Thursday, 7 January 2016
Wednesday, 6 January 2016
HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND YOUTH INITIATIVE OPPORTUNITY
In November HLF’s Chair, Sir Peter Luff, announced we would be launching an exciting new youth initiative in 2016/17. Designed to bring a step-change in the way the heritage sector works with young people aged 11-25 outside schools, in the first instance we anticipate funding a small number of large scale demonstrator projects across the UK. We will award grants to consortia of organisations with a credible track record of working with young people and the ability to embed practice in the heritage sector.Before we launch the initiative we would like to test our ideas with a small number of youth and heritage sector experts and we would be delighted if you could join us and our facilitator Ruth Clarke to share your perspectives and ideas.We are running three workshops across the UK in January.13 January 2016: London, 14.30 – 17.30, including networking timeNCVO office in Kings Cross: NCVO - Find us18 January 2016: Edinburgh, 13.15 – 16.15, beginning with a networking lunchHLF Scotland office: Scotland: Directions and access | Heritage Lottery Fund20 January 2016: Cardiff, 10.30 – 13.45, closing with lunchWe hope we will be able join us for one of these sessions. Please RSVP to Diane: skills@hlf.org.uk by 06 January 2016 with the following information:The session you would like to attendYour nameYour job tile and organisationYour contact detailsAny access requirementsAny dietary requirementsWe have a limited number of places, which will be filled on a first come, first served basis and would prefer one representative per organisation. If you think the workshops would be of interest to colleagues outside your organisation, please feel free to pass on their names in your reply.Thank you and we hope to see you soon,JoJo ReillyHead of Participation and LearningHeritage Lottery Fund7 Holbein PlaceLondon
(Source: Heritage Lottery Fund)
TRAINING COURSE - PLANNING AND WRITING SUCCESSFUL FUNDING BIDS
Planning and Writing Successful Funding Bids
Date: Thursday 17th March 2016 - full day
Venue: PAVO, Unit 30 Ddole Road, Llandrindod Wells LD1 6DF
Cost: £20 (PAVO members), £40 (3rd Sector, non PAVO members) & £60 (other/individuals)
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the current funding climate in Wales and its impact on funders
- Review their current approach of developing a bid
- Apply new tools and techniques to give their bids a winning 'edge'
- Understand and meet the expectations of funders
To book: Click here
Monday, 4 January 2016
Thinking of applying to Big Lottery for Community Buildings funding? Here's some useful hints and tips:
http://bigblogwales.org.uk/2015/12/03/tips-for-applying-for-funding-for-community-buildings
(Source: Big Lottery)
http://bigblogwales.org.uk/2015/12/03/tips-for-applying-for-funding-for-community-buildings
(Source: Big Lottery)
Launch of Postcode Local Trust for 2016 (GB)
Short-term, designated funding will be available for good causes which benefit wildlife, enhance biodiversity, or renovate/create new green habitats. Consideration will also be given to sustainable energy projects benefitting local areas. Funding will be available for activities, such as:
- Creation of community gardens which benefit local areas.
- Habitat restoration projects which benefit biodiversity and which provide lasting benefits to a community such as on-going recreation activities, flood prevention schemes, natural hedgerow boundaries.
- Tree planting or creation of community orchard projects.
- Wildflower meadow creation.
- Projects which create bird, bug and beastie homes.
- Outdoor education projects delivered with local communities by environmental charities.
- Green-energy projects which create more sustainable solutions to lowering, eg, energy costs for a community.
- Micro-hydro schemes benefiting a local community.
Grassroots organisations, local charities and non-profit community businesses that are seeking to effect positive change within their local area in England, Scotland and Wales are eligible to apply.
Grants range from £500 to £20,000 for those in Scotland and England and up to £10,000 for those in Wales.
Applications will be accepted from 5 January 2016 with a deadline of 28 January 2016.
A further round will take place in 2016 with applications being accepted between 1 September 2016 and 30 September 2016.
http://www.postcodelocaltrust.org.uk/
(Source: Grantfinder)
- Creation of community gardens which benefit local areas.
- Habitat restoration projects which benefit biodiversity and which provide lasting benefits to a community such as on-going recreation activities, flood prevention schemes, natural hedgerow boundaries.
- Tree planting or creation of community orchard projects.
- Wildflower meadow creation.
- Projects which create bird, bug and beastie homes.
- Outdoor education projects delivered with local communities by environmental charities.
- Green-energy projects which create more sustainable solutions to lowering, eg, energy costs for a community.
- Micro-hydro schemes benefiting a local community.
Grassroots organisations, local charities and non-profit community businesses that are seeking to effect positive change within their local area in England, Scotland and Wales are eligible to apply.
Grants range from £500 to £20,000 for those in Scotland and England and up to £10,000 for those in Wales.
Applications will be accepted from 5 January 2016 with a deadline of 28 January 2016.
A further round will take place in 2016 with applications being accepted between 1 September 2016 and 30 September 2016.
http://www.postcodelocaltrust.org.uk/
(Source: Grantfinder)
People's Postcode Trust - Changes Announced to Small Grants Programme
Since 2009, the People’s Postcode Trust has awarded over £11 million to 1600 projects across Great Britain. Starting in 2016, the Trust will be changing the remit of its Small Grants Programme, with two rounds opening to all constituted voluntary and community organisations, registered charities, social enterprises and community interest companies in England, Scotland and Wales.
As the People’s Postcode Trust’s mission is to try to make the world a better place, applications will now only be invited for projects that focus on the following themes:
- Prevention of poverty.
- Healthy living initiatives.
- Upholding human rights.
- Facilitating reconciliation projects which help disadvantaged or at-risk groups.
Examples of projects which may fit within the Trust’s new criteria include:
- Training programmes to boost skills and opportunities for disadvantaged people, including volunteer training programmes aimed at providing skills to the long-term unemployed.
- Projects that tackle the root causes of anti-social behaviour and homelessness, including projects aimed at at-risk young people or young people leaving care.
- Projects that support at-risk families, providing and early intervention to help tackle family breakdown.
- Programmes that improve the physical and mental health of disadvantaged groups, enabling them to live more fulfilling lives.
- Programmes that promote human rights and empower disadvantaged groups enabling them to create a better life for themselves.
- Provision of services around domestic violence centres or refugee advice centres.
- Projects that bring different groups of people together in a way that promotes understanding of differences and promotes justice, including programmes that promote migrant rights and help groups integrate into new environments.
Grants range from £500 to £20,000 for those in Scotland and England, and up to £10,000 for those in Wales, and can be used for:
- Purchase of capital items and equipment.
- Staffing/training costs of up to 50% of total amount requested.
- Running costs of up to 20% of the total amount requested.
- Volunteer expenses up to 25% of the total amount requested.
- Marketing costs of up to 10% of the total amount requested.
- Building renovations that have an ecological or wider impact on the services an organisation can provide.
The first round is due to open on 1 May 2016 with a deadline of 31 May 2016. The second round will open on 1 September 2016 with a deadline of 30 September 2016.
http://www.postcodetrust.org.uk/
(Source: Grantfinder)
As the People’s Postcode Trust’s mission is to try to make the world a better place, applications will now only be invited for projects that focus on the following themes:
- Prevention of poverty.
- Healthy living initiatives.
- Upholding human rights.
- Facilitating reconciliation projects which help disadvantaged or at-risk groups.
Examples of projects which may fit within the Trust’s new criteria include:
- Training programmes to boost skills and opportunities for disadvantaged people, including volunteer training programmes aimed at providing skills to the long-term unemployed.
- Projects that tackle the root causes of anti-social behaviour and homelessness, including projects aimed at at-risk young people or young people leaving care.
- Projects that support at-risk families, providing and early intervention to help tackle family breakdown.
- Programmes that improve the physical and mental health of disadvantaged groups, enabling them to live more fulfilling lives.
- Programmes that promote human rights and empower disadvantaged groups enabling them to create a better life for themselves.
- Provision of services around domestic violence centres or refugee advice centres.
- Projects that bring different groups of people together in a way that promotes understanding of differences and promotes justice, including programmes that promote migrant rights and help groups integrate into new environments.
Grants range from £500 to £20,000 for those in Scotland and England, and up to £10,000 for those in Wales, and can be used for:
- Purchase of capital items and equipment.
- Staffing/training costs of up to 50% of total amount requested.
- Running costs of up to 20% of the total amount requested.
- Volunteer expenses up to 25% of the total amount requested.
- Marketing costs of up to 10% of the total amount requested.
- Building renovations that have an ecological or wider impact on the services an organisation can provide.
The first round is due to open on 1 May 2016 with a deadline of 31 May 2016. The second round will open on 1 September 2016 with a deadline of 30 September 2016.
http://www.postcodetrust.org.uk/
(Source: Grantfinder)
Veolia Environmental Trust Announces 2016 Deadlines
Not-for-profit organisations with environmental or community-based projects in the United Kingdom are eligible to apply for grants of up to £75,000. To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be constituted.
- Have a bank account.
- Hold annual elections.
Applicants must also be based within five miles of a Veolia site – a postcode location checker (http://www.veoliatrust.org/
Funding is available for capital improvement projects at a single site with discrete start and end dates. Projects should fall under one of the following categories:
- Community buildings and rooms, including community centres, village halls, community spaces within religious buildings, and Scout or Girlguiding buildings.
- Outdoor Spaces, including public parks, nature reserves, community gardens, footpaths, bridleways and cycle-paths.
- Play and recreation, including play areas, skateparks, Multi Use Games Areas (MUGAs), sports grounds, pavilions and changing rooms.
- Supporting Biodiversity, including the species related element of a BAP (national or local), the habitat related element of a BAP or HAP (national or local), and reintroduction programmes to a specific habitat.
Applicants will be required to secure match funding of at least 20% before submitting a full application. ProTjects requiring over £40,000 will also need an independent Third Party Contributor to reimburse the landfill operator with 10% shortfall to release the grant. This contribution can be made by another funder, a local council or an individual.
While initial enquiries can be made at any time, full applications must be submitted by noon on 26 February 2016, 27 May 2016 and 26 August 2016.
http://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/
(Source: Grantfinder)
- Be constituted.
- Have a bank account.
- Hold annual elections.
Applicants must also be based within five miles of a Veolia site – a postcode location checker (http://www.veoliatrust.org/
Funding is available for capital improvement projects at a single site with discrete start and end dates. Projects should fall under one of the following categories:
- Community buildings and rooms, including community centres, village halls, community spaces within religious buildings, and Scout or Girlguiding buildings.
- Outdoor Spaces, including public parks, nature reserves, community gardens, footpaths, bridleways and cycle-paths.
- Play and recreation, including play areas, skateparks, Multi Use Games Areas (MUGAs), sports grounds, pavilions and changing rooms.
- Supporting Biodiversity, including the species related element of a BAP (national or local), the habitat related element of a BAP or HAP (national or local), and reintroduction programmes to a specific habitat.
Applicants will be required to secure match funding of at least 20% before submitting a full application. ProTjects requiring over £40,000 will also need an independent Third Party Contributor to reimburse the landfill operator with 10% shortfall to release the grant. This contribution can be made by another funder, a local council or an individual.
While initial enquiries can be made at any time, full applications must be submitted by noon on 26 February 2016, 27 May 2016 and 26 August 2016.
http://www.veoliatrust.org/funding/
(Source: Grantfinder)
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