Friday 3 February 2017

GROW FOR IT!

Grow For It’ is a new grant programme designed to raise awareness of the importance of UK native wild flowers and plants.

Projects must be led by young people aged 12-25 working with a community organisation. Individuals must be known to a youth, community or education organisation that can receive the grant on their behalf. Applicants aged under 18 will require parental permission to apply to the scheme.
Two grant schemes are available:
1. Get Creative: £500 is available to raise awareness of UK native wild flowers and plants.
In addition to the grant, Get Creative is aimed at young people who want to use visual art, music, poetry, dance or theatre to raise awareness of the UK’s native wild flowers and plants. All of the Get Creative projects will be showcased at a weekend takeover event in Edinburgh, which will take place at the Summerhall Arts Centre on 23 – 25 June 2017. This will be an opportunity for successful applicants to present or perform at an iconic arts venue. Grow Wild will pay for travel and accommodation costs to attend the showcase event in June 2017.
Get Creative projects must completed by Friday 23 June 2017.
2. Transform a Space: £500 is available to transform a space in the community using UK native wild flowers and plants.
Transform a Space is aimed at young people who have a brilliant idea for transforming a communal space with native wild flowers and plants in their local area and will work with another group in their community.
To be eligible for the Transform a Space grant, applicants:
o Need to involve other people from the community who are a different age. This could be a local primary school, residents group or community project; and
o Must have secured permission to use the space before they apply.
Transform a Space projects must be completed by Friday 1 September 2017.
The following are not eligible for funding:
o Individuals under the age of 18 years unless they have permission from a parent or guardian;
o Individuals operating without a voluntary or community group that can receive the grant on their behalf.
Applications can be made by sending a short video application to Grow Wild. Video applications can be as extravagant and creative as necessary and do not have to be filmed on a fancy camera. Smart-phone videos are acceptable.
For the Get Creative grant, the following information must be included in the video:
o The name of the Grow Wild project;
o Why the project has been chosen;
o A description and overall concept, as well as the inspiration for the project. Sketches or sound bites can be used to give a flavour of what the final piece will look like; and
o How the grant will be spent.
For the Transform a Space grant, the following information must be included in the video:
o The name of the Grow Wild project;
o Why the project has been chosen, including benefits to the community and environment;
o A visual guide to the chosen space, including video, photographs etc.;
o An explanation of the other people that will be involved in the project; and
o How the grant will be spent.
The deadline for applications is Monday 27 February 2017.
Further information and guidance notes can be found on the Grow Wild - Flowers to the People website.
Applicants are advised to contact Catherine Winrow or Kate Allardyce at Grow Wild to discuss their project ideas.
Catherine and Kate’s contact details are:
Catherine Winrow
Grow Wild
Tel: 020 8332 5444
Email:
 growforit@growwilduk.com
Kate Allardyce
Grow Wild
Tel: 020 8332 5445
Email:
 growforit@growwilduk.com
(Source: GRIN)

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