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Welcome to Funding News 8, the monthly ebulletin containing all the latest funding news and information for the voluntary and community sector.    

  

There are lots of funding opportunities in this month's issue together with funding advice workshops and training sessions.

Don't forget to check the Voluntary Sector Calendar on the Community Action website for the latest news, events and updates for voluntary and community groups in Derby.

If you have any news, information or events that you would like to share with the voluntary and community sector in Derby, please let us know.

For more information on funding advice email Liz Gumbley or call 01332 227738.

Arts Council England are holding an open access funding scheme workshop.  This is a great opportunity to meet Sara Sanderson from Arts Council England and learn more about this funding scheme.

 

Grants for the arts is a year round lottery fund for individual artists, arts organisations, museums, libraries and other organisations to deliver arts projects. Potentially funded arts projects can be used to assist an organisation's delivery on other agendas such as health and wellbeing urban regeneration, youth work etc.

 

Date and Time:    Wednesday 1 February 2012 - 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Venue:                   Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby

Tutor:                     Sara Sanderson from Arts Council England

Cost:                      Free

 

To book a place email training or call 01332 227738 to request a booking form.

 

For more information visit the Arts Council England website.

There are many ways in which the internet can bring about change and the Nominet Trust supports projects that demonstrate how they will contribute to a safe, accessible online world, which offers opportunities to improve lives and committees: 

• Using the internet for social good e.g. projects that build the skills people require to access employment or education opportunities;
• Improving internet safety e.g. projects that encourage young people to help and support each other, develop skills, self-confidence and safety awareness; and 
• Increasing internet access e.g. projects that help older people connect with families and friends.

For more information visit the Nominet Trust website or call 01865 334000.  

Wooden Spoon is a children's charity dedicated to helping underprivileged children and young people all over the UK to live happier, richer lives. The organisation runs its own fundraising activities to raise money and spends it where it is most needed. For more information visit the Wooden Spoon website  

or call 01252 773720. 

The Cabinet Office has announced that a £16.8m fund for free advice services in England will be delivered by the Big Fund, the non-lottery arm of the Big Lottery Fund.  The fund opened for applications at the end of November and will provide grants to organisations providing debt, welfare benefits, employment and housing advice services. The fund will provide grants of between £40,000 and £70,000 to be spent on service delivery.   The deadline for receiving applications is noon on 22 December 2011. For more information visit  the Advice Services Fund website or call 0300 456 4746. 

This programme aims to inspire people to adapt the way they live, work and engage with each other to reap financial, environmental and health gains. Communities will be expected to introduce a range of different sustainable activities including reducing waste, identifying alternative energy sources, accessing and growing local fresh foods or improving energy efficiency for individuals and in community buildings. Other activities could include: 

• Recycling and reuse schemes e.g. refurbishment of furniture for people in need; or
• Educating those suffering from fuel poverty on how to make their homes more energy efficient. 

Community partnerships are invited to submit an expression of interest by noon on 31 January 2012.  30 areas are likely to receive development funding of up to £10,000 to draw up detailed plans.  For more information visit the Big Lottery website or call 0845 4 10 20 30.  

Funding is available for community groups working on the Austin and Sinfin Estates in Derby city.

 

Are you a community or voluntary group working on the Sinfin and Austin Estates?

Do you need funding to: 

• Improve or expand your Community or Voluntary group?
• Provide activities for children and young people?
• Offer training & educational projects?

For further details contact Misbah Ramzan at Derbyshire Community Foundation, 01773 514850. 

The John Ellerman Foundation supports:  

• Health and disability
• Social welfare
• Arts and heritage
• Conservation
• Overseas

The minimum grant available is £10,000. You must be a registered charity. There is a two stage process for which guidance can be found on the Ellerman website. or call 0207 930 8566. 

Nationwide makes grants to registered charities that offer financial and/or housing related support to: 

• Survivors of domestic abuse
• Older people

For more information on the funding criteria/guidelines visit the Nationwide website or call 01793 655113.

Heritage Lottery Fund - Parks for People offers grants for projects that regenerate public parks of national, regional or local heritage value. Eligible projects must ensure that: 

• The community values the park as part of their heritage;
• The park meets local social, economic and environmental needs;
• The park management actively involves local people

All projects must be able to demonstrate that they can: 

• Increase the range of audiences;
• Conserve and improve heritage value;
• Increase the range of volunteers involved;
• Improve skills and knowledge through learning and training;and
• Improve management and maintenance of the park  

For more information visit the Heritage Lottery Fund website or call 020 7591 6042/44. 

The Football Foundation provides a Facilities Grant Scheme for projects that improve facilities for football and other sport in local communities.  Organisations that are eligible to apply include football clubs, schools, multi-sports, local authorities, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations.

 

Before submitting applications, the foundation strongly recommends submitting an expression of interest form. For more information visit the Football Foundation website or call 0845 345 4555. 

The Archer Trust prefers to support organisations working in areas of high unemployment and deprivation. They favour charities that make good use of volunteers. You need to meet the following criteria: 

• A small UK charity for whom a grant of between £250 and £3,000 will make a big difference
• You provide aid or support to a defined group of needy or deserving people e.g. people with physical or mental disabilities.

For more information visit The Archer Trust website  - no telephone number for this organisation. 

Barchester Healthcare Foundation's mission is to make a difference to the lives of older people and other adults with a physical or mental disability, supporting practical solutions that lead to increased personal independence, self-sufficiently and dignity. They fund: 

• Older people 65+
• Adults (18+) with a physical disability
• Adults (18+) with a mental disability 

Grants range from £100 to £5,000. For more information visit the Barchester Health Foundation website or call  0800 328 3328.

Help the Homeless offer grants of up to £3,000 for capital costs to small and medium sized charities.  All applications must relate to projects that assist individuals in their return to mainstream society rather than simply offer shelter or other forms of sustenance. The deadline for the next round of applications is 31 December.  For more information visit the Help the Homeless website or call 020 7636 1428. 

All art forms are covered by the Wellcome Trust Arts Awards - dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography and digital media.  The trust awards grants to small and medium-sized projects (up to and including £30,000) that engage adult audiences and/or young people. For more information visit the Wellcome Trust website or call 0207 611 7222. The next deadline for applications is 27 January 2012. 

The trust funds well-managed projects that help to relieve poverty and support disadvantaged people.

 

Main grant - between £10,000 and £250,000 over a period of 1 to 3 years.

Small grant - of up to £5,000 for smaller charities. .

 

They are currently inviting applications from registered charities in the following areas: 

• Reducing reoffending - smooth the transition for those leaving prison.
• Improving prospects - supporting young people (14-19) to improve their employability and work to improve the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers.
• Repairing communities- projects led from within the community with the aim of integrating different social and ethnic groups in pursuit of worthwhile goals.
• Repairing lives - projects making an impact on the lives of people with substance misuse problems, projects helping people who are homeless.
• Preserving heritage - conserving or restoring buildings.
• Sustaining the arts- nurturing and developing artistic endeavour of the highest quality.  

For more information visit the JPGetty Trust website or call 020 7486 1859. 

VAT exemption for VCS groups that share services.

The Government has confirmed it will introduce a VAT exemption for VCS organisations that wish to share back-office services, removing the additional VAT charge that can arise when some organisations collaborate. 

 



Jayne Williams
Community Action Derby