WEEKLY FUNDING BULLETIN


17th January 2011



In this week’s funding bulletin we again bring Worcestershire's organisations details of possible funding opportunities . Please take a look at the opportunities listed below We would like to remind Worcestershire organisations of the pending deadlines for The BIG Lottery Fund’s Jubilee People’s Millions and for those organisations that could qualify for The Transition Fund. With the 2011 now firmly with us we are continuing to assist a number of Worcestershire organisations with funding enquiries and actual applications for funding. We would be pleased to hear from you if you would like to investigate funding for your particular organisation. If you would like to discuss your requirements initially please ‘phone Peter MacKenzie-Shaw on 01905 728738 or e-mail pmackenzie-shaw@worcestershire.gov.uk We look forward to hearing from you.





National Lottery



Heroes Return Scheme Extended For A Further 12 Months
The BIG Lottery Fund has announced the Heroes Return 2 Scheme has been extended by a further 12 months. The Heroes Return 2 Scheme provides funding to help World War II veterans that saw active service overseas with or alongside the British Allied Armed Forces in the Second World War, and are resident in the UK or the Republic of Ireland to take part in commemorative visits (within the UK and overseas) to mark the anniversary of events that led to the end of WWII. The Heroes Return Scheme offers fixed amount grants of between £150 and £5,500 for each veteran and their spouse and/or carer towards the cost of their visit. There are five levels of funding according to the destination. For further information on this scheme please call the application helpline on 0845 0000 121.

Applications can now be submitted at anytime up to the 31st January 2012.

http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_heroes_return.htm?regioncode=-uk





Jubilee People’s Millions- Closing Date 4th February 2011

The Big Lottery Fund in partnership with ITV, and with the approval of Buckingham Palace, is marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a special roll-out of 60 Lottery grants.

The £60,000 Jubilee People’s Millions awards are being made to go to new projects next year that will inspire or improve local communities.

Community groups across the UK are being invited to bid for a share of the £3.6 million from the Big Lottery Fund good cause pot. Finalists will be showcased on ITV regional news when the public will vote and decide which projects receive the Lottery Diamond Jubilee funding. Further details are as follows

Who can enter?
You can enter if you’re a voluntary or community organisation, school, local authority or health body.
BIG will also consider entries from branches of organisations or partnerships.
But BIG won’t accept entries from other organisations or individuals.
How much is available?
You can ask for between £20,000 and £60,000 (including VAT).
What will BIG pay for?
BIG can pay for all your project costs.
Or you can ask BIG to pay for part of a larger project.
If you’re a voluntary or community organisation, BIG also contribute towards your organisation’s overheads.
But the amount you ask Big for must be at least half the total cost of your project.
And BIG won’t pay for your existing work, anything you spend or agree to before the phone vote, or new buildings.
What else do I need to know?
BIG will only consider one application per organisation.
If you want to work on land or a building and you don’t own the freehold, you must get a lease or written permission for five years.
What are the key dates?
4 February 2011 – Deadline for entries.
27 – 30 June 2011 – Shortlisted entries go head-to-head on ITV regional news.
30 September 2011 – Latest date for winning projects to start work.
29 February 2012 – Date when winning projects must be up and running


Important Notice For ALL Worcestershire Voluntary and Community Organisations – PLEASE READ -THIS COULD BE TO YOUR BENEFIT-FINAL REMINDER-Closing Date for applications 21st January 2011... However please be advised that this fund only relates to those organisations whose funding has ceased from their Local Authority as a direct result of the current economic situation.

The Cabinet Office has launched a new £100million Transition Fund to help the charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises that are affected by public spending cuts to make necessary adjustments so that they can continue to play an important part in public service reform and the Big Society Agenda.



The Transition Fund will help civil society organisations which deliver high quality public services to be more resilient, agile and able to take opportunities presented by a changing funding environment.



The Office for Civil Society has appointed BIG Fund (non-Lottery funding operation of the Big Lottery Fund) to administer the fund.





The Fund is open to charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises which meet the following criteria:

1. Civil society organisations with an income of between £50,000 and £10 million

2. At least 60% of your income is from taxpayer funded sources

3. You must spend at least 50% of your taxpayer funded income on service provision in at least one of the following areas – health and social care; homelessness; education and training; offender rehabilitation; welfare to work/ employment services; children and families; debt counselling and legal advice

4. Your free reserves must not be more than six months

5. You face significant cuts; you will experience cuts of least 30% of your taxpayer funded income in 2011/12, as compared to your most recent set of signed annual accounts

6. The minimum grant size is £12.5k and grants will meet no more than half your taxpayer funded income. This means that you will have lost at least £25k

7. The majority of the grant expenditure will be on change activities

8. You are delivering the majority of your services in England.

For further details of this Fund please refer to The BIG Lottery Fund website-

http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/transitionfund.htm?regioncode=-uk

Also on this site appropriate Walsall groups can download a copy of the presentation given at the briefing sessions in December 2010 and also details of the questions and answers raised at the briefing sessions.



Young People



Funding For Music Making Activities – Music to the people of Worcestershire!!!!!



Youth Music, the UK's largest children's music charity has announced its grant making programme is open for applications. Through its "Open Programme", grants of between £5,000 and £30,000 are available to support projects that provide music-making activities for children and young people in support of Youth Music's goals. Youth Music will fund any non profit-making organisation more than one year old, that is committed to music-making activities for children and young people up to 18 (or up to 25 if they have special educational needs, disabilities or are in detention). Youth Music aims to support music making activities principally in out of school hours such as during weekends, holidays as well as in breakfast and after schools clubs. Youth Music understands that programmes may need to begin in school hours especially if the proposal involves encouraging first time participation in music. To help with this, Youth Music will consider applications for programmes where up to 25% of the time is spent in school hours. The proposed programme should aim to encourage children and young people to eventually make music outside of school hours. The next closing date for applications is the 10 March 2011….

http://www.youthmusic.org.uk/looking_for_music_funding.html



The Kids Fund

The Field Studies Council is an independent educational charity committed to raising awareness about the natural world. The Council works through a network of 17 residential and day Centres in the UK providing courses for schools and colleges at all levels in addition to adult Individuals & Families courses, outreach education, training and consultancy. The Kids Fund aims to bring environmental understanding to disadvantaged young people by attending a course at a Field Studies Council centre. It helps disadvantaged young people to attend a course who may otherwise be excluded due to some form of disadvantage - health, mobility, deprivation or financial. Funding will normally be up to 80% of the cost of your group’s course to an FSC Field Centre to a maximum of £3000.

Applications can be submitted at any time with decisions being made in February, June and October.

http://www.field-studies-council.org/supporters/kidsfund_application.aspx



Cash-4-Clubs
Local grassroots community sports clubs in the UK that require funding for equipment, facilities or coaching can apply for grants of between £250 and £1,000 through Cash-4-Clubs. The Cash 4 Clubs scheme is funded by Betfair and is supported by SportsAid, the charity for sports people. No preference is given as to the types of sport or the age range accessing the activity; however clubs should play an active role in the community, encourage social interaction and fitness, and be registered with their sports’ National Governing body.

Previous projects supported include:

· Strictly Wheelchair Dancing which received a grant of £750 to purchase new wheelchair

· Solihull Cycling Club which received a grant of £600 to provide coaching staff undertake additional training.

The fund is open to any sports club that is registered with its sports' National Governing body or local authority.

Applications can be submitted at any time.

http://www.cash-4-clubs.com/



Stronger and Safer Communities



Architectural Heritage Fund

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF), which is a registered charity that promotes the conservation and regeneration of historic buildings in the UK. Funding is available to voluntary organisations building preservation trusts to regenerate historic buildings to create community and education facilities, workspace and homes. To be eligible to apply for funding through the AHF, organisations need to be a registered charity and the building(s) must be listed, scheduled as an ancient monument or in a Conservation Area (if in a Conservation Area, it must be of acknowledged historic or architectural importance). The project must also involve a change of ownership and/or a change of use.

Previously funded projects include turning run down historic buildings into community theatres, resource centres, community learning centres, workspaces, places to live and community meeting places, etc.

The next closing date for applications is the 9th February 2011.

http://www.ahfund.org.uk/index.html



Woodward Charitable Trust – Including Summer Playscheme Grants

The Woodward Charitable Trust, which is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts, is inviting applications from UK registered charities working with or in the areas of:

· social and ethnic minority groups

· prisoners and ex-offenders

· homelessness

· violence and abuse

· arts outreach

· disability

· the environment.

The fund offers grants of up to £5,000 through their small grants scheme and grants of over £5,000 through their large grants scheme. Every year, the Trust makes about 50 grants through its small grants programme and around 5 awards through its large grants programme.

Grants awarded in the past have included a grant to SHARP (Support Help and Advice for Relatives of Prisoners) to help fund a helpline and grants towards the running costs of a cyber café for disabled users.

The closing date for applications is the 31st May 2011. In addition, the Trust runs a Summer Playscheme Grants Programme. This is open to charities with an income not exceeding £100,000 a year.

The closing date for applications for Summer Playschemes is the 1st April 2011.

http://www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk/index.html



Health and Vulnerable People



LandAid

LandAid, the property industry’s charity which supports projects that help disadvantaged or homeless people (particularly young people) has announced that its grants programme is currently open for applications.

Grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 are available to support projects that provide accommodation or assist in meeting accommodation needs; refurbish or renew facilities; and deliver training, life skills or other educational programmes.

The closing date for applications is the 31st January 2011.

http://www.landaid.org/latest-landaid-news/landaid-grant-programme-opens.html



Volant Charitable Trust

Registered charities whose purpose is to alleviate poverty and social deprivation with particular emphasis on children and women’s issues have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Volant Charitable Trust. The Trust which was set up by the author J K Rowling also supports research into the causes, treatment and possible cures of Multiple Sclerosis. However this funding stream is currently fully committed and is not considering further applications for funding in this area at the present time. In addition the Trustees will as and when appropriate, support disaster appeals. The Trust will support both capital and revenue funding. Applications for funding requests of £10,000 or less, for those projects based in Scotland only, are dealt with by the Trust’s appointed agents, the Scottish Community Foundation. The Trustees have already committed funds for overseas projects, and are not, therefore, considering further applications for projects outside the UK at present.

The closing date for applications is the 28th January 2011.

http://www.volanttrust.com/index.html


Aid for the Aged in Distress
Aid for the Aged in Distress (AFTAID) welcomes applications from individuals, or their family and neighbours, of state pensionable age (60 years old for women and 65 for men), that are UK citizen and resident, on lower income and have minimal savings.

AFTAID aims to help older persons that are financially stretched beyond their means to the point of genuine distress. AFTAID can provide grants for many varied items such as:

· mobility scooters

· walk-in showers

· radiators

· Cleaning

· central heating boiler

· Video intercom

· 'blind' software for PC.

AFTAID to not make grants for ongoing or retrospective payments, nor can they consider repayment of debt. Referrals can also be accepted on behalf of members of the caring professions and voluntary organisations.

Applications can be made at any time.

http://www.aftaid.org.uk/grantapp.html



Economic Development

Shell Live WIRE Grand Ideas Awards

The Shell LiveWIRE Grants Ideas Award is now open to applications to young entrepreneurs aged between 16 and 30 years of age. Each month, six awards of £1,000 will be awarded to new businesses (within their first 12 months of trading) with the most innovative and unusual ideas. The deadline to submit applications is the last day of each month. In addition, Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award will offer one prize of £10,000. This annual award will re-open for entries in the summer of 2011…

.http://www.shell-livewire.org/awards



REDDITCH ONLY -Redditch Borough Council’s Grant programme for 2011/12.

The themes for this round of grants are as follows: Enterprising Communities; Health and Well Being; Safe/Clean & Green; Education & Learning; Stronger Communities

All of the Grant applications can be downloaded from the Website. The deadline for Grant applications is 20th January 2011 @ 16.00.

Please follow link below to access the grant pages.

http://redditch.whub.org.uk/cms/advice-and-benefits/voluntary-organisations.aspx



European Funding Opportunities



Funding to Develop Educational Links with Other EU Regions
Through the Comenius Programme, schools and local education authorities have the opportunity to develop partnerships with other local and regional education authorities within the European Union. Funding of up to €50,000 is likely to be available through the Comenius Region Programme to promote joint cooperation activities between local and regional education authorities. The aim of the programme is to strengthen the European dimension in school education and to offer European learning experiences to teachers and pupils and administrators. The partnerships will give educational authorities, in cooperation with schools and other actors in education, the opportunity to work together on topics of mutual interest. These might concern for example the organisation of school education, cooperation between schools and other local partners (e.g. providers of formal or non-formal learning), or common problems in school education (e.g. new approaches in the organisation of schooling, disadvantaged pupils and early school leaving, teacher qualifications and competence).

To be eligible for funding, each partnership will need to consist of 2 partner regions, each of which must involve:

· a local or regional authority with a role in school education

· at least one school

· at least one other relevant local partner (e.g. youth or sports clubs, parents’ and pupils’ associations, local teacher training institutes, other learning providers, further education institutions and local employers, community organisations, museums and advisory services).

The deadline for applications to the Comenius Regio Programme will be the 21st February 2011.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/comenius-regio-partnerships.htm


Funding to Celebrate UK – German School Partnerships
Schools, FE Colleges and youth organisations that have an established partnership with a similar organisation in Germany can apply for a grant of up to £3,000 to help fund celebrations of their partnership. Grants provided through the Celebratory Fund can be used towards activity-related costs, e.g. materials, resources, dissemination activities; and travel, accommodation and subsistence costs related to the celebratory activity. The Celebratory Fund provides grants of normally 50% towards the overall fundable costs. In exceptional circumstances up to 75% can be provided. Applications from clusters of schools or youth groups or cross-sector clusters are also welcome. Priority will be given to schools and groups who have not previously received funding from UK-German Connection.

The closing date for applications is the 31st January 2011.

http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/microsites/?location_id=550



Call for Proposals - Leonardo Da Vinci Programme
Following the European Commission’s general call for proposals for 2008 under its Lifelong Learning Programme, the Leonardo UK National Agency has announced that the next deadlines for Leonardo Mobility, Transfer of Innovation and Partnership project applications will be in February 2011. The Leonardo da Vinci programme one of the four programmes that make up the European Commission's new Lifelong Learning Programme and is designed to build a skilled workforce through European partnerships. Leonardo 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. Leonardo focuses on raising the quality and relevance of Vocational Education and Training, and provides an opportunity for organisations involved in VET to build European partnerships, exchange best practice, increase the expertise of their staff and develop the skills of learners.

The deadlines are: Leonardo Mobility Projects (4th February 2011)

Leonardo Large Scale Cooperation Projects (28th February 2011)

Small Cooperation Projects (21st February 2011).

Applicants can also apply for Preparatory Visits funding at any time to meet their partners and finalise their application.

http://www.leonardo.org.uk/page.asp?section=000100010020&sectionTitle=How+to+Apply



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