This Weeks funding Bulletin

Please see the below funding bulletin from  Worcestershire Partnership:

National Lottery

Heritage Lottery Fund

SHAPING THE FUTURE – CONSULTATION ON THE HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND’S STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2013-2019

The Heritage Lottery Fund are delighted to announce the launch of their public consultation on the future of Lottery funding for heritage from 2013-2019. The consultation is open until 26 April 2011 and you can give them your views online at http://www.hlf.org.uk/consultation2011.

The Government’s announcement of an increase in HLF’s share of Lottery good causes income from 16.7% to 20% by 2012-2013, amounting to around £50 million extra money a year, was an extremely welcome boost for the UK’s heritage. From 2013 to 2019 HLF will have an annual awards budget of around £300 million.

At the same time, reductions in central Government and local authority spending mean there will be significantly less public investment in heritage across the UK during the next four years.

This consultation therefore comes at a time of continued turbulence and change for many of their customers and partners. Your views are important to HLF and will help them decide how they can best respond.

They have set out their proposals on a range of issues, based on analysis of the emerging funding environment for heritage in the next few years, research and evaluation of the impact of their funding, and discussions with many other organisations, partners and funders. This is your opportunity to tell them:

what they should continue doing;
what they may need to do differently;
and what new initiatives or measures could have the greatest impact.


Please register and respond at http://www.hlf.org.uk/consultation2011 by 26 April. HLF will report back on what you have told them later on this year and expect to publish their strategic framework for 2013-2019 in spring 2012.

They look forward to hearing from you.

Young People

Funding for Creative Young People
Ideas Tap, a non-for-profit initiative supports young creative people between 16 and 25 years of age, has announced that its Ideas Fund Innovators is open to applications. During this funding round the Ideas Fund Innovators aims to offer ten projects £1,000 each to help get them off the ground. In the past, Ideas Tap have funded everything from dance and film projects to music videos and photography collectives. Applications from any creative field will be considered. Ideas Tap are looking for projects that are inspiring, original, innovative and that Ideas Tap think you can deliver.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on the 21st March 2011.

http://www.ideastap.com/Opportunities/Brief/0c29b907-aa5d-4792-8c5c9e5301116c86#Overview

Esmee Fairburn


The Main Fund is responsive to requests for support across the broad range of our interests, which are: the cultural life of the UK, education and learning, the natural environment and enabling disadvantaged people to participate more fully in society.

Funding so widely creates a lot of competition. In 2008 they received almost 5,000 eligible applications to the Main Fund and made 267 grants totalling £17.2m.

Within the four areas of interest – the arts, education and learning, the environment and enabling disadvantaged people to participate fully in society – they will prioritise work that:

Addresses a significant gap in provision
Develops or strengthens good practice
Challenges convention or takes a risk in order to address a difficult issue
Tests out new ideas or practices
Takes an enterprising approach to achieving its aims
Sets out to influence policy or change behaviour more widely.
They encourage applicants to use the online application process. If you cannot or do not wish to do so you may also download the checklist and application form (Word - 58k) and send by email or post.

If you can tick all the boxes in the Application checklist, the next step is to let them have a first stage application. This should consist of: First stage application form (Word - 58k)

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Kings Place
90 York Way
London N1 9AG

Tel: 020 7812 3700



Stronger and Safer Communities

Nationwide Foundation Seeks Applications Under its Small Grants Programme
The Nationwide Foundation is currently accepting applications for funding under its Small Grants Programme. Under the programme, grants of up to £5,000 are available to registered charities with a yearly income of less than £500,000. The Small Grants Programme is part of Nationwide Foundation's Supporting Families programme and has the following aims to:

· promote the well-being of young men, women and children whose lives have been affected by domestic violence

· improve the quality of life of families with a member or members in prison, through the provision of services responsive to their needs

· provide young people who are or have been involved with the criminal justice system with a rehabilitation programme designed to obtain the skills, confidence and personal support networks to enable them to lead fulfilled and successful lives.

The criteria for this programme are under review, so all applications under the current criteria need to be submitted by the 11th March 2011.

http://www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk/grants.asp

Barclays Community Finance Fund
As part of Barclays’ financial inclusion strategy to improve the capacity of community finance providers such as Credit Unions and Community Development Finance Initiatives (CDFIs) funding is available to support the delivery of affordable credit to those individuals who may otherwise access high cost credit or resort to taking out illegal loans. The objectives of the Barclays Community Finance Fund are to increase the existing community finance providers’ capacity to deliver affordable credit to the low income consumers by providing them with short-term direct financial support; and to provide financial support to credit unions and CDFIs that are starting up in areas where public access to affordable credit is restricted. Credit Unions and CDFIs are able to apply for grants of up to £50,000 for a variety of purposes including (but not limited to) marketing, infrastructure, product development, mergers between businesses and the delivery of financial capability or money advice services. The total value of the Community Finance Fund is £250,000.

The deadline for applications is the 25th March 2011.

http://www.transact.org.uk/page.asp?section=318&sectionTitle=Barclays+Community+Finance+FundCWDC

Elmley Small Grants Arts Event and Activities Fund

Financial assistance is available to arts groups in Herefordshire and Worcestershire for new arts projects that will benefit local people. The Elmley Small Grants Arts Fund is provided by the Elmley Foundation and administered by Community First. Funding is intended to support new arts activities in Herefordshire and Worcestershire in order that new opportunities are created to stimulate new work, reach new audiences and enable people from all walks of life to take part in arts and cultural activities.

The Fund is intended to support small, local projects and should involve professional input in the creation or during the development of the project.

Current Status - Open for Applications

Maximum Value - £ 1,000

Applicants may apply for up to £1,000 although it is anticipated that most grants will be less than this.

Projects must have a total project cost of no more than £10,000.

· Sophie Mead Grants Administrator
Community First in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Malvern View
Willow End Park
Blackmore Park Road
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR13 6NN

Tel: 01684 312734

E-mail: Contact Community First in Herefordshire and Worcestershire



Health and Vulnerable People

Home Office Seeks Application through the European Integration Fund
The Home Office has announced that it is now accepting applications for funding under the European Integration Fund (EIF) from NGOs, charities, academic institutions, central and local government, intergovernmental organisations, limited companies and any partnership made up of these organisations. A total of £5.33 million is available to support innovative projects that support the integration of third-country nationals of different social, cultural, religious, linguistic and ethnic backgrounds within the UK. The Fund aims to support activities that introduce newly arrived third-country nationals to the UK and enable them to gain basic knowledge about the UK’s:

· Language

· History

· Institutions

· Socio-economic features

· Cultural life

· Fundamental norms and values

· Prepare third-country nationals for integration into the UK through pre-travel measures which allow them to gain skills and knowledge necessary for integration.

The minimum grant amount per year is £100,000 and projects can last for up to three years.

The deadline for applications is the 7th April 2011 For further information click on the link below.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsfragments/39-erf-eif

The application pack is available via the Home Office's Emptoris e-procurement site. To register, please email Emptoris at EUFunding@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk.

To assist bidders in preparing their applications, a 1-day workshop will be held in March 2011. Limited spaces will be available on a first come, first served basis. Further details will be provided after you register on Emptoris.

European Refugee Fund
The UK Border Agency is inviting applications through its European Refugee Fund from organisations involved in setting up projects that assist in the integration of refugees or people who have been granted humanitarian protection or discretionary leave. A total of approximately £1.8 million is available to support new projects in the following areas:

· innovative refugee specific English language alternatives to ESOL with a particular focus on vocational English

· innovative solutions to housing for newly granted refugees, these could include engagement with housing associations, private landlords or other alternative housing options.

The maximum ERF grant that will be available from the fund is restricted to £350k per year per project.

The deadline for applications is the 7th April 2011.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsfragments/39-erf-eif

Funding for Projects that Support Disabled Children and their Families
Local organisations and projects that support disabled children and their families have the opportunity to apply for funding through the True Colours Trust. Grants of up to £10,000 are usually available for one-off purposes, to help smaller organisations develop and deliver programmes for children, their siblings and families.

The Trustees are particularly keen to award grants for:

· Hydrotherapy pools

· Multi sensory rooms

· Mini buses

· Young carers projects

· Sibling projects

· Bereavement support.

http://www.truecolourstrust.org.uk/small_grants.aspx


Eveson Charitable Trust


Financial assistance is available for projects aimed at supporting the elderly, people with disabilities, children in need, hospitals, hospices, the homeless and medical research. The Trust will also support hospitals and hospices and medical research relating to any of the aforementioned groups.

The Trust makes grants to eligible organisations supporting residents of the following areas: Herefordshire, Worcestershire and the County of West Midlands (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall).

Age Range:
Children (1-11);Young people (12-18)

Disability and Medical Care:
Amputees; Cerebral palsy; Dyslexia; Epilepsy; Hearing impairment; Learning difficulties; Multiple sclerosis; Speech impairment; Spina bifida; Spinal cord injury; Visual impairment/ blind; General disability; Other specific disability



Address: 45 Park Road Gloucester Gloucestershire GL1 1LP Tel: 01452 501352

Funding for IT Projects Supporting Disadvantaged Groups
Funding is available to organisations with innovative IT related project ideas that can make a positive difference to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups - in the UK, developing countries and around the world. The funding is available through the Nominee Trust.

The aim of the Trust is to fund innovative Internet projects that make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people, primarily in terms of education, safety and inclusion. The Trust is particularly interested in funding projects that can be scaled up and replicated. There is no minimum grant application and applications for over £100,000 require an interview. Organisations wishing to apply need initially to complete and online eligibility questionnaire. Those organisations deemed successful will be provided with a link to a more detailed application form.

.The next closing date for applications is the 14th March 2011.

http://www.nominettrust.org.uk/

Economic Development
The Princes Initiative for Mature Enterprise
People over the age of 50 who wish to become self employed or set up their own business can apply for a loan of between £500 and £10,000 through the Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise (PRIME) new loan scheme. PRIME is a member of the Prince’s Charities group. It was set up on the personal initiative of HRH The Prince of Wales in response to letters he was receiving from people desperate to work but unable to find anyone to employ them – because of their age. To be eligible applicants need to:

· be over the age of 50

· must be either unemployed (not in paid employment), facing redundancy (within the next six months) or be self- employed (but still in your first year)

· must be a UK resident for at least three years.

The loans are for up to three years and the interest charged is 12% APR.

Applications can be made at any time.

http://www.primebusinessclub.com/loans/prime-business-start-up-loan/

European Funding Opportunities

Leonardo da Vinci - Preparatory Visits Grants
Vocational Education and Training providers as well as Schools and Colleges engaged in Vocational Education and Training that wish to get involved in the European Union's Leonardo Da Vinci Programme can obtain financial support under the Preparatory Visits Grant element of the Programme. The Leonardo da Vinci programme is part of the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme and aims to build a skilled workforce through European partnerships. The Programme funds overseas work placements and the development of training materials with the objective of improving the provision of Vocational Education and Training (VET) across Europe. The aim of Preparatory Visits Grant s is to enable potential applicants and participants to meet European partners prior to submitting a Leonardo Da Vinci project.

The next opportunity to apply for a Preparatory Visit grant to meet partners will be in March 2011.

http://www.leonardo.org.uk/page.asp?section=00010001001900010002&sectionTitle=Preparatory+Visits





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