are under 25 on 31 December 2003, the Trust will support
projects that encourage personal development as well as benefiting your community.
Europe. This category is a deliberately broad title designed to encourage projects
- in any professional or personal field of interest - within mainland Europe.
Small Business Creation, Sustainment and Careers .
Conservation and the Environment - The Trust is keen to receive applications
from people engaged with any aspect of Sustainable Development, whether professionally
or personally.
Medical and Health - This is a deliberately broad category intended to attract
applicants with projects that will enhance the effectiveness of the nation's
health. For example (but certainly not exclusively): the role of the General
Practitioner Service, nursing and ancillary staff, accident and emergency provision
and improving the integration of hospital and community care.
Museums and Galleries - The Trust would like to receive proposals from Conservators,
Curators, Support Staff and others with a close and relevant involvement.
Science and Technology.
The Place of Religion in the Modern World - The Trust seeks applications from
people promoting religious tolerance, and community understanding and harmony.
Sports Projects, Adventure, Exploration and Leaders of Expeditions.
One Fellowship only is offered in each of the following: Canoeing; a project
in the field of History; a Maritime Project, exclusively for applicants from
the North East of England.
Application Forms may be requested from the Trust Office. For an Application
Form please send a self-addressed stamped envelope (22cm x 11cm) to the Winston
Churchill Memorial Trust, 15 Queen's Gate Terrace, LONDON, SW7 5PR. Tel: 020
7584 9315 Application details and forms are available from website: http://www.wcmt.org.uk
The closing date is 30 October 2002 for all completed application forms.
*New * Marriage and Relationship Support Grant (MARS) Programme for the Financial
Year 2003-2004
The Lord Chancellor has overall responsibility for the family justice system
and, since 1995, responsibility for policy development and funding for marriage
and relationship support.
Last year, they launched a new grant programme for all marriage and relationship
support funding applications, it set out an open and transparent competition
process, which ensured that every bid for this MARS' fund would be evaluated
on fair and equal terms. In addition, the total available for distribution was
increased by £0.5 million, to £5 million.
As a result, many organisations received funding from the MARS grant for the
first time and they were also able to maintain levels of funding for the vast
majority of existing recipients.
The grant programme for this year from April 2003 to March 2004 - will build
on the
experience and success of the previous year. Once again, the competition process
will be open and impartial, and will aim to provide a balance of core funding
and funding for research and development. They will continue to encourage partnership
working, innovation in service delivery, and services aimed at commonly excluded
groups. Cross-year funding will also be available for this financial year
Some applicants last year were concerned at the amount of work needed in order
to submit a bid. Some organisations decided not to try to bid, because they
felt it was too difficult a process. They have looked at the overall programme,
listened to your feedback, and made a number of specific changes as a result.
their hope is that these will make this year's bid process easier for any organisation
who might be thinking of applying.
The grant application pack has been revised, following feedback which suggested
that it was too complicated. The application form itself is now easier to complete,
and the accompanying literature has been condensed into one comprehensive guide.
A separate area of work for the MARS team this year will be our review of core
funding for marriage and relationship support. This will identify the essential
relationship support services for which the Government will be planning to provide
sustained funding over the medium term. Most of this work will be carried out
through working with the ten main core-funding recipients. It will not affect
the allocation of funds through the ongoing grant programme.The Department will
actively and positively promote the provision of high quality, cost effective
services in the vital area of marriage and relationship support to ensure that
as many couples as possible can benefit.
Essentially, marriage and relationship support activities are aimed at helping
people establish and maintain successful relationships with their partners.
People may associate marriage and relationship support most obviously with counselling,
(including psychotherapy), but it includes such activities as preparation for,
and information and education about, marriage and adult relationships.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 31 October 2002 for
grants payable during the financial year beginning 2003/04
Jean Bailey, Lord Chancellor's Department, Marriage and Relationship Support,
3rd Floor Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QT Tel: 020-7210 0726
Fax 020-7210 1265 Email: jean.baileyFPD@lcdhq.gsi.gov.uk Web-site: http://www.lcd.gov.uk/family/famfr.htm#part3
One for west Yorkshire only
*New * West Yorkshire Grants
The West Yorkshire Grants scheme is aimed at voluntary organisations working
across West Yorkshire or benefiting people in at least three local authority
areas. Organisations that make a strategic impact on the social or cultural
infrastructure of West Yorkshire and/or provide support services to the voluntary
sector in West Yorkshire" can apply now for grant aid in 2003/04.
Funding will be very limited and you are advised to check if your organisation
will be eligible before making an application. The closing date for applications
for funding in 2003/2004 is 31 October 2002.
For further details contact West Yorkshire Grants, PO Box 5, Nepshaw Lane South,
Morley, Leeds LS27 0QP Tel: 0113 289 8215 or 0113 253 0241 Fax: 0113 235 0311
E-mail: jmitchell@wyjs.org.uk Web-site: www.wyg.wyjs.org.uk
*New * The Whitley Laing Foundation
The Whitley Laing Foundation is a UK based charity focusing on the conservation
of the natural environment, with emphasis on threatened species
and habitats. The Foundation offers a range of Awards and Grants for outstanding
work around the world, providing funds directly to the people who can best use
them in countries where they are most needed. Funding is generally directed
to work in non-first world countries. Our winners are usually nationals of the
countries where they work and their work integrates conservation, development
awareness and education. Applicants need not be qualified scientists, but candidates
must be able to compile a written report to describe and quantify the success
of their work with appropriate references. Funding from the Whitley Laing Foundation
should form the bulk of the applying project's financial requirement: the scheme
is not designed to make minor contributions to very large projects better served
by other funding agencies.
Whitley Awards, worth up to 25,000 each, seek to recognise and reward outstanding
grass roots conservationists. 5 such awards are made each year, with the overall
winner receiving the Whitley Gold Award, which carries with it an additional
25,000. The deadline for applications for the Whitley Awards is 15 September
2002.
Rufford Small Grants
These grants have been made possible by The Rufford Foundation. Rufford Small
Grants are aimed at smaller conservation programmes than those covered by the
main Awards, including pilot projects. They are not designed to provide a small
part of the funding for a large undertaking.
The project requiring funding must be directly linked to field work and Rufford
Small Grants may not be used to pay the costs of attending conferences or for
tuition fees. Undergraduate projects are not eligible. Up to 30 Rufford Small
Grants of up to 5,000 each are available each year. Rufford Small Grants are
reviewed quarterly, with deadlines at 31 July, 31 October and 31 January, 30
April.
The Whitley Laing Foundation, 139 Elgin Crescent, London W11 2JH Website: www.whitleyaward.org;
email: info@whitleyaward.org Fax: 020 7229 7578 Tel: 020 7229 7554; Rufford
Small Grants email: josh@rufford.org, Fax: 020 7925 2583
November
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*New * Call for proposals under the second phase of the Leonardo da Vinci Programme
The Leonardo da Vinci programme contributes to the implementation of a vocational
training policy for the Community, which supports and supplements the actions
of the Member States. The Council has adopted a second phase of the programme
for the period 2000 to 2006. Its aim is to promote new practical approaches
in vocational training policies.
This second call for proposals has a two years validity (2003-2004) A third
call for proposals, also of a two years validity, will be published in 2004
and will cover the years 2005 and 2006.
This call for proposals concerns the following Community measures: mobility,
pilot projects (PP) including thematic actions (TH), language competences (LA),
transnational networks (NT) and reference material (RF).
The Leonardo da Vinci programme aims at the implementation of a European Community
vocational training policy by contributing to the promotion of a Europe of knowledge
and by supporting Member States' policies on lifelong learning by raising the
quality, innovation and European dimension of vocational training systems and
practices, by means of transnational cooperation.
This programme is to be implemented in the Member States of the European Community.
It is also open to the participation of the states of EFTAIEEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein,
Norway), of Cyprus, Malta and Turkey and the associated countries of Central
and Eastern Europe (CEECs). Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,
Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia).
Candidates wishing to submit a proposal under the Leonardo da Vinci programme
are invited to cooperate with bodies from these countries according to the eligibility
rules specified in the promoter's General Guide. The application process is
in two stages with the pre-proposal closing dates of 4 November 2002 with final
proposals for 7 March 2003. Full details are on the Europa website at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/leonardo/leonardo2_en.html
*New * BBC Children in Need 2002
BBC Children in Need welcomes applications for good quality, carefully planned,
projects which show a clear focus on children in order to make a positive difference
to their lives. These applications can be from: Self-help groups; Voluntary
organisations; or Registered charities.
Applicants should be properly constituted, non-profit organisations. The children
they help are aged 18 years and under, and live in the United Kingdom. You should
only apply for a grant if it will benefit children who are disadvantaged by:
mental, physical or sensory disabilities; behavioural or psychological problems;
living in poverty or situations of deprivation; illness, distress, abuse or
neglect
Closing Dates for applications are March 30th - answers in August and November
30th - answers in April.
The Grant Guidelines and Application Forms for the BBC Children in Need Appeal
are now available for download from the BBC web-site at: www.bbc.co.uk/cin/about/apply.shtml
If you require an Application Form & Guidelines, or you require advice on
completing the application form please contact your local BBC Children in Need
Office for your area: Midlands Tel: 0121 4328899; North East Tel: 0113 2247155;
North West Tel: 0161 2443439; South East Tel: 020 8228 8275; South West Tel:
0117 9746600; Central Office Tel: 020 8576 7788
*New * Europe - Socrates funding
The 2003 call for proposals has now been finalised and can be downloaded from
the website below. It comes into effect for all 2003 deadlines plus the pre-proposal
deadline of 1st November 2002 for centralised actions.
Socrates, which began in 1995, is the European Community action programme encouraging
co-operation in the field of education. This second phase of the Socrates programme
runs from 2000 to 2006. Opportunities are available for schools, colleges, universities
and other organisations to work together on European partnerships, projects
and professional development. It also incorporates increased opportunities in
the fields of lifelong learning and open and distance learning.
Socrates spans the entire breadth of education systems within the UK. It comprises
eight parts, or "Actions", which aim to improve quality and strengthen
the European dimension in education. Basic details are outlined below with further
information including deadlines on programmes (from 1 November 2001) available
on the web-site.
Comenius: school education. Supports joint curriculum projects between schools
and colleges, staff training opportunities and the development of networks.
Erasmus: higher education. Encourages co-operation between universities across
Europe and supports mobility of students and staff in higher education, the
development of joint programmes and courses and the development of thematic
networks.
Grundtvig: adult education and lifelong learning. Aims to improve the availability,
accessibility and quality of adult teaching and learning through supporting
European Co-operation Projects, Learning Partnerships, staff training and the
development of networks.
Lingua: the learning of foreign languages. Supports projects which raise awareness
of language learning opportunities and which develop language learning materials.
Minerva: Information and Communication Technology and Open and Distance Learning.
Aims to promote improved understanding and awareness of ICT and ODL and to develop
new teaching and learning approaches.
Observation and Innovation: including Arion study visits and the Eurydice and
NARIC information networks.
There is a user friendly web-site to explain Socrates at: www.socrates-uk.net
which gives details of application procedures and case studies.
For UK NARIC, Eurydice, Erasmus contacts see web-site otherwise contact Education
and Training Group, at the British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London, SW1A
2BN Tel: 020 7389 4157 Fax: 020 7389 4426 E-mail: socrates@britishcouncil.org
They also offices have in Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff.
*New * The Xerox (UK) Trust (Charities Hotline 01895 843288 for a recorded
message)
To apply for funding support from the Xerox (UK) Trust, organisations need to
be a fully registered charity. The application will be looked at more favourably
if a Xerox employee supports the application. If an application fits these criteria,
the next step is to send in a letter, containing details of the charity, the
size of donation being requested, and a description of what the money will be
used to support. This letter should be sent to The Xerox (UK) Trust, care of
Paula Childs, Xerox (UK) Limited, Bridge House, Oxford Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex,
UB8 1HS. The Xerox Trustees normally meet twice a year, in April and November,
to decide which charities to support.
All applications will be reviewed, but due to the large volume of requests,
they only reply to those that are successful.
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*New * Charities' Annual Report and Accounts Awards (CARAA).
Charities and voluntary groups across the UK can now compete for the coveted
Charities' Annual Report and Accounts Awards (CARAA) with £2000 prize
money.
Jointly sponsored by CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) and the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the Awards are designed to raise the
standard of annual reporting across the sector, and encourage open and effective
communication from all charities, regardless of size and income.
Charities have until 30 November 2002 to enter. An entry form and a copy of
the judges' guidance notes, which offer step-by-step advice on producing accurate
and effective annual reports, can be downloaded from the CARAA web pages at
www.cafonline.org/caraa Alternatively call CAF's Conference and Events department
on Tel: 01732 520 074/075 or email: events@CAFonline.org
Winners of the Awards will be announced before an invited audience on 23 April
2002 at Chartered Accountants Hall, Moorgate Place, London EC1.
For further information or press enquiries contact: Wendy Green, CAF, Tel: 01732
520 120 email: wgreen@CAFonline.org Danielle Anthony, ICAEW, Tel: 020 7920 8564
email: danielle.anthony@icaew.co.uk
Various deadlines
Opportunities for Volunteering Scheme General Fund 2 or 3 year grants commencing
April 2003
The Consortium on Opportunities for Volunteering (COV) administers the Opportunities
for Volunteering General Fund on behalf of the Department of Health COV is now
inviting voluntary organisations in England to apply for two or three year grants
from its new funding programme which starts 1 April 2003. Their main grants
programme has now closed for applications.
Consortium on Opportunities for Volunteering, 18 Devonshire Street, London WIG
7AL For more information contact the COV Information Line on 020 7323 5354
Information can also be obtained from the Department of Health website: http://www.doh.gov.uk/volunteering
Age Concern England funds projects which use volunteers to expand services for
older people. Current priorities are projects in rural areas, benefiting or
run by minority groups, advocacy work. Maximum grant size is £20,000 a
year, and average grants of £15,500 a year.
Deadline is 30 September 2002 (April 2003 projects).
Contact: Michael Mitchell, Age Concern Grants Unit, Astral House, 1268 London
Road, London SW16 4ER Tel: 020 8765 7740 E-mail: grants.unit@ace.org.uk
Barnardo's only funds applications from existing Barnardo's services. Priorities
are community parenting, public health, promoting independence, healthy schools
and neighbourhoods, HIV, AIDs and sexual health for young Black men. Maximum
grant size is £30,000 a year for three years, and average grants of £18,000
to £25,000.
Deadline is 1 November 2002.
Contact: Maggie Kelly, Barnardo's, Tanner's Lane, Barkingside, Ilford IG6 1QG
Tel: 020 8550 8822
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BASSAC (British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres) will only
accept applications from full members of the BASSAC network. Priorities are:
promoting independence to help older people live independently for longer, and
young adults to remain or return to employment; to help young people at risk
of social exclusion and leaving care. The average grant is £20,700 a year.
Contact: Grants administrator, Winchester House, 11 Cranmer Road, London SW9
6EJ Tel: 020 7735 1075 E-mail: bassac@mcr1.poptel.org.uk
The Children's Society's priorities include: projects promoting the welfare
of children, helping adults find and keep work, improving public health and
reducing unwanted teenage pregnancies, alcohol and substance abuse. Maximum
grant is £35,000 a year, with an average of £20,000 - £25,000
a year.
Deadline: 31 October 2002
Contact: Lynne Tallon, Edward Rudolf House, Margery Street, London WC1X 0JL
Tel: 020 7841 4400 E-mail: Imt@the-childrens-society.org.uk
Community Service Volunteers only accepts applications from its own projects.
Current priorities are: neighbourhood volunteering, early retired people, homecare,
promoting voluntary work.
Contact: John Potter or Delphine Garr, 237 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NJ
Tel: 020 7278 6601 E-mail: education@csv.org.uk
Crisis funds its own partner projects and local community projects using volunteers
and working with single homeless people. Priorities are for direct access hostels
providing emergency accommodation; food redistribution schemes; befriending
and post-resettlement schemes. Maximum grant is £30,000 a year, with an
average of £21,000 a year. All money has been allocated for the next three
years.
Contact: Julian Jacobs, Crisis, 1st floor, Challenger House, 42 Adler Street,
London E1 1EE Tel: 020 7655 8346 E-mail: ofv@crisis.org.uk Closing date is 31
October 2002.
Mencap makes grants to its affiliated clubs and societies and other projects
working with people with learning disabilities. Priorities include: Department
of Health priority areas; promoting independence and reducing inequalities for
people with learning disabilities; encouraging volunteering. Grants range between
£1,000 and £23,000, with an average of £8,000 for up to 3
years.
Deadline is 31 October 2002.
Contact John Oliver, Mencap, Optimum House, Clippers Quay, Salford Quays, Manchester
M5 2XP Tel: 0161 888 1200
Mind prioritises applications from its own affiliated local associations, but
will accept them from other community mental health projects which take out
Mind membership and have the support of a regional Mind office. Priorities include:
rehabilitation training; developing self-help groups; projects addressing mental
health needs of Black and minority ethnic, refugee, men and women's, and lesbian
and gay groups; research; volunteer training; producing newsletters; promoting
local groups; renovating premises; transport schemes. Maximum grant is £20,000
per year. Grants of more than one year will be tapered in the second and third
years.
Deadline: Early October 2002.
Contact: Barry Watts, Mind Grants Unit, Granta House, 15 - 19 Broadway, London
E15 4BQ Tel: 020 8215 2206 E-mail: b.watts@mind.org.uk
NACRO (National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders) only
funds NACRO services. Specific priorities include: social care, public health,
family planning and infertility, healthy schools, workplaces and neighbourhoods
and young people's health. Maximum grant is £32,000 a year for three year
projects.
Deadline: rollling programme.
Contact: Chris Dare, NACRO, 1st floor, Challenge Buildings, Hapaherton Street,
Walsall SW1 1YG Tel: 01922 653 330
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National Association of Hospital and Community Friends only funds NAHCF affiliated
Leagues of Friends. Priorities include helping adults and older people live
healthy lives and remain independent; providing information to disabled people,
older people and carers. NAHCF has an overall grants budget of £1,350,000.
Deadline: 30 December 2002.
Contact: Mike Conway, National Association of Hospital and Community Friends,
2nd Floor, Fairfax House, Causton Road, Colchester CO1 1RJ Tel: 01206 761 227
E-mail: info@hc-friends.org.uk Deadline is 30 December 2002.
Pre-School Learning Alliance will only accept applications from the National
Executive Committee or one of its sub-committees. Projects funded could be:
family drop-in centres, hospital playschemes, helping children in need; helping
pre-schools take regard for children's racial and cultural backgrounds. PLA's
overall grants budget is £430,000.
Deadline: Contact for details.
Contact: Jane Armstrong, Pre-School Learning Alliance, 69 Kings Cross Road,
London WC1X 9LL Tel: 020 7833 0991 E-mail: pla@pre-school.org.uk
RADAR (The Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation) only funds RADAR
members. Priorities are: social care - children and promoting independence;
NHS health services. Maximum grant is £25,000 a year, which is also the
average size.
Deadline is 15 December 2002.
Contact: Vivien Fallows, RADAR, City Road, 250 City Forum, London EC1V 8AF
Tel: 020 7250 3222
RNIB (Royal National Institute for the Blind) will continue to support volunteers
for: home visiting, telephone help and information lines, centre-based activities,
hospital information services, resource centre development, projects meeting
the needs of ethnic minority groups. Average grant size is £13,000 a year.
Deadline is 31 December 2002.
Contact: Andy Winders, RNIB, 224 Great Portland Street, London W1N 6AA Tel:
020 7388 1266 E-mail: awinders@rnib.org.uk
SCOPE's grants are targeted at projects: promoting sport and leisure opportunities
for disabled children; providing self-help groups, sitting and self-help services
for parent of disabled children; training and information services; promoting
independence and personal development for disabled people. Maximum grant is
£15,000 a year, with an average grant of £10,000.
Deadline is 30 September 2002 (2003 projects).
Contact: Andrew Cooper, SCOPE, Olympus House, Britannia Road, Patchway, Bristol
BS34 5TA Tel: 0117 906 6333
United Kingdom Council on Deafness (UKCoD) gives funding for specific health
projects meeting the identified needs of deaf, deaf/blind or hard of hearing
people in all health issues, projects providing social care for deaf children,
and projects promoting independence. Maximum grant is £30,000 a year,
with an average of £11,000 - £12,000.
Deadline is 31 October 2002 (2003 projects).
Contact Nicholas Callow, United Kingdom Council on Deafness, 59 Banner Street,
London EC1Y 8PX Tel: 020 7689 2080
*New * Adult Learners' Week Awards 2003 (10-16 May 2003)
£5,000 Prize for an Outstanding Learning Project
Have you developed a project which offers new and exciting learning opportunities
to adults? You could win £5,000 to help your project develop.
NIACE, the national organisation for adult learning, is inviting entries now
for the 2003 New Learning Opportunities Awards. As well as the top prize of
£5,000 there will be up to nine further awards of £500. The awards
are offered to projects which have shown creativity and innovation in providing
more chances for adults to learn.
Organisations can enter the 2003 New Learning Opportunities Awards under a number
of themes, as follows: supporting employees' learning; assisting people into
employment; supporting adult learners in higher education; encouraging access
to new technologies in local communities; improving equal access to learning
in the workplace; worked on joint projects with learners from other countries;
used informal learning methods to motivate young adults; reached new groups
of learners through outreach work; or achieved better learning outcomes for
adults (for organisations working together).
In addition there is a `general' theme for projects falling outside the specific
themes.
The awards will be presented during Adult Learners' Week, 10-16 May 2003, the
UK's largest national festival of learning.
To discuss the awards please call Francisca Martinez on 0116 204 4202 or Kate
Malone on 0116 204 4236. Closing date is 10 January 2003.
Individual and Groups Adult Learners Awards
NIACE, the organisation that runs Adult Learners' Week, is now inviting nominations
for its 2003 awards from individuals and groups with a learning story to tell.
The awards recognise people who have overcome fear and lack of confidence and
who use learning to change their lives.
Winners of the Adult Learners' Week 2003 Individual Awards will receive £200
to help them continue their learning at a regional ceremony. Group Award winners
will receive £500 each at a national ceremony in London.
A special award will recognise the accomplishments of one adult learner over
the age of 50.
If you would like to nominate someone for an Individual or Group Award for 2003
please call the Campaigns and Promotions Team at NIACE on 0116 204 4200 for
an entry form, or fax to 0116 223 0050. Or e-mail them: alw@niace.org.uk. Closing
date is 10 January 2003.
Learning at Work Awards
Learning something new can change the way you live and work - that's the message
from NIACE, the national organisation for adult learning, on the day it launches
the 2003 Adult Learners' Week Learning Works Awards. The Awards recognise and
promote the value of learning in relation to the workplace and are open to all
adults in England and Wales.
The judging panel will select five national Learning Works Award winners to
receive a voucher for £250 to help them continue learning.
Winners will be invited to a national ceremony on Learning at Work Day.
If you would like to enter yourself or someone you know for a Learning Works
Award for 2003 please contact the Campaigns and Promotions Team at NIACE on
0116 204 4200. Closing date is 7 February 2003.
People who want to enter any of these awards might like to consult the case
studies of previous winners, available at web-site: www.niace.org.uk/alw/competitions
Entry forms are also available at this site.
FunderFinder
While this newsletter contains new and time deadlined funding opportunities,
don't forget that there is FunderFinder (E-mail: info@funderfinder.org.uk) GIN
software which assists groups to identify suitable charitable trusts they can
apply to, and also the two CDs by Directory of Social Change which also help
- Grant Making Trusts CD Rom and the CD ROM Company Giving Guide. The CD Rom
database is also available to subscribers at website: www.trustfunding.org.uk
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Surgeries have restarted after the summer break: Edinburgh & Isle of Skye;
12 August, Motherwell; 13 August, Aberdeen; 19 August, Cowdenbeath; 20 August,
Alexandria; 21 August, Wick; 22 August, Galashiels; 3 September, Glasgow North;
4 September, Edinburgh; 9 September, Dunfermline; 10 September, Port Glasgow;
16&17 September, Kirkwall; 17&18 September, Lerwick.
You must make an appointment to attend - tel: (0870) 902 1201 to book a time.
Garfield Weston Foundation
The foundation supports a broad range of educational, social and arts and cultural activities throughout the UK. Contact (0230) 7589 6363 for more information.
Tubney Charitable Trust
This Trust supports charities that promote education at all levels, including in areas such as the arts, literature, music and history. You need to show that any grant received will benefit a large section of the public. For more information contact Catherine Small, The Tubney Charitable Trust, c/o Nabarro Nathanson, The Anchorage, 34 Bridge Street, Reading RG1 2LU; tel: (0118) 925 4662; fax: (0118) 950 5640 or email: c.small@nabarro.com or visit the website: http://www.tubney.org.uk
Tesco Charitable Trust
Gives one-off donations of between £2,000-£5,000 for projects based in areas where Tesco has stores, to build links with their local communities. If you are a charity concerned with children's welfare and educational projects you should write with details of your projects by the end of January each year. If your charity works more with older people and those with disabilities, you should write by the end of June each year. For more details contact: Tesco Charity Trust, Tesco House, Delamare Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Herts EN8 9SL; tel: (01992) 646 768; fax: (01992) 646 794 or visit the website: http://www.tesco.com/corporateinfo (under local communities).
Heritage Lottery Fund's Broadening the Horizons of Heritage
The new Heritage Lottery Fund's (HLF) Strategic Plan for 2002-2007 includes new measures to increase involvement and participation by simplifying procedures and providing grants to help heritage organisations to develop volunteers and new audiences. It also aims to achieve a more even spread of grants across the UK and has established new development teams in each HLF office to reach communities and areas that have received least funding to date. The strategic plan will be directing funding in some new ways to make heritage more accessible to a wider audience. Changes include
- supporting projects for locally based heritage i.e. heritage not necessarily designated or listed
by national bodies and for 'intangible' heritage such as oral history and traditions
- providing funding for training to develop heritage skills amongst volunteers
- reducing the previous restriction of acquisition of works of art and archives created within the past twenty years to ten years; reducing the minimum levels of partnership funding required by applicants, with smaller projects able to provide whatever they can afford; lengthening the maximum period of support for revenue projects from three years to five;
- introducing new Project Planning Grants (up to £50,000) for access plans, conservation management plans, audience development and (for non-public-sector organisations) project officers to help plan a project that is expected to lead to a HLF application
- rolling out the "Young Roots" pilot as a national grants programme in November 2002 to encourage young people to celebrate their heritage.
These changes will be reflected in new application packs. HLF has also simplified procedures by merging capital and revenue grant streams and clearly setting out three generic grant programmes for large, medium and small grants. These include:
- Heritage Grants: over £50,000 - a new application pack is now available which includes an application form for the Project Planning Grants.
- Your Heritage: £5,000 to £50,000 - for projects costing up to £100,000. A new application pack will be available in August 2002 and HLF will be able to fund up to 100% of Project costs. It has a shorter application form and decisions are made within 3 months.
- Awards for All: £500 to £5,000 - This is a joint pot of all five lottery funders which supports projects involving people in their community. It Is for small organisations with an annual turnover of less than £20,000. Contact the Awards for All team, tel: (0141) 242 1200, or see the website www.awardsforall.org.uk. The changes highlighted above will make it much easier to apply. For a copy of any of the application packs or HLF's Strategic Plan 2002-2007, tel: (0131) 225 9450.A Guide for the Voluntary Sector to Scottish Executive Grants
For copies of this information leaflet, contact the Voluntary Issues Unit, tel: (0131) 244 4048 or email: viu@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
This foundation offers a range of schemes to encourage new music creation and performance.
* Festivals - deadlines 16/08/02 and 25/10/02
The Performing Rights Society Foundation (PRSF) offers support to festivals
that involve a significant amount of new music and that contribute to the public's
access to new music.
* Live Connections - deadline 16/08/02 (The event must take place between 15/10/02 and 15/10/03). This scheme, aimed at UK based creators of electronic/dance music, offers awards for a one-off performance of their work at a club or event.
Other schemes from the PRSF include:
* Music Creators in Residence - to develop new opportunities for creators and
groups or organisations to share in the creation and performance of new music.
* Special Projects - for large-scale projects that fall outside the structured
schemes, but focus on the creation and performance of new music of any genre.
* Scholarships - for students of postgraduate courses in composition of any
style/genre of music.
* British Music Abroad - for creators who are taking part in international music
showcases.
Guidelines and application forms are available online or hard copies are available from PRSF.
Contact Info:
The Performing Rights Society Foundation, 29/33 Berners St, London W1T 3AB
tel: 020 7306 4044 fax: 020 7306 4814 email: info@prsf.co.uk website: www.prsf.co.uk
Deadline Date - 25th October 2002
The Scarman Trust (Yorkshire and Humber) is currently running three small
grant schemes that offer funding to individuals and groups who want to carry
out activities or projects that benefit their communities. Please note that
each scheme has different geographical boundaries, so read the guidelines
carefully!
Community Champions offers up to 2000 to individuals in West Yorkshire who
want to set up new projects, groups or activities, to develop work they are
already involved in or to pass on their skills and knowledge to other
community activists. Applicants should be carrying out these ideas on a
voluntary basis and should be targeting communities experiencing
disadvantage or exclusion. There should be clear personal development for
the applicant, as well as broader benefit for the community provided by the
activity. Applications are considered every three months.
For information on how to apply for Community Champions in other parts of
England, please ring Jim Hewitt on 0114 259 4113 or log onto
www.dfes.gov.uk/communitychampions
offer up to 2500 (or 5000 if the applicant has special needs) for individual
applicants in Yorkshire and the
Humber. We can also accept applications from a group of people wanting to
run a project together, in which case up to ten people can apply for up to
10,000 between them. Each applicant should demonstrate their part in the
project, and should not be applying simply to 'make up numbers'!
Applications should show personal development for the applicant and also how
the idea will benefit the wider community. These projects have to be
completed in 3-6 months and should be new activities or the clear
development of work carried out previously.
For information on how to apply for You and Your Community in other parts of
England, please ring 0207 684 3838, or log onto www.thescarmantrust.org
The Community Chest offers between 50 - 5000 to small voluntary and
community groups in the Wakefield Metropolitan District. The money is linked
to central government's 'Neighbourhood Renewal' agenda, which aims to give
neighbourhoods and communities the resources to make a difference to where
and how they live.
Applications to the Community Chest should be for activities which help to
improve life for disadvantaged or excluded communities in the District.
Activities can target an area of disadvantage, or a group of people
experiencing exclusion or marginalisation. Ideas should fit into one of the
following categories:
* Encouraging greater involvement in community activities
* Reducing disadvantage and inequality
* Promote and explore tradition, culture and heritage
* Improving the management of local activities and
organisations
* Improving the local neighbourhood
The Community Learning Chest is an additional pot of money, linked to the
Community Chest, that funds activities to develop the skills and knowledge
of communities participating in renewal.
A group can apply for 50 to 5000 or an individual nominated by the group
can apply for up to 500.
The type of ideas which might be funded include:
* A training programme for your management committee or
members
* Attending a community leadership course.
* Exchange visits to share good practice
* Advice from resident's consultants.
* IT training
* Attending conferences and seminars
* Black and Minority Ethnic and other communities sharing
their history, culture and traditions to promote community cohesion and
cultural understanding.
To receive an application pack for any of these schemes please ring the
Scarman Trust on 0113 380 5665, or download the forms from
www.thescarmantrust.org
Surgeries restart in August with 5 August, Glasgow East; 6 August, Edinburgh & Isle of Skye; 12 August, Motherwell; 13 August, Aberdeen; 19 August, Cowdenbeath; 20 August, Alexandria; 21 August, Wick; 22 August, Galashiels; 3 September, Glasgow North; 4 September, Edinburgh. You must make an appointment to attend - tel: (0870) 902 1201 to book a time.
Applications are now being sought for the next round of grants from the Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund (UVAF) from voluntary organisations who recruit, train and support volunteers. Projects should involve people not in work which meet needs in their local communities and create volunteering opportunities in the fields of social and community development and health. The Main Grants programme (up to £31,000 a year) closes 31 July 2002. The Small Grants programme (up to £5,000 a year) is open all year. There is a further fund 'Valuing Volunteers' which provides grants of up to £500 for projects including the key date of 5 December - International Volunteers Day. The deadline for this is 30 September. For more information contact UVAF, Comely Park House, 80 New Row, Dunfermline KY12 7EJ; tel: (01383) 620 780 or email uvaf@uvaf.co.uk or download application forms from http://uvaf.org.uk
The Idlewild Trust makes grants to registered charities (not to individuals) concerned with the encouragement of excellence in the performing arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of buildings and items of historical interest or national importance. Occasional support is given to bodies for educational bursaries in these fields and for conservation of the natural environment. The largest grant is £5,000. The Trust's interest is national and it is unlikely to support a project of local, parochial interest only. 54-56 Knatchbull Road, London SE5 9QY; tel: (020) 7274 2266; fax: (020) 7274 5222; email: Idlewildtrust@lineone.net
The Chase Society distributes about £5,000,000 a year and is concentrating its funding for the next three years in the areas of arts, heritage and social welfare. You need to be a registered charity. For more information contact tel: (01235) 820 044.
Sainsburys will fund the arts particularly if your project is near a store. Funding is available for projects which make the arts more popular by presenting them in ways which are relevant and meaningful, allowing people of all ages contact and involvement. On how to apply contact: Community Affairs, Head Office, 33 Holborn, London EC1N 2HT.
The HBOS Foundation has just been set up by the bank of Scotland and the Halifax. It has two themes over the next five years: 1) money advice and financial literacy; 2) developing and improving communities. The Foundation aims to do this by assisting charitable and not for profit organisations in their work. For more details contact Bruce Lowe tel: (0131) 243 7058 or check out the website: www.bankofscotland.co.uk/hbosfoundations
The Community Fund have consolidated their Scottish operations into their
Glasgow office, closing their Edinburgh office in the process. They can all
now be contacted at Highlander House, 58 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 7DB tel:
(0141) 223 8600; fax: (0141) 223 8620; email: enquiries.Scotland@community-fund.org.uk
and the website is http://www.community-fund.org.uk.
You can now also download applications from this website and/or send it in completed
on a computer disc. If you have any problems with doing this contact the Electronic
Application Form (EAF) helpline tel: (020) 7747 5277 or email: eaf@community-fund.org.uk.
Usually these are aimed at outstanding work by or within planning authorities, but work by other bodies such as community organisations, consultants or national agencies are not excluded from nomination - so if your group has been involved in a major physical planning exercise, you may want to consider entering a nomination. Sponsored by the Scottish Executive in association with the Royal Town Planning Institute, this year's awards fall into in three categories: · Outstanding performance and quality in development control or an aspect of the service. · Outstanding performance and quality in development plans or an aspect of plan making practice. · Outstanding quality in development on the ground - significantly attributable to the planning service. Three independent judges recommend the awards subject to nominations of a suitable standard in each category, and the judges may choose an overall winner from across all three categories if they wish. Previous years winners have demonstrated appreciation of sustainable development issues, community and user involvement, consumer testing, a significant contribution by the planning service, innovation, wider benefits, and difficult issues tackled and resolved. Nominations giving reasons why an award should be considered under one of the categories should be sent on no more than two A4 sides to Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning, RTPI in Scotland, 57 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7HL by 27 September 2002. The Minister will present the awards on 27 February 2003. The judges' report for the 2001 awards is available from the Scottish Executive. Telephone enquiries to RTPI in Scotland- tel: (0131) 226 1959, or Scottish Executive Planning Helpline: (0845) 774 1741 or visit http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/planning/saqp-00.asp for more details.
£10,000 or even as much as £15,000 can be available for new activities
by voluntary and community groups active in Northeast, Central and Southern
Scotland - ESF Objective 3 programme area.
Direct Grants can be spent on a wide range of revenue based activities such
as support for:
Community co-ops , community events, community audits, local networking, information
technology, training, self help groups, helplines, holiday playschemes, youth
initiatives, cyber services, community profiling, outreach, leadership, project
management, technical studies, community forums, skills audits, training needs,
feasibility studies. Application packs are available on request from the direct
grants team or may be downloaded from: http://www.scvo.org.uk/direct_grants.
Call or write for further information: Direct Grants Team, SVCO, Floor 3, Centrum
Office Centre, 38 Queen Street, Glasgow G1 3DX. Tel: 0141 221 0030. Fax: 0141
248 8066. Email: directgrants@scvo.org.uk
Jackie Bird can help your local fundraising project with her new BBC Radio Scotland Series, "Let's do the show right here". The programme will help Scottish communities raise money by bringing along some of the best in Scottish talent to perform a show in your area, hosted by Jackie Bird. All money raised from the sale of tickets will be used to help your organisation in their fundraising. For an application form contact the production office on (0141) 338 3213 or email rightthere@bbc.co.uk
This Trust offers opportunities for British citizens to travel overseas to undertake study projects related to their trade, profession or particular interest. The categories for 2003 include conservation and the environment, sports projects, adventure, canoeing and leaders of expeditions. For more information telephone (020) 7584 9315 or email office@wcmt.org.uk
This foundation supports organisations or projects in the UK, which benefit learning, the arts, and/or health in all their aspects. Grants available from £5,000 to £50,000. For guidelines contact David Hall on (020) 7430 9119 or email information@foylefoundation.org.uk
This is a scheme that awards an internet-ready PC to over 1,700 community groups. Each one is a NEC multi-media PC with a contribution towards 12 months Internet subscription. The closing date for the next round of awards is 9th August 2002. Organisations interested in applying for one of the s should contact BT Community Connections, P O Box 30775, London WC1B 4QE; tel: 020 7745 3303 or visit http://www.btcommunityconnections.com.
Royal Bank of Scotland, 100 West George Street, Glasgow
Cost £36.00 including refreshments and Arts & Business Manual. Ideal
for those new to the area of sponsorship or who wish to refresh their knowledge.
Contact Carol Taylor, Arts Services Manager, Arts & Business Scotland tel:
(0131) 220 2499, fax: (0131) 220 2296; email: carol.taylor@AandB.org.uk.
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) is now accepting applications for the Small
Grants Programme. Awards are available for local schemes for up to £5000
which should cover for the major cost of the project. All applications need
to fit within the Foundation's general priorities. These are, the arts and especially
inequality of access and lack of opportunity to experience the arts and enjoy
them, especially for young people. Priority is given to projects concerned with
social exclusion and underachievement amongst young people, including those
'at risk', and young offenders. Closing date 30 September 2002
For information about the work of the Foundation in general, and for application
details and a project Details form, contact:
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation
18 Queen Anne's Gate
London
SW1H 9AA
Telephone: 020 7227 3500
E-mail: information@phf.or.uk
Website: www.phf.org.uk
Art and design education
Museum and gallery education
Museum and galleries (capital projects)
Performing arts education
The performing arts
particularly for children, young people and society's most vulnerable individuals.
Grants made through this programme range in amount from £10,000 to £2.5
(although grants in excess of £100,000 are made only occasionally), and
span capital, project and revenue funding. Applicants whose proposals fall within
the Foundation's defined areas of interest are advised to submit a first-stage
letter application, on no more than two sides of A4. It would be advisable to
obtain more information from the contact before applying.
For further information, contact:
Clore Duffield Foundation
Studio 3 Chelsea Manor Studios
Flood Street
London
SW3 5SR
Telephone: 020 7351 6061
Website: www.cloreduffield.org.uk
NIVT has been awarded £1m by the Millennium Commission for an Awards
Scheme which will be available until March 2004. Three hundred awards will be
available to individuals or from two or more people working together on a project.
Small grants within a range of £1,000 to £2,500 will be awarded
to projects that put their bright ideas into action to benefit themselves and
others. The awards will pay for individuals to undertake a community project
and to gain the necessary skills and experience to help them implement their
project on a voluntary basis. Applicants should be aged 12 years old and over,
priority will be given to individuals and groups from disadvantaged areas.
Amongst the themes identified for the awards are projects with young and older
people and arts and communication. Awards will cover costs for education or
training courses to build an individual's capacity, study visits and associated
travel costs, project activities and small items of equipment/materials.
Although the awards range between £1,000 to £2,500, those individuals
with special needs/requirements may be eligible for a higher award. If you are
interested in finding out about this scheme, please contact NIVT on:
Telephone: 028 9024 5991
E-mail: Imailey@nivt.org
The Camelot Foundation has issued new guidelines covering the period 2002 to
2009. The focus will be on 'bringing marginalized young people (11-25) into
the mainstream of UK life'. This will be of interest to anyone working with
young people in the arts.
For further information, please send an A4 envelope with a 33p stamp to:
Julie Gilson
Grants Manager
Camelot Foundation
11-13 Lower Grosvenor Place
London
SW1X 0EX
Telephone: 020 7828 6085
Fax: 020 7828 6087
info@camelotfoundation.org.uk
www.camelotfoundation.org.uk
The Queen's Golden Jubilee Award is available to voluntary groups to recognise
the time that they give to improve the quality of life of others. For more information;
Telephone: 0845 800 2002
E-mail: gjaward@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Barnardo's and SCF have recently published a booklet, 'Fairplay', aimed at
parents, guardians and those who work with children in Northern Ireland. This
booklet offers advice on prejudice and discrimination and their effect on children.
Of interest to anyone organizing arts activities with children and young people.
For copies contact: Barnados - 028 90 491081 SCF - 028 90 431123
The Bombay Sapphire Foundation was established to support & award the best of contemporary Glass design. It currently has new design award - The Bombay Sapphire Prize. You can enter as many Designs as you want. A prize fund has been set up for £20,000 for 2002. Entries are invited under Architecture, Functional & Art. This competition is open to all international designers & artists. For further information contact The Bombay Sapphire Foundation on 020 7224 0994 or visit www.bombaysapphire.org or email foundation@bombaysapphire.org
The Guardian Charity Awards have recently been launched. They are open to all charities with an income of less than £1 million. Each short listed charity will be offered the opportunity to have a web site created for them for free. Five winners will also get £5000 from the Awards' sponsors Sainsbury's. For details on entry call 020 7713 4971.
The European Commission has launched two schemes within the framework of the new poverty programme 2002-2006 to combat social inclusion under budget line. This scheme may be worth considering if you are part of a network of organisations whose aims clearly fit the Community action programmes plan tackle social inclusion. Proposals will need to have the active involvement of Member states national, regional or local administrations. Successful applications will receive about Euro 60,000. The deadline for submissions is 5th July 2002. Application forms can also be sent by email before that date. Projects must start in November or December 2002 & must not exceed 9 months. For guidance on whether your organisation is suitable to apply see the website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment or send an email to empl-e2@cec.eu.int (include 'Call for proposals VP/2002/010 - Info' in the subject title).
Charity Bank has been set solely to accept deposits in order to create a source for affordable loans to the charity sector, especially to organisations which might otherwise find it difficult to access finance on terms they can meet. In its education role Charity Bank will enable financially young organisations to equip themselves & develop new skills and to develop new competencies so that they can become more capable of meeting the end needs of their beneficiaries. Loan applications will be judged against ' financial criteria', the capability of the borrower and the social benefit of the funding. It does not have pre determined themes or areas of benefit. Borrowers must be charities, community or voluntary groups undertaking charitable projects which have community benefit, have ideas for expanding income generation or cost reduction, or are aiming to more effectively fulfill their charitable objectives. Visit www.charitybank.org for further information.
The East Midlands Development Agency defines Social Enterprises as organisations
which trade in goods and services to achieve broader social aims. Arts organisations
can be Social Enterprises, and could benefit from some of the initiatives that
EMDA has helped set up.
At present there are social capital grants available for up to £5000 and
new initiatives such as new innovations and enterprising communities are being
developed and rolled out across the region within the next 6 months.
Mapping research shows that 10% of social enterprises are arts based. You may
already be operating as a social enterprise and not be aware of how you can
develop and contribute to a more inclusive and sustainable regional economy.
If you want to find out more you can visit www.seem.net.uk or contact the Economic
Inclusion Advisor at EMDA on 0115 9888385, their web address is www.emda.org.uk
<http://www.emda.org.uk>
Please remember that this isn't free money or a service that is out to replace
banks - for most of the schemes you need to be prepared to commit to loan finance,
have been turned by a high street bank and be clear about your outputs.
http://www.fundinginformation.org//MAIN/grantarticles/nfym0402.html
In April 2002 the National Foundation for Youth Music launched its new priorities
for 2002-2005, making use of a further £30 million of Lottery money from
the Arts Council of England. At present grants can only be made in England,
though Youth Music is trying to identify ways of running its activities elsewhere
in the UK after 2002. The Foundation is continuing in its basic quest, which
is to foster the development of music of all sorts amongst young people up to
the age of 18, mainly out of school hours. Because this is Lottery money it
has to be believed that this work is supplementary to any government funding
for the same. Closing date: The schemes will run for three years, but there
are application cycles. Details come with the pack.
New Deal for Musicians will be opening to tender the contacts for Music Industry consultants who will provide one to one advice and guidance for young unemployed musicians. For those interested in being considered, contact Steve Birchill on 0114 259 5796, email steve.birchill@employment.gov.uk
The St Hugh's Foundation which promotes innovation, research and education
in the arts, providing bursaries for travel, scholarships and fellowships to
individuals and organisations specifically in the Lincolnshire. A series of
award schemes have been offered annually since 1992 these are reviewed from
time to time, and a specific Awards Programme is publicised each year. The St
Hugh's Foundation Trustees are currently inviting applications for project funding
for the year 2002. This is the second year of the Foundation's new Arts Awards
programme, and the focus this year will be on corporate awards. An individual
awards programme will return in 2003, and corporate awards will be available
again in 2004.
The Foundation aims to encourage innovation in arts practice, policy and management
in its area of benefit. The following text gives information about the kinds
of proposals we are seeking, who is eligible to apply and how to apply.
All communications with the Foundation must be made either by post to The administrator,
St Hughs Foundation, Andrew & Co, Solicitors, St Swithens Square, Lincoln
LN2 1HB or alternatively by email. The address is sthughesfoundation@lineone.net
[if using email please request the Word document to be sent as an attachment].
The Woo Charitable Foundation created a number of £5,000 bursaries to be awarded in the spring and autumn of each year, 'to artists who have finished their formal education' which are 'designed to assist artists with living and working expenses and are restricted to those living and working in the UK'. There is no application form, but all applications must include: a CV giving details of education and work history to date; up to ten 35 mm slides (or colour photographs); a short written critique (one side of A4) of the applicant's professional development and/or technique to date; details of a professional referee from within the applicant's art form; a brief summary of how a bursary would benefit the applicant's professional development; a stamped addressed envelope. Applications should be addressed to: The Administrator, Arts Bursaries, The Woo Charitable Foundation, 277 Green Lanes, London N13 4XS.
Are offered to enable professional circus performers to experiment and work towards devising new work - with an emphasis on the process. In 2002 the bursaries will total £6,500 - four of £1,000 and five of £500. In addition the circus space will also provide some access to space, specialist facilities and equipment, and technical advice. Deadline 28th June. For further information contact Lee Kendall, The Circus space, Coronet Street, London, N1 6HD or visit www.thecircusspace.co.uk
The Eric Thompson Trust has established an annual scholarship to enable a young (under 25 at the end of the year) organist to visit Bonn for 2 weeks. The scholarship will include a series of lessons with Johannes Geffert and is open to any full time organ students. You will need to send a CV and document how the scholarship will help. Write to David Lowe, Eric Thompson Trust, 10 Stratford Place, London W1C 1BA Deadline 30th June.
This trust supports groups from Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire. Average grants are likely to be between £500 - £1000, and they are unlikely to consider grants for individuals. For further information contact Paul Beardsmore on 01858 463 244.
- Invites applications from youth drama leaders and youth drama students, for
assistance with the cost of undertaking one-off drama training programmes at
home or abroad. Will consider:-
A young person undertaking a summer residential training programme; A youth
drama leader undertaking new skills training; Short-term, part-time or one-off
courses; Accredited or non-accredited training. You are eligible to apply if
you are: Resident within Ulster ; A member of UAYD. Closing date: Friday 7 June
2002. Further information, T: 028 9250 9520
For further study or training. £ 2,000 to £15,000. Send a 31p A4 SAE for more information to The Secretary, Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, 1 Buckingham Place, London SW1E 6HR www.qest.org.uk . Deadline - 19 July 2002
Grants between 500 and 1,000 available from this fund. Applicants should
be craftspersons working in jewellery and metalwork, who have finished
formal training and are working full- or part-time but need funds for
special projects such as setting up a workshop, buying materials and
equipment, or for research and travel. Deadline for applications 14 June.
Further details from (enclose SAE) Jenny Plackett, Secretary, The David
Canter Memorial Fund, c/o The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill,
Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AF.
Source: Yorkshire Arts
The Foundation is interested in supporting imaginative projects aimed at
improving long-term access to books for looked after children and young
people and providing them and their carers with opportunities to read for
pleasure.
Preference will be given to collaborative projects involving, for example,
libraries, social services and the local education authority, and which can
continue after funding comes to an end. Grants will normally be for one or
two years only.
National, regional, or local organisations or consortia working in the UK
can apply.
Applicants must be not-for-profit organisations and be able to demonstrate
their commitment to the project by covering at least 25% of the total
project costs. Some of this support can be in kind. Priority will be given
to partnership projects. Trustees will expect to see provision for
monitoring and evaluating each project.
Applications will be considered by Trustees twice a year. Remaining closing
date for 2002 is 19 September. Interested applicants should make initial
contact by telephone or letter describing the project before submitting a
formal application.
For further information contact Susan Blishen, Education Projects Manager,
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, 18 Queen Annes Gate, London SW1H 9AA
Tel 020 7227 3500. Fax 020 7222 0581. Email susan@phf.org.uk
Website www.phf.org.uk
Source: Yorkshire Arts
This award opportunity is aimed at makers who are about to set up in
business or are within two years of setting up in business
The Setting Up Scheme identifies itself with specific materials including
wood, textiles, ceramics, glass & metal. The scheme provides financial and
business and professional development support for makers who are just
starting out.
Annual Deadlines for application are 1June, 1 September, 1 December
and 1 March.
Contact Michelle Bowen, Professional Development Officer.
Tel 020 7806 2529. Fax 020 7806 2506.
Email m_bowen@craftscouncil.org.uk
Website www.craftscouncil.org.uk
Source: Yorkshire Arts
The Foundations policy is to encourage research and development in the
arts, through enabling applicants from the old region of Lincolnshire and
Humberside to make their own impact regionally, nationally or
internationally. The geographical region of Lincolnshire and Humberside is
that defined by local government boundaries at January 1992.
For full details of the awards available contact Julie Fox, Administrator,
St Hughs Foundation registered office, c/o Andrew & Co Solicitors, St
Swithins Square, Lincoln LN2 1HB.
Email sthughesfoundation@lineone.net
Website www.sthughsfoundation.co.uk
These UK-wide bursaries are to enable professional circus performers to
experiment and work towards devising new work - with an emphasis on the
process rather than realising a finished show. This is the first of three
years of these bursaries, which are funded by The Esmee Fairbairn
Foundation.
In 2002 the bursaries will total 6,500 four of 1,000 and five of 500.
In addition, The Circus Space will provide some access to space, specialist
facilities and equipment and technical advice. The projects must take place
between 1 August 2002 and 31 March 2003 and proposals are welcome from both
emerging and established circus creators. The deadline for submissions will
be noon on 28 June 2002 and the successful applicants will be notified by
The Circus Space in July.
For further information on The Circus Space Creations Studio Bursaries and
how to apply contact Lee Kendall, PDC Administrator, The Circus Space,
Coronet Street, London N1 6HD
Email leekendall@thecircusspace.co.uk
Website www.thecircusspace.co.uk
Source: Yorkshire Arts
Applications are invited for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Craft Scholarships, which are designed to purchase further study or training. Awards range from 2,000 to 15,000, and are given to craftsworkers who have demonstrated a talent and commitment to their chosen field. Candidates need to be able to demonstrate a high level of skill, and show a firm commitment to a craft or trade.Send a 31p A4 SAE to the organisers for more information. Contact Info: The Secretary, Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, 1 Buckingham Place, London SW1E 6HR website: www.qest.org.uk . Deadline Date - 19th July 2002
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is inviting applications for its Small Grants Programme. Applicants should be able to demonstrate how their projects address issues of inequality and disadvantage for young people. Grants up to a maximum of 5,000 will be awarded. Contact Info: The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, 18 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AA. tel: 020 7227 3500 fax: 020 7222 0601 email: information@phf.org.uk website: www.phf.org.uk
The Creative Communities: Arts and Social regeneration programme is intended to encourage the use of the arts and the skills of artists in helping people and communities to grow and develop. Applications are invited throughout the country from community groups or other organisations working with artists. Applications from arts groups will be accepted but those that are jointly made with beneficiaries are more likely to succeed. Average awards made last year were around £13,000. For further information contact Northern Rock Foundation on 0191 284 8412 or visit www.nr-foundation.org.uk
Awards in the range of £300 to £1000 are available for the 2002/03 academic year. Awards will be made towards the cost of buying an instrument, the cost of private music lessons and fees for the junior departments of the principal music colleges in the UK. The main criteria is that applicants must have reached the level of distinction in their most recent practical examination by a recognised body and that their parents can demonstrate a financial need. For further information telephone 020 7636 4481 or visit www.mbf.org.uk Deadline 28th June 2002
Universal Studios Networks and the First Film Foundation have announced the launch of the Studio Film Completion fund, set up to provide up and coming British film-makers with a total fund of £75,000 to complete short films. There is no deadline and the fund intends to film between 4 and 10 films per year. All completed shorts will be showcased on the Studio in the UK, across Europe on other television channels. In addition one winner will also win a place on Universal Studios' Film master's Scheme. Contact The First Film Foundation, 9 Bourlet Close, London W1W 7BP or tel: 020 7580 2111
offering opportunities to young people to explore their interest in art, dance, music or film and showcase their own work. It is aimed at 13-19 year olds and will begin in April with the main focus in August and September. Arts organisations can get involved by registering inclusion on the website, disseminating marketing materials or becoming advisors for regional road shows. Visit www.bbc.co.uk/blast or free phone 0800 011011 for further information.
The foundation supports a wide range of activities across the region including increasing the number of disadvantaged and disabled people who take part in the arts and heritage. Full details and guidelines for 2002 are now available on the website www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk or telephone 020 7204 5276.
The Foundation is continuing in its basic quest, which is to foster the development of music of all sorts amongst young people up to the age of 18, mainly out of school hours. Because this is Lottery money it has to be believed that this work is supplementary to any government funding for the same.
The four guiding principles are: · Access, for those with least opportunity. · Breadth, for music of all styles and traditions. · Coverage, of rural and urban areas; · Quality, encouraging high standards for all.
The Foundation operates in two ways. There are four open-access funding programmes offering a range of grants, and it also works in partnership deals with others for example through the creation of Youth Music Action Zones, of which there are currently 20. There will also be a new commitment to fostering the professional development of music leaders, and all grant holders will need to become engaged in national support networks.
For further information telephone 020 7902 1060 or visit www.youthmusic.org.uk
The Scarman Trust has extended its operation of the Community Champions programme from 1 April 2002. Grants up to £2000 are available to individuals who want to "make things happen in their community". The award holders will also get support and advice. The scheme operates throughout England and awards are made to any individual who can prove they have what it takes to achieve their goals.
All award holders will need to be working in disadvantaged communities, and tackling social problems. They must be able to build local support and focus on do-able goals. They must also be willing to share ideas with others.
For details of Community Champions, and an application form call 0808 100 2553 between 9.30 and 3.30 on weekdays. For advice about whether you meet the guidelines call The Scarman Trust on 0191 514 6156. Closing date: There's likely to be a rolling application schedule throughout 2002, but there is an initial cut-off date of 24 May 2002.
Cymru.Artworks Wales, the National organisation for public arts in Wales,
are inviting submissions for three new grant schemes which are offered in addition
to their residency programme:
*Good Ideas Grants of up to 5,000 for artist-led innovative projects which involve
the community. Eligible projects will benefit artists' development and extend
the notion of 'residencies'. Applications should come direct from the artist.
*Artists-at-Work Grants of up to 5,000 for artists working with a business or
work-place. Projects should benefit artists' development and offer a valuable
experience to the business and its workforce.
*Vital Knowledge This mentoring scheme consists of grants of 250 to cover expenses.
The scheme aims to foster the emergence of new residency artists by allowing
emerging artists to shadow more experienced practitioners.
Contact Info: Sue Llewellyn, Cywaith Cymru.Artworks Wales, Crichton House, 11-12 Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff CF10 5EE tel: 029 2048 9543 fax: 029 2046 5458 email: sue@cywaithcymru.org website: www.cywaithcymru.org
This annual award offers two prizes of 2,500 and inclusion in an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. The award rewards the best of 'photography concerned with portraying people with emphasis on their identity as individuals'. Entry forms can be downloaded from the website. Contact Info: The John Kobal Foundation, PO Box 3838 London EC1R 0XN. tel: 020 7278 8483 email: award@johnkobal.org website: www.johnkobal.org or www.npg.org.uk Deadline Date - 31st May 2002
Entries are invited for the 3rd Wales Drawing Biennale 2002 which will form an exhibition at Wrexham Arts Centre through September and October 2002 and Aberystwyth Arts Centre in December 2002 to January 2003. Submission days are on 02/08/02 and 03/08/02 For further details and application forms contact the organisers. Contact Info: Wales Drawing Biennale, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Penglais, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DE tel: 01970 622887 etr@aber.ac.uk Deadline Date - 2nd July 2002
This nationwide scheme aims to assist community groups in getting online. Recipients of the award will receive a computer and a contribution towards the cost of 12 months internet access. Contact Info: website: www.btcommunityconnections.com
23 April
Set up in 1995. Community Fund distributes 4.7 pence out of every pound spent on the lottery to charities and voluntary groups helping the disadvantaged and improving the quality of life. Rebranded because National Lottery Charities Board sounded confusing, bureaucratic and unfriendly.
The guidlines for funds is available at http://www.community-fund.org.uk/
Find out what they are looking for in a good application, what information they
want from you, and what funding programmes are available. You can also download
the application forms and information packs.
There are pages of basic information and downloadable information sheets as well as more details of the CIB's services for funding advisors and community groups/voluntary organisations. It will be improved and added to over the coming months. There will be pictures and graphics added as well as more and updated pages. By the end of the summer you will have a clearer idea of what the final site will look like. Comments and suggestions are welcome
Plans to make it easier for groups to get access to National Lottery funds were put forward by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell. She also announced a target of reducing the 3.5bn of unspent funds by half in the next two years. Ms Jowell said it can take too long to apply for a grant, and it can be too difficult to even know which body to apply to. She challenged the organisations which distribute funding to bring the lottery closer to communities by: - setting up local community chests which can easily give out grants of up to 500; - introducing one-stop shops where people can apply for grants; - encouraging people who use Lottery-funded services or facilities to get involved in their design; - cutting administration costs; - helping areas which have missed out on funds in the past. The publics trust is vital to the continued health of the Lottery, she said, and a consultation on its future will be published in the summer: "Rigid demarcations between distributors don't help people who need the cash and there may be a need to explore whether having 15 distributing bodies is the right way to administer Lottery funds. "Bureaucratic niceties should not stall the Lottery's purpose - spending money on good cause projects. We shall not be gambling with the future of the National Lottery because the Lottery is special, and quite unlike other forms of gambling in two ways - most people play it; and everyone benefits from it, whether or not they win a prize."
The Tubney Charitable Trust is a grant making charity, which supports grants in 4 main areas: The Environment; Animal Welfare; Education; Medical Research and Palliative Care The Trust will make grants to UK registered, exempt and excepted charities. In general, the Trust will only award grants where there is a demonstrable element of outward provision and access to the community at large.
The Environment Programme (Built and Natural) - The Trustees wish to support environmental charities which are associated with the natural environment, and also charities that maintain the fabric of historic buildings (the built environment). Applicants should be able to demonstrate that any grant received would benefit a large section of the public.
The Education Programme (including the arts, literature, music and history) - The Trustees wish to support charities that promote education at all levels, including in the areas of the arts, literature, music and history. Applicants will need to show that any grant received would benefit a large section of the public.
Catherine Small, The Tubney Charitable Trust, c/o Nabarro Nathanson, The Anchorage, 34 Bridge Street, Reading RG1 2LU Email: c.small@nabarro.com Tel: 0118 925 4662 www.tubney.org.uk
While the National Trust does not have funds to offer, it is keen to work with local groups for mutual advantage giving educational opportunities, for instance, to arts, youth or environmental groups. Projects or events may in turn attract funding from elsewhere. To find out what is happening in your area contact your local National Trust Education Officer or Laura Hetherington, Head of Education and Interpretation, The National Trust, 36 Queen Annes Gate, London SW1H 9AS Tel: 020 7222 9251 www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Chase Charity, which distributes 500,000 per annum, is concentrating its support over the next three years on the arts, heritage and social welfare. Contact Info: 2 The Court, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0EY. tel: 01235 820044
The Authors' Foundation and the K Blundell Trust are currently inviting applications
for grants. The two organisations have 30,000 of funding between them to distribute.
The Authors' Foundation * assists writers of fiction,
poetry and non-fiction. Any published author working on a full length book for
a UK publisher in need of funding in addition to their advance, for research,
travel or to 'buy time' is welcome to apply. Grants rarely exceed 4000. You
may also apply as a writer without a contractual agreement with a publisher
as long as you have had at least one book published.
The K Blundell Trust - the aims of the Trust are similar to the Authors' Foundation and applications to both funders are assessed by the same individuals. However the following applies: awards will only be made to authors under the age of 40 on 30/04/02, the author must submit a copy of their latest book and the author's existing work must contribute to the greater understanding of existing social and economic organisation. Fiction is not excluded.
Contact Info: Dorothy Sym, Society of Authors, 84 Drayton Gardens London SW10 9SB tel: 0207 373 6642 fax: 0207 373 5768 email: info@society of authors.org Deadline Date - 30th April 2002
Established in 1994, this programme promotes the professional growth of young artists working in a range of disciplines. Support is mainly in the form of providing training in specialist organisations. For 2002 - 2003 the programme will offer 57 bursaries across 27 countries. The bursaries are grouped together into the following categories: visual arts, music, dance, creative writing, performing arts, and media arts.
By contacting UNESCO you can receive detailed information on the host organisations taking part in the scheme, the nature of the bursaries, eligibility and application procedures.The selection process is conducted by an international committee , who will meet to consider applications in June - July 2002. Contact the organisers for details of application deadlines.
Contact Info: UNESCO-ASCHBERG Bursaries for Artists / International Fund for the Promotion of Culture, 1 rue Miollis 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France fax: 00 331 45 68 55 99 email: s.berriche@unesco.org or m.taboada@unesco.org (No Deadline)
Funding Aims: * to increase the range of work produced in Wales and work which increases the numbers of people attending arts events.The scheme can fund all traditional, new and emerging artforms and interdisciplinary activities Specifically, the scheme will support: * the creation or recreation of performance, installation, music publishing and recording, exhibitions, visual arts and craft production, public art and new media * the commissioning of work for publication, exhibition, or performance in Wales * new creative initiatives for artists and arts organisations in Wales.
Award levels and deadlines: Applications between 1000 and 25,000 are intended for local and regional production and touring in particular. Applications for 25,000 to 100,000 are intended for all-Wales production and touring.If you are applying for more than 5000 your application should be submitted to one of the following deadlines: 17/05/02 or 06/12/02. Applications for up to 5000 can be made at any time.
The ACW has detailed eligibility criteria in operation for this scheme. Full details are available by ordering a hard copy of the ACW new schemes 2002 guidelines, which can also be downloaded from the ACW website. Contact Info: Arts Council of Wales, 9 Museum Place, Cardiff CF10 3NX tel: 029 2037 6500 fax: 029 2022 1447 minicom: 029 2039 0027 email: info@ccc-acw.org.uk website: www.ccc-acw.org.uk Deadline Date - 17th May 2002
Potential applicants are asked to contact their local ACW office for advice prior to applying to this scheme. Aims: * to support provision of a wide range of arts related training in Wales * to support individuals or organisations wishing to undertake or purchase arts related training Award levels and deadlines: Individuals - minimum 250, maximum 2000 Organisations undertaking training - minimum 250, maximum 5000 Training providers - minimum 1000, maximum 40,000 Applications of over 5000 need to be submitted to one of the following deadlines: 3/05/02, 06/09/02 or 10/01/03. Applications of up to 5000 can be made at any time. The ACW has detailed eligibility criteria in operation for this scheme. Full details are available by ordering a hard copy of the ACW new schemes 2002 guidelines, which can also be downloaded from the ACW website. Contact Info: Arts Council of Wales, 9 Museum Place, Cardiff CF10 3NX tel: 029 2037 6500 fax: 029 2022 1447 minicom: 029 2039 0027 email: info@ccc-acw.org.uk website: www.ccc-acw.org.uk Deadline Date - 3rd May 2002
Funding Aims: * to support the presentation of a wide range of arts events that increase audiences for arts events in Wales including all traditional and emerging artforms and interdisciplinary activities including film exhibition Specifically the scheme will support: * single events and festivals through to year round programmes * cross border touring into Wales for UK based artists and arts organisations * touring and presentation of international work from outside Wales and the UK * guarantees against loss, where appropriate * touring of work originated or produced in Wales where production costs are not required. Awards levels and deadlines: Minimum award - 250, maximum award - 50,000. Deadlines for applications over 5000: 17/05/02 or 06/12/02.
Applications for less than 5000 can be made at any time There are detailed eligibility criteria relating to this scheme.See the full ACW guidelines in New Schemes 2002, available for download from the ACW website or by order. Contact Info: Arts Council of Wales, 9 Museum Place, Cardiff CF10 3NX tel: 029 2037 6500 fax: 029 2022 1447 minicom: 029 2039 0027 email: info@ccc-acw.org.uk website: www.ccc-acw.org.uk Deadline Date - 17th May 2002
The Performing Right Society Foundation was launched in March 2000 and is the largest independent funding body for the support of new music. The aim of The Foundation is to encourage, promote and sustain music creation and its performance, of all genres, at all levels of activity. It does this through a range of different funding schemes which each have their own application forms and deadlines staggered throughout the year. Schemes include general Awards to Organisations, Ensembles, Festivals and Promoters whose main activity is the promotion and furtherance of new music.
There are specific schemes such as a New Works scheme for commissioning, a Capital scheme for the purchase of tangible resources. Foundation Awards are on offer to registered charities or non-profit making organisations, educational establishments and performance groups, but not individuals. Composers in Education, New Works Awards, Scholarships, Awards to Promoters, Awards to Festivals * Deadline for Applications Wednesday 24 April 2002, Capital Awards, Live Connections, Music Creators in Residence, Awards to Festivals* Deadline for Applications Friday 16 August 2002; Special Projects Awards, Awards to Festivals* Deadline for Applications Friday 25 October 2002. *Awards to Festivals available at all remaining deadlines from 2002
For further information please visit The Foundations website on www.prsf.co.uk where you can find information on the schemes and download application forms. Alternatively please contact: The Foundation Administrator, The Performing Right Society Foundation, 29/33 Berners Street, London W1P 4AA Tel: 020 7580 5544 Fax: 020 7306 4350
Extra money to help the Youth Hostels Association and other charities bring more visitors to the countryside has been announced by Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael. It will support the "Your Countryside, You're Welcome" campaign, which was launched last on 28 January and is being led by a partnership of 50 key rural partners to re-engage public interest in the countryside and to encourage visitors back to the countryside in 2002 and beyond.
A Countryside Access Recovery Fund of some 0.5million will assist voluntary groups and charities which promote access to the countryside. (Ed: we believe the arts can attract visitors and be part of this process..)
Grants of up to 60% of total cost will be awarded to help fund specific rural recovery projects. The fund will be reviewed in June in light of scheme take-up and other demands. Grants from the Fund will be available to support approved projects developed by not-for-profit organisations concerned with promoting countryside access and/or understanding of the English countryside and will be subject to the criteria set out below. The package of support for an individual organisation or project will vary from case to case.
The fund will be used for direct support to expenditure by not-for-profit organisations on: (i) improvements and renovations or provision of new buildings or other infrastructure to help secure, expand or enhance the activity of the organisation related to the promotion of access to or understanding of the countryside; (ii) advice and consultancy to help them adjust and plan their recovery; and (iii) activities to promote access to, and understanding of the countryside.
Before direct support is provided to an individual not-for-profit organisation they must satisfy the Countryside Agency that: (i) the financial position of the organisation has been substantially adversely affected by the incidence of FMD and/or the measures taken to control it; (ii) the organisation has taken all reasonable action to mitigate the impact (including claiming rate relief and tax, VAT and NIC deferral where eligible), and where appropriate has drawn on other sources of support (including contributions from the private sector, appeals to members etc.); (iii) the organisation would be financially viable apart from the effect of FMD, and expects to return to its normal level of income by 31 December 2002. Grants will normally cover a maximum of 60% of the project cost. Applications for grants must be received by 30 April 2002 and the grant will be payable on proof of expenditure. The scheme will be administered by the Countryside Agency. Potential applicants should contact the Countryside Agency (01242 533237) for a preliminary discussion. Public Enquiries: 08459 335577
Have you - or someone you know - spoken up about something important? The Oyster Awards are for people who have demonstrated their grit and determination as campaigners for change. The Awards will recognise campaigners all over the UK who have taken constructive action about something they thought should be improved, changed or created. Regions and UK-wide sector awards Awards are being given at both regional and UK-wide levels. And there will also be an overall winner chosen from the regional award winners (explained below). If you win, you'll receive an Oyster trophy and one of our many great prizes including holiday vouchers totalling 10,000. So if you know an Oyster, you can nominate them by using the online nominator form. Or, if you think you are an Oyster, you can nominate yourself.
If you have any questions about the awards, email: Oysters@CitizensConnection.net
Oyster Awards, Common Purpose, Discovery House, 28-42 Banner Street, London
EC1Y 8QE www.citizensconnection.net
or National Lottery Line : 0845 9 100 000 and ask for a form to be sent to you
in the post. Please complete and return by 30 April 2002 The awards ceremonies
for the regional awards will be held in September 2002 (dates to be announced).
The UK-wide sector award ceremony will be held in October 2002 (date to be announced).
Nationwide Building Society today launched the 2002 Nationwide Awards for Voluntary Endeavour, which invites members of the public to nominate individuals and groups deserving recognition for their work in the community.
Organised by Nationwide, in association with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and the Newspaper Society, the awards are designed to reward and recognise the "local heroes" whose voluntary work or community activity has made a real difference to peoples lives. Now in its fifth year, the Nationwide Awards for Voluntary Endeavour is becoming increasingly popular and last year received 1200 nominations. Anybody wishing to nominate someone they believe deserves an award can pick up a leaflet containing a nomination form from their local branch of Nationwide Building Society, their local public library or check their local newspaper for an application form.
Closing date for nominations is 30 April 2002. There are four award categories: Young people under 18 as individuals; Young people under 18 in groups; Adults as individuals; Adults in groups. Initially two regional winners in each category will be selected making a total of eight in each of seven regions within England, together with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The eighty regional winners will each receive an attractive plaque, along with 50 dining out vouchers for individuals or 100 for groups. >From each region and home nation, four finalists will win gifts to the value of 250 and a trophy, plus a 500 donation to the charity or cause of their choice. >From the forty finalists, four national winners will be chosen, one in each category. They will each receive gifts to the value of 500, together with a 2,500 donation to the charity or cause of their choice and a trophy. Michelle Leighton, Community Affairs Manager, Nationwide Building Society, Pipers Way, Swindon SN38 2SN Tel: 01793 655143 E-mail: michelle.leighton@nationwide.co.uk
Arts Council grants schemes
** - COLLABORATIVE ARTS - Tel: 020 7973 6573 info.collaborativearts@artscouncil.org.uk
The work of the Collaborative Arts Unit covers a range of interdisciplinary
arts practice, including new forms emerging from the interactions of art and
technology and art and science. Apart from the National Touring Programme, the
Unit focuses on research and development rather than open application processes
For more information about grants available in your area please contact your
regional arts board.
For information about applying to the Collaborative Arts Unit for funding for touring work please refer to the information on the National Touring Programme. Closing dates for applications are 3 May 2002 and 4 October 2002.
** - SUPPORT FOR WRITERS AND THEATRE COMPANIES 2001/2002 - Whether you're a writer, or a theatre company or group looking to work with a playwright, the Arts Council Drama Department has several theatre writing initiatives and awards that may be able to help you. The New Theatre Writing 2002/2003 booklet gives details of these initiatives and awards from 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 National artform networks: carnival, circus and street arts Open applications are invited to support national networks, conferences and debates in carnival, circus and street arts. Funding is for awards of up to 5,000 during 2002/2003. To discuss your project and to receive an application form and guidelines, please contact David Micklem (for circus and street arts) on 020 7973 6484 or Pax Nindi (for carnival - Mondays and Tuesdays only) on 02079736563. More information on these initiatives and awards (and others for individual playwrights) is given in the booklet Support for Writers and Theatre Companies on the Arts Council website at http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/drama.html
** - LITERATURE Literature Department Tel: 020 7973 6442 E-mail: info.literature@artscouncil.org.uk - Apart from grant schemes for individual writers there are: Raymond Williams Community Publishing Prize To commend a community-based publication that reflects the life of a particular community both creatively and imaginatively. This is an annual award open to non-profit-making publishers. Further information is available from 020 7973 6442. Education and lifelong learning Funding is available for national initiatives which promote literature in the formal or informal education sectors. To discuss project proposals, please contact Abigail Campbell on 020 7973 6467.
** - VISUAL ARTS Visual Arts DepartmentTelephone: 020 7973 6470E-mail: info.visualart@artscouncil.org.uk - Shooting live artists Supports technically innovative convergent media projects by live artists. Works should raise issues of representation, including identity, diversity, presence, participation and mediation in contemporary culture. This fund is a partnership with the BBC and b.tv. Deadline for applications is 7 July 2002. Further information Tel: 020 7973 6474. The Arts Council of England, 14 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 3NQ Tel: 020 7333 0100 Fax: 020 7973 6590 Minicom: 020 7793 6564 General public enquiries Tel: 020 7973 6517 E-mail: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk Web-site: www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/index.html
The UK Charity Awards are designed to recognise and reward excellence in the
management and co-ordination of all charitable activities. This aim is enforced
by the make-up of the judging panel, which represents the leading figures in
the UK charity sector, and thus ensures the highest possible standards are set
for the largest awards ceremony in the charity calender. The overall objectives
of the Awards are threefold:
To honour the outstanding professionals in the many and varied fields of charity
management;
To support continuing professional development and contribute towards raising
the standards of charity management;
To promote and raise the profile of the charity sector.
The Awards incorporate the whole range of charitable work; from investment, fundraising and campaigning through to use of technology and the application of sound business principles. In addition, recognition is afforded to those professional service companies working most creatively and effectively within the sector.
Categories are: Charity of the Year; Lifetime Achievement; Personality of the Year; Best New Charity; Charity Principal/Director of the Year; Fundraising Manager of the Year; Fundraising Campaign of the Year; Corporate Partnership of the Year; Trustee of the Year; Volunteer of the Year; Youth Volunteer of the Year; Charity Internet Site of the Year; Best Practice Award; Corporate Community Involvement; Fundraising & IT Services Supplier; Financial Services Supplier.
3rd Annual UK Charity Awards will be held at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London on the evening of 5 September, 2002. Closing date for nominations is 17 May 2002. Charity Times, Perspective Publishing Limited, 408-410 London Fruit & Wool Exchange, Brushfield Street, London E1 6EP Web-site: www.charitytimes.com
The BURA Charitable Trust through its "Best Practice in the Community" Awards promotes outstanding examples of community regeneration, to promote the exchange of successful ideas and formulate principles of best practice which can be replicated elsewhere. The aims are: to ensure the involvement of local people as equal partners in the development and implementation of regeneration programmes; to maximise the positive impact of regeneration schemes on peoples' lives. After seven very successful annual Award schemes, nominations are now being sought for the eighth year. The BURA Charitable Trust Awards for Community Regeneration are sponsored by English Partnerships. The winners will receive their Awards at a high profile Ceremony in December 2002.
Any individual or organisation may enter a project whether from the community, business or any other sector, including those directly connected with a particular project. Nominations are invited from any scheme within the United Kingdom which meets the criteria. The project will: be inspired by the community; contribute to the raising of community spirit and improve the quality of life of local people; be viable and sustainable in the longer term; be accountable and responsive to local stakeholders; address local needs identified by the local community; demonstrate a proven track record of success. Nominations should be received no later than 31 May 2002. Forms and guidelines are available from: BURA Charitable Trust, Room 10, 4th Floor, Glen House, Stag Place, London SW1E 5AG Freephone: 0800 0181 260 Fax: 020 7821 9553 E-mail: awards@bura.org.uk Website: www.bura.org.uk
The Golden Jubilee Grants Scheme has two themes aimed at increasing the respect and understanding that people in London have for each other and therefore improving the quality of life in the capital. We also want to encourage organisations to work together in partnership towards these aims. The two themes are: Safer London; and Linking London's Communities. They expect the average grants to be in the region of 40-50,000 in total. However, they wish to fund a range of projects and smaller applications are encouraged, subject to a minimum of 5,000. Similarly, more may be available for a very few projects of outstanding merit.
They will fund: Grants may be for capital or revenue; and Revenue grants may be for up to 3 years, although strong evidence will be needed to support an application for the full duration. Grants may be made for either new work or to develop an existing project. Capital contributions to large capital projects are unlikely to be made. Application deadline is 31 May 2002. Assessment period is June until November 2002 when grants are awarded. For more information, please contact the Golden Jubilee Grants Team: Stewart Goshawk (Golden Jubilee Grants Officer) - 020 7332 3712 Lesley Darcy (Golden Jubilee Grants Administrator) - 020 7332 3127 Bridge House Estates Trust Fund, Corporation of London, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London EC2P 2EJ Fax: 020 7332 3720 Minicom: 020 7332 3151 Web-site: www.bridgehousegrants.org.uk/jubilee/jubileeinitial.htm E-mail: bridgehousetrust@corpoflondon.gov.uk
Global Grants is money that comes from both local and district partnerships and European Social Funds. Global Grants will help people in the target groups to increase their confidence, motivation and skills and have a better chance of getting work. 2 million is available for voluntary and community sector projects in Yorkshire and the Humber region. Its European money, but not as we know it. There is no need for match funds and there is no hassle.
The target groups are: people with disabilities; People from ethnic minority communities; Lone parent and other carers; People leaving a custodial sentence; People with mental health problems; The homeless; People with numeracy and literacy needs; People with key skill needs (including IT); Disaffected young people; Residents in sparsely populated rural areas; Residents in areas of deprivation. For more information about Global Grants or to obtain on information pack contact: The Global Grants Team Tel: 0845 1 20 00 28 Email: globalgrantshcp@hotmail.com
They do this by encouraging media professionals to volunteer their time and skills. They work across the UK on PR and press, marketing, design, online media and video. They provide help in three ways: They run a series of seminars and surgeries where media and communications professionals give practical advice on communications. They run an online matching service where media and communications professionals volunteer to help voluntary organisations with a specific need on a one-to-one basis. They have online guides covering a range of media and communications issues. The Media Trust, 3 - 7 Euston Centre, Regent's Place, London NW1 3JG Tel: 020 7874 7600 Fax: 020 7874 7644 Website: www.mediatrust.org
16 April
Deadline for submissions for Volvo Practical Environmental Projects grants
is Tuesday April 30th 2002. If you think that a group in your district may be
able to take advantage of a Volvo grant this
year Volvo would welcome your application. First prize $10,000, second prize
$6,000 and third prize $4,000.
* The Volvo Practical Environmental Projects Scheme (UK only)
* The Volvo Young Environmentalists Awards (Global scheme)
Volvo Practical Environmental Projects Scheme - The Volvo Practical Environmental Projects Scheme makes grants of between £250 and £1,000 available for young people aged between 5 and 18, to undertake practical activities that help them to address local environmental issues. Projects might tackle issues relating to water, energy, biodiversity, consumption, or transport. Projects with other themes will also be considered.
Volvo Young Environmentalists Awards - These new
international awards have been established by Volvo in recognition of the environmental
ambitions of young people from different cultural
backgrounds.
Groups of between 2 and 5 young people aged, between 10 and 16 years inclusive). Each group must also have an adult group leader - a teacher, or someone from a youth club, environment club or other out-of-school group to oversee the local project. The project work should be carried out by the young people. Any number of groups from the same organisation can make grant applications.
The Awards are for projects created by teams of young people that demonstrate
evidence of them having:
* researched an environmental issue and thereby increased their own awareness
of the issue in their school or local community
* sought solutions to local environmental problems that they have identified
* created a practical action plan, which they can implement themselves, to tackle
the environmental issue they have researched.
Follow this link for instructions for young people:
www.volvooceanadventure.org/article.php/az_1_com_06_ea.html
and this link for further guidelines for teachers and youth/environment group
leaders.
www.volvooceanadventure.org/article.php/tp_3_glp.html
Making an Application - All applications for
PEP grants in 2001/2002 will be considered for a Young
Volvo Young Environmentalists Award. Applications for both the PEP scheme and
the Young Environmentalist Awards can take the form of an on-line presentation
created using the simple web
page making application available to all registered users on the Volvo Ocean
Adventure website. You can register your group by logging onto
www.volvooceanadventure.org/article.php/tp_3_glp.html,
alternatively UK groups can submit their project work on disk in Microsoft Word
(for PC only) together with a one page application. An application form and
application notes can be obtained from Isabel Mera by emailing marpep@volvocars.com.
A pack of paper based information about PEP and the Volvo Young Environmentalists
Awards can also be obtained from Isabel. If you would like any jpeg images to
accompany this information or if you
have any queries please contact Isabel Mera on 001628 477977.
2002 is the Queen's Golden Jubilee year, and Awards for All will be helping voluntary groups mark the milestone.
Local groups are invited to apply to 'Awards for All' for grants of up to£5,000 to help communities join in the festivities. Their straightforward application and assessment process means 'Awards for All' is ideally placed to support the Jubilee, enabling even the smallest group to participate.
Golden Jubilee themes are inspired by Her Majesty's 50-year reign,
Awards for All wants to support Golden Jubilee projects which as well as meeting
the aims of Awards for All also meet one or more of the following themes:
- Involve all sections of the community
- Embrace the multicultural nature of society
- Encourage a sense of community spirit and community involvement
- Promote or provide service to others
- Engage young people
Community groups can apply for Golden Jubilee funding for all manner of projects. Projects can be as diverse as a Golden Jubilee children's football tournament, to an arts festival, or a community fun day with games for people of all ages and abilities.
If you'd like to see what others are doing, have a look at the official
Golden Jubilee website http://www.goldenjubilee.gov.uk
The Golden Jubilee website also offers a host of other information including
frequently asked questions and details of nationwide celebrations. There is
also an on-line form for Jubilee ideas and queries. Awards for All Tel: 0845
600 20 40 Web-site:
http://www.awardsforall.org.uk
Following board meetings in January and February, all 10 Regional Arts Boards have committed in principle to the creation of a single funding and development organisation through the merger, of the RABs end the Arts Council on 31 March 2002. The final decisions on the transfer will be taken at the meetings of the RABs in March.
The new organisation will distribute over £500 million of public money and lottery grants. In 2003/04, and will consist of nine Regional Councils (previously Regional Arts Boards) with increased decision-making powers, and a National Council providing co-ordination, overview and national leadership in the arts.
The Arts Council of England, 14 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 3NQ Tel: 020 7333 0100 Fax: 020 7973 6590 Minicom: 020 7793 6564 General public enquiries Tel: 020 7973 6517 E-mail: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk Web-site: www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/index.html
The latest bidding round for Objective 3 European funding is expected to be launched this week by Government Office in Leeds. The Objective 3 programme can support a wide range of training, community education and lifelong learning activities, and funding is available to organisations throughout North and West Yorkshire and Humberside.
Objective 3 funding can provide up to 45 percent of the total costs of a project. Applicants must find funding for the remaining costs from other sources, which can include volunteer time and "in-kind" support.
Bids will be made direct to the Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber, and the deadline for receipt of applications is likely to be Tuesday 16th April 2002.
Further information about Objective 3 funding, and support with submitting
project applications, is available from:
Jim Pearse
European Funding Officer
North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations
Unit 2a, Carlton Miniott Business Park
Thirsk
North Yorkshire, YO7 4NF
tel: 01845 525997
jim.pearse@nyfvo.org.uk
Post part-funded by European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund
BBC Children in Need is inviting applications for grants from voluntary organisations, self-help-groups and registered charities.
Applying for Grants
What sort of projects get grants?
We welcome applications for good quality, carefully planned, projects which
show a clear focus on children in order to make a positive difference to their
lives. These applications can be from:
* Self-help groups
* Voluntary organisations
* Registered charities
Would my organisation qualify for a BBC Children in Need grant?
Applicants should be properly constituted, non-profit organisations. The children
we help are aged 18 years and under, and live in the United Kingdom. You should
only apply for a grant if it will benefit children who
are disadvantaged by:
* mental, physical or sensory disabilities
* behavioural or psychological problems
* living in poverty or situations of deprivation
* illness, distress, abuse or neglect
The Grant Guidelines and Application Forms for the BBC Children in Need Appeal are now available. The closing date for applications for the next round of grant making is 30 March 2002.
For further information on applying for a grant, please visit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cin/about/apply.shtml
Have you had your fair share? Some parts of the country are missing out on lottery funds. Fair share wants to help change that!
A new partnership between two lottery distributors will provide guaranteed funding to the places where lottery money is needed the most.
The Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund will deliver £169 million
over the next three years to 62 disadvantaged areas that have not had their
fair share of lottery funds.
Fair share will mean: Targeted funds for 62 areas throughout the UK; Local communities
in partnership with Lottery Distributors; A wider range of funding opportunities.
By working together throughout the UK, the fair share partners want to strengthen local communities. They want to make a long-term difference so that disadvantaged neighbourhoods can access lottery funding to tackle local needs.
Working together, the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund will bring a range of grant-making expertise to each area - and the ability to fund many different types of organisations and projects.
To find out more phone the fair share information line on 0845 9 700 777 for more information. Web-sites: www.community-fund.org.uk or www.nof.org.uk
New application packs for Grants for Large sized projects (formerly our Main grants programme) and Medium sized projects (formerly known as Grants for projects up to £60,000) will be available from mid-April, 2002.
Application packs for Main grants and Projects up to £60,000 are not available (after 28 February, 2002). There will be a four month rolling return date, so the last date for receipt of current packs will be 28 June, 2002.
You won't be able to download application packs from their website until the new application packs are launched mid-April, 2002. You will only be able to order printed application packs for Research grants programme via their website between those dates.
A new electronic application form for Large sized projects will be available on CD-Rom from mid-April, 2002.
Their new revised publications will also be available on our website from mid-April.
If you wish to receive further information on the availability of their revised application materials please e-mail them at: enquiries@community-fund.org.uk
You can also get in touch with your local Community Fund office for further information.
The Trustees regularly review changing social needs and identify new themes
on which to focus their overall objectives. The Foundation currently has two
areas of special interest: Supporting Volunteering Programmes throughout the
UK; and Rural Regeneration. These are described in more detail below:
Supporting Volunteering Programmes Throughout the UK The Foundation welcomes
proposals which focus on:
1. Projects involving grass roots community action, with emphasis on the UK's
most marginalised communities; 2. Volunteering as a means of developing a community
and of raising the confidence and self-esteem of the volunteers themselves;
3. Volunteering opportunities which enable people to play an active part in
the life of their community; 4. Imaginative new ways of bringing together volunteers
and volunteering opportunities; 5. Promotion of social inclusion through volunteering;
6. Groups who are particularly disadvantaged as a result of discrimination within
society; 7. Volunteering projects involving support of young people leaving
care and those addressing the support needs of prisoners and their families.
Rural Regeneration
1. The Programme This programme is designed mainly to help charitable and voluntary
organisations to contribute to the regeneration of their rural neighbourhoods.
Applicants must demonstrate how their proposals will bring a clear community
benefit to areas of social and economic deprivation. Proposed activities may
include: Relief of poverty through projects to educate, train or retrain unemployed
people; The provision of work experience to unemployed people; Support to young
people who are likely to be excluded from mainstream education or those who
are at risk of offending; Community based learning support.
2. Self-help projects in deprived communities: Priority will be given to self-help
projects in deprived communities that are addressing poverty and disadvantage.
You will need to show how you will tackle the problems in your area. You may
find it useful to include statistics on deprivation and the levels of need.
Village initiatives - helping local communities to help themselves: The Foundation
seeks to encourage village and rural community development by supporting schemes
to energise hard-pressed rural areas at a time when they are facing major upheaval
and uncertainty.
3. The Foundation is particularly interested in: Areas of significant need in
rural communities - schemes addressing social isolation are of particular interest;
Projects offering accessible, integrated and sustainable support to people who
are vulnerable or only just managing; Projects working alongside young people,
families and older people living in disadvantaged or marginalised communities;
Rural disadvantage - projects which promote access to groups and communities
through transport, befriending, buddies schemes and volunteering; encourage
social inclusion and improve services in rural communities; tackle isolation
by improving the opportunity for access to services, employment and the benefits
of a wider community.
The majority of The Foundation's grants will be between £500 and £10,000 and will be made on a one-off basis. Applicants seeking longer term funding must seek advice, followed by written approval from The Foundation before submitting an application for support. The Foundation spends the equivalent of several small grants saying 'no' to inappropriate applications each year. Please look at the exclusions on the web-site or in the guidelines before applying.
For guidelines and an application form contact The Nationwide Foundation, Nationwide House, Pipers Way, Swindon SN38 2SN Tel: 01793 657183 Fax: 01793 652339 E-mail: the.foundation@nationwide.co.uk web-site: www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk
Building on its successes of the past three years, the National Foundation for Youth Music (Youth Music) will launch a new phase of initiatives, partnerships, and funding programmes this April that will assist the promotion and celebration of music-making for children and young people until 2005.
Youth Music's comprehensive range of programmes enables those with the least opportunity to take part in music-making and can have a deep impact on their lives and their futures. Our activities gain maximum impact by targeting specific interests, organisations, and geographical areas.
Drawing on research, consultation and evaluation, Youth Music has identified three major elements that are vital to the support of youth music-making but need intensive enhancement. Youth Music's future work will therefore focus on the professional development and training of Music Leaders, building Partnerships between organisations working with young people, and supporting music-making as part of Early Learning.
Youth Music aims to address these needs by funding a wide variety of initiatives in five different strands: - Open Programmes available by application; Key Partnerships with organisations able to leave a legacy for youth music-making; strategic New Partnerships in specially selected areas that have a measurable impact; inviting proposals for Action Research & Development; and annual Special Initiatives such as this year's Song For Youth - 'Drop in the Ocean'.
These strands include many existing programmes that have proved to be highly successful, such as Singing Challenges, Action Zones, and close links with other organisations for young people.
There are also new tactics to reach as many young people as possible. Included in this is Sound Inventors, a scheme for young composers devised by Youth Music and run by a strategic partner, spnm, and supporting Youth Justice, by providing positive, music based interaction for young people who have had custodial sentences in detention centres.
Over the next three years' Youth Music will distribute up to £30 million of Arts Council of England National Lottery funds. At £10 million per annum, this was the largest National Lottery cash award given to any arts organisation last year by the Arts Council.
For more information visit the Youth Music website at www.youthmusic.org.uk
Youth Music, One America Street, London SE1 0NE Tel 020 7902 1060 Fax: 020 7902
1061 E-mail: info@youthmusic.org.uk
The £10 million initiative will provide a wide range of music-making opportunities for children and young people living in areas of social and economic need.
Youth Music will give financial support to groups of music projects, schools, youth clubs and community centres, enabling them to join forces and work together to reach even more young people who have little experience of music-making.
There are now 17 Action Zones (in order of establishment): London; Greater Manchester, Lancashire; the North of England; Norfolk; Thanet; South East of England; Cornwall; Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent; Shropshire and Herefordshire; Birmingham; the Humber Region; Liverpool and Merseyside; North Yorkshire; South Yorkshire; Lincolnshire; Bristol and Gloucester.
Youth Music will give financial support to groups of music projects, schools, youth clubs and community centres, enabling them to join forces and work together to reach even more young people who have little experience of music-making.
For more information and to find Local contacts visit the Youth Music website at www.youthmusic.org.uk
Youth Music, One America Street, London SE1 0NE Tel 020 7902 1060 Fax: 020 7902 1061 E-mail: info@youthmusic.org.uk
The Arts Council of England and the Regional Arts Boards have joined forces to deliver the Diversity Project. The Diversity Project is an inspiring catalyst to empower artists, enrich the arts in England and demonstrate our real commitment to change and to championing talent. After consultation and research across the country, the Diversity Project - previously known as 'Year of Diversity 2002' - has been developed and extended.
It is now a longer project running from September 2002 to March 2004 with an increased focus on legacy. Increasing opportunity and developing capacity and capability for artists from African, Asian and Caribbean backgrounds will lead to sustainable development. It will also raise profile and status for diverse arts practice.
Resources within the open access funding programmes support it, in line with national and regional priorities. These include the Regional Arts Lottery Programme (RALP), the National Touring Programme (NTP) and Awards for All.
The events have been planned to respond to expressed needs from artists and arts organisations. The activities include a national festival, public debates, a trade event and an online network.
A name and brand for the Diversity Project will be launched in April 2002.
The term 'diversity' has come to describe a situation where people of different group identities work together in a defined social system. It is a dialogue between cultures. The Diversity Project cannot address diversity in its widest interpretation. However, by focusing on ethnic diversity resulting from post-war immigration, this project will act as an exemplar to support, develop, build on and disseminate models of good practice that will inspire artists and inspire change across the artistic and funding landscape. It will continue a policy to focus on arts and artists from African, Asian and Caribbean backgrounds.
The Arts Council of England, 14 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 3NQ
General Enquiries Tel: 020 7973 6517 Fax: 020 7973 6590 Minicom: 020 7793 6564
E-mail: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk Web-site: www.artscouncil.org.uk
At CIS they believe they have a responsibility to the community around them. That's why they take an active role in the support of voluntary groups and have a long association with many well known charities.
They have made donations to a number of large charities over the years in a way designed to benefit the maximum number of people. However, they also make donations to smaller local charities through the CIS Community Awards scheme which supports and encourages its employees to get involved with charities in their own community and to take part in various fund-raising activities and payroll giving. The CIS Community Award scheme donates an additional £1000 if employees raise at least the same amount themselves for a charity in their local area. As a result, an assortment of fund-raising events have taken place from running marathons to scaling mountains.
CIS is also actively involved in sport and has been supporting football for four decades - since the 1970s. Most recently this has been through our sponsorship of The Scottish League Cup now known as The CIS Insurance Cup.
Contact your local branch for more details. These can be found on their website: www.cis.co.uk or alternatively contact CIS's Chief Office in Manchester Tel: 08457 46 46 46 from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, and from 8.00am to 5.00pm on Saturdays.
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is inviting applications to its Small Grants Programme. The Foundation's overriding concern is to address issues of inequality and disadvantage, particularly in relation to young people.
Support is concentrated on projects in the UK which address these issues through the arts and education. Its Small Grants Programme gives awards up to a maximum of £5,000 in support of local schemes and initiatives which fall within these areas of interest. Applications should be for specific projects and the grant requested should represent the major part of the funding required.
Applications are considered on a monthly basis.
For further details about making an application, and a copy of the Guidance
Notes for 2002, contact the Foundation. Applications are not accepted by fax
or e-mail.
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, 18 Queen Anne's Gate, London SWlH 9AA Tel: 020 7227
3500 Fax: 020 7222 0601 E-mail: information@phf.org.uk Website: www.phf.org.uk
The Performing Right Society Foundation was launched in March 2000 and is the largest independent funding body for the support of new music. The aim of The Foundation is to encourage, promote and sustain music creation and its performance, of all genres, at all levels of activity. It does this through a range of different funding schemes which each have their own application forms and deadlines staggered throughout the year.
Schemes include general Awards to Organisations, Ensembles, Festivals and Promoters whose main activity is the promotion and furtherance of new music. There are specific schemes such as a New Works scheme for commissioning, a Capital scheme for the purchase of tangible resources.
Foundation Awards are on offer to registered charities or non-profit making organisations, educational establishments and performance groups, but not individuals.
Composers in Education, New Works Awards, Scholarships, Awards to Promoters, Awards to Festivals*, Deadline for Applications Wednesday 24 April 2002,
Capital Awards, Live Connections, Music Creators in Residence, Awards to Festivals* Deadline for Applications Friday 16 August 2002;
Special Projects Awards, Awards to Festivals* Deadline for Applications Friday 25 October 2002.
*Awards to Festivals available at all remaining deadlines from 2002
For further information please visit The Foundation's website on www.prsf.co.uk where you can find information on the schemes and download application forms.
Alternatively please contact: The Foundation Administrator, The Performing Right Society Foundation, 29/33 Berners Street, London W1P 4AA Tel: 020 7580 5544 Fax: 020 7306 4350
Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) operates this ongoing scheme to encourage the inclusion of artists within architectural project design teams. The emphasis is on collaboration, allowing artist and architect equal status within the design team. Any of those involved in a project can apply, but funds go towards the artists fee only. Grants will be given to: building projects; projects using new technology (electronic, digital media, virtual spaces etc.); landscape projects; short-term experimental projects.
The project must be accessible to the general public. Grants range from £2,000 to £15,000. The Advisory Panel meets three times a year. The remaining submission deadlines for 2002 are 19 April and 13 September.
Please contact either Jes Fernie (jes.fernie@rsa.org.uk) or Lizzie Tulip (lizzie.tulip@rsa.org.uk) for further information: RSA Art for Architecture, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6EZ Tel. 020 7451 6871/6865 Web-site: www.rsa.org.uk/afa
Source: Charities Information Bureau
The funds information guide is now available covering grants being offered in 2002-2003 by the Scottish Arts Council. For a copy contact the SAC Helpdesk, 12 Manor Place, Edinburgh EH3 7DD tel: (0131) 240 2443/2444; fax: (0131) 225 9833; email: help.desk@scottisharts.org.uk or visit the website: http://www.sac.org.uk
The Scottish Community Foundation are now at 126 Canongate, Edinburgh EH8 8DD tel:(0131) 524 0300; fax: (0131) 524 0329. The grants officer is Louise Massara - direct line: (0131) 524 0305.
to University House, 11-13 Lower Grosvenor Place, London SW1W 0EX tel: (020) 7828 6085; fax: (020) 7828 6087.
Comic Relief now has local advisors based in or near you - to assist with applications
to the fund. The advisors can be contacted through the London HQ on (020) 7820
5555 or visit the website: http://www.comicrelief.org.uk
This trust was established for the promotion and support of the study, teaching and practice of calligraphy. Applications are invited from amateur and professional calligraphers. The bursary will be awarded for the proposed research, study or other project which is judged to be best designed to improve the capabilities of the applicant and to aid their calligraphic development. Closing date for applications 16 April 2002. For full details of the award and how to apply, send SAE to Margaret Daubney, Hon Secretary of IWET, 2 Lloyds Place, Blackheath, London SE3 0QE.
Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)
operates this ongoing scheme to encourage the inclusion of artists within architectural
project design teams. The emphasis is on collaboration, allowing artist and
architect equal status within the design team. Any of those involved in a project
can apply, but funds go towards the artist's fee only. Grants will be given
to: building projects; projects using new technology (electronic, digital media,
virtual spaces etc.); landscape projects; short-term experimental projects.
The project must be accessible to the general public. Grants range from £2,000
to £15,000. The Advisory Panel meets three times a year. The remaining
submission deadlines for 2002 are 19 April and 13 September.
Contact: either Jes Fernie (jes.fernie@rsa.org.uk) or Lizzie Tulip (lizzie.tulip@rsa.org.uk)
for further information: RSA Art for Architecture, 8 John Adam Street, LONDON
WC2N 6EZ Tel. 020 7451 6871/6865 Web-site: www.rsa.org.uk/afa
In 2001-2006, grants will range from £1,000 to £30,000 and may
be for one year or phased over up to three years. Applications should seek to:
support village and rural community development; encourage new trends in creativity
and imagination across a broad spectrum of national life; help to improve the
prospects of young people and support their active participation in society;
widen the use of village halls as centres of service for the community. Deadlines
for applications are: 30 April for the June meeting; and 30 September for the
November meeting. Applications can be submitted at any time. Early preliminary
submissions are particularly welcome so that a comprehensive assessment can
be presented to the Trustees.
Contact: Carnegie UK Trust, Comely Park House, Dunfermline, Fife KY12 7EJ. Tel
01383 721445. Fax 01383 620682. More info and application forms at http://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/
South West Arts runs a bursary scheme to support individual
arts practitioners in the development of their creative and professional skills.
Up to £330 available towards the cost of attending training events or
for self-devised training.
South West Arts information advisers T: 013992 218188 E: info@swa.co.uk
Dance Included two-year funding for dance and social inclusion projects
is launching a new two-year funding programme for dance projects that seek to combat the effects of social exclusion. This open application fund will have a significant emphasis on determining models of good practice in this area with an extensive research programme attached to each project.
The fund will welcome applications from organisations or individuals that can
demonstrate a true commitment to working within the social inclusion context.
Partnership applications, or those that demonstrate evidence of working with
mentors will also be welcome.
Funding will be available for a period of up to two years.
Detailed criteria and application information will be available from
April 2002, with an expected deadline for proposals in June 2002.
To register your interest in this fund and receive guidelines in April,
or for further information, please contact Lauren Scholey
in the dance department on T 020 7973 6490 or Lauren.Scholey@artscouncil.org.uk
The Lloyds TSB Foundation are a grant-making Foundation. They give grants to
recognised charities mainly to improve the quality of life in local communities.
Their income comes from shares they hold in Lloyds TSB Group. They are independent
of the Group and 12 Trustees decide what their policies are. They give most
of their funds to ten regional budgets which represent the Government's standard
statistical regions. They decide these budgets on the basis of population, taking
account of deprivation. The Foundation give grants to two main areas through
the community programme: Social & Community Needs; Education & Training.
The following three areas of Special Interest apply from 2000 - 2002: Family
Support; Challenging Disadvantage and Discrimination; Helping to Make the Voluntary
Sector More Effective. These will remain for 2003. They will review the specific
focus within these headings during 2002, and these may be amended for 2003.
They will state in the 2003 Guidelines what their policy will be for Areas of
Special Interest for 2004 onwards.
From 11 March Lloyds TSB Foundation in Scotland are at Riverside House, 502
Gorgie Road, Edinburgh EH11 3AF tel: (0870) 902 1201; fax: (0870) 902 1202 or
website http://www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk. Next deadlines are 11 March
(decisions in June); 7 May (decisions in August); 8 July (decisions in October);
9 September (decisions in December).
Their latest round of surgeries are: 12 March - Kilmarnock; 18 March - Aberdeen;
19 March - Dumfries; 20 March - Stirling; 25 March - Glenrothes; 26 March -
Perth. You must make an appointment to attend. Call (0131) 225 4555 up to 11
March, then new number as above.
The Prince's Trust is currently promoting the Millennium Awards programme to groups of young people across Scotland to develop local projects in within their communities for amounts between £3,000 to £15,000. The Trust would like to draw in new applications and would welcome support in distributing this information to local groups in your area or encouraging potential applicants. For further information or to discuss a possible application contact: Lesley Mitchell, Millennium Awards Co-ordinator, tel: (0141) 204 4409.
The Scottish Communities against Drugs (SCAD) project - a joint initiative between the Scottish Executive and Daily Record - has £250,000 to give to community groups who want to do work to tackle drugs problems in their area using local solutions. Statutory and commercial groups are not eligible, there is no requirement for a group to contribute their own funds or to seek funding from private or public sector bodies. The deadline is the end of March, with the first round of awards being announced in June. For more information contact: Rob Knowles, SCAD Co-ordinator (0141) 331 6160.
The Robertson Trust - Annual Report and Website
The annual report has been published and http:www.therobertsontrust.org.uk website
to inform potential applicants about the trust including help to outstanding
students in arts and musical careers. To contact them by telephone call (0141)
304 4533.
EUCLID is pleased to announce its seminar programme for March/April 2002, aimed at all sectors of the arts & culture: performing & visual arts, literature, and museums & heritage.
There are two types of seminar in this period:
ACCESSING FUNDS FROM THE EU - a full day seminar from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm The
cost of the full day seminar is 80 per person + VAT (although bursaries/subsidies
are available for many of the seminars). Dates are:
London - 7 March & 17 April; Birmingham - 13 March; Taunton - 14 March;
Manchester - 22 March ; Newcastle upon Tyne - 25 March; Leeds - 4 April; Glasgow
- 20 March; Cardiff - 27 March; Basingstoke - 19 April; Belfast - 24
April.
PREPARING A CULTURE 2000 APPLICATION - a half day workshop from 2-5 pm. The
cost of the half day workshop is 30 per person + VAT although the Belfast seminar
is free. The dates are: Tunbridge Wells - 15 April London; 16 April;
Leeds - 3 April; Glasgow - 19 March; Cardiff 26 March; Belfast - 23 April.
Full details are on web-site: www.euclid.co.uk. Apply for further details to
EUCLID Tel: 0151 709 2564 or E-mail:
info@euclid.co.uk
The Royal Overseas League is offering a shcolarship of 3,000 for a UK artist working in traditional media to spend up to four weeks in a Commonwealth country between June and July 2002. The scholarship is intended to cover return air fares, accomodation and living expenses. UK citizens up to the age of 35 on 31/12/02 are invited to apply by submission of 6 slides of recent work, a CV and statement.
Contact Info:
ROSL Arts, Over-Seas House, Park Place, St James' Street, London SW1A 1 LR email:
culture@rosl.org.uk website: www.rosl.org.uk. Deadline Date - 31st March 2002
Stipends and research grants from the Hasselblad Foundation are intended to support research and academic work in photography. Photographers, researchers and academics working primarily in still photography are eligible to apply for grants up to 100,000 Swedish Kroner (approx 8,000).
Contact Info: Hasselblad Foundation, Ekmansgatan 8, SE-412 56 Goteburg, Sweden tel: 0046 31 778 1990 email: info@hasselbladfoundation.org. Deadline Date - 2nd April 2002
New cinema/digital shorts
Jointly funded by The Film Council's New Cinema Fund and Yorkshire Media
Production Agency, the digital shorts production scheme is part of a
nationwide initiative to encourage provocative, innovative and risk-taking
new cinema.
The scheme, which will continue in Yorkshire until June 2004, will
commission a minimum of eight new digitally produced films each year.
It is open to anyone living in Yorkshire. The digital films will have a
maximum running time of 10 minutes, and will be made on a budget of no more
than 8,000. Applications are welcome from writers, directors,
writer/director teams, producers working with a creative team, groups of
talent who want to work collaboratively, and new media practitioners who
want to work with linear narrative.
For further information on The New Cinema Fund/YMPA Digital Shorts scheme
contact admin@ympa.org.uk
Tel 0114 249 2204. http://www.ympa.org.uk
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Henry Moore Foundation post-doctoral awards
Applications are now invited to the Henry Moore Foundation for two
post-doctoral fellowships in the study of sculpture tenable for two years at
a British university from the autumn of 2002. Candidates must show that
they have an affiliation with a university department when they apply.
Deadline for applications is 15 April 2002.
Further details (mark enquiries academic awards) from The Director, The
Henry Moore Foundation, Dane Tree House, Perry Green, Much Hadham,
Hertfordshire, SG10 6EE.
Email director@henry-moore-fdn.co.uk
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York consortium for conservation & craftsmanship
(YCCC) bursary 2002
The York Consortium offers four bursaries for established or trainee
craftsperson or conservators, available in the following categories: up to
1,500 to extend the knowledge or skill of an established practitioner; up
to 1,500 for an established practitioner/organisation to take on a new
apprentice or trainee; up to 1,250 to extend the knowledge or skill of a
craftsperson, or enable them to take on a craft trainee or apprentice; up to
1,000 to extend the skill or knowledge or a conservator, or enable them to
take on a conservation trainee. Closing date for applications this year is
30 March, but it is hoped that they will be offered again in 2003.
Details and application forms from Martin Marsh, YCCC, Merchant Adventurers
Hall, Fossgate, York YO1 9XD.
Tel 01904 770379.
Email conservationyork@hotmail.com
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Regional Arts Lottery Programme (RALP) 2002 - 2003
A new RALP application pack is now available to cover the remaining lifespan
of the current scheme. The new packs, which are effective from 1 April,
will include revised regional priorities against which all applications will
be assessed. The existing packs are valid until 31 March. Yorkshire Arts
will continue to accept applications on existing packs until 31 May,
although after 1 April they will be assessed according to the new regional
priorities.
The new application form is also available to download from the internet.
www.arts.org.uk
For further information and an application pack contact Sam Lofts or Anne
Brown at Yorkshire Arts on 01924 455555.
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First light funding
Open to: Any constituted youth focused organisation
For: One or two films of between 1 and 5 minutes long
First Light provides grants to organisations to make films with young
people.
They will fund short films made by young people; cinematic projects
including drama, animation and documentary films with a strong creative
slant; films of any genre. Generally shot on digital cameras.
Further details from www.firstlightmovies.com/funding.php
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Her Majesty The Queen's Golden Jubilee
2002 is the Queen's Golden Jubilee year, and Awards for All will be helping
voluntary groups mark the milestone.
Local groups are invited to apply to Awards for All for grants of up to
5,000 to help communities join in the festivities.
Their straightforward application and assessment process means Awards for
All is ideally placed to support the Jubilee, enabling even the smallest
group to participate.
Golden Jubilee themes are inspired by Her Majesty's 50 year reign, Awards
for All wants to support Golden Jubilee projects which as well as meeting
the aims of Awards for All also meet one or more of the following themes:
Involve all sections of the community; Embrace the multicultural nature of
society; Encourage a sense of community spirit and community involvement;
Promote or provide service to others; Engage young people
Community groups can apply for Golden Jubilee funding for all manner of
projects. Projects can be as diverse as a Golden Jubilee children's football
tournament, to an arts festival, or a community fun day with games for
people of all ages and abilities.
If you'd like to see what others are doing, have a look at the official
Golden Jubilee website, by : www.goldenjubilee.gov.uk
The Golden Jubilee website also offers a host of other information including
frequently asked questions and details of nationwide celebrations. There is
also an on-line form for Jubilee ideas and queries.
Awards for All Tel: 0845 600 20 40 Web-site: www.awardsforall.org.uk
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Kickstart funding for voluntary groups in Wakefield
Grants of up to 300 are available to voluntary groups in the Wakefield
district. A wide range of arts projects qualify for Kickstart funding.
Closing dates are 31 March, 30 June, 30 September, 31 December.
Contact Maria Bottomley at DIVA on 01924 305786.
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The Coalfields Regeneration Trust
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust has issued revised guidelines for its
second tranche of money to help in the economic and social regeneration of
coalfield communities in England, Scotland and Wales. A further 45 million
has been allocated by the Government for spending in England. As a
regeneration charity, the Trust needs to ensure that the projects it
supports make a real difference to the quality of life of the people who
live in their coalfield communities.
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust welcomes applications from groups,
organisations and agencies throughout Britain, which are committed to the
regeneration of coalfield areas and their communities. Applicants will
normally be community and voluntary organisations, charities, local
authorities and similar bodies.
Most voluntary and community groups working to regenerate coalfield
communities are eligible to apply for funding. The Trust classifies Parish,
Town and Community Councils as voluntary bodies. While Schools, Colleges and
Local Education Authorities are clearly statutory, Parent Teacher
Associations or similar small groups linked to statutory bodies are also
classed as voluntary. Voluntary and Community Organisations may apply for
grants from any of the Trust's Grant Programmes.
If you are a very small group without a constitution or accounts for
previous years they still want to hear from you if you have a good idea.
Their staff may help to link you with a larger organisation in your area
which could enable you to receive support from them.
Your project should add to what is already happening in your area and make
sense at a local and regional level. Projects, which help people in their
efforts to get back to work, are important to the Trust, as are education,
training and community enterprise. The Trust is above all, a
community-focused organisation that will continue to support projects, which
enhance a communitys self-reliance. Trust Priorities are: Self-Reliant
Communities; Working Communities; Lifelong Learning Communities;
Enterprising Communities; Attractive Communities; Promoting Good Practice.
Types of Application: Community Chest Applications (maximum 10,000.
Applications can be for as little as 500 or even less.); Small Applications
(between 10,000 and 30,000); Main Grants Programme(maximum 200,000);
Applications Exceeding Main Programme Limit (Exceptional Circumstances).
Capital Grants will not normally be accepted after April 1st 2004; Main
Programme Revenue Grants in England will not normally be accepted after
April 1st 2003.
Full details are on their website.
Contact The Coalfields Regeneration Trust, Silkstone House, Pioneer Close,
Manvers Way, Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 7JZ
Tel: 0800 0648560 Fax: 01709 765599 E-Mail:
info@coalfields-regen.org.uk
Web-site: www.coalfields-regen.org.uk
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60,000 to assist Rural Youth Organisations recover from
the effects of Foot & Mouth
The Department for Education and Skills has been the first to respond
positively to the concerns raised by the National Forum for the Development
of Rural Youth Work (NFDRYW) about the devastating effects that Foot & Mouth
Disease (FMD) has had on youth groups and projects working with young people
living in rural areas. It has awarded a grant of 60,000 to NFDRYW to
provide small grants to assist in the immediate relief of rural youth
organisations who are facing severe financial difficulties due to FMD.
NFDRYW was established 16 years ago to support Youth and Community Workers,
Youth Project Workers, Policy and Decision Makers who work with young people
living in rural areas. Questionnaires sent out to Forum members from April
to June 2001, showed that many youth groups had been closed, and that
outdoor activities, expeditions, training events and conferences had been
cancelled. The postponement and cancellation of events, trips out and
fundraising events has led to financial crisis from which youth groups may
not recover without help.
The Forum lobbied extensively on behalf of young people to raise the profile
of this issue, and to try to obtain funding support which would not require
bureaucratic procedures, lengthy time delays and complex application forms.
Grant funding from the DfES means that NFDRYW can respond to the needs of
young people living in rural areas most affected by Foot and Mouth Disease.
Re-establishing groups, projects and activities will enable rural young
people to access services and participate in their communities. Through
youth initiatives, they can explore and express their views on matters that
will seriously affect their lives in the future.
The Forum has formed a Grant Allocation Panel, with representation from key
organisations that work with young people over a wide geographical rural
area in England. These include the National Federation of Young Farmers
Clubs, UK Youth, Councils of Voluntary Youth Service and the Statutory
sector.
Small one off grants (up to 1200 for associations of youth groups, up to
300 for single groups), will be available to help projects or groups to
re-start, recruit and retain new members, re-establish links that may have
been lost with former members, find new staff or volunteers and raise funds
for the future. The grants may be used for:
Equipment / Promotional Costs eg. stationery, postage, photocopying,
advertising, newsletters / Activities (including transport) to assist
recruitment and fund raising / Training costs for staff / Training and
contributions towards residential experiences for young people.
Further Information from Janet Watson (National Policy Officer). Application
Forms, (to be returned by 6 March 2002), are available from: NFDRYW (fmd),
Slack Lane, Upper Mayfield, Derbyshire DE6 2 JX. Tel/Fax - 01335 300668.
Email - carolinelee@waitrose.com
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Local Heritage Initiative Grant Scheme
The Local Heritage Initiative (LHI) is a national Countryside Agency
grant scheme that helps local groups to investigate, explain and care
for their local landscape, landmarks, traditions and culture. Local
Heritage includes: Archaeological heritage; Natural heritage; Built
heritage; Customs and traditions; and Industrial heritage.
It is not necessary to be a registered charity but groups must have a
formal constitution and a bank account. Groups that are not locally
based must be able to show that their project began at the community
level, and that it has a high level of support from local people.
Individuals and commercial profit-making organisations are not eligible
to apply.
Grants are between 33,000 and 325,000 up to a maximum of 95% of project
costs. At least 5% of the match must be cash. Groups are encouraged to
apply for more complex projects, eg those involving investigation,
explanation and action, in 2 or 3 phases.
Full details of the grant scheme and application details is available
Tel: 0870 9000 401 Web: http://www.lhi.org.uk
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BT Community Connections
BT Community Connections is a nationwide award scheme, which aims to
connect
community groups to the Internet. More than 1,700 community projects have
already benefited from the scheme including inner city urban farms,
disability dance groups, and on-line rural shopping services. Over the next
18 months a further 1million worth of Internet-ready computers will be
awarded to a further 1,700 groups throughout the UK.
Every award recipient will receive an NEC multi-media computer and a
contribution towards the cost of 12 months Internet access. Each package,
worth approximately 1,000, will provide a host of diverse opportunities
including access to the latest information on specialist subjects via the
World Wide Web, email communication with similar groups around the world or
even the creation of new community-interest websites.
If you, as an individual or part of a group, feel the Internet would make a
positive contribution to your community then you can apply for an award.
All you have to do is log on to the website: www.btcommunityconnections.com
OR request an application pack from BT Community Connections, PO Box 30775,
London, WC1B 4QE
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Community Champions
Is a small grants scheme (up to 2000) for individuals active in a voluntary
capacity in West Yorkshire. Grants can be used to pay for training, capacity
building, skills aquisition for individuals and groups to enable them to
carry out or develop community based activities. The grant can also be used
to pay for the costs of starting up or developing community activities.
This fund is particularly aimed at people who are based in areas or
communities of disadvantage and there should be benefit in the funding
proposal for both the applicant and the community they are involved with.
Wakefield District Community Chest
This is a small grants scheme that is running alongside the Neighbourhood
Renewal process in Wakefield. The Community Chest offers grants of 50 -
5000 to small voluntary and community groups running projects and
activities in the Wakefield District that contribute to regeneration.
Your idea could benefit an area of Wakefield district (such as Hemsworth,
Normanton, etc) or a particular group of people across the district (such as
young people with learning disabilities, Punjabi women, single parents etc).
Priority will be given to activities benefiting disadvantaged communities
and to groups that have not received a lot of funding previously.
For more information about either scheme please contact the Scarman Trust on
0113 380 5665.
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Write Time
Looking for time to write? Peepal Tree Press, in partnership with
Yorkshire Arts, is offering three bursaries, to two writers and one to a
trainee editor, with one of the regions leading publishers of Black
British, Caribbean and South Asian writing. Peepal Tree is the biggest
publisher of Caribbean writing anywhere in the world.
The bursaries are each for 3,500 and will paid in three instalments
over the period from June 2002, when the scheme begins, to May 2003 when
it ends. It is aimed at writers on the verge of being published, or at
the start of their publishing careers. It is not aimed at beginners and
applicants will be selected on the evidence of work submitted a c.v. and
an interview. The bursaries are only available to applicants from the
Yorkshire region.
The writers will have access to the editorial skills available through
Peepal Tree Press and must be prepared to submit their work for
criticism - though they are of course not obliged to take the advice!
Peepal Tree is based in Leeds and applicants should be prepared to
travel to Leeds for meetings.
In addition to the two writing bursaries, there is a bursary for a
trainee editor/publisher to work with Peepal Tree for a day a week,
(some of which could be consolidated into blocks). This period of
professional development will enable the successful applicant to be
involved in all stages of the publishing process from screening
manuscript submissions, to editing and marketing.
Please send for an application form before you submit anything to Peepal
Tree.
For further details contact: Jeremy Poynting or Hannah Bannister
Peepal Tree Press, 17 Kings Avenue, Leeds LS6 1QS
Telephone 0113 245 1703
e-mail hannah@peepal.demon.co.uk
Deadline for applications is Wednesday 15 May 2002.
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Stepping Stone Fund
Consignia has launched the Stepping Stone Fund with 250,000 and a different
theme is considered each year. This year awards are for small, locally based
projects designed to help adults (aged 16 or over) with writing skills.
Applications are especially welcomed from groups in rural areas, inner
cities and those for whom English is not their first language.
Funds are for new projects, not core costs like staffing or rent. Deadline
is 4 March 2002.
Contact: Stepping Stone Fund, Consignia, 148 Old Street, London EC1V 9HQ
Tel: 020 7250 2243 E-mail: steppingstonefund@consignia.com Web-site:
www.consignia.com under community.
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Foyle Foundation
The Trustees will support organisations or projects in the United Kingdom
which benefit Learning, the Arts and Health in all their aspects.
Applicants should be charities registered in the United Kingdom.
Applications from individuals or unregistered organisations will generally
not be accepted.
Applications for grants which will 'make a difference' because funding is
difficult to obtain, or for other reasons, will be of particular interest to
the trustees. Projects which provide direct benefit to the public will be
favoured. The average grant is likely to be in the range of 5,000 to
50,000. The maximum amount of a grant in any one year will not normally
exceed 100,000. In exceptional circumstances, grants up to 300,000 will be
considered payable over three years. In the interest of economy of
administration, applications for grants of less than 5,000 will not
generally be considered.
The Foyle Foundation Rugby Chambers, 2 Rugby Street, London WC1N 3QU
Tel: 020 7430 9119 Fax: 020 7430 9830 E-mail:
information@foylefoundation.org.uk
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Grants from CAF
The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has undertaken a review of its
grantmaking, to reflect both the mission and the activities of the
organisation. The new programme, which will focus on improving the finances,
governance and infrastructure of small to medium-sized charities, will take
effect from May 2002.
Approximately 1 million will be available to charitable organisations with
incomes of up to 1.5 million.
Changes to the programme will include: An independent, voluntary panel of
experts to make recommendations on funding and guide policy development; A
fast track fund supporting specific training needs, with decisions made
within 10 working days A consultancy fund offering up to 100% funding on
projects; Greater flexibility of grant distribution for better targeting;
The opportunity to apply by email or online through a redesigned website.
For more information Contact CAF Tel: 01732 520334 E-mail:
grants@CAFonline.org
Web-site: www.cafonline.org
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Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities England
The Fund is working in partnership with Barnardo's, BTCV, The Countryside
Agency, English Nature and RSNC to invite communities to apply for grants.
In addition, the Fund is working with Sport England and Sustrans to manager
umbrella schemes that will deliver a series of projects. These are not open
grant programmes.
Barnardo's and the Children's Play Council are managing the Better Play
grant programme for distinctive and innovative children's play projects.
Applications are particularly welcome from voluntary organisations and
community groups wishing to provide play services to local groups and
communities, or organisations wishing to develop local play strategies and
support good practice.
Grants range from a minimum of 2,000 to a maximum of 100,000 and will be
largely for revenue funding. There is a fast-track process for applications
seeking 10,000 or less. In the first round the grant programme will fund
projects for a maximum of three years, in the second round for a maximum of
two years and in the final round projects will only be funded for a period
of one year.
For more information or an application pack call 0845 0000 121.
BTCV's People Places grant programme is run in partnership with English
Nature and supported by Rio Tinto. BTCV will award grants to support the
creation and renovation of green spaces across England. Applications are
welcome from projects actively involving people from the local community,
especially in disadvantaged areas with little or no access to green space.
BTCV can offer support to guide groups through the application process and
provide training to help groups plan projects that can improve the local
environment. The People's Places scheme will award 1,000 grants ranging from
3,000 to 10,000 over five years. For more information or an application
pack please call 01491 821 600 or visit their website at www.btcv.org.
English Nature's Wildspace! Scheme involves local communities in the
improvement, care and enjoyment of their local environment. Applications are
welcome from organisations involved or interested in managing and developing
Local Nature Resources, such as local authorities, local councils. Wildlife
trusts and charitable groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas that lack
access to natural open space. Grants of between 5,000 and 25,000 are
available for project costs, grants of up to 20,000 for the employment of
community liaison officers, and grants of up to 25,000 for the purchase of
land. For more information or an application pack please call 01733 455415
or visit their website at www.english-nature.org.uk.
RSNC is the lead partner of a consortium established to deliver the SEED
programme. It involves and offers the expertise of ACRE, BioRegional
Development Group, Community Recycling Network, Council for Environmental
Education, CREATE UK, Energy Saving Trust, Federation of City Farms and
Community Gardens, Soil Association, Sustrans, Urban Wildlife Partnership
and Waste Watch. Grants can be awarded to a range of sustainable development
projects, including local food growing and marketing, waste management,
energy efficiency, environmental education and sustainable transport.
Applications are welcome from groups and organisations able to make a real
difference to disadvantaged communities. Grants of up to 100,000 are
available, with a fast-track process for applications seeking less than
5,000. RSNC will fund projects for a maximum of three years. For further
information or an application form call 0845 0000 121 or visit their website
at www.rsnc.org.
The Doorstep Greens programme, run by The Countryside Agency, helps local
communities around England to create or transform 200 green spaces into
community greens and open spaces.
Applications are welcome from urban and rural communities, particularly in
disadvantaged areas, to create and manage 'multi-purpose' community greens
and get involved in creating open space and improving their surroundings.
Regional advisors will guide you throughout the programme that involves
community consultation, forming a local partnership, project planning and
training, which will lead to a new or improved green space for your
community.
Grants of between 10,000 and 150,000 will be available over five years
depending on local need.
For further information or an application pack call 0845 0000 121 or visit
their website at www.countryside.gov.uk
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UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for artists 2002-2003
The annual UNESCO-Ashberg Bursaries for Artists programme has announced
its
list of bursaries for 2002 - 2003. The programme aims to promote the
professional growth of artists in different disciplines through
opportunities for further training and residencies around the world. In
2002-2003, 57 bursaries are being offered by 51 partner institutions in 27
countries in the following disciplines: visual arts; music; dance; creative
writing; performing arts and media arts. Some focus especially on young
people.
The programme is managed by UNESCO's International Fund for the Promotion of
Culture (IFPC), which will be considering applications in June-July. The
deadline for application is 30 April 2001 unless stated otherwise. A
considerable number of the bursaries are available to artists from the UK.
Note that in some instances applications should be sent directly to the IFPC
rather than the host institution, and in cases when they are sent to the
latter, IFPC should be sent a copy of a completed application form.
The brochure is available on the Internet site: www.unesco.org/culture/ifpc.
For further information please contact: IFPC, 1, rue Miollis, 75732, Paris
Cedex 15, France.
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B&Q 'You Can Do It' Awards 2002
This year the B&Q You Can Do It Community Awards are offering twenty
community and charity projects across the country the opportunity to receive
5,000 (8,000 Euros) worth of B&Q materials, to help transform their
premises.
Each of the twenty winning projects will receive up to 5000 (8,000 Euros)
worth of materials from B&Q. No cash alternative is available.
Projects must only require renovation and refurbishment, not construction.
Planning permission, building regulations and change of use of any building
should be checked through your local authority before application. Work
involving any of the above must be highlighted in the application form.
Projects should not involve the purchase of land or building and work must
be completed by the 15th September 2002. Product purchases after this date
will not be allowed. Projects involving horticultural work or cosmetic construction
work (e.g.
re-plastering) are acceptable. Projects must not involve major building but
can involve electrical or plumbing work that includes new fittings, such as
sinks and lavatories.
The closing date for all applications is Friday 22nd March 2002. A panel of
judges will choose the winning projects and their decision is final.
The winners will be announced at the end June 2002.
Web-site: www.diy.co.uk. Application forms are available on-line. If you
would prefer to receive an application form by post, call their hotline
number: 0845 300 1001.
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Jubilant young composers competition
Spotlight on Music invite compositions for consideration for a music
festival in Barnsley in May to celebrate music from the Elizabethan Age.
The pieces should meet the following criteria: composed for three violins or
two violins and a cello; last between two and five minutes; written for
musicians at grade 4 standard; not have been previously published or entered
for any other competition.
To be eligible to enter the competition the composer should be: aged 21 or
under on 1 April 2002; be living within, or attending a school or college
within, the area covered by Barnsley Metropolitan Council. There is a prize
of 100 for the composer of the selected composition. Entries must be
received by 1 April 2002
Full details and an application form can be obtained from Spotlight on Music
by sending an email to Caprice.No1@Virgin.net
Summer shorts competition
Theatre in the Mill, Bradford, invites entries for its summer shorts
competition short plays, or extracts from longer plays, from
Yorkshire-based writers, winning entries to be performed as part of the New
Writing Fest 2002 taking place 27 May 15 June. Entries should be:
written for the stage; word-processed in an easily readable font;
single-sided; clearly labelled on the front page with name and full contact
details; no longer than 20 minutes. The deadline for submission is 3 April
2002.
Entries should be sent to New Writing Festival 2002 Summer Shorts, Theatre
in the Mill, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP
SWAP Calls for New Community Re>Paint Schemes
Save Waste and Prosper Ltd (SWAP) and its sister charity Global Balance
Trust are calling for voluntary and community sector organisations in
England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to join Phase III of the
Community Re>Paint National Network Programme in 2002 from mid February.
The
Community Re>Paint National Network Programme has secured long term core
funding from Biffaward, ICI Dulux and the National Lottery Charities Board.
Voluntary and community groups are being invited to apply for funding under
Phase 4 of the four year national expansion programme which intends to set
up 90 Community Re>Paint schemes by 2004. Groups interested in joining Phase
4 of the programme, which aims to set up 25 new Community Re>Paint schemes
in 2002, are invited to register with SWAP as soon as possible with a
deadline for returning application forms of 30 March 2002.
Successful applicants will receive a 3,000 capital grant, technical advice
and practical support to establish a Community Re>Paint scheme, publicity
support, training for staff, 2000 promotional leaflets and a Community
Re>Paint Manual. Applicants will have to launch their Community Re>Paint
scheme by December 1st 2002 and be able to support it over the long term.
For further information please contact: Mark Gregory, Save Waste and
Prosper Ltd, 74 Kirkgate, Leeds, LS2 7DJ; Tel: 0113 243 8777; Fax: 0113 234
4222; E-mail: mark@swap-web.co.uk or visit their website at
www.communityrepaint.org.uk
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New Opportunities to Get Connected
Over 10.5 million Lottery cash for people to get online locally. People
in
local communities who are least likely to be online either at home or work
could soon be surfing the net and e-mailing from projects throughout the UK.
Computer learning projects in libraries and local centres are being
supported by 10,655,113 of Lottery funding from the New Opportunities Fund.
The New Opportunities Fund is a National Lottery distributor of good causes
money. With 5.7 million going to a further 48 projects, this lifelong
learning programme has now allocated over 77 million to around 830 computer
learning projects.
At the same time, almost 5 million is going to 16 library services in the
UK and increasing the number of computers for users under the People's
Network. This is linking every public library in the UK to the Internet and
the National Grid for Learning, making the technology more accessible to
local communities.
New Opportunities Fund, Head Office, Heron House, 322 High Holborn, London
WC1V 7PW Information for England Tel: 0845 0000 121 Web-site: www.nof.org.uk
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BBC Children in Need 2002
BBC Children in Need welcomes applications for good quality, carefully
planned, projects which show a clear focus on children in order to make a
positive difference to their lives. These applications can be from:
Self-help groups; Voluntary organisations; or Registered charities.
Applicants should be properly constituted, non-profit organisations. The
children they help are aged 18 years and under, and live in the United
Kingdom. You should only apply for a grant if it will benefit children who
are disadvantaged by: mental, physical or sensory disabilities; behavioural
or psychological problems; living in poverty or situations of deprivation;
illness, distress, abuse or neglect
Closing Dates for applications are March 30th - answers in August and
November 30th - answers in April.
The Grant Guidelines and Application Forms for the BBC Children in Need
Appeal are now available for download from the BBC web-site at:
www.bbc.co.uk/cin/about/apply.shtml If you require an Application Form &
Guidelines, or you require advice on completing the application form please
contact your local BBC Children in Need Office for your area: Midlands Tel:
0121 4328899; North East Tel: 0113 2247155; North West Tel: 0161 2443439;
South East Tel: 020 8228 8275; South West Tel: 0117 9746600; Central Office
Tel: 020 8576 7788
During 2002 the Foundation expects to spend some £1.3 million across
its range of schemes. Nine such schemes have deadlines throughout 2002. They
are:
· Composers In Education which supports projects in schools with professional
musicians/composers or arts organisations. Deadline 24 April 2002.
· Ensembles, with support for new music performance and promotion nationally
and internationally. Deadline 8 February 2002.
· Festivals, with deadlines of: 8 February, 24 April, 16 August and 25
October 2002.
· Live Connections, with support for electronic/dance music through one-off
performances at clubs or events (Grants up to £2500). Deadline 16 August
2002.
· Music Creators in Residence, supporting music creators and the venues
in which they work to learn from new experiences and collaborations. Deadline
16 August 2002.
· New Works, supporting public awareness building and the writing of
new music by creators living and working in the UK.
Deadline 24 April 2002.
· Organisations, with support for agencies that that encourage new music
development through a wide range of activities. Deadline 8 February 2002.
· Promoters, supporting promoters of new music across a range of genres.
Deadline 24 April 2002.
· Special Projects, supporting 'landmark' or other important schemes
which fall outside the priorities above.
Individuals cannot apply. Large-scale projects are favoured. Deadline 25 October 2002. Last year (2001) project grants ranged across the board from £500 to £63,000. But the average was £5000 or so. You should discuss your needs with the Foundation before committing to an application. For full details of the guidelines for the schemes above contact the Foundation's Applications Officer who is Rachel Nelken. Her number is 020 7306 4231.
aims to develop services and projects to provide access to a programme of activity
for young people currently disengaged or excluded from music-making. If you
live in Lincolnshire you will be able to get involved in a range of activities
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from performances, early years workshops, Djing, mixing, showcasing, steel pan
projects, community choir , street arts and world music. Visit http://www.youthmusic.org.u
Grants are available between £7,500 and £30,000 to organisations
that can use music and technology to inspire and encourage young people. The
grants are mainly for activities such as providing DJ workshops, sequencing
and
sampling activities or studio skills. Only 10% of spend can be used to purchase
equipment so you may need to already have access to facilities. Again more information
is available athttp://www.youthmusic.org.uk
or you can telephone: 08450560560. Deadline
Individuals or organisations working in the arts, science and technology are invited to apply for commssions of between 500 and 15,000 , from a total fund of 100,000. Submitted project proposals should fall within one of the following four themes: Bio Technology, Wearable Computing, Responsive Environments and Eco Technology. The Future Physical programme aims to explore the changing boundaries of the virtual and the physical worlds. Proposals can be for events, web-based work, network exchange projects or games. Furthern details available online.
Contact Info: website: www.futurephysical.org | Deadline Date - 15th February 2002 and 1st March 2002.
Funding is available for dancers wish to retain or start their own business.
Awards can cover the cost of training course fees, maintenance, childcare while
training, and start-up business equipment costs. To qualify for the dancer's
trust fund or the career development fund you need to have been a professional
dancer whether based in a company or freelance for at least 8
years. For further information contact Linda Yates, at Dancers' Career Development
on 020 7404 6141 or e mail dancers.resettlement@virgin.net
If you are a locally based initiative and are planning a creative writing project
with adults then you may be eligible for funding through the Consignia 'Stepping
Stone Fund'. Applications are especially welcome from groups in rural areas,
inner cities and those for whom English is not their first language. Grants
range from £500 to £25,000. The deadline is 4th
March. Visit http://www.consignia
or telephone 020 7250 2243 for further information.
The society of authors runs two schemes for writers with financial problems:
The Francis head Awards fund provides grants to British writers over 35 who
are temporary financial difficulty. The authors' contingency fund makes a number
of emergency grants to professional writes and writer's dependents who may find
themselves in temporary financial difficulty.
Contact: Awards Secretary, the society of authors, 84 Drayton Gardens, London
SW10 9SB
The BFI's training and development bursary fund has been launched to provide funds towards the cost of training and development of staff in specialist film exhibition organisations. the fund will close on 31st March. If you wish to discuss this fund telephone Lorna Partington on 020 7815 1396 or e mail lorna.partington@bfi.org.uk
The 'Year of the Artist' mailing list will shortly be discontinued. To provide feedback on Year of the Artist please complete the form at: http://www.arts.org.uk/directory/press_office/yota_feedback.html
Artists born or currently based in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire or Ceredigion are invited to submit work for a show in April 2002 selected by Shani Rhys James. Prizes of 1,000, 500 and 250 are offered. For an application form send an SAE to the address below.
Contact Info:
Secretary, Friends of Oriel Myrddin, Oriel Myrddin, Church Lane, Carmarthen
SA31 1LH. tel: 01559 384008 email: artwest2002@hotmail.com. Deadline Date -
5th March 2002
An Arts Councilof England Fund supporting small and midscale artistically challenging
initiatives informed by visual arts practice. They should be critical and experimental,
specific to the media and technologies used and should explore and develop the
potential of new media forms and distribution. This isn't open to individual
artists. Application forms and case studies of previously
funded projects are available on the Arts Councils website www.artscouncil.org.uk
or you can send a A5 SAE to New Media arts Projects Fund, Visual Arts, ACE,
14 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 3NQ.
Applications for grants are invited from weavers living and working in the UK. Applicants must have a minimum of two years' experience in this field. Grants are available to enable the purchase of equipment and materials, to pursue sabbaticals, to develop and produce a specific project or for any other forms of career development. There is no deadline. Contact Lisa Harms, 14a Oakfield Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2AW for more information.
The Objects of the Foundation are to support organisations or projects in the
UK which benefit Learning, the Arts and/or Health "in all their aspects".
That's about as far as the guidelines go in interpreting the Trustees' role.
The rest is administrative and financial. Applicants need to be registered charities
or their equivalent within the UK. Applications from individuals are not accepted.
The Trustees are especially keen to support projects where their grant will
"make a difference" because otherwise funding would be hard to obtain.
Grants are likely to range from £5000 to £50,000 Revenue and capital
grants are available. For the guidelines: David Hall Chief Executive The Foyle
Foundation Rugby Chambers 2 Rugby Street London WC1N 3QU Tel: 020 7430 9119
E-mail:
information@foylefoundation.org.uk
Closing date: The Trustees meet four time a year at present, and it can take
up to four months to get a decision.
Euclid are running a Midlands based full day seminar on accessing European
Funding on Wednesday 13th March at the lakeside Centre, Aston University, Birmingham.
It will cost £80 + VAT per person. For more information e mail:
info@euclid.co.uk or visit their website at www.euclid.co.uk
To receive a free guide to European Funding, which is a basic and useful resource
in locating sources of funding with a list of contacts for further information
contact the Active Community Unit of the Home Office on 020 7217
8400 or visit
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/acu.htm
The Home Office has announced the terms of the Active Community Unit (ACU)
Development Fund. Voluntary and community organisations across England can bid
for up to £50,000 to recruit and train someone who will inspire local
people to get involved in voluntary activity that tackles social exclusion.
£4.5 million is available for each of the next three years and you can
apply for money for three years. The maximum grant will be £50,000 a year.
It is anticipated that around 90 projects will be funded. Closing date: 1 March
2002. Decisions will be made during March 2002 and successful applicants
informed early in April. For a application pack telephone: 020 72178565 or visit
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/acu/acu.
This charity distributes about £500,000 a year and is concentrating its funding for the next three years in the areas of arts, heritage and social welfare. For more information write to 2 the Court, High Street, Harwell, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0EY or telephone 01235 820 044.
A fund for school/gallery projects celebrating National Children's Arts Day.
Fifty grants of £500 will cover artists' fees, pupils' travel and art
materials for projects that involve artists and school children working together
on a variety of activities. The next National Children's Art Day events will
take place on 4th July and over the weekend of the 6th and 7th of July 2002
in schools, galleries and museums throughout the UK. Application forms available
from Holly Garrett, engage, 1 Herbal Hill, London
EC1R 5EF. Tel: 020 7278 8382 or visit www.engage.org
The Derbyshire is currently working in partnership with the business community in Derby to support the Derby jubilee festival 2002. The Derbyshire's vision documents a commitment to benefiting members and the communities they live in by providing support and resource. They support the Arts locally, including projects to assist access for the disabled and 'signed' performances for the hard of hearing. If you would like to find out more about their activity within the community please contact Martin Latham, Head of community Development on 01332 844 622.
Small to medium-sized entrepreneurial (SME) businesses in the region are set to benefit from a 30 million pound investment fund as part of an ambitious new business growth initiative by East Midlands Development Agency. In partnership with local authorities, private sector investors, and the European Investment Fund, EMDA will provide venture capital of up to £500,000 that will bridge the equality gap often faced by small local firms. The fund has just been launched. Those interested in accessing the fund should call Catapult Venture Managers Limited on 0115 9886052 or speak directly to Rob Carroll on 07976 226252 or Mike Piper on 07767 208110.
Aimed at all sectors of the arts & culture: performing
& visual arts, literature, and museums & heritage. All seminars will
be presented by senior EUCLID staff and consultants. All delegates will receive
a full Information Pack with notes of all presentations, extensive contact details,
etc.
Over 500 million euros came to the UK for cultural projects in the period 1995-99
- find out what's on offer now and how you can apply.
Seminar A. Accessing funds from the EU, covering: brief history and background
to the European Union; implications and opportunities from the enlargement of
the EU; understanding the institutions of the EU: where does the power lie ?
contacting and lobbying your MEP and other key EU contacts; understanding Structural
Funds & their relevance to arts & culture; the range of the trans-national
funds available for the cultural sector; the Culture 2000 programme - 2002-2004;
finding partners for trans-national projects; tips on completing EU application
forms. Wednesday 20 March - Tron Theatre, Glasgow. This is a full day seminar,
running from 10.30 am - 4.30 pm. Cost: £94.00 (80.00 plus VAT)
A subsidy of £30 (plus VAT) is available to delegates from the arts sector
in Scotland thanks to the Scottish Arts Council. You must initially register
and pay the full registration fee, and a cheque for this subsidy will be sent
to you after the seminar.
Seminar B: Making an application to Culture 2000, covering understanding the
implications of the criteria; completing the application form; constructing
the budget - and how to present all income & expenditure. Tuesday 19 March
- Tron Theatre, Glasgow. This is a half day seminar, running from 2 - 5 pm.
Cost: £35.25 (£30.00 plus VAT)
For more details or to book contact: EUCLID, 46-48 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool
L3 5SD; tel: 07000 EUCLID (382543); fax (0151) 709 8647; e-mail: info@euclid.co.uk;
web-site www.euclid.co.uk
If you can't make the above seminars you may want to get a copy of the Home
Office Active Community Unit's leaflet 'A Guide to European Funding'. This is
a basic and useful resource for locating sources of funding with a list of contacts
for further information and help. For copies contact the Active Community Unit
on (020) 7217 8400.
Website: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/acu/european_funding_leaflet1.doc
The Giving Campaign present a half day seminar for charities on how to increase
your income from individual giving. Cost includes a resource toolkit to take
away and refreshments of tea & coffee. £25 or £20 if you book
by 22 February and being held on the following dates in Scotland:
13 March Edinburgh; 14 March & 10 April Glasgow; 18 April Aberdeen; 19 April
Inverness
The seminar will be run once in the morning and again in the afternoon. For
more details and to book contact: The Giving Campaign, 6th Floor, Haymarket
House, 1A Oxendon Street, London SW1Y 4EE tel: (020) 7930 3154; fax: (020) 7925
0985 email: admin@givingcampaign.org.uk
If your group meet the usual criteria for Awards for All and you have a project that is inspired by the Queen's Jubilee you could apply to Awards for All for grants of up to £5,000. They need to be one of the following: involve all sections of the community; embrace the multicultural nature of society; encourage a sense of community spirit and community involvement; promote or provide service to others and engage young people. For more information visit: http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/scotland/jubilee or phone (0845) 600 2040. It is hoped that events will coincide with 32-29 May when the Queen visits Scotland but is not necessary. For further details of all events visit: http://www.goldenjubilee.gov.uk. And don't forget the additional public holiday on Monday 3 June!
The eligible area is a five mile deep (approximately) coastal strip from John O'Groats to Peterhead. Grants are for up to 50-70% of costs for community groups up to £1,000 and 100% for schools up to £1,000. The deadline for applications to the Moray Firth Partnership Community Grants fund is 25 February - to be used by 31 March.
The Carnegie United Kingdom Trust
In 2001-2006, grants will range from 1,000 to 30,000 and may be for one year
or phased over up to three years.
Applications should seek to: support village and rural community development;
encourage new trends in creativity and imagination across a
broad spectrum of national life; help to improve the prospects of young people
and support their active participation in society; widen the use of
village halls as centres of service for the community. Deadlines for applications
are: 30 January for the March Trustees' meeting; 30 April for
the June meeting; and 30 September for the November meeting. Applications can
be submitted at any time. Early preliminary submissions are particularly
welcome so that a comprehensive assessment can be presented to the Trustees.
Contact Carnegie UK Trust, Comely Park House, Dunfermline, Fife KY12 7EJ.
Tel 01383 721445. Fax 01383 620682.
More info and application forms at http://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/
Sources: Yorkshire Arts & Charities Information Bureau
The Lloyds TSB Foundation
The Lloyds TSB Foundation Grant-Making Programme Guidelines have been updated.
The Guidelines are available to download from their web-site:
www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk and also available in audio format and in large
print Tel: 020 7204 5276 Minicom: 020 7204 5442
The Lloyds TSB Foundation are a grant-making Foundation. They give grants to
recognised charities mainly to improve the quality of life in local
communities.
Their income comes from shares they hold in Lloyds TSB Group. They are independent
of the Group and 12 Trustees decide what their policies are.
They give most of their funds to ten regional budgets which represent the Government's
standard statistical regions. They decide these budgets on the
basis of population, taking account of deprivation. They give some of their
funds to appeals which benefit people across the whole of England and Wales.
The Trustees have two grant-making programmes: the Community Programme and the
Collaborative Programme. The Trustees are keen to support collaborative work
(organisations working together) within the sector and have set aside funds
specifically for this purpose. However, they only support charities
which they approach themselves.
For advice about local and regional funding, please contact the appropriate
regional office. You can get regional office details and an application form
either from their central office (020 7204 5276) or from their website.
For advice about funding for work which benefits people throughout England
and Wales, please contact the national team (020 7204 5001). There is a
separate application form for national funding, available either from the national
team or from the website.
The Foundation give grants to two main areas through the community programme:
Social & Community Needs; Education & Training.
The following three areas of Special Interest apply from 2000 - 2002: Family
Support; Challenging Disadvantage and Discrimination; Helping to Make the
Voluntary Sector More Effective. These will remain for 2003. They will review
the specific focus within these headings during 2002, and
these may be amended for 2003. They will state in the 2003 Guidelines what their
policy will be for Areas of Special Interest for 2004 onwards.
Lloyds TSB Foundation, PO Box 140, St Mary's Court, 20 St Mary at Hill, London
EC3R 8NA Tel: 020 7204 5276 Fax: 020 7204 5275 Minicom: 020 7204 5442
E-mail: guidelines@lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk Web-site:
www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
Source: Charities Information Bureau
The Performing Right Society Foundation
The Performing Right Society Foundation was launched in March 2000 and is the
largest independent funding body for the support of new music. The aim
of The Foundation is to encourage, promote and sustain music creation and its
performance, of all genres, at all levels of activity. It does this
through a range of different funding schemes which each have their own application
forms and deadlines staggered throughout the year.
Schemes include general awards to organisations, ensembles, festivals and promoters
whose main activity is the promotion and furtherance of new music.
There are specific schemes such as a new works scheme for commissioning and
a capital scheme for the purchase of tangible resources. Foundation awards
are for registered charities or non-profit making organisations, educational
establishments and performance groups, but not individuals. Deadline for
applications for awards to ensembles, organisations and festivals is 8 February;
Deadline for composers in education, new works awards,
scholarships, awards to promoters and festivals is 24 April; deadline for capital
awards, live connections, music creators in residence and festivals
is 16 August; deadline for special projects awards, awards to festivals is 25
October.
For further information contact The Foundation Administrator, The Performing
Right Society Foundation, 29/33 Berners Street, London W1P 4AA Tel 020 7580
5544. Fax 020 7306 4350.
Information and downloadable application forms on www.prsf.co.uk
Sources: Yorkshire Arts & Charities Information Bureau
The Irene Wellington Educational Trust bursary
This trust was established for the promotion and support of the study, teaching
and practice of calligraphy. Applications are invited from amateur
and professional calligraphers. The bursary will be awarded for the proposed
research, study or other project which is judged to be best
designed to improve the capabilities of the applicant and to aid their calligraphic
development. Closing date for applications 16 April 2002.
For full details of the award and how to apply, send SAE to Margaret Daubney,
Hon Secretary of IWET, 2 Lloyds Place, Blackheath, London SE3 0QE.
Source: Yorkshire Arts
Kickstart funding for voluntary arts groups in Wakefield
Have you got an idea for an arts project? Are you a group new to the arts? Are
you an existing arts or community group with a new idea for an arts
project? Then DIVA can help you KICK START your project with grants of up to
300 per project
Closing dates are 31 March, 30 June, 30 September, and 31 December.
Contact Maria Bottomley at DIVA on 01924 305786. See www.diva-arts.org.uk for
further details.
The Yapp Charitable Trust
The Yapp charitable trust makes grants, usually of 3,000 or less, to small charities
in the UK for small registered charities whose normal annual
turnover is less than 100,000. It makes grants for work with: elderly people;
children and young people; people with disabilities or mental health
problems; people trying to overcome life-limiting problems such as addiction,
relationship difficulties, abuse, a history of offending.
Also to support charities' work in the fields of education and learning, (including
lifelong learning) and scientific and medical research. Grants
can be for capital or for running costs and salaries. Most grants are for one
year but they will consider applications for revenue grants for up to
three years. The Trustees meet three times a year to consider applications usually
in March, July and November. Deadlines are 31 January (for March);
30 May (for July) and 30 September (for November).
Applicants for summer holiday projects should apply to the November or March
meeting.
Contact Margaret Thompson, 47A Paris Road, Scholes, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
HD9 1SY. Tel 01484 683403. Email: yapp.trust@care4free.net
Website: www.yappcharitabletrust.org.uk
Sources: Yorkshire Arts & Charities Information Bureau
Grants for voluntary organisations in the Ripon area
Grants of 500 to 1000 available for voluntary organisations working in the area
of Ripon and the villages west of the A1 from Burneston to Minskip,
Well, Mashamshire, Grewelthorpe, Kirby Malzeard, Sawley, Bishop Thornton, Wormald
Green, Burton Leonard and Staveley.
A Ripon City Partnership SRB Project, project managed by Ripon CVS and administered
through the York & North Yorkshire Community Foundation.
For an application form contact Ripon CVS, Sharow View, Allhallowgate, Ripon,
HG4 1LF.
Applications for the first round must be returned by 8 February 2002 and grants
will be awarded in April.
Community Fund Applications - the Video
The Community Fund has commissioned a television programme about applying for
its Lottery money. The programme is aimed at charities, voluntary and
community groups to help them understand its application process. Produced by
the Media Trust, the programme runs for half an hour. It
includes groups from across the UK discussing their applications. Community
Fund grants officers and helper organisations give advice on making a good
application. The programme has been broadcast by the BBC and a copy of the video
can be obtained by calling the Enquiries Line on 020 7747 5299 or by contacting
local Community Fund offices. Details of these are available on our website
at www.community-fund.org.uk
Source: Charities Information Bureau
Art for Architecture
Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)
operates this ongoing scheme to encourage the inclusion of artists within
architectural project design teams. The emphasis is on collaboration, allowing
artist and architect equal status within the design team. Any of
those involved in a project can apply, but funds go towards the artist's fee
only. Grants will be given to: building projects; projects using new
technology (electronic, digital media, virtual spaces etc.); landscape projects;
short-term experimental projects.
The project must be accessible to the general public. Grants range from 2,000
to 15,000. The Advisory Panel meets three times a year. The
submission deadlines for 2002 are 18 January, 19 April and 13 September.
Please contact either Jes Fernie (jes.fernie@rsa.org.uk) or Lizzie Tulip (lizzie.tulip@rsa.org.uk)
for further information: RSA Art for Architecture,
8 John Adam Street, LONDON WC2N 6EZ Tel. 020 7451 6871/6865 Web-site: www.rsa.org.uk/afa
Source: Charities Information Bureau
Yorkshire Arts' Guide to Grants and Development Programme
Funding
Application Pack 2002-2003
This will be available from early February. It includes: basic information to
help you choose which fund to apply for; general advice on what each type
of grant will support and its priorities; detailed guidance and application
forms for Yorkshire Arts' Development Programme.
Development Programme funds can provide money for project costs for a range
of arts projects, audience development and training initiatives. Other
funding streams include the Regional Arts Lottery Programme (RALP) which is
administered through Yorkshire Arts.
For a copy of Guide to Grants contact Yorkshire Arts on 01924 455 555 or email
info@yarts.co.uk
Source: Yorkshire Arts
The Baring Foundation will be awarding £172,000 to arts organisations in
2002 under a simpler programme. It's objectives are to support access to
the arts, support work by arts organisations that improve people's quality
of life, to support education in and through the arts and to support the
exchange of knowledge and skills within the arts sector. The Foundation
will award grants of up to £7,000 for an activity for which the total
budget does not exceed £25,000. The next deadline for applications is 28
February 2002.You must be a constituted not for profit organisation.
Guidelines and forms are available to download from the website
www.baringfoundation.org.uk or telephone 020 77671348.
MEDIA have announced calls for funding for film festivals and festival
networks. Deadline for festivals taking place between 1st September 2002
and 30th April 2003 is 15th March 2002. For further information visit
www.mediadesk.co.uk
This organisation provides practical support to help women's groups and
organisations to get started on the Internet. They can provide free
computer upgrades or a new computer as appropriate, subsidised online
costs in the first year, phone support, training and networking events.
Any women's group or organisation from the voluntary and community sector
can apply to join. For further information contact Women Connect on 020
72265375 or e mail info@womenconnect.org.uk
The Millennium commission has awarded the Prince's trust £2.9 million to
run a new programme for young people. Grants between £3,000 and £15,000
are available for projects under the following themes:
Young people guiding others
Time Out - positive use of leisure time
Using new technology to improve lives
Helping others to be part of their local community
The scheme is for people aged 14-25, telephone the Prince's trust on 020
75437462.
If youre interested in working with young people you may want to read the
central document in the redirection of education and training and the
youth work sectors across the EU. It is called 'A New Impetus for European
Youth' and looks ahead to the issues and needs of young people. You can
read it on the website at
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/youth/ywp/index.html
This UK wide initiative will provide small grants to local
groups/organisations so they can organise networks to share ideas. The
idea is that the event should give you the chance to showcase the
sustainable development work that you do, enabling networking between
other groups. For further information their website address is
www.sbbc.co.uk/the2002project or you can telephone 0121 2485900.
The Quest Trust is piloting a scheme to promote and fund exchange study
visits between community groups and resident associations. The funding is
intended to enable people to visit successful community-based projects
elsewhere in the UK. Arts-based projects may be eligible for funding. The
maximum grant offered is £500; available funds will probably be exhausted
by March 2002. Telephone 01225 466222 or visit www.questtrust.co.uk
Arts and business aim to develop sustainable, mutually beneficial
partnerships between business and the arts. One off projects provide much
needed cash for the arts, but the commitment could go further by
encouraging new, wider, deeper and more ambitious partnerships. New
Partners is an incentive programme to promote the development of such
partnerships. You can ask for any amount between £500 and £50,000,
however, Arts & Business will not normally invest more than the business
and may invest less. It is a rolling programme and the decision making
panels meet on a bi-monthly basis (next one 21st January). If you require
further information on this scheme or wish to apply please contact the
East Midlands Office on 01159645648 or visit the national website
www.AandB.org.uk
Awards for All which funds small projects of up to £5000 or could be used
to fund part of a larger projects of up £20,000 providing the element can
stand in it's entirety. It is coming to the end of the financial year and
Awards for All are under subscribed. Applications need to be submitted
during January and February 2002 in order to take advantage of the under
subscription.
Applications need to fulfil these aims:
Support community activity
Extend access and participation
Increase skills and creativity
Improve the quality of life
Local community groups can apply, with a particular emphasis on those with
an annual income of under £15,000. (see link below)
For a paper version of the application form applicants should be advised
to contact
Awards for All
0845 600 2040 / 0115 948 4436
City Gate East, 2nd Floor
Tollhouse Hill
Nottingham
NG1 5NL
www.awardsforall.org.uk
The activities for young people award programme was launched by the New
Opportunities Fund in August. By 2004, the Fund will have committed £38.75
million to projects in England that will provide activities for school
leavers, particularly those at risk of becoming out of touch with
education, training and employment opportunities. The new programme aims
to build on the success of the summer activities for 16 year olds pilot
programmes that the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) funded in
2000 and 2001.
Activities might include: Outdoor adventure, Visual arts activities,
Performing arts activities, Journalism, CV writing, interview skills
and/or work experience.
Through Connexions Personal Advisers participants will receive one-to-one
support and encouragement, throughout the programme and beyond, enabling
them to make informed decisions about their future life options. There
will be opportunities for local groups and schools to be involved in the
projects.
For further information about Activities for Young People please contact
the New Opportunities Fund information team on 0845 0000 121and ask for an
information leaflet.
Connexion partnerships will eventually be set up throughout the country
with the remit of helping 14 to 19 year olds. The East Midlands rep is
based in Nottingham and is contactable on 0115 9712729.
The trust supports community regeneration projects in coalfield areas with
a particular emphasis on environmental improvements and lifelong learning.
The £50 million from the 1999 - 2002 budget has already been spent. A
further £45 million will be available from April 2002 - 2005 in England.
The trust is due to publish guidance for the next round of funding in
December. It is likely that applicants will need to get their applications
in by the end of March 2002. The head office telephone number is 01709
760272 or visit their website www.coalfields-regen.org.uk
<http://www.coalfields-regen.org.uk
RALP funds projects for arts activity - up to 3 years with a maximum grant
of £30,000 per year, capital projects such as equipment, refurbishment and
public art with a maximum grant of £100,000 and organisational development
to help with business planning, capacity building and artistic
development. You can apply for one element or a combination of activity,
capital and organisational development. Applicants must be a not for
profit distributing, constituted organisation. The minimum you can apply
for is £2,000.
There will be new application forms available from mid January 2002 for
applications from March onwards. The current ones will be obsolete from
April 1st. Changes to the form and guidelines are minor, and seek to
clarify rather than move any goal posts. But we will have new, broader
regional priorities (these have just been agreed by our board at the end
of last week so will be published shortly), backed up by a strategy
containing the specifics of what we wish to see happening in the region.
It relates directly to East Midlands Arts new corporate plan. We hope that
this will make it much clearer for everyone to understand decisions, as
well as to know whether it is worth putting in an application in the first
place. All details will be posted on our website by the end of January
www.arts.org.uk. We will be delivering road shows throughout the region in
the Spring - more information to follow in the New Year.
Wingate scholarships are awarded annually to individuals who need financial support to undertake creative work. They are also offered to musicians for advanced training. The aim of the scheme is to support people with exceptional talent who are unlikely to obtain funding from the usual sources. The average total award is about 6,500 and the maximum in any one year is 10,000.
Scholarships are designed to help with the cost of a specific project which may last up to 3 years. Awards are not offered on fine art or photography, but craft and design, authorship, music, dance, film, architecture, arts administration, art history and related areas are covered.
Applicants must be over 24 years of age on 1/9/02; citizens of the UK, other Commonwealth countries, Ireland or Israel; and resident in the British Isles during the application period.
Further information and application forms are available from the address below.
Contact Info: (enclosing A4 SAE with 41p stamp) Faith Clark, Administrator, Wingate Scholarships, The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation, 2nd Floor, 20-22 Stukeley Street, London WC2B 5LR tel: 020 7438 9513 fax: 020 7242 3568 email: clark@win-sch.demon.co.uk website: www.wingate.org.uk .Deadline Date - 1st February 2002
Chris Eccleston, Debbie Horsfield and Jackie Kay are the judges in the Royal Exchange Theatre's competition to find new playwrights. The contest is only open to 16 to 25 year olds living in the North West and
entries must be in by 31 January 2002. More details and help are available on the Manchester theatre's website.
http://www.royalexchange.co.uk
Residents of Greater London can enter the fifth London New Writing by penning an up-to-7000-words piece on the theme of 'Diaspora City' and sending it in before 31 January 2002. More details from the London Arts
website http://www.arts.org.uk/londonarts
A major new award for budding North East writers was launched this week. The Northern Rock Foundation Writer Award will provide three authors with 60,000 over three years to give them the freedom to concentrate on new work. More Details available from New Writing North. http://www.newwritingnorth.com
This award scheme is run by Sense Scotland, and celebrates senses through the arts. Entrants are invited to submit one or more pieces of work on the subject of deaf-blindness, interpreted in the widest sense. The winner will receive a trophy and 1,000, and two runners-up will be awarded a certificate and 200 each. Selected entries will be exhibited.
The awards are open to professional and non-professional artists working in any medium, including photography, print, Braille, music, sculpture, painting, audio and video. Submissions are particularly welcomed from anyone connected with dual sensory impairment.
Entry forms are available on the website.
Contact Info: Helen Keller Award, Sense Scotland, 5th Floor, 45 Finnieston Street, Clydeway Centre, Glasgow G3 8JU email: info@helenkelleraward.com website: www.helenkelleraward.com .Deadline Date - 31st January 2002
Connect Youth fund exchange programmes involving young people aged between 15 and 25 from four or more countries. It can be between six and twenty-one days long and involve up to sixty young people. Projects funded so far include music in Wales, media and communication in Newbury and social exclusion in Liverpool.
Application forms are available at www.connectyouthinternational.com or contact Sarah Hill T: 020-7389 4779 E: sarah.hill@britishcouncil.orgsarah.hill@britishcouncil.org
The scheme can fund up to 50% of an artist residency (to £1,000 maximum). Applications are welcomed from artists working on projects in partnership with the Youth Service, and, for artists wishing to deepen their understanding of youth work practice, shadowing opportunities are also being developed.
And pARTicipate is also a grant programme funded by South West Arts and European money currently available in Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and the former Avon area. The scheme is to enable disadvantaged individuals and groups to work with artists on creative projects to develop their skills and confidence. It's a rolling programme - no deadlines - running until September 2002. Maximum grant is normally £5,000.
Northamptonshire: Sadie Green T: 01604 631403; SWA: Lis Spencer, pARTicipate Administrator, South West Arts, Bradninch Place, Gandy St, Exeter, EX4 3LS T:01392 218188 E: lis.spencer@swa.co.uk
The New Opportunities Fund has put £60 million into the Awards for All scheme which means that small project support can now also be provided for health - with projects to improve health or promote good mental health, education - after school clubs and self-esteem building projects for young people, and the environment.
new application packs from T: 0845 600 2040 W: www.awardsforall.org.uk
Themes : involving all sections of the community, embracing the multicultural nature of society, encouraging a sense of community spirit and wide community involvement, promoting or providing service to others, and engaging young people. This funding is through Awards for All, who will also continue to fund projects that aren't specifically to celebrate the Jubilee. Application packs from A4A T: 0845 600 2040
Black artists and organisations based or working in Birmingham can apply for Dare to dream... a pilot programme with a limited number of open awards from £500 to £5,000. The programme, open to all art forms, is looking for fresh ways of working including in unusual places. Closing date 2 November.
And West Midlands Arts are supporting Awards for All in encouraging applications from black and ethnic minority groups to apply for projects celebrating the cultural diversity and heritage of community groups.
Amanda Roberts, Cultural Partnerships Officer, Birmingham City Council, c/o BM&AG, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3DH T: 0121-303 4962 E: amanda.a.roberts@birmingham gov.uk Awards for All: west.midlands@awardsforall.org.uk
Barclays have allocated £1million to their Rural Regeneration Fund to help communities affected by foot and mouth. Projects could include community festivals to help bring visitors back, and applications may be for up to £100,000. Send applications to Angie Tymkow, Barclays Rural Regeneration Fund, Barclays Community Affairs, 54 Lombard Street, London EC3P 3AH
A new Wales Tourist Board support scheme for businesses hit by foot-and-mouth disease has received additional funding from the National Assembly. The proposed 'investment support' grants can fund up to 50% of projects improving the quality and competitiveness of the product or service in question.
www.businessconnect.org.uk/index.cfm/whatsnew/display/370 . No Deadline
Applications for grants are invited from weavers living and working in the UK. Applicants must have a minimum of two years' experience in this field. Grants are available to enable the purchase of equipment and materials, to pursue sabbaticals, to develop and produce a specific project or for other forms of career development. Grant decisions are made by the Weavers Trust trustees, in collaboration with the Association of Guilds of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers.
Contact Info: Lisa Harms, 14a Oakfield Rd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2AW. No Deadline
The Camelot Jigso Community Fund helps community groups in rural Wales achieve community participation. Grants of up to £1,000 are awarded for activites that promote participation within a community, understanding of those people's needs and lead towards strategies for meeting their aspirations.
For details of eligibility criteria contact Jigso T: 01492 539800 enquiries@wcva.org.uk
This competition is for composers born after 8 September 1971 and includes music for installations, music with live electronics and instruments, and improvised music, as well as for choirs and orchestras. All leading up to Gaudeamus Music Week Sept 2002. Deadline 31 January.
Composers in the UK and Ireland can submit works, including for percussion, for a workshop in Boyle on 3 May 2002. Closing date 11 January.
And Leeds University Music Dept together with the Black Dyke Band and others are inviting works for a brass band. Closing date 11 January. And there's an introductory workshop on 2 November.
Gaudeamus Foundation, Swammerdamstraat 38, 1091 RV Amsterdam, Netherlands E: info@gaudeamus.nl Boyle: Composition Workshop, Artscope, 20 Lade Lane, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 E: artscope@eircom.net Leeds: Philip Wilby, Dept Music, Leeds University, Leeds LS2 9LT E: muspw@imap.Leeds.ac.uk
The European Award for Women Photographers is a biennial event that started in 1995. It is concerned with women resident in European countries using photography as 'an instrument of artistic research'. The theme is 'Places of Life', encompassing physical and/or mental spaces, interior journeys, and accounts of places and/or events.
The award is 5,000,000 Italian lire or 2,500 Euro. Entrants are asked to submit a photographic work on the theme and a description of the work. Photographs by the winner and the runners-up will be presented in a show held for the presentation of the prizes, and the chosen photographs will eventually be published.
The jury will consist of people involved in the European photographic and cultural world.
Contact Info: DRYPHOTO, Via Pugliesi 23, 59100 Prato, Italy tel: +39 0574 604939 fax: +39 0574 444508 email: dryphoto@po-net.prato.it or m.verdi@dada.it . Deadline Date - 5th January 2002
This scheme supports advanced study or research (not in the UK or USA) for 12 or 24 months. The award comprises an allowance of 13,100 per annum, return air fare and a baggage allowance. Applicants with a dependent spouse are also eligible for an additional 3,500.
Applicants who have been resident in the UK for at least 5 years and hold a UK degree or equivalent are eligible for grants. They must be under 30 years of age on 1/6/02, unless they can make a case for special consideration.
Further details: (enclosing A4 SAE with 41p stamp) The Secretary, Research Awards Advisory Committee, The Leverhulme Trust, 1 Pemberton Row, London EC4A 3BG website: www.leverhulme.org.uk . Deadline Date - 9th January 2002
The James Menzies-Kitchin Memorial Trust is inviting applications for its annual Young Theatre Director's Award. A 6,000 bursary will be awarded to a UK-resident theatre director aged 30 years or under, to finance the production of a classic play of their choice at Battersea Arts Centre. The Arts Centre will provide resources, advice and professional backup.
Applicants should have some professional experience and training in the theatre, but should not have directed more than 2 previous professional productions, including fringe events. At the first stage, 20 directors will be selected and invited to submit proposals for their productions; the best 6-8 of these will attend a workshop weekend in London at the end of March, after which the overall winner will be chosen. The production will be staged next July and will last for 3 weeks.
Application guidelines are available from the Trust's website.
Contact Info: Young Theatre Director's Award 2002, The James Menzies-Kitchin Memorial Trust, Home Farm, Idlicote, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire CV36 5DT tel: 01608 662153 email: clare@agmk.globalnet.co.uk website: www.jmktrust.org .
Deadline Date - 14th January 2002
This competition is organised by the Drama Association of Wales and sponsored by Barclays Bank. It aims to encourage the writing of plays for theatre in English and Welsh. Prizes of 125, 65 and 35 are offered, plus Prizewinners' Medals and opportunities to have the plays considered for publication and performance.
Unpublished, unperformed one-act plays in English or Welsh and lasting 50 minutes or less are eligible, but plays written for radio or TV will not be accepted. All plays should be submitted under a pseudonym. Entry fee: 7.50 per play.
Contact Info: Drama Association of Wales, The Old Library, Singleton Road, Splott, Cardiff CF24 2ET tel: 029 2045 2200. Deadline Date - 31st January 2002
There are 61 residency awards available for artists working in the fields of architecture, audiovisual, choreography, design, literature, multimedia, music, photography, theatre and visual arts; within cities in Austria, Belgium, Canada-Quebec, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, the Netherlands and England.To apply you must be 20 - 35 years old and live in England. The successful artists will develop work during a residency period of 3 - 9 months. Accommodation, workspace, expenses and materials are provided. For full information visit www.art4eu.net , the programme is supported by the Arts Council of England.
Applications to be returned by the 11th January 2002.
This arts charity encourages innovative work by individuals and organisations in Lincolnshire and the former Humberside. There is now a call for applications from arts organisations for the next funding round in 2002.
The fellowship is for arts practitioners and animateurs to develop their careers through personal research or advanced training in the arts, thus increasing their own knowledge and disseminating it throughout the region.
The Henrietta Bowder Memorial Bursary is for young arts practitioners (under 30) to widen their creative abilities by experience work in different cultures overseas. Finally the trustees are inviting proposals for the St
Hugh's Commissioning award 2002. It is designed to encourage the commission of new public work in any art form, and in doing so make the arts available and accessible to the public, engaging communities in the process. Trustees expect to make a single award of between £7,500 and £15,000.
For details write to: The Administrator, The St Hugh's Foundation, Andrew & Co., Solicitors, St
Swithin's Square, Lincoln, LN2 1HB. From the beginning of 2002 details will be on the website www.Sthughsfoundation.co.uk.
Nine England Regional Officers have been appointed by the New Opportunities Fund. The team will reinforce the 'good cause' distributor's regional strategy to maximise community access to lottery funding. To date the New
Opportunities Fund has committed £930 million in National Lottery funding to health, education and environment schemes across England. 6 new grant programmes are being rolled-out following the third round of policy
directions given by the government in April this year. The local contact is East Midlands Region's officer Michael McGrath.Public Enquiries Line: 0845 0000121 Full details of the New Opportunities Fund programmes and grant
awards are available on their website: www.nof.org.uk
Microsoft allow charitable organisations to apply for up to 3 free software packages. They also offer reduced price software and licences to registered charities and schools. Simply apply by letter giving a brief outline of the project/organisation, charity number, and software titles required. One A4 page only. Microsoft Giving, Freepost SC05171, Glasgow, G3 7BR or 'phone 0870 6010 100
If you are an established charity doing work that is either UK wide or of international significance you can apply to use Radio 4's monthly lifeline slot to broadcast your appeal. Local charities can contact their local BBC
Radio station. For full information and details about how to make an approach for an appeals spot contact:
BBC Appeals office, Room3080, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, W1A 1AA Tel: 020 7765 4595. Full guidance is also available on the webiste at http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/bbc/app_index.shtml.
The Community Champions Fund was set up to help support and develop the work of local people who are involved in, or who want to be involved in, changing their communities for the better. This includes helping people to build on skills they already have and encouraging them and others to become more
involved in community activity. The aim of the fund is to help you turn your ideas into reality. The main point to bear is that the scheme is aimed at local, small-scale projects which support community activity. So, if you
are committed to supporting community activity, good at making things happen and want to help others to help themselves, then the Community Champions Fund could be just what you have been waiting for.
Applications are particularly welcome from individuals aged 50 and over.
For further information or an application pack, contact Leonie Nelson on 0115-971-2660. Email: Inelson.goem@go-regions.gsi.gov.uk
This should provide a simpler and faster application process leading to decisions within three months of applying - half the current time. An important new feature of Your Heritage is the ability to apply for both capital funding for physical work such as repairs and revenue funding for time limited activities - up to five years. (You can apply for both types of funding if a single project combines work and activities). For more details and an
application pack contact: Heritage Lottery Fund
Tel: 020 75916042 /6043 /6044 /6045 www.hlf.org.uk
Several hundred small one-off grants (averaging about £1,000) for children and young people. Write to: The Head of Appeals The Variety Club of Great Britain, Variety Club House, 93 Bayham Street, London NW1 0AG
The Society of Authors runs a number of award schemes, grant schemes and prizes. These include two schemes for writers with financial problems:
* Francis Head Awards Fund
This fund provides grants to established British writers over the age of 35 years who are in temporary financial difficulty. The late Francis Head, whose endowment established the fund, expressed a wish that preference be given to authors who are ill or disabled, but trustees of the fund can consider more general applications for help.* Authors' Contingency Fund
This fund makes a number of emergency grants to professional writers who find themselves in temporary financial difficulty. Financial relief for writers' dependents may also be awarded.Contact Info: Awards Secretary, The Society of Authors, 84 Drayton Gardens, London SW10 9SB. (No Deadline)
This is a registered charity, previously known as the Dance Companies Resettlement Fund, and incorporating the Independent Dancers Resettlement Trust and the Dancers' Trust.
The organisation assists dancers whose performing career is coming to an end and whose goals and future career development within and outside the dance profession are subject to change. It offers educational advice, careers counselling, emotional counselling, grants for retraining, start-up business grants and ongoing support. Dancers can also be put in touch with others who have been through the experience of starting a new career.
Two funding schemes are available for dancers who wish to retrain or start their own business. Awards can cover the cost of training course fees, maintenance, childcare while training and start-up business equipment costs. No retrospective funding is given. In some cases, training can start while the award recipient is still working as a dancer.
* Dancers' Career Development Fund - Grants available to those who have been professional dancers for at least 8 years, and have completed 6 years' employment with one or more of the contributing dance companies: Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Scottish Ballet, Rambert Dance Company, Richard Alston Dance Company, Northern Ballet Theatre, Adzido Pan African Dance Company and Phoenix Dance Company.
* Dancers' Trust Fund - Awards available to individuals based in Britain who have completed 8 years as a professional freelance dancer, of which 6 years must have been in the UK. In each of the last 2 years of employment as a dancer, the applicant should have worked for a minimum of 16 weeks. Retraining should normally take place in the UK, and wherever possible should lead to a recognised qualification.
Contact Info: Linda Yates, Executive Director, Dancers' Career Development, Rooms 222-227 Africa House, Kingsway, London WC2B 6BG tel: 020 7404 6141 fax: 020 7242 3331 email: dancers.resettlement@virgin.net . (No Deadline)
Applications are invited for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Craft Scholarships, which are designed to purchase further study or training. Awards range from 2,000 to 15,000, and are given to craftsworkers who have demonstrated a talent and commitment to their chosen field. Candidates need to be able to demonstrate a high level of skill, and show a firm commitment to a craft or trade.
Contact Info: (enclosing 33p A4 SAE) The Secretary, Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, 1 Buckingham Place, London SW1E 6HR website: www.qest.org.uk . Deadline Date - 18th January 2002
The Clore Duffield Foundation has set up a special grants scheme, managed by 'engage', the National Association for Gallery Education, to fund school/gallery projects celebrating National Children's Arts Day. These projects will involve artists and schoolchildren working together on a variety of activities. Fifty grants of 500 each will cover artists' fees, pupils' travel and art materials.
The next National Children's Arts Day events will take place on 4/7/02 and over the weekend of 6/7/02-7/7/02 in schools, galleries, museums and other venues throughout the UK.
Application forms are now available and should be returned to engage by February 2002.
Contact Info: Holly Garrett (Grants), engage, 1 Herbal Hill, London EC1R 5EF tel: 020 7278 8382 email: holly.garrett@engage.org website: www.engage.org . (No Deadline)
The Society for Theatre Research is now inviting applications for grants from its 2002 Research Fund. The fund has about 4,500 available for the year; major awards are around 1,000 and others normally range between 200 and 500.
The research conducted is not limited to formal academic work, but it must be largely concerned with the practice and history of British theatre. Many awards have been made to independent researchers.
Contact Info: The Chairman, Research Awards Sub-Committee, The Society for Theatre Research, c/o The Theatre Museum, 1E Tavistock Street, London WC2 7PA. (Deadline Date - 1st February 2002)
Wise Moves is a company which currently provides dance workshops to schools throughout England and Wales. In January 2002 it will be expanding its activities to offer visual arts, drama and music workshops as well. It is therefore seeking freelance professional artists from these areas who would be interested in working with the company.
Contact Info: Colin Swan, Wise Moves Dance Ltd., 14 Larch Way, Ferndown, Dorset email: colinswan@bournemouth-net.co.uk . (No Deadline)
Updated 30 October
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is offering grants under its Publishing Training Scheme, which aims to make skills training available to small publishers and freelancers and provide publishing training for the voluntary sector. Grants range from 500 to 1500, and the maximum grant offered per person is 500. The website contains guidelines on who is eligible and how to make an application.
Contact Info: Paul Hamlyn Foundation, 18 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AA tel: 020 7227 3500 fax: 020 7222 0601 email: information@phf.org.uk website: www.phf.org.uk Deadline Date - 31st October 2001
This is a Government initiative, managed in Wales by the Welsh Development Agency. It is designed to help smaller companies and organisations develop practices that enable staff to meet their responsibilities both in the workplace and outside it. Companies and organisations from the private, public and voluntary sectors are eligible. The initiative recognises that the commitments of employees outside work can have a significant effect on their performance in work, so that if they are given more support to manage their outside commitments, the benefits for the organisation will include better staff motivation and increased productivity.
Employers and their workforce are challenged to identify how they can both benefit from a more imaginative approach to their work practices. Funds are allocated to organisations which best demonstrate:
* a commitment to improving work-life balance
* an insight into how the project will address specific aspects of business performance and work-life balance issues
* the measurable business benefits for the proposed project.Funding can be used for new developments such as stress management courses, leisure facilities, training facilities, creches, improvements to the working environment etc.
Further information and a promotional CD-ROM about the Fund are available from the Welsh Development Agency. No Deadline. Contact Info: Contact: Phil Jenkins or Katherine Hatch, Welsh Development Agency, tel: 029 2082 8761 email: phil.jenkins@wda.co.uk or challenge.fund@wda.co.uk
EMA has a very limited fund which hopes to fund 13 travel/attending the course bursaries for regional artists (not salaried or funded clients), each of £100. Funds are limited and will be awarded on a first come first served basis. For further information contact Lisa Pacynko
on 01509 221214. The course will run on Wednesday 7 November 10.00 - 5.00 at The Clore Management Centre Lecture Theatre, Birkbeck College, 25-27 Torrington Square, London WC1E 7JLThe event is £30 for individuals and £50 for organisations or institutions (inclusive of VAT); this includes refreshments and lunch. If you would like to book a place please email Sasha Koura at sasha.koura@artscouncil.org.ukand send a cheque payable to the Arts Council of England together with the your name and contact details before 31 October 2001.
Partners required for a bid to Culture 2000 funding from the Instituto de Desarollo Communitario in Murcia, Spain. The project is called PSICODANCE and is to involve dance work with physically disabled people as a therapy tool. For further information contact Jose Molero Tel: 0034 968 351290 or e
mail onil@ono.com
An advanced notice of a call for proposals will follow shortly to give grants to projects encouraging the European development of international non-government youth organisations and activities involving young people. For further information log on to
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/youth/program/ingyoen.html
This fund aims to help community groups in rural Wales to achieve community participation. Grants of up to 1,000 are awarded for activities which promote participation within a community and an understanding of people's needs, as well as leading towards strategies for meeting their aspirations.
Contact Info: Jigso, tel: 01492 539800 email: enquiries@wcva.org.uk . No Deadline
This trust gives financial assistance to craftspeople wanting to set up a workshop, or for materials and equipment purchase, education, research, travel or special purposes. Grants of at least 500 each are made annually, usually in the autumn.
Different crafts are chosen each year - the selected crafts for 2002 are jewellery and metalwork. Contact Info: (enclosing SAE) The Secretary, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devonshire, TQ13 9AF tel: 01626 832223 fax: 01626 834220 email: jenny@crafts.org.uk| www.crafts.org.uk .
An annual 9 month scholarship is offered to an exceptionally promising emergent painter, and three fellowships in painting are offered to mid-career painters with an established record of achievement; at the British school at Rome. More detailed information may be found at
www.abbey.org.uk or by sending a self-addressed envelope to: The Administrator, Abbey Rome Awards, 43 Carson Road, London SE21 8HT. The closing date is 15 January 2002.
Scholarships are awarded to individuals of great potential or proven excellence who need financial support to undertake creative or original work of artistic value, and to talented musicians for advanced training. They are designed to cover costs of a specific project and may last for 3 years. The maximum award in any one year is £10000. Visit the website:
www.wingate.org.uk or send a self addressed envelope (41p stamp) to The administrator, Wingate Scholarships, 20-22 Stukelely Street, London WC2B 5LR. Closing date for applications is 1 February 2002.
Hundreds of projects and charities could now benefit from the new awards scheme, which is designed to make access to National Lottery funds quicker and easier for funding totalling les than £60,000 and more than £500 for items or projects. Successful applications will be those demonstrating
clear, well thought out project plans that are likely to work for up to a three year period. Groups seeking Community Fund grants can book a free one-to-one surgery with a grants officer. Call the regional office on 0115 934 9300 for more details or for general information visit www.community-fund.org or tel: 0845 7919191.
Supports people who want to run a project that develops the reading appetite and skills of families, friends and communities. The scheme runs in England only and is managed by the Campaign for Learning. Over three years it is anticipated that 390 Awards will be made with most awards being around £2500.
In case the Campaign for Learning (CfL) is new to you, it is a high profile organisation that promotes support for learning and learners, individuals,families and groups. It has a Web site at www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk Projects should come from individuals and must develop a desire to read among families and/or communities and help them broaden their reading skills
and interests. The beneficiaries should be disadvantaged and have had unhappy experiences with reading and/or have basic literacy or numeracy problems. Projects targeting men and boys will have a high priority.
Contact:
Reading Families Millennium Awards, Campaign for Learning, 19 Buckingham
Street, London, WC2N 6EF,Tel: 020 7930 1111
E-mail: campaign@cflearning.org.uk
Closing date: 12 November 2001 but further rounds will occur late next year.
The aim is to support business incubation services who themselves will support individual or collective business developments. Individual companies cannot apply directly to this Fund for loans, they will have to go to the incubator services who will be supported by the Fund. Projects must provide business incubation services for SMEs and emergent businesses. The loan funding itself should help you develop the incubation services and should meet gaps where money from banks, grants and other providers is not sufficient. The loans can also be used as a stop gap until other finance like cash from the European Social Fund can be gained. The SBS will lend:
**Around 30% of the capital costs for the building, refurbishment or infrastructure provision, the maximum loan is 50%.
**Up to 25% of the total working capital requirement, until the building or development of the project is completed, to provide liquidity until other funds begin to flow.
The maximum loan for new build incubators will be £1 million. The maximum for refurbishments is £500,000. Smaller sums can be requested of course.
For full details and a copy of the Bidding Prospectus contact the Small Business Service. The central enquiry line is on 020 7215 3848. There's a Web site at www.sbs.gov.uk>
For more details locally/regionally you should contact the SBS Regional Team relevant to your region: East Midlands: 0115 988 8579
** Closing date: Theapplication process opened early in October 2001 and will run on a continual basis until the end of March 2005.
Shell LiveWIRE, sponsored by Shell UK Ltd, provides information, advice and practical support for 16-30 year olds starting up their own business. A free essential business kit, tailored to their specific business idea, is sent to every caller. Young business people should contact Shell LiveWIRE's hotline or website and order a start-up information pack. They can then get in touch with their local office for access to an advisor and cheap or free
business publications.
At present they are running Young Entrepreneur of the Year (closing date 31st January 2002). Shell LiveWIRE hotline: 0345 573 252 Shell LiveWIRE, Hawthorn House, Forth Banks, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3SG Tel: 0191 261 5584 Fax: 0191 261 1910 email:
shell-livewire@projectne.co.uk Website: www.shell-livewire.org
Updated 16 October
The Academi 2001 Cardiff International Poetry Competition is one of the biggest in Britain, with £5,000 worth of prizes. All entries will be judged anonymously by Gillian Clarke and Les Murray, thus offering a level playing field to everyone entering.
Deadline 1 November 2001 - Entry forms available from the Academi, Mount Stuart House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff CF10 5FQ
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Public Library Service's international poetry competition offers prizes up to £650. There are three categories, adult, young people under 17 and young people under 12.
Deadline 6 October - Contact Féle Fílochta/International Poetry Competition 2001, PO Box 6983, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland (+353 1) 278 1788 Fax (+353 1) 278 1792 or www.dlrcoco.ie/library
The James Pantyfedwen Foundation gives grants of up to £8,000 for eisteddfodau and general charities within Wales, among other priorities. Its trustees meet about 5 times a year. Application forms can be submitted any time.
Contact James Pantyfedwen Foundation, Pantyfedwen, 9 Market Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 1DL Tel 01970 612806
The Jerwood Charitable Foundation is dedicated to supporting through funding and sponsorship the visual and performing arts, and education in its widest sense. In particular, the Charitable Foundation seeks to develop and support young people who have demonstrated and achieved excellence and who will benefit from a launch in their careers.
At the moment, the Foundation is particularly interested in supporting the performing and visual arts and young people who have completed school/further education and are seeking to continue their vocational or educational development. Applications are assessed year round.
Contact The Jerwood Foundation, 22 Fitzroy Square, London W1T 6EN Tel 020 7388 6287 info@jerwood.org.uk |www.jerwood.org.uk
Time is running out to get your entries in for this year's National Poetry Competition. Anyone over 18 can enter, and 31 October is the deadline for sending in your poems to be judged by a panel including Jean 'Binta' Breeze and Michael Donaghy. See the Poetry Society website for further details. http://www.poetrysoc.com
Seven prizes are up for grabs in the 2002 Hunting Art Prizes. Last year 1700 works by UK artists were submitted, and the best of this year's entries will go on show in an exhibition at London's Royal College of Art in January. Details of how to submit your work at the end of November can be found on the Parker Harris website.
http://www.parkerharris.co.uk
The University of Louisville is inviting entries for the Grawemeyer Award for Composition. This award recognises outstanding achievement by a living composer in any substantial music genre, and is worth $200,000.
The work must have premiered between 1/1/97 and 31/12/01. Compositions must be sponsored by a professional musical organisation or individual; composers cannot enter their own work.
Contact Info:
Grawemeyer Music Award Committee, School of Music, University of Louisville, Louisville KY 440292, USA. Deadline Date - 28th January 2002
The following award schemes from the Society of Authors are currently open for applications:
* Somerset Maugham Awards - these awards of between 3,000 and 5,000 are made annually to authors who are British by birth and under the age of 35 years. The aim is to enable young authors to enrich their writing by travelling in foreign countries. Applicants must have already had published a work of poetry, fiction, criticism, history, biography, philosophy, belles-lettres or travel; dramatic works are not eligible.
* Sagittarius Prize - worth 2,000 and sponsored by the Arts Council of England, for authors over 60 years old. It will be given on the strength of a first novel for adults that has been published in the UK in 2001.
* McKitterick Prize - worth 4,000, and awarded to an author over 40 years old. It will be given on the strength of a first novel for adults that has been published in the UK in 2001 or is still unpublished.
* Margaret Rhondda Award - applications are invited from women journalists for grant-in-aid towards the expenses of a research project in journalism. The size of grant can be up to 1,000.
Contact Info:
(enclosing SAE) Awards Secretary, The Society of Authors, 84 Drayton Gardens, London SW10 9SB.Deadline Date - 20th December 2001
Up to 1,000,000 per year is to be distributed by the Performing Rights Society in support of all types of new music and related activities.
The area of Special Projects will favour large-scale projects which centre on the creation, performance and further development of new music in any genre, with particular emphasis on:
* Projects of national importance
* Unique projects which represent a 'landmark' in the development of new music or in the heritage of the UK
* Large-scale projects which have many elements and are far-reaching in terms of outreach and impact
* Projects which are new initiatives of national/regional importance
* Projects which have already attracted high-profile endorsements and/or funding.Full details are available on the PRS website.
Contact Info:
The Performing Right Society Foundation, 29/33 Berners Street, London W1T 3AB tel: 020 7306 4228 email: dee.truesdale@prs.co.uk www.prsf.co.uk/areas.htmDeadline Date - 25th October 2001
The Nationwide Foundation was set up in 1997 to administer donations from the Nationwide Building Society and its employees, members and customers.
The Foundation makes charitable grants to UK-based organisations whose aims are to improve the range of opportunities for those in need and their quality of life, to promote social inclusion and to achieve sustainable benefits to the community. The overall objective is to keep people healthy, independent and active in mind and body with a focus upon the quality of life and combating isolation in rural and urban environments.
There are 3 main grant-making schemes for 2001/02 which cover disadvantage and discrimination, quality of life and volunteering. The Foundation is looking to increase the amount of grants to Welsh organisations whose activities come under the themes covered by the scheme.
Contact Info:
The Foundation Office, Nationwide House, Pipers Way, Swindon SN36 2SN tel: 01793
657183 fax: 01793 657569 website: www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk/apply.htm
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Deadline Date - 31st October 2001
Updated 25 September
to help run their organisation or to raise funds. Write to Microsoft Giving, Freepost SCO5171, Glasgow G3 7BR (email: MicrosoftGiving@microsoft-contact.co.uk) providing a brief outline of your project/ organisation, where applicable - the software titles required and your charity number. They are particularly interested in assisting projects that enhance access to technology for disadvantaged communities.
This award scheme is for collaborative projects between organisations delivering lifelong learning in their communities. Organisations involved in further and higher education are eligible. BT is seeking submissions of project proposals.
Themes to be addressed include: information and communication technology, communication, innovation in learning delivery, teamwork, new solutions and skills development.
There are four awards of up to 25,000 and two awards of up to 75,000 for each award period (two award periods a year). Contact Info: www.bt.com/lifelonglearning
In the week that the National Portrait Gallery put Marc Quinn's 'DNA image' of Sir John Solston on display and the Wellcome Trust gets ready to unveil Britain's longest public artwork, 'The Nature of Humankind', the Sciart organisation is offering 10 research grants for future projects that fuse art and science. Applications must be in by 3 December and further details can be found on the Sciart website. www.sciart.org
These international prizes for contemporary fiction, poetry, essays and articles are sponsored by the New Writer magazine. The judges are looking for bold, incisive material in any genre that reflects writing today.
Up to 20 prizes totalling 2,500 will be presented, and winners will be published in the New Writer's Collection. More information, guidelines and entry forms are available on the website.
**Contact Info:The New Writer, PO Box 60, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 2ZR tel: 01580 212626 fax: 01580 212041 email: editor@thenewwriter.com website: www.thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm .
is inviting applications for its Art Scholarship 2002-2003. The scheme is open to artists anywhere in the UK who are aged 22-33 years, and aims to encourage young professional artists. This year's theme is Landscape or Rural Life in the UK.
** Contact Info: Paul Hooper, Administrator, The Royal Bath and West of England Society, The Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN tel: 01749 822200 paul.hooper@bathandwest.co.uk**Deadline Date - 29th November 2001
Leonardo da Vinci is the European Union's funding programme for the support of vocational training. Its current phase, which began in January 2000 and will end in December 2006, is known as Leonardo II.
A number of information and surgery events for organisations considering applying to the programme are currently being hosted around the UK. The events are aimed at organisations who have not previously applied, and will offer information and advice to enable them to apply successfully for project funding.
** Contact Info: Leonardo, Education and Training Group, The British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN tel: 020 7389 4389 fax: 020 7389 4426 leonardo@britishcouncil.org .
Updated 17 September
The Children's Fund Local Network (£70 million) supports local and community groups across England in tackling poverty and disadvantage among children and young people. The themes include aspirations and experiences - to give children experiences that more privileged children may take for granted eg purchasing equipment for music workshops; isolation and access - helping children who are isolated or have trouble accessing services; and children's voices - giving children and young people the chance to express their opinions.
for info and application pack contact the Local Network Call Centre T: 0845 1130161
Youth Music is offering grants of between £500 and £20,000 to organisations which help young people to discover the love of singing. Singing Challenge 3 is for singing, training, and new ideas. Projects can include week-end or holiday singing workshops, evening drop-ins, breakfast clubs - any idea which will get more children and young people singing. Its particular aims are to work in areas where there is little opportunity to make music, reach young people who are new to singing, encourage music from a variety of cultures, traditions and styles, and include training in the projects. Deadline 31 October.
Youth Music has recently received a further £30 million lottery funding from 2002 to 2005 to help with its work of opening up music-making for young people who wouldn't otherwise get music chances. Since 1999 it has attracted 100,000 participants into its schemes and benefited over half a million young people.
National Foundation for Youth Music, One America Street, London SE1 0NE T: 020-7902 1060 F: 020-7902 1061 E: info@youthmusic.org.uk W: www.youthmusic.org.uk
The Scottish Arts Council now has a Strategic Development Fund to encourage new artistic partnerships and collaborative projects. The three policy areas are arts and disability; area development - targeted at those parts of Scotland that currently have low provision; and cultural diversity. The scheme has £150,000 in total, and there is a maximum grant of £25,000. Deadline 5 November.
Diversity 2002 has a budget available during the Year of Cultural Diversity to support projects focusing on new artistic partnerships with and amongst black and minority ethnic artists and organisations and that pass on new skills and expertise. SAC are working, through matched funding, with Glasgow and Edinburgh councils and if you're in those areas and want to apply for less than £5,000 contact the councils below, but apply to the main scheme for small-scale projects in other parts of Scotland.
And if you want to explore international possibilities and contacts, the SAC's International Research and Development Fund offers funding (max £2,000) not only for going overseas but also for costs related to exploratory incoming visits by overseas artists and organisers.
SAC Help Desk T: 0131-240 2443/2444 W: www.sac.org.uk/lottery/lotfund1.htm ;
Harminder Berman, City of Glasgow Council T: 0141-287 8943;
Neeru Bhatnagar, City of Edinburgh Council T: 0131-529 3994;
International: contact the Help Desk or W: www.sac.org.uk/funding/fundscentral.htm
Community Champions offers grants of £500 to £2,500 to individuals in West Yorkshire, particularly to people who live or work in disadvantaged communities or who want to tackle tough social problems. Grants can be for personal development, training, developing project management skills through a small community project, community mentoring etc. Closing date in October.
Alison Haskins, The Scarman Trust, Suite 5, Unity Business Centre, 26 Roundhay Road, Leeds LS7 1AB T: 0113-242 1199
The Whizz-Kidz No Limits Millennium Awards has over £480,000 for young mobility-impaired people between the ages of 12 and 18 to set up projects. The idea can be small but it must in some way benefit the person and his or her local community. www.whizz-kidz.org.uk/index2.html
Updated 11 September
Businesses in Wales affected by foot-and-mouth disease can apply for grants and a wide variety of aid packages from the Rural Business Recovery Fund, whose lead bodies in Wales are the National Assembly and the WDA. The aid is intended to help smaller businesses adapt their marketing strategy, improve skills levels and invest in IT, in addition to more direct financial help in meeting interest payments on bank loans which were taken out to support restructuring and recovery.
The Recovery Fund is intended to provide grants and financial aid for: providing access to new markets for businesses who have lost trade through the cancellation of major events in rural areas, such as county shows; marketing help; and incentive schemes to encourage visitors to return to affected areas. In particular specific help will be available in the worst affected areas - grant aid of up to 15,000 for small businesses, along with business advice and consultancy to help businesses adjust and plan their recovery.
Contact Info:
Welsh Development Agency, Principality House, The Friary, Cardiff CF10 3EF tel: 08457 775577 fax: 01443845589 email: enquiries@wda.co.uk web: www.wda.co.uk .Deadline Date - 17th September 2001
This scheme offers awards of 1,000 - 5,000, to help individuals produce a radio or TV programme or a website that will make a difference to their community. Applications are particularly invited from socially excluded groups.
Contact Info: www.awards.commedia.org.uk
Deadline Date - 26th October 2001
Whitbread Prize winner Matthew Kneale is one of the judges selecting the 15 recipients of the 2002 Writers' Awards. AS Byatt and Ted Hughes are previous winners of these Arts Council bursaries (worth £7,000), and they are open to writers resident in England, who have had at least one literary work published. Applications must be returned by 27 September and further details can be found on the Arts Council of England website. http://www.artscouncil.org.uk
Updated 3 September
Gives grants of up to 8,000 for eisteddfodau and general charities within Wales, among other priorities. Its trustees meet about 5 times a year. Application forms can be submitted at any time.
Contact Info:
James Pantyfedwen Foundation, Pantyfedwen, 9 Market Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 1DL tel: 01970 612806. No Deadline
In summary, there are 2 types of seminars:
***FULL DAY: ACCESSING FUNDS FROM THE EU
London - 11 September and 11 October
Liverpool - 25 September
Belfast - 4 October
Cardiff - 9 October
Edinburgh - 16 October
York - 24 October
Basingstoke - 29 October
Birmingham - 30 October
*Cost - £75 plus VAT, although arts delegates from the Southern Arts and Yorkshire Arts regions will receive a 25 refund after the seminar (and other agencies may provide similar support although details had not been finalised for other agencies at this time). These seminars will run from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm.***HALF DAY: PREPARING A CULTURE 2000 APPLICATION
Belfast - 3 October
Cardiff - 8 October
London - 10 October
Edinburgh - 15 October
Leeds - 23 October
*Cost - £25 plus VAT. The seminars will run from 2-5 pm.If you have any queries, please send an e-mail to seminars@euclid.co.uk
A. Accessing funds from the EU, covering:
· brief history and background to the European Union
· implications and opportunities from the enlargement of the EU
· understanding the institutions of the EU: where does the power lie ?
· contacting and lobbying your MEP and other key EU contacts
· understanding Structural Funds & their relevance to arts & culture
· the range of the trans-national funds available for the cultural sector
· the Culture 2000 programme - 2002-2004
· finding partners for trans-national projects
· tips on completing EU application forms
Over 500 million euros came to the UK for cultural projects in the period 1995-99 - find out what's on offer now and how you can apply. These will be full day seminars, running from 10 am - 4.30 pm
Seminar Cost: £75.00 (+ VAT)
B. Making an application to Culture 2000:
· understanding the implications of the criteria
· completing the application form
· constructing the budget - and how to present all income & expenditure
These will be half day seminars, running from 2 - 5 pm Seminar Cost: £25.00 (+ VAT)
The National Foundation for Youth Music (NFYM) funds projects which encourage young people to enjoy music and develop their musical skills. The Foundation has recently moved to new premises - the new contact details are given below.
Contact Info:
National Foundation for Youth Music, 1 America Street, London SE1 0NE tel: 020 7902 1060 fax: 020 7902 1061 email: info@youthmusic.org.uk website: www.youthmusic.org.uk.
Updated 30 August
Awards allow professional and non-professionals to travel and gain experience that they can use when they return. Relevant award categories for 2002 are:
Young people under 25 on 31/12/02; Choral music; children's choirs , choral singing, composing, conducting; People working in local government; Technicians
Contact: The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, 15 Queen's Gate Terrace, London SW7 5PR www.wcmt.org.uk
Aims to "help rural communities help themselves" and especially supports initiatives tackling social exclusion by improving the delivery of (and access to) services in rural areas. Applications must be based on locally-identified needs, and must have the support of the local parish or town council. The scheme aims to encourage communities to identify their own local priorities for services. Voluntary and community groups may apply for up to 75% of their project's costs. Min. grant - £500, max - £25,000.
Contact: Vital Villages helpline: 0870 333 0170 www.countryside.gov.uk/vitalvillages
Designed to help craftsmen and women of all ages further their careers. Awards Scholarships ranging from £2000 to £15000 to enable further study and training. Ideal candidates will already have demonstrated talent and commitment to their craft or trade skill. Applications for the 2001 at www.qest.org.uk or from Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, 1 Buckingham Palace, London, SW1E 6HR.
£1million to help rural communities overcome the effects of foot and mouth. The fund is aimed at long term regeneration and the rebuilding of local communities. Projects could include: community festivals or other cultural tourist attractions to help bring visitors in. Barclays expect applications not to exceed £100,000. The scheme will remain open until the £1 million is spent. Applications should be sent to: Angie Tymkow, Barclays Rural Regeneration Fund, Barclays Community Affairs, 54 Lombard Street, London EC3P 3AH.
Nottinghamshire County Council are looking for artists working in a range of art forms and developing their work in partnership with local communities, for a new three year programme of commissions. Contact Sue Cullen, Arts & Regeneration, Nottinghamshire County Council. T: 0115 977 4687 sue.cullen@nottscc.gov.uk
This fund aims to help community groups in rural Wales achieve community participation in the process of securing the sort of sustainable future set out by Local Agenda 21. Grants of up to £1000 are awarded for activities that promote participation within a community, improve understanding of those people's needs and lead towards strategies for meeting their aspirations. Importance is attached to an inclusive approach, as well as to innovative proposals and appraisals that give English and Welsh speakers the chance to participate on an equal basis. Applications can be submitted at any time, with most decisions made within six weeks.
You will neeed to know: in what way does the activity build community participation? Is there a good cross-section of local people participating? Does the local community council give its backing? Is there support from other local people and/or agencies (such as a Leader group, county voluntary council or county council)? Do you have a suitable bank or building society account? What are the plans to follow the community appraisal? Is the activity eligible?
(Eligible activities include: preparation and printing of questionnaires; hire of rooms; postage and distribution costs; training; analysis and publication of data; production of reports.)
For more detail on the eligibility criteria and information about payment of grant installments, contact:
Jigso, 01492 539800 enquiries@wcva.org.uk
Grants of up to £500 for putting on events North Nottinghamshire. Find out whether you would qualify by contacting: Marketing Manager, NCC(Fast track), Leisure Arts, Freepost MID08214, County Hall, Nottingham, NG2 1BR or T: 0115 9823823.
Despite their name, these Awards are still available, and the programme will continue to run until 2004. Millennium Awards are small lottery grants offered to individuals (rather than groups) to carry out projects to improve their communities. Funded by the Millennium Commission, Awards are typically around £2,000 and there are currently about 16,000 Awards left to apply for. The Awards are channelled through a number of Award Partners - organisations that have a proven track record in grant giving, such as Age Concern, The Prince's Trust, BTCV and Groundwork - ensuring an effective distribution of the money.
Award winners are part of a wider social and cultural shift to a can do society - a growing pool of social entrepreneurs who are plugging gaps in social services. A wide variety of projects are currently being undertaken including single mothers setting up youth groups on deprived estates, young people setting up projects to tackle racism, and local groups turning wasteland into a community resource. People of all ages, backgrounds and abilities from any part of the UK can apply. The Award might pay for the costs of training, travel, childcare or items of equipment needed to complete a project.
Anyone wishing to apply for an Award can obtain an information pack, and a full list of the Award schemes with their contact details, from:
The Millennium Awards Team, The Millennium Commission, Portland House, Stag Place, London, SW1E 5EZ; 08000 6801 2000; www.starpeople.org.uk
Awards For All, the Lottery funding programme for local groups, has also now been launched in Northern Ireland and Wales. Grants are still available, and the programme will continue to run until 2004. For more details, contact: 0845 600 20 40 www.awardsforall.org.uk
Training the Arts-based trainer is a creative training alternative designed by Arts & Business (A & B) so that transferable skills from the worlds of theatre, music and the visual arts can stimulate workforces and encourage businesses to think in new ways. Businesses are becoming more aware of what
the arts have to offer in terms of creativity, innovation, communication and teamwork. A & B are running a workshop suitable for both practising artists and those who work in community or arts education to develop their own skills to provide training in a business context. It is an all day course
running on Wednesday 17th October at the Carlton Studios in Nottingham and costs £75 + VAT.Places are limited to 12 per workshop and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. A leaflet on Arts-based Training is available. For the leaflet or further information on the workshop contact
Sally Rose, Administrator, Arts & Business East Midlands, Carlton Studios, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2NA. T: 0115 9645648.
Innovative rural community partnerships in the East Midlands are being encouraged to bid for a slice of European cash worth £32 million for projects in their local area. Rural communities in the region have already benefited from European LEADER cash in the past. Schemes as varied as connecting remote communities to the world wide web to the Lincolnshire living earth sculpture programme which involved the local community by creating 3D sculptures using grasses, wild flowers and cereal design, have all received backing. There are 8 community partnerships in the East Midlands which have already expressed an interest in bidding. Details of these partnerships are available from Government Office or EMA. The arts can be involved and benefit from this initiative.
The application pack is available on www.defra.gov.uk/erdp/leader/leaderhome.htm but you are advised to discuss the programme in more detail with the Government Office team Tel:0115 971 2530/2538 or e mail rural.goem@go-regions.gsi.gov.uk.
Supporting grass roots sport through its sponsorship incentive, the Sportsmatch scheme is open to all not-for-profit groups. The scheme works by matching, pound-for-pound, the amount of funding a group has raised from business sponsorship.
Sportsmatch offers matching awards of between £1,000 and £50,000 which may last for between one and three years. To be eligible, a project may have a maximum of three sponsors, with a minimum amount of £1,000 per sponsor. The sponsorship may be in cash or may be in-kind donations of sporting equipment.
Projects should aim to cover one or more of the following elements:
o Increasing participation and/or improving
skills at grass roots level
o Extending/enhancing existing activities
o Offering new activities
o Providing links to the local community and
ensuring long-term benefits
Applications may be for capital (up to £5,000) or revenue funding, and may include the costs of equipment, hire of facilities, coaching, competitions and publicity. There are six priority groups:
o Areas of recreational deprivation
o Disability groups
o Ethnic minorities
o Schools
o Women and girls
o Youth
The guidance documentation contains a step-by-step plan for applying, and includes useful tips on how to obtain business sponsorship. There are several cut-off dates during 2001, approximately every six weeks, with the next one on 21 June.
For more information, contact:Sportsmatch, 4th Floor, 25-27 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0PP
England: 020 7233 7747
Scotland: 0131 317 7200
Wales: 029 2030 0500
info@sportsmatch.co.uk
www.sportsmatch.co.uk
The Creating Common Ground Consortium aims to create and improve green spaces in local communities. It has £1.5million to distribute through its Grants Programme, which aims to enable disadvantaged communities to make better use of their environment. Projects applying for funding should meet at least two of the following five objectives: environmental regeneration, community safety, neighbourhood renewal, community diversity, building community infrastructure.
There are three funding bands within the Grants Programme, which will close for applications in February 2003:
· £500 - £10,000 (including a small grant of up to £3,000 to cover the costs of feasibility studies, community audits, technical assistance or training).
· £10,000 - £25,000
· £25,000 - £50,000
The Creating Common Ground Consortium is a partnership of several statutory and voluntary agencies in Northern Ireland.For a copy of the programme's guidance notes and an application form, contact:
Creating Common Ground, The Housing Centre, 2 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8PB
028 9031 8270 creatingcommonground@nihe.gov.uk
Updated 22 August
A grant scheme of between £250 to £2000 for individual dancers to assist in
their professional development in the East of England. More info from Awards
for Artists, DanceEast,Northgate Arts Centre,Sidegate Lane West,Ipswich,Suffolk IP4 3DF
TEL 01473 639 234 e-mail iinfo@danceeast.co.uk
This has just been announced. You can download the criteria from the Official Journal by following the following steps:
1. Go to: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/index.html
2. Click on the OJ number "C230"
3. Scroll down to the section on Culture 2000, and click on the page
number to open the relevant section of the OJ (in PDF format).The application form will be available via the following web-site:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/culture/index_en.htmlBy the beginning of September, EUCLID will produce a simplified guide to the criteria and to the application form, and this will be sent to all Alert recipients. In the meantime, the key details are:
Deadlines: 15 November for 1 year projects; 30 November for 2-3 year projects
Special emphasis on VISUAL ARTS (100 1 year projects & 12 2-3 year projects to be funded), but there will be some support for performing arts (15 1-year & 1 or 2 2-3-year projects) and cultural heritage (15
1-year & 1 or 2 2-3 year projects). In addition, there will be similar opportunities as previously for projects in books, reading & translation.In 2003, the focus will be on performing arts, and in 2004, it will be on cultural heritage - with similar numbers of projects funded as above, including in the 2 other areas that are not the main priority.
All projects must seek to address at least one of the 3 following themes:
- addressing the ciizen; - new technology & media addressing creativity; - tradition & innovation; linking the past & the futureEUCLID will be running 5 half day workshops to help people prepare their Culture 2000 applications for this call - these will be as follows:
3 October - Belfast; 8 October - Cardiff; 10 October - London; 15 October - Edinburgh; 23 October - Leeds
The cost for these workshops will be 25 plus VAT. Free advice will also be available to applicants by phone, fax and e-mail and a booking form will be ready next week.EUCLID will also be running further 1 day seminars on the full range of European funding, as follows:
11 September - London; 25 September - Liverpool; 4 October - Belfast; 9 October - Cardiff; 11 October - London; 16 October - Edinburgh; 26 October - York; 29 October - Basingstoke or Newbury
The cost for these seminars will be 75 plus VAT.More info and booking forms: euclid@cwcom.net
The Gleitsman Foundation has announced its call for nominations for their Citizen Activist Award for the year 2002. In it's own words, the US$100,000 award "is designed to recognize and encourage those that are working for positive social change." Please see www.gleitsman.org for more information about the award, past honorees, the Board of Judges, and to download a nomination form.
Funderfinder www.funderfinder.org.uk has a useful set of links to grant making trusts websites. In addition they distribute free software - Apply Yourself - aimed at helping groups make an
application to a trust fund. There is also a set of advice packs on subjects such as putting together a budget, and problems that could arise with events such as sponsored walks, etc. Unfortunately these are a little hidden - go to 'what is funderfinder' then click on the link 'access online'.Access Funds www.access-funds.co.uk is another funding site, but quite a useful one. It covers funding news, has good links to grant-making trusts and offers a free monthly newsletter. Much of
the information on this site covers funding from government sources.Co-financing www.co-financing.co.uk includes a useful range of information on both EU and UK Government grants as well as regional funds and lottery funds. It is also useful for anybody new to funding from statutory sources who will find the mind maps particularly useful.
The European Social Fund www.esfnews.org.uk has its own site which will be essential for anybody concerned with ESF Funding.
Also of interest may be the fact that the Learning and Skills Council also has a website at www.lsc.gov.uk
CAFonline www.cafonline.org is a huge site with a lot of resources. The best way to tackle it is probably to find the site map - try going to the Information Centre and selecting it from there. They also have another site at www.charitynet.org.uk/
BCConnections www.bcconnections.org.uk isn't really concerned with fundraising, but rather focuses on establishing wider links - such as volunteering, sponsorship, skills sharing etc. - between community organisations and businesses. NOTE: You will need to use Internet Explorer to see all of the organisations.
Several sites, besides funderfinder, have a good range of links to other funders including City Parochial Foundation www.cityparochial.org.uk. This is a funding body based in London, so this site may also prove useful for London-based voluntary groups.
They are currently looking for nominations for the Whitbread Volunteer Action Awards. The awards seek to recognise individuals, projects and companies who make a real difference to the community. As usual there are area awards for the nine English regions, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. To
celebrate IYV 2001 there are special awards for people making an outstanding contribution to:
* Sport; * Employee volunteering; * Health and social care; * Environment/conservation;
* Community or campaigning
Amongst several awards there is also n award for Volunteer Manager of the Year. Winners not only get recognition of their achievements but also get cash for themselves and the organisation they volunteer with. So get nominating and let all your branches/ members etc. know so that they can nominate people too. There is an online nomination form at:
www.volunteering.org.uk/whitbread.htm
Or you can contact the Volunteering Promotion team at NCV:
Tel: 020 7520 8900 E-mail: volunteeringpromotion@thecentre.org.ukSo - does this mean cultural volunteering (the voluntary arts?)?The voluntary arts need to make their voice heard in all the 'volunteer speak' that is bandied about at the moment. Have a look and see if you can make a case for your work under the funders criteria.
Dance Managers Bursay Scheme
A bursary scheme for senior dance managers wishing to take up further training or other career development projects. Managed by Dance UK, deadline 26 September, information from Dance UK on 020 7228 4990.
Travelling fund
It's Winston Churchill travelling fellowship application time again. This year's categories include choral music; young people under 25 on 31 December 2002 wanting to carry out projects encouraging personal development and benefiting their community; people working in local government; and those interested in the nurturing of young children, including their development. And remember this Trust aims to be less bureaucratic than many, and the intention is to give people a Chance of a Lifetime to undertake study projects. Applications welcomed from people of any age, background, education etc. Closing date: 24 October.
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, 15 Queen's Gate Terrace, London SW7 5PR T: 020-7584 9315 E: office@wcmt.org.uk
The Community Fund would like to hear the views of the public on how it gives out lottery money, so that they can draw up a 5-year funding plan for 2002-7. They'd like to identify specific areas of need, especially those which have received fewer grants than they deserve; and they'd also like to see which areas of the country have missed out in previous rounds of awards. Consultation questionnaires can be obtained for return by 14 September, and also look out for meetings around the country to collect people's views.
T: 020-7747 5300 or contact your regional Community Fund office.
DrugScope, which focuses on young people, has a Millennium Awards Scheme with grants mostly between £1,000 and £2,500 (up to £3,500 in exceptional cases) to help individuals learn and develop new skills and to share them with their community. Groups of up to 10 people working on a similar project may make one application for a single project with maximum funding of £15,000. There is a pilot year running up till May 2002 when the scheme is open only to people living in South West England, East of England, and Merseyside. After this the scheme will be extended to the rest of England.
DrugScope Millennium Awards, DrugScope, 32-36 Loman Street, London, SE1 0EE T: 020-7928 1211 F: 020-7928 1771 E: sarahan@drugscope.org.uk www.drugscope.org.uk
Upcoming deadlines for various Scottish Arts Council funds are: access and participation: outline proposals for over £30,000 - 2 and 30 August and 27 September, full applications 9 November; full applications under £30,000 - throughout the year; conferences - accepted throughout the year but apply at least 2 months before event; training fund - throughout year; and music training, travel and mentoring - 24 September.
SAC for guidelines and application forms, Help Desk T: 0131-226 6051 F: 0131-225 9833 or download from W: www.sac.org.uk/funding/sacfunds.htm
West Midland Arts has a Youth Arts Fund which particularly supports young people aged 12-24 years who have few other opportunities to be involved in the arts, and also enables groups to get involved in new areas of arts work. Deadline is 3 September.
WMA T: 0121-631 3121
Living in the North East is a Northern Rock Foundation programme providing grants (probably between £1,000 and £100,000) in Durham, Northumberland, Tees Valley and Tyne and Wear. This extends the Foundation's work by supporting projects which do not exclusively target disadvantaged people. They are also interested in projects that will contribute to the Newcastle/Gateshead Capital of Culture 2008 bid.
T: 0191-284 8412 E: generaloffice@nr-foundation.org.uk
The Performing Right Society Foundation capital awards have a deadline of 16 August. These awards are for the purchase of tangible resources. Applications for their special projects scheme are by 25 October.
The Foundation Administrator, PRS T: 020-7580 5544 F: 020-7306 4350
Updated 1 August
To help local communities mark and celebrate the Jubilee, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has set up the golden Jubilee Office to dentify cultural organisations which are planning events that could be associatedwith the jubilee. The focus of the jubilee celebrations will be the weekend of June 1 -2 2002 and the bank holidays on June 3 -4. If you are thinking of planning an event contact, Elizabeth Allen on:
elizabeth.allen@culture.gov.ukPlans to make Derby the Jubilee city in 2002 are already underway. In Derby the celebrations will not only commemorate the Queen's 50th Anniversary, butalso the 75th anniversary of Cathedral status, 25 years of Derby being a city, the 25th anniversary of the assembly Rooms and 25 years of the DerbyBeer Festival!
Voluntary organisations and local groups in the community will be able to apply through the cross-distributor 'Awards for All' for grants of between £500 and £5000 for Jubilee-related projects. Projects must meet existing criteria and involve one or more of the Lottery good causes of the arts, sport, heritage, charities, health, education or the environment. Look out for publicity in the autumn.
The revised guidelines covering new grant programmes for the next two years
have been issued. Applications are considered within four programmes:
* Fighting for Justice
* Supporting Young People
* Strengthening Services
* Supporting Communities
Each programme has a specific approach to particular activities that the Trustees want to support - so read the guidelines thoroughly. Under the programme 'supporting communities', Comic Relief want to support self-help projects that are addressing poverty and disadvantage. You can apply for up to £10,000 a year for a maximum of two years for both running costs and equipment. Your work must be charitable.
Comic Relief are especially keen to receive applications from towns and cities outside of London, and in particular rural areas.
Decisions are made within 3 months of you applying.
For full guidelines and an application form send a SAE to:
UK Grants Team, Comic Relief, 5th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TP
The Government's small business service has issued second round guidance for bidding for the Phoenix Fund Development Fund. It's main purpose is to promote innovative ways of supporting enterprise in deprived areas, especially where the business is created by people currently under-represented in terms of business ownership.
Projects can enable people to:
* Develop their business ideas
* Start up new enterprises
* Grow existing businesses
* Build capacity in local community groups through access to
professional training
* Use new technologies to improve business efficiency or
tackle new markets.
Funding is available for 30 projects.
For further information contact: Maria Kenyon, Small Business Service,
Social Inclusion Unit, Level 2, St Mary's House, c/o Moor foot, Sheffield,
S1 4PQ Tel: 0114 259 7453
www.businessadviceonline.org/press/devbid.asp
A £30 million investment fund for small and medium sized entrepreneurial businesses (organisations too?) will be set up in a few months by East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA). The new fund will help up to 30 businesses a year with initial investments of up to £250,000, with the possibility of up to a further £250,000 later. The east Midlands venture capital fund will be administered by Nottingham-based Catapult Venture Managers which will adjudicate on applications with the investors. Decisions will be made on the likelihood of commercial returns.
For further information, please contact: Gordon Boreland on 0115 9888540 or
Myles communication group on 0115 9508555. EMDA's web address and access to
EMDA news flashes: www.emda.org.uk
The aim of the scheme is to enable staff and volunteers working within museums etc.. to share, learn and apply new skills through paid secondments. The scheme enables both paid and volunteer staff to undertake placements within other organisations within the cultural sector. Grants of between £1000 - £6000 area available for the applicant to cover costs such as transportation, accommodation and subsistence while they are
on secondment, a contribution to cover the staff costs at the seconding organisation and up to £500 for equipment and materials for the host organisation. The next deadline is 31st August 2001. More information on the sharing Museum skills Millennium Awards can be obtained by contacting the administrator on 020 7273 1406 website: www.smsma.org.uk
There are other Millennium Award schemes, information is available at
www.millennium.gov.uk or by telephoning 020 7880 2072.
The Granada Trust gives grants to charities of £100 to £5,000 for community development, arts and arts facilities, education, training and job creation. The next deadlines are 30 June, 30 September and 31 December.Send a 2 page letter only to Mrs H Tautz, Assistant Secretary, The Granada Trust, Stornoway House, 13 Cleveland Row, London SW1A 1GG T: 020-7451 6425 F: 020-7451 3026 E: htautz@granada.co.uk
Community groups and voluntary groups working to address social exclusion can apply for grants of up to £2,000 if they are within 10 miles of participating Co-op food stores and funeral homes. Closing date: 29 June.Stephen Lewis T: 0161-246 2224 E: stephen.lewis@co-op.co.uk
The Aspects of Life Fund gives grants up to £5,000 to arts-related work including disability (meeting needs and improving quality of life) and children (health and positive development for under-16s). Next deadline: 15 July.Aspects of Life Fund T: 020-8589 1000
West Midlands Arts Grass Roots Fund gives grants of up to £2,000 for projects involving people in rural areas in any artform or mix of artforms working with professional artists. Next deadline 1 June. WMA Information Service T: 0121-624 3200 minicom 0121-643 2815 or Samina Zahir T: 0121-631 5716
Launched by the National Foundation for Youth Music, the programme helps young people (aged up to 18) to use technology effectively in their music making. Activities must be led by a skilled music-maker with the artistic, social and technical expertise to inspire the young. Grants of
£7,500-£30,000 are available. No more than 10% of this can go toward capital costs. Most organisations can apply apart from individual schools and youth clubs. For an application pack contact 08450 560560 or e-mail youthmusic@Itfs.co.uk
The plan is to have 20 Youth Music Action Zones up and running by spring 2002, and £10 million will be spent on them. The first eight have been announced and we hope that a zone will be recognised within the East Midlands. For more information, visit the website at
http://youthmusic.org.uk/actionzones or call 0207 841 0800.
Aim to help children in poverty achieve their potential by investing directly in the work of local communities and voluntary groups in England. Initially there are 17 local network fund areas. In the East Midlands these are: Leicestershire (£266,000 - administrator: Leicester Charity
Organisation Society) and Nottinghamshire (£360,000 - administrator:Nottingham Community Foundation). Further areas of England will become eligible over the next couple of years. Grants of £250-£7,000 will be given to local groups to run a project with disadvantaged young people aged up to 19. There are four project themes, there are specific criteria, and you need at least three volunteers. Examples for art related projects could be allowing children from deprived rural areas to visit city galleries, theatres etc. Call the Children's Fund Local Network call centre on 0845 1130161 to get a pack.
The first UK database of environmental and sustainable development awards has been launched by the Royal Society of Arts. Details of more than 200 UK awards schemes, with information on entry criteria, award levels and previous winners, at: http://www.environmentawards.net.
Have launched a new website http://www.nhmf.org.uk
Joanne Staniforth works for the national organisation ISPO (International Student Placement Office) based in Derby. She places EU marketing students in organisations that require marketing assistance. Placements raneg from six weeks to a year; students provide the host with
marketing expertise, business skills, languages and a knowledge of their country. Organisation must be committed about what they want to market and able to offer around £200 per month towards the student's living costs, but apart from that the student works full time for free! Joanne (01332 548046) does all the brokering and has lots of contacts throughout the European University system. NB. The arrangement has to be mutually beneficial so please think about what you've got to offer the student and the commitment involved before you make enquiries.
Provides grants to extend or enhance mentoring activity, develop schemes in new geographical areas and reach new audiences. Both capital and revenue grants will be available up to 31st March 2004. Applicants must show how their work will be relevant to black and ethnic minorities. Closing date 29th June 2001 so be quick. For further information contact: The Grants & Government Funding Policy Team at the Home Office on 020 7217 8565 or go on the website http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/acu/acu.htm
The Victoria Centre has an undisclosed pot of money available to give to charitable organisations that benefit the community. It is open to registered charities across the East Midlands. Maximum award is £500 (most are a lot less). It seems to be run on a 'first come, first served' basis so
apply quickly! Contact The Marketing Manager on 0115 9121111 for an application.
Has a useful new information centre on their website detailing what to look for if you are accepting a donation of an old PC. Go to http://www.netbuyer.co.uk/uk/Eco and http://www.itforcharities.co.uk/ic/donpcs.htm
The Granada Trust gives grants to charities of £100 to £5,000 for community development, arts and arts facilities, education, training and job creation. The next deadlines are 30 June, 30 September and 31 December.
Send a 2 page letter only to Mrs H Tautz, Assistant Secretary, The Granada Trust, Stornoway House, 13 Cleveland Row, London SW1A 1GG T: 020-7451 6425 F: 020-7451 3026 E: htautz@granada.co.uk
Community groups and voluntary groups working to address social exclusion can apply for grants of up to £2,000 if they are within 10 miles of participating Co-op food stores and funeral homes. Closing date: 29 June. Stephen Lewis T: 0161-246 2224 E: stephen.lewis@co-op.co.uk
The Carnegie UK Trust has a new grant scheme to encourage creativity and imagination to enhance the capacity of people to benefit others, and it will support ideas from small organisations at their early stages. They would like to hear of ideas which cross traditional boundaries between arts, environment, science and the community. Another scheme is to encourage community development in villages and rural areas, with grants of up to £10,000 to energise communities.
Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, Comely Park House, Dunfermline, Fife KY12 7EJ T: 01383 721445 F: 01383 620682 W: www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk
The Aspects of Life Fund gives grants up to £5,000 to arts-related work including disability (meeting needs and improving quality of life) and children (health and positive development for under-16s). Next deadline: 15 July. Aspects of Life Fund T: 020-8589 1000
Northern Rock Foundation
Northern Rock Foundation have set up an emergency fund for organisations
suffering as a result of Foot & Mouth. ( £1 Million for North East & Cumbria) It's obviously about Farming communities but the Foundation has stated that it is willing to support requests from arts organisations and museums who have suffered problems or hardship as a result of the disease.Applications are required in the next 3 to 4 weeks - a simple letter explaining the situation and how your organisation has suffered, what the money would help with and which communities / area you serve
Write to: Fiona Ellis, Northern Rock Foundation, 21 Lansdowne Terrace, Gosforth, Newcastle, NE3 1BR T: 0191 284 8412
Northern Arts support
The arts funding system is also looking at supporting companies who have lost revenue or programmes as a result of Foot & Mouth. A National fund will be announced in the next month linked to the Regional Arts Lottery programme (RALP) In the meantime their own RALP budget will consider additional funding for projects where extra funds are required to deal with the impact of Foot & Mouth on project development or organisational stability.
Contact: Diane Fisher- Naylor 0191 255 8571 or Rachel Bottomley for advice 0191 255
8575. (Northern Arts, Central Square, Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3PJ)The European Funding programmes
North West and North East are also likelyto be responding to the legacy of Foot & Mouth and they will brief clients further in due course.
The Carnegie UK Trust has announced this new programme to encourage community development in villages and rural areas over the next five years. They will be supporting schemes 'to energise the nation's hard-pressed rural areas at a time when they are facing major change and uncertainty'. 'We are looking to give grants of up to £10,000 each for imagniative schemes and ground-breaking ideas which will energise communities. They could be anything from setting up new business to market local priduce to establishing a cybervillage.
It has also announce another new grant scheme to encourage creativity and imagination to enhance the capacity of peopoe to benef it others. Thius will support creative ideas from small organsations at their eraly stages. It particulalry aims to target ideas which cross tradtional boundaries between the arts, environment, science and the community
Tel: 020 7636 5313 Fax: 020 7637 3421
www.lbhf.gov.uk/Council_Services/PAD/CommLiaison/gulbenkian_foundation.html
Preference is given to "original developments, not yet part of the regular running costs of an organisation; and to projects which are either strategic, such as practical initiatives directed to helping tackle the causes of problems; or seminal, because they seem likely to influence policy and practice elsewhere, and are of more than local significance".
Cowley House , 9 Little College Street , London , SW1P 3XS
Tel 020 7222 4723 Fax 020 7976 0461
Guidelines and application form on request.
www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk/guidelines.html
Grants to registered charities working in England and Wales. Mission is to support under funded charities which help disadvantaged or disabled people of all ages to play a fuller role in the community. Funding goes mainly to charities working in two fields: social and community needs and education and training.
Almost two thirds of funds are allocated to ten regional budgets. Funds are also set aside for work with a benefit across England and Wales.They encourage people to speak to them before submitting an application. For details of your local contact:
Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales
PO Box 140, St Mary's Court, 20 St Mary at Hill, LONDON EC3R 8NA
Tel: 020 7204 5276 (Please post application forms)
Email: Guidelines@lloydstsbfoundations.org.ukLloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk
Henry Duncan House, 120 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4LH
Tel: 0131 225 4555
karen.l.toughill@lloydstsb.co.uk
Lloyds TSB Foundation for Northern Ireland
The Gate Lodge, 73a Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 6SB
Tel: 028 9038 2864
lloydstsbfoundation.ni@btinternet.com
Administrative Officer : Patricia MageeLloyds TSB Foundation for the Channel Islands
25 New Street, St Helier, Jersey, CI JE4 8RG
Tel/Fax: 01534 864570
Email: c/o: guidelines@lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
Trust Administrator : David Beaugeard
Send S.A.E to Judith Dunworth, Esmee Fairbairn Charitable TRust, 7 Cowley Street, London SW1P 3NB T: 020 7 227 5400
1 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3RA
Aims: To promote and develop theatre and the performing arts; to provide relief for the homeless; to relieve suffering from and to promote research into the causes and treatment of AIDS and other conditions
Tel: 020 637 8866 Fax: 020 436 2683
supports the communities in which Sainsbury's trades, by working directly with local groups and organisations in a variety of different ways, including fundraising, charitable donations, sponsorship, volunteering, employee secondments. They will not fund individuals, capital projects or work that is government funded e.g. health and education
Contact them at Community Affairs, J Sainsbury plc, Stamford House, Stamford Street, London SE1 9LL
T: 0207 695 7891
Some of these offer funding advice to voluntary organisations. Their skill, expertise.. and friendliness.... varies but they're worth calling. They will be in the phone book.
is now run by the Regional Development Agencies. The fund has been designed to enable local communities to participate more effectively in regeneration. The fund is for projects which for example:
*involve capital works to provide or improve land and buildings
*are put forward by voluntary groups which are based locally and involve local communities
* are non-profit making ventures
*will produce economic and social benefits at community level
*are practical and financially sustainableto be eligible for support. projects must meet core criteria. These include:
1. Seek to develop and improve land, buildings...etc
". require an investment from the RDA of at least 10,00
3.Offer value for money for the investmentYour organisation must be:
a. non-profit making
b. be community based, which should be demonstrated by meeting certain organisational characteristics
c. demonstrate a successful track record in managing capital works or demonstrate that the organisation has access to appropriate expertise
d.be endorsed by a major local regeneration agency e.g. local authority ore relevant voluntary sector umbrella body
e.show commitment to furthering equal opps
f. operate with open-book accountingAddresses of RDAs: http://www.local-regions.detr.gov.uk/rda/info/contact.htm
From 9th April this year the National Lottery Charities Board will be known as Community Fund.
From this date their email addresses and website will change to reflect this new identity.
The website will change to: www.community-fund.org.uk/
The new email address format will be :
firstname.familyname@community-fund.org.uk
or
firstname.familyname@c-f.org.ukAnd they're introducing two new grants programmes to make it easier for
charities, community and voluntary groups to apply for Lottery money.
For further information call the application line: 0845 7919191.
Founded by William Adlington Cadbury in 1923, this trust funds organisations serving Birmingham and the West Midlands, and Ireland, organisations whose work has a national significance. Write to Mrs. C. M. Stober, Secretary to Trustees, 2 College Walk, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6LQ or www.wa-cadbury.org.uk/
Network 21 is a partnership involving local communities, public bodies and business. If you are part of a community group in the Highlands planning a new project, funding and advice is available to help develop local networks. Grants of up to £20000 are available for getting project proposals off the ground. T: 01463 702276
This Foundation aims to support a broad cross-section of charities doing work of national significance, in the following categories: Medical and Disability, Community Development and Social Welfare, Arts, Conservation, T: 020-7930-8566 www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/jef.html
London
-'A Guide to Local Trusts in Greater London 1999/2000', £17.95 plus p&p from Directory of Social Change.
Merseyside
- 'Merseyside Directory of Grant Making Trusts 1993-4', £6.95 post free, from Communications Department, Liverpool CVS, 14 Castle Street, Liverpool L2 0NJ.
Midlands
- 'A Guide to Local Trusts in the Midlands 1999/2000', £17.95 plus p&p from Directory of Social Change.
North
- 'A Guide to Local Trusts in the North of England 1999/2000', £17.95 plus p&p from Directory of Social Change.
North East
- 'The North East Guide for Grant Seekers 1999-2000', £10 including postage, and `The North East Guide for Grants to Individuals', price £6 including postage, from Funding Information North East, John Haswell House, 8/9 Gladstone Terrace, Gateshead, NE8 4DY.
Northern Ireland
- 'Funding for Voluntary Action - A Guide to Local Trusts in Northern Ireland 1998', free from Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust, 22 Mount Charles, Belfast BT7 1NZ.
Scotland
- 'Directory of Scottish Grant Making Trusts 2000', £15 including postage from Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, 18/19 Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh EH74QD. Also `The Scottish Trusts Guide', £13.95 plus p&p from Directory of Social Change.
South
- 'A Guide to Local Trusts in the South of England 1999/2000', £17.95 plus p&p from Directory of Social Change.
Wales
- 'Wales Funding Handbook', £10.00 including postage from the Wales Council for Voluntary Action, Crescent Road, Caerphilly CF8 1XL.
The Community Development Learning Fund is a pilot programme aimed at small community groups, operating within limited areas. It is aimed at groups with an annual gross income of less than £10,ooo based and active within: Birmingham, Derby and High Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Doncaster, Gloucester, Great Yarmouth, Hartlepool, Islington, Knowsley, Lambeth, Luton, Plymouth, Rochdale, Sheffield, Southampton, Sunderland, Thanet, Wolverhampton.
The key criteria is that activities to be funded will help the group and its members develop and strengthen their involvement and practice for the benefit of their community. This could include formal and informal training, networking and partnership support activities.
T: 0114 275 5519 E: cdlearningfund@fcwtg.demon.co.uk
IAB holds surgeries aimed at providing arts practitioners with detailed advice on their funding needs for a particular international project, especially those whose project is in fairly advanced stage of planning. T: 020 7403 7001 E: enquiry@international-arts.org for details.
The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has collated a useful pack on European funding. It tells you about the different structural funds programmes (Objectives 1, 2, and 3), the Community Initiatives and Culture 2000. It also contains information about how to take an Objective 1 project idea forward and who to contact. ACW has commissioned 'A strategic framework for the arts and cultural industries in Wales' to provide a route map to accessing structural funds for the cultural sector.
T: Rosemary Edwards for more info and a copy of the draft 029 20 376500
www.uksponsorship.com has been launched to provide an 'information hub' detailing future and ongoing UK sponsorship opportunities.
It's main role is to offer free access to a list of major sponsorship opportunities - in the arts, in media, within the 'cause-related' sector, in education and in sport - together with contact details. The objective is to connect sponsors with organisations seeking funding. There are also frequent sponsorship news updates and a news archive section.
T: Richard Fox, 01487 815395 or E: rf@uksponsorship.com
Overseas travel expenses funding to promote mobility and exchange in cultural administration and arts management. Categories are:
- Experts: lecturers and trainers contributing to training programmes
- Trainees: students and professionals undertaking short or long term training or placements in cultural institutionsContact: Foundation Marcel Hicter, rue Gachard 78, 1050 Brussels, Belgium or contact@fondation-hicter.org
Deadline-29 December 2000
This fund has been developed to encourage very young people to have a musical start to life. i.e:- to give children up to 5 years old an experience of collective music-making and to encourage musicality;
- to spread the word to parents about the value of music-making and to increase their ability to make music with their children;
- to show how music can be integrated into play and everyday experience and how it can make an impact on children;
- to develop training models for professional people and others involved in early years work to increase their confidence in music-making;
- to use music as a positive link between different cultures in the community;
- to use music as an aid to social inclusion, especially for children with special educational or learning needs.First steps is open to:
experienced individual musicians and animateurs who intend to work with nursery schools and play groups;
children's music organisations which have a commitment and track record of early years work;
organisations whose normal activity is not related to music but who can show they have a commitment to music or to developing a strong musical culture.Grants of between £5,000 and £20,000. All projects must be completed by March 2002. T: National Foundation for Youth Music, First Steps, 08450 560560
Deadline: 30 November 2000
If you think your charity's annual report and Accounts are particularly good you can get recognition from a competition sponsored by Charities Aid Foundation and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. There are four categories based on income. Winners receive £2000 and tickets to the CAF conference. Judges look for accurate, well designed and informative reports that comply with charity SORP, encourage and thank donors, communicate the work of the charity and offer value for money.Contact: events@caf.charitynet.org www.cafonline.org/caraa
(information on SORP : www.charity-commission.gov.uk)
Earth Love Fund offers small grants (£250-£500) to community groups and artists in the UK for awareness-raising arts events that are inspired by the connection between the world's forests and Western Llfestyles. The next AFTE month is June 2001 and the deadline for project applications is 1December 2000.
T: 01865 200208 earthlove@gn.apc.org
www.earthlovefund.com
Full guidelines for funding schemes and grants are available from the Arts Councils/RABs. It is advisable to check these regularly as new grants and pilot schemes are implemented on an ongoing basis.
The Arts Council of Wales
www.ccc-acw.org.ukScottish Arts Council
www.sac.org.uk/Arts Council of Northern Ireland
www.artscouncil-ni.org/Arts Council of Ireland
www.artscouncil.ie/Arts Council of England
www.artscouncil.org.uk/Regional Arts Boards
www.arts.org.uk
http://www.cibfunding.org.uk for a range of funding information, training programmes and details of The CIB services.
The Heritage Lottery Fund gives financial help to projects that improve public access to land, buildings, objects and collections considered of interest to the local, regional or national heritage of the United Kingdom. It is open to public sector, charity or voluntary organisations which preserve heritage.
Heritage Lottery Fund, National Heritage Memorial Fund, 10 St Jamesís Street, London SW1A 1EF
For a copy of their Simple Guide T: 020 7591 6000
Small Grants:
If you are set up for charitable purposes with an annual income of less than £15,000 you may apply for between £500 and £5,000 under the NLCB Small Grants scheme. T: 0345 458458
Larger Grants:
There are two programmes: The Poverty and Disadvantage Programme and The Community Involvement Programme. These aim to improve the quality of life of communities affected by poverty. They support projects that encourage people to work together more effectively and increase participation through volunteering.
NLCB also welcomes applications to improve access for disabled people into community buildings, including buildings run by voluntary organisations for the benefit of the community.
St Vincent House, NLCB, Corporate Office and UK Office, St Vincentís House, 16 Suffolk Street, London SW1Y 4NL
T: 0345 919191/458458
This is Lottery money for health, education and the environment. There are two schemes of possible interest to the arts: Healthy Living Centres and Out of School Hours Activity. At the end of 1999 there will be two more initiatives: Community Access to Lifelong Learning and Summer Schools. This is not funding for small organisations on their own. The money will go to larger groups of organisations from a range of fields, of which an arts organisation will be one of many.
Heron House, 322 High Holborn, London WC1V 7PW
T: 0845 0000 120(Sound Sense, the Development Agency for Community Music has done research into NOF. Contact Sound Sense for more information: Riverside House, Rattlesden, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 0SF Tel: 01449 736 287
VAN is looking at the possibility of putting in a bid on behalf of the sector under the Community Access to Life Long Learning Fund.)
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) provides general advice and help with specific building proposals, to community groups. RIBA will help select a community architect and offer financial support for feasibility studies through their Community Projects Fund. Local community design services sometimes include architecture amongst their services.
RIBA Community Architecture, 66 Portland Place, London WIN 4AD
T: 020 7580 5533
Donations: a company can donate cash to your organization as a ëgood causeí, and can get tax relief on charitable donations.
Sponsorship: differs from donations in that the company expects to get something in return for their support, e.g. advertising or association of the company with a charity. Examples include sponsoring an event or publication. Be clear about what the company will GET in return for their sponsorship.
A & B encourages businesses to sponsor the arts. Under their ëPairing Schemeí A & B matches the amount a new sponsor (i.e. those who have never sponsored the arts) puts into an event with an equivalent sum of money. A & B cannot provide funding directly but is a source of information and advice. It holds a database of potential sponsors, organizes free sponsorship seminars and publishes a register of sponsorship opportunities. Contact A&B Head Office for contact details of your regional office:
A & B, Head Office, Nutmeg House, 60 Gainsford St, Butlers Wharf, London SE1 2NY
T: 020 7378 8143
Many local companies like to become involved with projects in their community. Similarly, larger companies, including national and multi-national companies e.g. electricity, supermarket chains, banks and water companies, have their own budgets for local initiatives.
The economic development section of your local authority will hold a list of the largest employers in your area. The local Chamber of Commerce holds information on companies, and libraries have directories of local and national companies. Business in the Community (BITC) provides similar information. It has offices throughout the country. Contact Head Office for a list:
BITC, Head Office, 44 Barker Street, London W1M 1DH
T: 020 7224 1600
www.bitc.org.uk
www.business-impact.org
Offers funds to local organisations for small projects.
Head Office, 16-18 Old Queen Street, London SW1 9HP
T: 020 7976 7070
This is a European and international information service for the arts and cultural sector run by Euclid. Itís website delivers news of funding opportunities - especially EC programmes relevant to the arts.
Provides funding in the form of awards which combine with existing grant aid to help increase the use of existing facilities, modernise current buildings (or build new ones where appropriate) and to assist with projects that are already underway, e.g. events, festivals, productions, tournaments. It also assists with short/medium term revenue funding.
The Foundation intends to ensure that awards are distributed throughout the UK and are of benefit to the population at large. Whilst it aims to encourage outstanding initiative and creativity, the main thrust of its funding is targeted at community participation and grass roots organisations.
PO Box 20, Liverpool, L13 1HB
T: 0151 259 5505
Help in kind is as often as good as financial support. Many companies may be able to donate stationery, equipment, furniture, give access to photocopying, printing or darkroom facilities. This can be added up and used as match funding for grants. NCVOís sister organisation in Wales has produced an information sheet on in-kind match funding.
Contact Wales Council for Voluntary Action T: 029 2085 5100
REACH : As a part of their community policies some large companies offer the services of their employees to non-profit making organisations. This is called secondment. ëSecondeesí are often able to provide assistance in a wide range of skills, from marketing to finance.
REACH holds a register of nearly 100 retired people with business or professional experience in Britain who are interested in doing voluntary work. REACH, Bear Wharf, 27 Bankside, London SE1 9ET, T: 020 7928 0452
In Kind Direct is a charity that assists companies in business and industry donate surplus goods to the voluntary sector. In this way it is able to offer organisations a steady flow of donated goods including: computers, stationery and office equipment, clothing, healthcare products, cleaning materials, household goods, educational software, arts and crafts materials, books and toys.
To take advantage of the scheme organisations pay an annual registration fee which entitles them to request any of the available goods, and then a small administration charge on the goods ordered.
T: 020 7204 5174/5003 info@inkinddirect.org
www.inkinddirect.org
The ADAPT Trust offers funding for arts venues wishing to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. They produce a CD-ROM giving advice on how to go about adapting arts venues and making events accessible.
The Adapt Trust, 8 Hampton Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5JD
T: 0131 3461999
Some voluntary arts organisations offer small grants and other assistance e.g. copies of text, plays or hire of equipment. Contact the appropriate voluntary arts umbrella body. (Telephone VAN for advice and/or a copy of the Directory.)
Grant-making trusts and foundations provide funding for charitable purposes from returns on investments made by trustees. Many trusts only give to organisations that are recognised as charities by the Inland Revenue. However some do offer grants through Councils for Voluntary Service (CVS) for those who do not have charitable status (see telephone book for CVS) and a few ëfriendlyí local charities will also allow organisations to apply through them.
There are numerous trust directories that can provide you with addresses and helpful information about their application process (see publications). It is important that you take the trouble to do research before you apply. When you apply to Trusts it helps to show that you are able to provide money from another source i.e. do not appear to be depending on the Trust solely for your funding.
Local Authorities will very likely be the biggest source of funds for the voluntary arts. Many local authorities promote a wide participation and understanding of arts in their communities. They are concerned increasingly with emphasising the ways in which your project will benefit the local community so think about this before you contact them for funding.
They publicise events and opportunities through local listings directories and their own information networks and newsletters, and can provide information about funding sources, arts contacts, the hire of equipment and facilities, running box offices and technical services. Many conduct research into audiences in order to plan their marketing campaigns and may share this information.
Local authorities also sometimes provide grant aid and assistance in kind (rent and rates relief, rehearsal facilities, equipment, photocopying, printing, computer training and publicity). They may provide grants through partnership funding schemes with national organisations, the Lottery or through government funded schemes. Some can provide bursaries for training and summer schools.
They usually employ