EQUALITY UPDATES: Funding Extra 17th June 2010 View online at http://enf.org.uk/blog/ This issue of Funding Extra includes information provided by ThirdSector http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/ Grants Online http://www.grantsonline.org.uk Grantsnet http://www.grantsnet.co.uk/ SYFAB Funding News http://syfab.org.uk/fundingnews/ Bridgid Corr, TAG Manager, GCVS And Direct emails from Funders Back Issues: at www.enf.org.uk and www.enf.org.uk/blog CONTENTS: Unltd Sport Relief Funding – Deadline For Do It Awards Cabinet Office Releases Plans For Select Committee And Big Society Bank Erach & Roshan Sadri Foundation Grants Youth In Action Programme Launches New Call For Proposals Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust The Philips Livable Cities Award Support For Post Offices £10 Million Investment Toward Independent Living ARC-Addington Trustees’ Discretionary Fund The Guardian Charity Awards 2010 Active Citizens Programme European Youth Foundation Comic Relief Grants Open For Applications Healthy Hearts Grants Giving World Online The Wave Of Friendship Programme Women''s Fund For Scotland ACEVO Welcome Minister''s Reassurance On Changes To Lottery Funding Make A Splash! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ UNLTD SPORT RELIEF FUNDING – DEADLINE FOR DO IT AWARDS Background The UnLtd Sport Relief Awards are funded by Comic Relief and provide opportunities for young people to bring communities together, to help promote understanding and solve problems through sport, arts and recreational activities. As a result of your feedback from the first Awards scheme we have split the Awards into 3 categories TRY IT – To test out an idea (up to £1000) 11-21 years SHAPE IT – To develop an idea (up to £5000) 11-21 years DO IT – To grow a project (up to £10,000) 18-21 years These categories are open for anyone within the age range to apply. So if you know of anyone who could be interested please do put them in touch. Below is some more information and criteria for the new Do It Awards. WHAT IS DO IT? Do it is a new Award aimed at young people aged 18-21 years. We will be giving away Awards of up to £10,000 plus more intensive support directly to young people. This Award can be used to cover your living expenses as well as the project set up costs. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? Exciting ideas that use sport or recreational activities as a solution to a social problem. Run by motivated people who already have experience of running a project or working within their community. Has the ability to become sustainable (run without further financial support from UnLtd). Innovative and entrepreneurial as well as providing a learning opportunity for the individual. When? Do It awards will be made every 3 months with the next application deadline being Monday 12th July 2010. How? If you would like to find out more about Do It or the other UnLtd Sport Relief Awards that we are making now then please do get in contact on 0141 221 2322 or e-mail thomasmcalister@unltd.org.uk. Alternatively you can download an application form straight from our website www.UnLtdSportRelief.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ CABINET OFFICE RELEASES PLANS FOR SELECT COMMITTEE AND BIG SOCIETY BANK Plans for a new parliamentary select committee covering the voluntary sector and a timetable for the establishment of a Big Society Bank have been unveiled by the Cabinet Office. The department yesterday published its structural reform plan, which lays out a number of goals for supporting third sector organisations, including inviting Parliament to create a select committee for civil society, which is expected to be in place by November, subject to parliamentary approval. It also says the planned Big Society Bank, which will provide capital for third sector organisations using money from dormant bank accounts, will start giving out funds by April. The plan promises that a fund to help set up new community groups, announced by Cabinet secretary Francis Maude last week, will be available by the end of the year. Other promises include a taskforce to investigate and reduce regulatory burdens on charities - mentioned in Parliament last week - and an examination of incentives to encourage social investment. The date for an annual day to celebrate the work of the voluntary sector will also be announced by September, the plan says. http://digbig.com/5bbsxk ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ERACH & ROSHAN SADRI FOUNDATION GRANTS Charities and organisations have the opportunity to apply for grants of between £2,000 and £100,000 through the Erach & Roshan Sadri Foundation. Applications from individuals may also be considered. The Foundation seeks to support educational and welfare projects, projects that relieve poverty by alleviating homelessness and assisting members of the Zoroastrian religious faith. Projects that the Foundation has funded in the UK in the past include a Saturday Education programme; funding for a Muslim school; and support for young carers in Wiltshire. The next deadline for applications is the 1st September 2010. http://www.ersf.org.uk/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME LAUNCHES NEW CALL FOR PROPOSALS The European Commission has issued a call for proposals aiming to support projects, which promote information and communication actions with a European dimension that are aimed at young people and youth leaders. Preference will be given to those projects which best reflect the permanent priorities of the ''Youth in action'' programme as well as the following annual priorities of the call; media literacy and global issues affecting young people, such as climate change, sustainable development, migrations, and the Millennium Development Goals. To be successful, applicants need to submit projects that enhance the dissemination of quality information and increase young people''s access to information and to various channels of communication at both national and European levels. Proposals can be submitted by non-profit organisations. These can include non-governmental organisations (NGOs), public bodies at regional or local level, or national Youth Councils Projects must involve partners from at least two different programme countries. The total budget allocated to the co financing of projects under this call for proposals is estimated at €1,000,000. Financial assistance from the Commission shall not be granted for more than 80 % of a project''s total eligible expenses. The maximum grant available is €100,000. The closing date for applications is the 10th September 2010. http://digbig.com/5bbsrb ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust has announced that its grant making programme is open for applications. Within the UK, the Trust makes grants to both organisations and individuals for activities that relate to: Peace and conflict resolution; promoting racial justice; Power and responsibility; and Quaker concerns. The Trust tends to fund work that is on a national level and there are no maximum grant limits although the Trust does stress that costings need to be realistic. Previously supported projects include: Asylum Aid, which assists people seeking refuge in the UK. Asylum Aid received a grant of £203,170 from the Trust to support a project that enables women fleeing serious human rights violations to gain protection in the UK. The University of Liverpool received a grant of £75,000 from the Trust to undertake an audit of local democracy in Burnley and Harrogate. The next deadline for applications is the 7th September 2010. http://www.jrct.org.uk/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE PHILIPS LIVABLE CITIES AWARD The Philips Livable Cities Award, is a new global initiative designed to encourage individuals, community groups and businesses to develop practical, achievable ideas to improve the health and well-being of people living in cities. The Award consists of three grants which will be made to help translate these ideas into reality. These are; "Wellbeing Outdoors" to help citizens fell safe and secure in public spaces, or help create identify and sense of belonging; "Independent Living" to help the growing number of elderly people living alone to feel secure and comfortable living in a city, or to enable them to live longer at home while receiving appropriate access to healthcare; and "Healthy Lifestyle at Work and Home" to support a healthy body and mind, through surroundings or other essentials such as exercise, diet and sleep. An overall Philips Livable Cities Award of €75,000 will be made for the best submission from any of the three categories, with two additional awards of €25,000 for the best submissions in the two categories NOT receiving the overall award. The closing date for entries is 5pm on the 28th October 2010. http://www.because.philips.com/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ SUPPORT FOR POST OFFICES Scotland''s local post offices will soon be able to apply for support from the Scottish Government''s new one million pounds Challenge Fund. The scheme is being launched to help local post offices diversify with new business activities and become increasingly sustainable. Applications for awards ranging from £2,500 to £25,000 will be sought over the summer, following a short Scottish Government consultation which starts on the 11th June and will run until the 9th July 2010. The priority of the Fund is to direct funding to help Sub-Postmasters develop their enterprise, identifying opportunities for new revenue streams such as retailing, selling different goods, or providing a business service not already available in their locality. It is anticipated that application forms will be published on the 21st July 2010, with a deadline for completed applications in the autumn. http://digbig.com/5bbsrc ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ £10 MILLION INVESTMENT TOWARD INDEPENDENT LIVING The Technology Strategy Board, together with co-funders the Economic and Social Research Council and the Department of Health''s National Institute for Health Research, is to invest up to £10 million in new research that will help to underpin the development of innovative, cost-effective user-centred services for independent living. Through its Assisted Living Innovation Platform, which supports UK businesses and the health & care sector to develop new technologies and services to support the elderly and those with long-term conditions, the Board is to invite competitive proposals for research projects in the two areas of Economic & Business Modelling and Social & Behavioural Studies. The Economic and Business Modelling theme of the competition aims to provide improved evidence to underpin industry and social enterprise, to encourage investment in (and implementation of) assisted living services and technology. The Social and Behavioural Studies theme aims to better understand the interactions between Assisted Living technologies and services and individuals, families and communities. The competition opens on 21 June 2010 and compulsory expressions of interest must be submitted by 29 July 2010. There will be a briefing and networking event on 10 June 2010, and other events planned, which organisations interested in the competition are recommended to attend. The competition closes on 14 October 2010. http://digbig.com/5bbsre ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ARC-ADDINGTON TRUSTEES’ DISCRETIONARY FUND The ARC-Addington Fund, which is one of the Farming Help charities and helps maintain the economic and social fabric of the farming community. The Trustees’ Discretionary Fund offers grants of up to £2,000 to help viable farming businesses that experience financial hardship due to unforeseen and unexpected circumstances and have no other means of short term support. Examples of what the Trust may be able to help with include a sudden illness where paying extra staff may be a problem; extreme weather which has caused irreparable damage to crops or livestock or certain animal diseases which prevent you from moving or selling your stock. Applications can be made at any time. http://www.arc-addingtonfund.org.uk/what/tdf/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE GUARDIAN CHARITY AWARDS 2010 The Guardian Charity Awards 2010 are open to UK social welfare charities that can demonstrate excellence and achievement in what they do. Eligible charities must also have been registered in the UK for more than two years and have an annual income of between £5,000 and £1.5 million. Each winner will receive a £6000 cash prize, plus one year free NCVO membership, a mentoring support package from FSI, and a tailored package of media, marketing and communications support, resources and training from Media Trust. Closing date for entries is Friday 16th July 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/charity-awards ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ACTIVE CITIZENS PROGRAMME The British Council is looking for UK local delivery partners for its Active Citizens programme. Grants of up to £7,500 are available for people who are running voluntary or community sector organisations, or networks supporting active participation and social justice (such as tackling poverty and inequality) in their communities, and who are interested in sharing and learning from others worldwide. The programme aims to connect organisations and people involved in local community initiatives and offers them the chance to gain an international perspective on the work they are doing and to contribute to social research on global themes, develop cross-cultural engagement skills and international professional networks. The deadline for applications has been extended to 9 July 2010 http://activecitizens.britishcouncil.org/news ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ EUROPEAN YOUTH FOUNDATION The European Youth Foundation (EYF) supports European youth activities. The next deadline for Category A and Category B projects, taking place in the second half of 2011, has been announced. The deadline for both categories is 1 October 2010. Applications are accepted from International not-for-profit youth organisations, working in a number of European member states. Each category has it’s own priorities: Category A: international youth meeting Category B: youth activity other than a meeting There are also opportunities for pilot projects under the Category D and Category D-HRE schemes, which have no deadlines. Non-governmental youth organisations must register with EYF, via their online database, to be eligible to apply. http://www.eyf.coe.int/fej/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ COMIC RELIEF GRANTS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS Comic Relief has announced that its grants UK programmes are once again open for applications. On average grants of between £25,000 and £40,000 are available to not for profit organisations for work that focuses on mental health, domestic and sexual abuse; refugee and asylum seeking women; older people, using sport in delivering positive change within the lives of individuals and communities, as well as projects focusing on young people (11 - 25) that are sexually exploited; suffer from alcohol abuse; and suffer from mental health problems. In addition, Comic Relief operates a programme that support disadvantaged communities. This programme is devolved to the Community Foundation Network. Please contact your local Community Foundation directly for details of their funding application procedures. The closing date for applications is the 3rd September 2010. http://www.comicrelief.com/apply_for_a_grant/uk ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ HEALTHY HEARTS GRANTS Heart Research UK has announced that the next funding round of its healthy heart grants will open in July 2010. Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Grants support innovative projects designed to promote heart health and to prevent or reduce the risks of heart disease in specific groups or communities. Grants of up to £10,000 are available to community groups, voluntary organisations and researchers who are spreading the healthy heart message. There are two applications rounds per year. Applications are only accepted during January and February for the May round of grants and July and August for grants awarded in November, each year. http://www.heartresearch.org.uk/healthy_heart_grants.htm ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ GIVING WORLD ONLINE Giving World Online is a website which charities are offered free surplus stock from UK businesses. Firms can list unwanted stock, such as clothing or furniture, and charities can then claim it on a first-come, first-served basis. Organisations that use the site must agree to use the items to support beneficiaries and not to sell them for profit. http://www.givingworldonline.com/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE WAVE OF FRIENDSHIP PROGRAMME The Wave of Friendship, supported by the Legacy Trust UK, is a volunteer exchange programme that encourages and supports the exchange of volunteers between Scotland and London in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Volunteers can apply for bursaries of up to £500 to cover travel, accommodation and other costs involved in the exchange. Suitable opportunities could include providing support for an event, carrying out an assignment or volunteering for a set time, rather than an ongoing commitment. http://www.peoplemakingwaves.org.uk/thewaveoffriendship/about/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ WOMEN''S FUND FOR SCOTLAND The 2010/11 grants programme is open and accepting applications for up to £5,000. This is a rolling programme with no deadlines, however please be aware of the turnaround time for decisions in order to plan ahead of your project taking place. Please note, particularly if you are applying for an International Women''s Day event in March 2011, that applications received in November or December 2010 will not receive a decision until February 2011. www.scottishcf.org/womensfund ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ACEVO WELCOME MINISTER''S REASSURANCE ON CHANGES TO LOTTERY FUNDING Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive of ACEVO, Sir Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive of NCVO, and Kevin Curley, Chief Executive of NAVCA, met with John Penrose, Minister for Tourism and Heritage, today to discuss the proposed changes to lottery funding. This will see funding for the Big Lottery Fund reduced from 50% to 40% of National Lottery income, with the proportion of funding going to arts, heritage and sport distributors increased from 16.6% to 20%. If taken forward, the changes would be phased in from 1st April 2011, when the Big Lottery Fund will receive 46% of Lottery funding with arts, heritage and sports distributors each receiving 18%. In the meeting, Stephen Bubb welcomed the additional funding for arts, heritage and sports as many ACEVO members are already carrying out vital work in these fields. He was also pleased to get reassurance from the Minister on the Government’s intention to ensure the new proposals do not mean any reduction in funding for the sector and urged him to consider asking all lottery distributors to report on the proportion of their income that is given to voluntary and community organisations. Penrose expressed his willingness to work with ACEVO, NCVO and NAVCA to ensure a common definition for the voluntary and community sector is utilised across all distributors so that any data published is consistent. Finally, the Minister was very receptive to suggestions that setting rigid restrictions on the amount distributors are able to spend on overheads could lead to perverse incentives for funding to be channelled to fewer larger organisations, disproportionately damaging small community organisations. Instead he said the Government would look to put in place some form of benchmarking system, analysing examples of best practice in both the UK and internationally. Following the meeting Stephen Bubb said, "The Minister clearly appreciated how important Big Lottery Funding is for ACEVO members. We will look to work with him closely over the coming months to ensure that the voluntary and community sector remains able to draw on this vital source of income, particularly when funding is becoming harder to access in other areas". http://www.acevo.org.uk/Page.aspx?pid=1973 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ MAKE A SPLASH! As well as running a series of training events, the Make a Splash! project also has a small grants programme. We’re offering small voluntary groups in Scotland the chance to apply for between £250 – £2,000 so that you can try something new and help even more people discover how good it feels to take part in arts and crafts activity. Your grant can be used to cover a wide range of things, from venue hire to training. More info at: http://www.peoplemakingwaves.org.uk/makeasplash/apply/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The EQUALITY UPDATES e-newsletter is produced on behalf of the Equality Networks Forum (ENF) The ENF: Glasgow Black and Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Network; Glasgow City Council; Glasgow Disability Alliance; Glasgow Women’s Voluntary Sector Network; West of Scotland Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Forum This message may contain information that has been sent to the ENF Communications and Resource Worker by third parties. 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