Oct 2009 - Worcestershire County Council Grants Round 4

Worcestershire County council are giving grants to support voluntary and
community sector organisations in Worcestershire whose activities contribute towards identified outcomes for the community.

Grants include:

• First Base Community Arts
• Celebrating Diversity Grants
• Supporting Community Based Activities for Older People

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday, October 30th at 4pm

The County Council’s Voluntary and Community Sector grants run twice
a year in Spring and Autumn. To find out more please visit the website:
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/voluntary This website contains all the information you need to apply in any of our grant rounds including the application forms and supporting guidance to help you complete your application. If your organisations activities do not meet the priorities of the grants in the current round please remember to check again in the next round as grants change each time.

In addition you can contact the following services to help identify additional funding sources. Worcestershire Infrastructure Consortium
Please contact Cathy Clement: 01905 798207 or email cathy@wcvys.co.uk
or alternatively….
Peter McKenzie-Shaw, Funding and Resource Manager, Worcestershire Partnership:
01905 728738 or email pmackenzie-shaw@worcestershire.gov.uk

Round 4 Grants
In round 4 the County Council are offering Community Grants for one year or one-off activity.:

• First Base Community Arts
Grants to help voluntary and community sector organisations to show how
the arts can have a positive impact by bringing communities together and for
communities to take an active and participatory role in the arts.
Previous examples of this grant are:
A playgroup used county council funding towards the creation of a ‘nature-art’
play area in the grounds of the local community centre.
A community based group were awarded funding to contribute to the costs of a
series of concerts for the community celebrating the 150th centenary of the birth
of A.E Houseman.

• Celebrating Diversity Grants
Grants to help voluntary and community sector organisations celebrate diversity
through raising knowledge and understanding and encouraging interaction e.g. a
celebration day in the community.
Previous examples of this grant are:
An organisation used county council funding to hold an open day to celebrate the
diversity of Deafness and British Sign Language showcasing the history and culture
of Deaf People.
An organisation used a county council grant to fund a one off community event
called ‘food around the world’. This event embraced a variety of different cultures in
the community through activities around food and also music.

• Supporting Community Based Activities for Older People
Grants to help voluntary and community sector organisations to provide
activities to help meet the needs of older people in the county.
Previous examples of this grant are:
A county council grant contributed to the funding of a community venture which
encourages social interaction via a café area, provision of a local shopping facility
and promotion of volunteering opportunities. Key benefits are: community
inclusion, innovation and sustainability.
A county council grant is being used to pay for a fitness instructor to provide
exercise sessions at a weekly social meeting place for older people (from Worcester
and surrounding districts) Key benefits are: reduced social isolation, use of local
facilities, intergenerational potential of venue.

For more detailed information on each
of these grants please see the supporting
guidance available on the web pages
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/voluntary
or request a copy from
sjones12@worcestershire.gov.uk
01905 766855
Find out more online:
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/voluntary
Voluntary and Community Sector Unit

Support and advice for your application…
In addition to the information included further detail is available in the supporting guidance of the application paperwork it is recommended that you read this carefully before completing your application. In addition if you would like to find out more about the grants available you can book a place
on one of the information sessions taking place in the county by contacting:
Stephanie Jones, Voluntary and Community Sector Unit Administrator on 01905 766885 or
email sjones12@worcestershire.gov.uk

Date Time Venue
Monday, September 28th 11:00am –1.30pm Worcester Guild Hall
Wednesday,September 30th 9.30am –11.30am Evesham Town Hall
Friday, October 2nd 9.30am –11.30am Redditch Town Hall

How to submit your application…
From the 14th September you can access all the details for Round 4 of the grants by logging on to www.worcestershire.gov.uk/voluntary or you can request an application pack by calling 01905 766885, or email sjones12@worcestershire.gov.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday, October 30th at 4pm
Completed applications can either be delivered by hand to Main Reception at County Hall, or posted via recorded delivery in advance of the deadline to the address shown below:
Community Grant Application, VCS Unit, Community Leadership, Worcestershire County
Council, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester WR5 2NP
If you hand deliver your application please ask reception staff to date and time stamp your envelope and collect a copy for your own records.

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