EQUALITY UPDATES: Funding Extra 1st July 2010

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This issue of Funding Extra includes information provided by 
Grants Online http://www.grantsonline.org.uk
SYFAB Funding News http://syfab.org.uk/fundingnews/
Grantsnet http://www.GrantsNet.co.uk
Glasgow Community Safety Services


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CONTENTS:

European Commission Criminal Justice Action Grants

European Commission Youth In Action

The Neville Shulman Challenge Award 2010

Tree Planting Packs Available From Woodland Trust

Grants To Political Foundations At The European Level

Make IT Happy Competition

Call For Proposals To Support Political Parties

CRASH - Support For The Homeless

Austin And Hope Pilkington Trust Grants Making Programme

Innovation In Ecological Education Grants

Different Disciplines, Common Experience

BIG Investing In Communities Reopens

GRAND Week 2010





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EUROPEAN COMMISSION CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTION GRANTS

What is it for?
Improving criminal justice co operation among member states

Who can apply?
Government and judicial agencies, and relevant partner organisations

What is available? €100,000 - €1,000,000

This funding programme is established to promote co operation in the 
field of criminal justice among European member states. The general 
objectives of the programme are to; promote judicial cooperation for 
creating a European area of justice in criminal matters; promote the 
compatibility in rules to improve judicial cooperation; improve the 
exchange of information and best practice between legal, judicial and 
administrative authorities and the legal professions; improve mutual 
trust with the view to protect the rights of victims and of the accused. 
Projects must be submitted by bodies and organisations established in 
the Member States with legal personality. The deadline for submission of 
applications is the 15 September 2010, at 16:00.

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION YOUTH IN ACTION

What is it for? Youth mobility within the EU

Who can apply? Youth organisations

Youth in Action is the EU Programme for young people aged 15-28. It aims 
to inspire a sense of active citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among 
young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the future of the EU. The 
Programme promotes mobility within and beyond the EU borders, non-formal 
learning and intercultural dialogue, and encourages the inclusion of all 
young people, regardless of their educational, social and cultural 
background.

The Programme is structured around 5 Actions:

1 Youth for Europe
2 European Voluntary Service
3 Youth in the World
4 Youth Support Systems
5 Support for European Co-operation in the Youth field

Apply directly or via National Agency (in the UK this is the British 
Council)

http://www.britishcouncil.org/youthinaction



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THE NEVILLE SHULMAN CHALLENGE AWARD 2010

The Royal Geographical Society''s Neville Shulman Challenge Award of 
£10,000 is now open to applications from UK individuals or groups over 
the age of 25. The aims of the Neville Shulman Challenge Award are to 
further the understanding and exploration of the planet: its cultures, 
peoples and environments, while promoting personal development through 
the intellectual or physical challenges involved in the completion of 
research and/or an expedition. Eligible projects must start after May 
2011 and can be desk or field based and carried out in the UK or 
overseas. The deadline for applications is the 24th September 2010.

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TREE PLANTING PACKS AVAILABLE FROM WOODLAND TRUST

The Woodland Trust has announced they have replaced their grant scheme 
with a new community tree planting pack, and also have tree packs 
available to schools, youth groups. The community tree planting packs 
are designed to help community groups to plant more trees, hedges and 
copses in their local shared spaces - by a church, community centre or 
playground for example, or on patches of land that are currently unused. 
The packs are available in two different sizes, these are; 105 trees, 
ideal for planting as a hedge or copse; 420 trees, ideal for planting on 
roughly an acre of land. Each of these packs are available in four 
different themes; Year-round colour; Wood fuel; Jams, jellies, chutneys 
and cordials; wildlife. Packs of edible trees are available to schools 
and youth groups, sponsored by Sainsbury''s Active Kids. Schools and 
youth group must register on the Sainsbury''s Active Kids website.

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GRANTS TO POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS AT THE EUROPEAN LEVEL

The European Parliament has announced a new call for proposals to 
provide operating grants to support political Foundations that operate 
at the European level. Political Foundations are organisations that are 
affiliated to political parties at European level and play an important 
role in contributing to the debate on European public policy issues and 
on European integration, including by acting as catalysts for new ideas, 
analysis and policy options. The budget for this call is estimated at a 
total of €11.4m subject to approval by the budgetary authority. The 
maximum amount paid to the beneficiary by the European Parliament may 
not exceed 85 % of the eligible operating costs of political foundations 
at European level. The closing date for applications is the 1st November 
2010.

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MAKE IT HAPPY COMPETITION

e-skills UK, the Sector Skills Council for Business and Information 
Technology has announced the Make IT Happy Competition is now open to 
applications from primary schools in the UK. This year the theme of the 
competition is "Get your community online" and it aims to reward the 
most innovative, community focused IT project created by 9 to 11 year 
olds. New projects can be entered, or one the school is already involved 
in or has been involved in recently. Projects can be presented by using 
a; podcast; video; animation; radio show; website; radio ad. The winning 
school from each of the English Regions and Northern Ireland, Wales and 
Scotland will receive a cash prize of £1,200. They will also be a prize 
for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed school selected from the regional 
winners and they will receive a cash prize of £4,000 for first place; 
£2,500 for second place; and £1,500 for 3rd place. Previous winners of 
the Make IT Happy Competition includes; Armthorpe Schools Pyramid, 
Yorkshire and Humber; Bowbridge Primary School, East Midlands; St Mary 
of the Angels RC Primary School, London. The deadline for entries is the 
30th July 2010.

http://makeithappy.cc4g.net/



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CALL FOR PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT POLITICAL PARTIES

In order to foster a greater sense of European Awareness, the European 
Parliament has issued a call for proposals to support political parties 
that operate at the European level. In order to be eligible for funding, 
political parties must be represented, in at least one quarter of Member 
States, must have gained at least three per cent of the votes cast in 
each of those Member States at the most recent European Parliament 
elections. In addition the political party must observe, in particular 
in its programme and in its activities, the principles on which the 
European Union is founded, namely the principles of liberty, democracy, 
respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law; 
and it must have participated in elections to the European Parliament, 
or have expressed the intention to do so. The budget for this call for 
proposals is €17,400,000 and the maximum level of support available is 
85% of the eligible operating costs. The closing date for applications 
is the 1st November 2010.

http://digbig.com/5bbwnp



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CRASH - SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS

CRASH supports organisations that help homeless people. They do this by 
helping with all aspects related to refurbishment of buildings and 
occasionally new build schemes.

There are 3 ways that CRASH can offer their support: Through the 
expertise of professionals such as architects, quantity surveyors, 
project managers and specialist engineers; Through cash grants; By 
sourcing building materials free of charge through their list of Patron 
or supporting suppliers. What CRASH cannot do is take over and run your 
building project.

To be eligible for support from CRASH, your organisation must meet the 
following criteria: Your organisation must be a registered UK charity 
with the Charity Commission in England or Scotland. Your charity must 
have a legal hold on the building in question, either freehold or a 
lease for at least 3 years. The building must be used to deliver 
services to homeless people or a high percentage of people who are 
homeless or be related to the charity’s administrative functions. There 
is no given deadline.

http://www.crash.org.uk/apply-for-help/



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AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST GRANTS MAKING PROGRAMME

The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust which awards grants to charitable 
organisations in the United Kingdom and overseas has announced that the 
closing date for the final funding round under its Children; Youth; The 
Elderly; Medical funding programme is the 1st November 2010.  Grants are 
usually between £1,000 and £10,000, with the majority being £5,000 or 
less. Exceptionally, grants of up to £20,000 are made, but these are 
usually for medical research projects. Previous grants awarded include a 
grant of £5,000 towards a resource centre providing advice and training 
for workers dealing with mental health in rural areas and £5,000 towards 
a project aimed at behavioural programme for persistent young offenders. 
The priority funding areas for the Trust in the next two years will be 
Music and the Arts; and projects overseas in 2011 and Homeless; 
Addiction; Asylum and Refugees; Sexual and Domestic Abuse; Prisoners and 
ex-Offenders in 2012

http://www.austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk/



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INNOVATION IN ECOLOGICAL EDUCATION GRANTS

Grants of up to £1,500 are available from the British Ecological Society 
to help teachers to develop creative approaches in communicating 
ecology. The aim is to promote good practice and to support ecology 
teaching that is both exciting and intellectually stimulating. Money is 
available to encourage teachers to develop innovative ways of teaching 
ecology and/or to undertake research to evaluate methods of teaching 
ecology. This can be achieved in many different ways and can include 
projects based in or outside of the classroom.  The next closing date 
for applications is the 15th September 2010.  In addition the Society 
helps biology teachers to develop their expertise in fieldwork through 
sponsoring training courses in collaboration with the National network 
of Science Learning Centres and through.

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DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES, COMMON EXPERIENCE

The Burdett Trust for Nursing and the Roald Dahl Foundation have become 
partners to launch a brand new funding scheme to support specialist 
children''s nursing in the UK.  The new programme - entitled ''Different 
Disciplines, Common Experience'' - will provide grants of up to £7,500 to 
enable specialist nurses in the fields of paediatric neurology and 
haematology to carry out initiatives to improve the quality of care 
available to children living with serious medical conditions.  A total 
grant fund of £150,000 is available over 3 years and the programme will 
enable up to 30 specialist nurses to deliver nurse-led projects. The 
projects will improve the quality of patient care, enhance the status of 
specialist nurses and increase their leadership skills and confidence. 
The findings of each project will be disseminated widely to improve the 
profile and quality of specialist paediatric nursing in general. The 
deadline for completed Expression of Interest forms to be received for 
the 2010 round of grants is 9am on Monday 2 August 2010.

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BIG INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES REOPENS

BIG will use our investment to make a positive difference to the lives 
of people and communities most in need, and that''s why our new 
programmes have a primary focus on tackling need and addressing 
inequalities. Investing in Communities has three investment areas, based 
around our previous investment areas of Growing Community Assets, Life 
Transitions and Supporting 21st Century Life, but with a more sharply 
defined focus.

http://digbig.com/5bbwqf



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GRAND WEEK 2010

The GRAND Local Grants Scheme is co-ordinated by the Communities Sub-
group which reports to Glasgow Alcohol and Drugs Partnership.  The Local 
Grants Scheme is for Glasgow-based alcohol and drug forums and 
community/voluntary groups to deliver local events and activities to 
support the aims of GRAND week, which are:

To raise awareness and increase knowledge of alcohol and drugs issues 
and services.
To get communities involved in tackling alcohol and drugs.
To build partnerships and networks between communities, services and 
organisations.

WHO CAN APPLY?

The Local Grants Scheme is open primarily to drug & alcohol forums 
within the Glasgow City Council area.  Bids made by other organisations 
or groups must have the support of drug & alcohol forums (or GRAND local 
planning groups) operating within their CHCP area.

APPLYING FOR GRAND LOCAL GRANT SCHEME FUNDING

The Communities Sub-group has made available a maximum of £6,000 in each 
of Glasgow’s five CHCP areas to support local activities taking place 
during GRAND week.  A further £6,000 is available for activities of a 
‘city-wide’ nature.  There is an upper limit of £1,000 for individual 
awards.  Applicants are encouraged to seek other sources of ‘match’ 
funding and ‘in kind’ contributions from partners.  Bids may include an 
element of development work (e.g. workshops) which takes place prior to 
GRAND week. 

To ensure effective communication and encourage partnership working 
within each CHCP area it is requested that drug and alcohol forums 
and/or GRAND local planning groups are made aware of prospective 
applications to the Local Grant Scheme.  Prior to submission you must 
consult with your local GRAND representative regarding your application.  
Contact details for local representatives are provided at Appendix 1 of 
the application form.

Applications must be made on the Local Grant Scheme application form and 
sent to: 

Stephen Birrell, Service Manager (Alcohol, Drugs & Communities),
Glasgow Community and Safety Services
Westergate, 11 Hope Street,
Glasgow, G2 6AB

Phone: 0141 276 7654 
Mobile: 07791 001538 
E-mail: stephen.birrell@glasgow.gov.uk



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