PCC Sports Development Grants

Over £19,500 has been handed out to several sport organisations across the county, Powys County Council has announced.

Now sports and physical groups in Powys are being urged by the council’s Sports Development Team to take advantage of a grant worth up to £1,500 to help contribute to creating thriving clubs which will continue to create opportunities through enterprise and innovation.

The grants are designed to make a difference to sport and physical activity locally and are available through the Sportlot Community Chest, the Sports Council for Wales National Lottery funded grant aid scheme.

The council’s Sports Development Team has handed out £46,000 of the £90,000 available for this financial year, including £19,720 to the following successful organisations:

• Beacons Netball Club: £1,500 towards facility hire, coach education and equipment
• Bulls Cycling Club: £1,285 towards coach education
• Go Judo: £1,100 towards coach education and equipment
• Hafren Cycling Club: £1,500 towards coach education
• Hay Junior Football Club: £875 towards coach education and facility hire
• Llandrindod Wells Football Club: £1,335 towards coach education, facility hire and equipment
• Llanfair United Football Club: £1,200 towards coach education
• Llanidloes Junior Football Club: £1,400 towards equipment and coach education
• N-Able Sports Club: £1,500 towards equipment
• Newtown Whitestars JFC: £1,495 towards coach education
• North Powys Hockey Forum: £1,090 towards coach education, facility hire and equipment
• Penybont United Football Club: £1,480 towards coach education, facility hire and equipment
• Powys Montgomeryshire Federation of Women’s Institute: £1,500 towards facility hire, instructor costs and equipment
• Rhosgoch Golf Club: £960 toward coach education and coaching costs.
• Sennybridge Football Club: £1,500 towards coach education and equipment

Cllr Rachel Powell, Cabinet Member for Sports Development, said: “I’m delighted that we have been able to award these grants to the seven clubs, which will help them thrive and make a difference to sport and physical activity in their area.

“With only £44,000 left for this for this financial year, I’m urging organisations to submit applications so they don’t miss out on this grant funding.”

The next deadline for applications is Tuesday, November 6, 2018.  For further information contact the council’s Sport Development Team on 01686 614060 or email angela.williams@powys.gov.uk

Application forms can be downloaded from the Sport Wales website www.sportwales.org.uk

(Source: PCC)

THE YAPP CHARITABLE TRUST

The Yapp Charitable Trust only provides funding towards the running costs of very small registered charities in England and Wales that have been running for at least three years. The Trust can fund for up to three years and prefers to commit to more than one year’s worth of grant support because it recognises that small charities have long-term funding needs.

Grants are awarded for core funding, including the costs associated with regular activities or services that have been ongoing for at least a year.

Funding is available for work that focuses on one of the following priority groups:

o Elderly people;
o Children and young people aged 5 to 25 years;
o People with physical impairments, learning difficulties or mental health challenges;
o Social welfare - people trying to overcome life-limiting problems of a social, rather than medical, origin such as addiction, relationship difficulties, abuse and a history of offending; and
o Education and learning, with a particular interest in people who are educationally disadvantaged, whether adults or children.

The Trustees give particular priority to:

o Work that is unattractive to the general public or unpopular with other funders;
o Services that help to improve the lives of marginalised, disadvantaged or isolated people;
o Applicants that can demonstrate an effective use of volunteers;
o Charities that seek to be preventive and aim to change opinion and behaviour through raising awareness of issues, education and campaigning; and
o Applicants that can demonstrate (where feasible) an element of self sustainability by charging subscriptions/fees to service users.

Please note: applications that do not address at least two of the above priorities are unlikely to receive a grant.

Grants are normally for a maximum of £3,000 per year for up to 3 years. There is no match funding requirement.

Small registered charities in England and Wales that meet the following criteria may apply:

o Have their own charity registration number;         
o Have been formally established for at least three years;
o Have a total annual expenditure of less than £40,000; and
o Be working with one of the priority groups as outlined in the Trust’s guidelines.

Funding is not available for:

o Charities that are not registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales; 
o Charities in Scotland and Northern Ireland;       
o Charities whose total annual expenditure is more than £40,000;
o Industrial and Provident Societies and Community Interest Companies;         
o Branches of National Charities;
o Charities with unrestricted reserves that equate to more than 12 months expenditure;
o New organisations – applicants must have been operating as a fully-constituted charity for at least 3 years;
o New work - the Trust provides continuation funding to sustain existing work that has been happening for at least a year;
o New paid posts – even if the work is now being done by volunteers;
o Additional activities, expansion or development plans;
o Special events, trips or outings;
o Capital expenditure - equipment, buildings, renovations, furnishings, minibuses;
o Work with under-5s;
o Childcare;
o Holidays and holiday centres;
o Core funding of charities that benefit the wider community such as general advice services and community centres unless a significant element of their work focuses on one of the Trust's priority groups;
o Bereavement support;
o Debt advice;
o Community safety initiatives;
o Charities raising money to give to another organisation, such as schools, hospitals or other voluntary groups;
o Individuals - including charities raising funds to purchase equipment for or make grants to individuals; or
o Organisational budgets with a shortfall in excess of £10,000 in the first year.

Applications may be submitted at any time and are considered at one of the three Trustees meetings each year. Decisions on applications can take up to five months from the date of submission.

An application form and guidance notes are available on the Trust's website.

The completed application form should be returned by post or email together with a copy of the charity's most recent annual report and accounts and any other relevant information.

Contact details for the Trust are:

Joanne Anderson 
Trust Secretary 
YAPP Charitable Trust 
1st Floor 
MILE House 
Bridge End 
Chester le Street 
County Durham 
DH3 3RA 
Tel: 0191 389 3300
Email: info@yappcharitabletrust.org.uk

(Source: GRIN)

PAVO AGM AND ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018

LLYWYDD / PRESIDENT: Y Fonesig / Dame Shân Legge-Bourke    CADEIRYDD / CHAIR: Martin Nosworthy PRIF WEITHREDWR / CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Carl Cooper Medi  2018 Dear Colleague INVITATION -  ANNUAL CONFERENCE & GENERAL MEETING Tuesday 13th November 2018 10.00– 3.30pm “Resourceful Communities” Cefn Lea Conference Centre, Dolfor, Newtown, Powys SY16 4AJ Thank you to those who have responded to my invitation to PAVO’s Annual Conference and General Meeting, which will be held this year on Tuesday 13th November 2018.  Please find the programme attached or click on this link.  You can book your place via the online booking form. The day will provide an opportunity to engage with a wide range of stakeholders on the increasing emphasis being placed upon community and third sector development in various laws, strategies and plans, not least our own Area Plan & Well Being Plan for Powys. The day will include Workshop Sessions on how to develop resourceful communities with topics such as ‘Big Isn't Always Better’, ‘Access to expertise’, ‘How do you involve people?’, ‘There’s more to life than grants’ and ‘A Young person’s perspective on Resourceful Communities'. The day will conclude with a panel discussion. There will also be a Third Sector Market Place giving you an opportunity to network and promote your services. We hope that as many organisations as possible will have a stall. A warm welcome awaits all volunteers, staff & trustees and I very much hope you can join us for the event. Coffee will be available from 9.30am before the commencement of our AGM at 10.00am. PAVO’s AGM and Annual Conference provide a great opportunity to meet other colleagues in the sector, as well as partners in other sectors to share information and good practice. To let us know if you are able to attend, workshop session choice & any requirements please by completing the online booking form, telephone: 01597 822191 or email: ruth.middleton@pavo.org.uk. Apologies can be conveyed via this link. I look forward to seeing you on 13th November. Yours Sincerely  Martin Nosworthy Chair, Board of Trustees GWAHODDIAD- CYNHADLEDD A CHYFARFOD CYFFREDINOL BLYNYDDOL Dydd Mawrth 13eg Tachwedd 2018 Cymunedau Dyfeisgar Canolfan Gynhadledd Cefn Lea, Dolfor, Newtown, Powys SY16 4AJ Diolch I’r rhai sy wedi ymateb I’m gwahoddiad i Gynhadledd a Chyfarfod Cyffredinol Blynyddol PAVO a gynhelir eleni ar ddydd mawrth 13 Tachwedd 2018. Fe welwch y rhaglen wedi ei atodi neu gliciwch ar y ddolen hon. Bydd y diwrnod yn rhoi cyfle i ymgysylltu ag ystod eang o randdeiliaid ar y pwyslais cynyddol sy'n cael ei roi ar ddatblygiad y gymuned a'r trydydd sector mewn amrywiol gyfreithiau, strategaethau a chynlluniau, yn enwedig ein Cynllun Ardal a Lles Ardal ar gyfer Powys. Bydd y diwrnod yn cynnwys Sesiynau Gweithdy ar sut i ddatblygu cymunedau dyfeisgar gyda phynciau megis 'Nid yw Mawr bob amser yn Well', 'Mynediad at arbenigedd', 'Sut ydych chi'n cynnwys pobl?', 'Mae mwy i fywyd na grantiau' a 'Persbectif Person Ifanc ar Gymunedau Adnoddol'. Bydd y diwrnod yn dod i ben gyda thrafodaeth panel. Bydd MARCHNAD TRYDYDD SECTOR  hefyd yn rhoi cyfle ichi rwydweithio a hyrwyddo eich gwasanaethau.  Gobeithiwn y bydd cymaint o sefydliadau â phosibl yn cynnal stondin. Mae croeso cynnes yn disgwyl pob gwirfoddolwr, aelod staff ac ymddiriedolwr. Gobeithiaf yn fawr y gallwch ymuno â ni ar gyfer y digwyddiad. Bydd coffi ar gael o 9.45am cyn dechrau ein Cyfarfod Cyffredinol Blynyddol am 10.00am. Mae Cyfarfod Cyffredinol Blynyddol a Chynhadledd PAVO yn darparu cyfle gwych i gwrdd â chydweithwyr eraill yn y sector, yn ogystal â phartneriaid mewn sectorau eraill i rannu gwybodaeth ac arfer da. Er mwyn rhoi gwybod i ni os ydych yn gallu bod yn bresennol, dewis sesiwn gweithdy ac unrhyw ofynion, llenwch y ffurflen archebu ar-lein, ffôn: 01597 822191 neu e-bost: ruth.middleton@pavo.org.uk. Edrychaf ymlaen at eich gweld ar 13 o Dachwedd. Yn gywir Martin Nosworthy Cadeirydd, Bwrdd yr Ymddiriedolwyr

WOLFSON FOUNDATION

The Wolfson Foundation allocates funding in the region of £30 million each year against the priorities listed below. Grants are awarded to act as a catalyst to lever additional funding and to back excellence and talent.  Grants are usually only made for capital projects (for example, new buildings, renovation and equipment). The Foundation is particularly keen to hear from organisations who, because of the nature of their work, may struggle to raise funds from the general public.

There are no minimum or maximum award levels, although match funding is required for projects where the total project cost is above £50,000.

1. ARTS AND HUMANITIES

o Education and Research - funding is available for organisations demonstrating excellence with the aim of producing the following outcomes:
> Improved educational provision through new capital infrastructure and the effective use of technology and equipment; and/or
> Better engagement by educational institutions with the wider public.

o Historic Buildings and Landscapes - funding is available for organisations demonstrating excellence in its work to protect and preserve historic buildings and landscapes, with the aim of producing the following outcomes:
> Conservation of buildings listed grade I or II* in need of repair;
> Excellent interpretation of historic buildings, landscapes and collections;
> Increased numbers of visitors to historic sites;
> Better public engagement with and understanding of sites of historical and cultural significance; and/or
> Improved future sustainability of organisations.

Please note: capital projects may be eligible where they include restoration or conservation work to the historic fabric of buildings that are listed either Grade I or II* and the building is accessible to the public for the majority of the year. Support is also given, on occasion, to landscapes and gardens where these are of exceptional historic significance.

o Museums and Galleries - the Foundation award grants to support the display of permanent collections in museums and galleries throughout the UK. Funding is available for organisations of national significance that demonstrate excellence in this field, with the aim of producing the following outcomes:
> Excellent interpretation of designated collections of national significance;
> Increased numbers of visitors to museums and galleries;
> Better public engagement with and understanding of collections;
> Improved future sustainability of organisations; and
> Conservation of architectural heritage, including museums and galleries listed grade I or II*.

o Performing Arts - funding is available for organisations demonstrating excellence and which are nationally significant, with the aim of producing the following outcomes:
> Improved quality of performance venues;
> Better teaching, education and rehearsal facilities;
> Increased audience numbers;
> Improved future sustainability of an organisations; and
> Conservation of architectural heritage, including concert halls and theatres listed grade I or II*.

Funding is available for capital projects for the performing arts, including refurbishment, new build and major equipment/instruments. Projects may be eligible for funding where the organisation has a record of producing work of national importance and the organisation receives significant funding (generally of above £500,000 each year) as an Arts Council national portfolio organisation (or equivalent in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), attracts a large annual audience, and the artistic output is of a high standard. In all cases involving work to a building, the building should be owned, or held on long-term lease, by the applicant. Applicant organisations must be charities or organisations with charitable status. Grants will only be made where matched funding has already been raised or pledged.

2.  HEALTH AND DISABILITY

o Palliative Care and Hospices -  grants are awarded towards new buildings, refurbishments and equipment, with the aim of producing the following outcomes:
> Increased access to services for new and existing users;
> Improved quality and range of services; and
> Improved financial stability of the organisation;

o Older People - grants are awarded towards new buildings, refurbishments and equipment, with the aim of producing the following outcomes:
> Increased access to services for new and existing users;
> Improved quality and range of services; and
> Improved financial stability of the organisation.

Successful grant applications generally have identified gaps in local provision or made an attempt to meet increasing demand on services. Careful regard for the sustainability of the project is also important.

o Transitions and Independence - grants are awarded towards new buildings, refurbishments and equipment, with the aim of producing the following outcomes:
> Increased access to services for new and existing users;
> Improved quality and range of services; and
> Improved financial stability of the organisation.

3. SCIENCE AND MEDICINE

o Research - grants are awarded towards new buildings, refurbishments and new equipment. The Foundation's broad aims are:
> Expansion of high quality research into new scientific fields or an increased output from existing research (including new collaborations);
> Improved quality of research; and
> Production of scientific work with a clear impact, benefiting either the academic community or the general public.

o Public Engagement with Science - grants are awarded towards new buildings, refurbishments and equipment with the aim of producing the following outcomes:
> Increased numbers of visitors and engagement of new audiences;
> Improved educational experience and understanding of science; and
> Improved financial stability of the organisation.

Eligible projects must meet at least one of the following criteria:
> Within a higher education context, focus on key current scientific issues;
> Enable interpretation of historic scientific artefacts within designated collections; and
> Focus on the science underpinning the natural world (eg botanic gardens). Projects in this area must be from organisations that have a rigorous research element to their work.

 o Medical Education - grants are awarded towards educational infrastructure through new build, refurbishments and equipment, with the aim of producing the following outcomes:
> Increased number of students able to undertake a medical course;
> Improved standard of teaching and learning experience leading to high quality medical professions.

The Foundation is particularly interested in encouraging outstanding undergraduate medical students who are likely to pursue a clinical research career. The Foundation has a longstanding programme, administered by the Royal College of Physicians, to provide the Wolfson Intercalated Awards.

4. EDUCATION

o Secondary Schools - this aspect of the programme is primarily dedicated to supporting the teaching of A-Levels and GCSEs at high-achieving state-funded schools and sixth form colleges through the funding of capital projects.

Applications are accepted from organisations and educational establishments in the UK which are registered charities or which have charitable status, including universities, schools, museums, hospices and disability charities, and historic and religious buildings.

The following are not eligible for grant support:

o Overheads, maintenance costs, VAT and professional fees;
o Non-specific appeals (including circulars) and endowment funds;
o Costs of meetings, exhibitions, concerts, expeditions, etc;
o The purchase of land or existing buildings (including a building's freehold);
o Film or promotional materials;
o Repayment of loans;
o Projects that have already been completed or will be by the time of award; and
o Projects where the total cost is below £15,000.

The Foundation operates a 2-stage application process. The aim of the first stage is to determine whether a project is eligible and this should be submitted online through the Wolfson Foundation website. Stage 2 applications are submitted in written format and once received, applications are considered by a specialist panel who make recommendations to the full Board of Trustees.

Key criteria used by Trustees to assess applications include:

o Excellence of the organisation;
o Anticipated outcome of the project;
o Financial viability;
o Adequate provision for ongoing costs and maintenance; and
o Aesthetics of any building project.   

Stage 1 applications should be submitted by the following annual deadlines:

o 5 January for the Spring round: and
o 1 July for the Autumn round.

For schools, Stage 1 applications should be submitted by 10 January and 10 June each year.

For further information about the Foundation’s priorities, guidelines and how to apply, visit its website.

Contact details for the Wolfson Foundation are:

Mr. Paul Ramsbottom
The Wolfson Foundation 
8 Queen Anne Street 
London 
W1M 9LD 
Tel: 020 7323 5730
Email: grants@wolfson.org.uk

(Source: GRIN)

Western Power Distribution’s (WPD) Affordability Fund

Western Power Distribution’s (WPD) Affordability Fund is designed  for not-for-profit organisations in the areas in which WPD operates (South West England, South Wales and the Midlands) to enable them to run initiatives that support fuel poor people and households, particularly by giving energy advice and services connected to the Priority Services Register (PSR).

Applicants will be expected  to show how the WPD funding will give them the opportunity to deliver new activity in a way that would not have been possible otherwise.

The funding can be spent on reasonable costs associated with meeting the following objectives in new and innovative ways, such as:

o Identifying new registrants for the Priority Service Register and offering support to households already registered;
o Helping Priority Service Register eligible households to lower and manage their bills;
o Providing advice and support to enable vulnerable households to carry out home energy efficiency improvements;
o Target home energy advice and support to householders who are in areas of higher deprivation and areas not connected to the gas network, potentially using WPD’s vulnerability app, found on WPD social indicator mapping; or
o Working with healthcare providers to raise awareness of the links between cold, damp homes and poor physical and mental health.

In addition to the objectives above, these two objectives can also be funded:

1. Training front line worker who do home visits (for example, healthcare professionals) to look out for signs of vulnerability and make appropriate referrals; and
2. Training for staff and volunteers, such as City and Guilds for Energy Advisors, or home visit safety training.

All funded activity must be for projects for a minimum of six months long, taking place between December 2018 and May 2019. All funded activity and reporting must be completed by 14 June 2019.

Not for profit organisations may apply for a grant of up to £20,000.

Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria:

o Be legally incorporated, but unincorporated organisations may apply if they team up with a larger organisation. Statutory bodies and private entities will be eligible if they can demonstrate a significant need for the funding;
o Have a bank account; and
o Be based in the WPD network area (Midlands, South West England and South & West Wales) as defined by WPD's postcode database. Applicants can use the postcode checker to find out whether they are in an eligible area.

Applicants must be currently delivering one or more of the four energy advice and outreach activities listed below – or be able to demonstrate that they have delivered them within the previous 18 months.

o Provide an existing energy advice service over the phone;
o Provide home visits for complex cases;
o Run events, drop-ins and workshops on domestic energy management and tariff switching; and/or
o Work as part of an existing referral network with other organisations on a receiving and referring to basis.

PLEASE NOTE: successful applicants will be required to attend a networking and skills sharing event in CSE’s offices in Bristol on Wednesday 5 December 2018.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 26 October 2018.

Further information, together with an application form – which should be returned by email to the address below - can be downloaded from the CSE website.

Contact details for the Fund are:

Rachel Haycock or Megan Blyth 
Centre for Sustainable Energy 
3 St James Court 
St James Parade 
Bristol 
BS1 3LH 
Tel: 0117 934 1400 
Email: wpdfund@cse.org.uk

(Source: GRIN)

D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust provides grants for core costs or project costs to UK registered charities that meet the following criteria. The Trust prefers to support initiatives in which its grant can make a significant difference.

1. The Arts

o The promotion of access, education and excellence in the arts for young people to increase their opportunities to become involved outside school and to build future audiences with special emphasis on choral singing for children and young people to encourage recruitment into choirs;
o Access to the arts for people who least have access to them;
o Performance development opportunities in the performing arts for those in the early stages of their careers, encouraging involvement in the community through performances and workshops for the benefit of those with special needs and those who would otherwise have no opportunity to hear or participate in a live performance; and/or
o Support for charities seeking to engage with young people on the fringes of society through music and drama projects to improve their employability and diminish the risk of social exclusion.

2. Medical Welfare

o Provision of music and art therapy to improve the quality of life for the elderly and the disabled, and in palliative care and in hospices, especially hospices operating in low income and/or remote parts of the UK;
o Support for charities concerned with alleviating the suffering of adults and children with medical conditions who have difficulty finding support through traditional sources;
o The welfare of those who care for others through the provision of holidays for those carers who wouldn’t normally have a break from their responsibilities – and with emphasis on projects and schemes that allow young carers to enjoy being children; and/or
o Support for charities seeking to rehabilitate young people on the fringes of society to improve their employability and diminish the risk of social exclusion.

3. The Environment

o Conservation of the countryside and its woodlands, with emphasis on the encouragement of voluntary work and active involvement in hands-on activities, particularly activities that bring about positive changes in the lives of young people;
o Protection of species within the UK and their habitats under threat or in decline;
o Heritage conservation within the UK based on value to, and use by the local community – the Trust favours projects that seek to create a new use for fine buildings of architectural and historic merit to encourage the widest possible cross-section of use. The Trust does not normally support major restorations but may support a specific element if identified as appropriate to the aims of the Trust;
o Rural crafts and skills in heritage conservation, with emphasis on increasingly rare skills that would otherwise be lost; and/or
o Social and therapeutic horticulture: projects that use gardening or other environmental activities to bring about positive changes in the lives of those who are living with disabilities or ill-health.

 Grants are usually between £500 and £5,000 for a 12 month period. Grants up to 3 years are occasionally awarded.  There is no match funding requirement.

Applicants who have been unsuccessful with an application to the Trust may not re-apply for a period of two years.

The following types of project are unlikely to be supported by the Trust:

o Advocacy;
o Animal welfare;
o Campaigning or lobbying;
o Capital projects (unless a specific element falls within the Trust’s remit);
o Community transport organisations or services;
o Conferences and seminars;
o Counselling and psychotherapy services;
o Drug abuse or alcoholism rehabilitation;
o Educational projects linked to the National Curriculum;
o Endowments;
o Exhibitions;
o Expeditions and overseas travel;
o Festivals (other than those dedicated to the arts);
o Friend/Parent Teacher Associations;
o General and round-robin appeals;
o Individuals;
o Large national charities;
o Medical research;
o NHS hospitals for operational and building costs;
o Organisations that are not Registered Charities (or accepted as exempt charities);
o Projects taking place or benefiting people outside the UK;
o Recordings and commissioning of new works;
o Religious causes and activities;
o Routine maintenance of religious or historic buildings;
o Replacement or subsidy of statutory funding or for work the Trust considers should be funded by government;
o Sport;
o Umbrella organisations;
o Universities, Colleges and Schools (other than those dedicated to the arts);
o Schools, Nurseries and Playgroups (other than those for special needs children); and
o Works to enable compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act 2010.

The next deadline for applications is Wednesday 24 October 2018 for consideration on Wednesday 28 November 2018.

Applications may be made by the application form, which is available to complete online on the Trust’s website.

Contact details for the Trust are:

Mrs. Jane Thorne
D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust 
6 Trull Farm Buildings 
Tetbury 
Gloucestershire 
GL8 8SQ 
Tel: 0203 637 3003 
Email: info@doylycartecharitabletrust.org

(Source: GRIN)

Volunteering Wales Grants

A new round of Volunteering Wales Grants launched on 12 September, with opportunities for project funding of up to £20,000 for activity from 1 April 2019 - 31 March 2020.

Volunteering Wales Grantsis a scheme funded by the Welsh Government to promote and improve volunteering in Wales. The scheme is administered by Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) and is designed to deliver the government's commitment to identifying opportunities for more people to volunteer.


Prosperity for All
Grants will be allocated to projects that can demonstrate that they are able to make a contribution to delivering the Welsh Government's strategy, Prosperity for All, which describes a long-term aim to build a Wales that is prosperous and secure, healthy and active, ambitious and learning, and united and connected.

The strategy identifiesfive priority areaswhich have the potential to make the greatest contribution to long-term prosperity and well-being. These are early years, better mental health,housing,skills and employabilityandsocial care. They are areas where it has been shown that earlier intervention and more seamless services can make a real difference to people's lives.

The Volunteering Wales Grants for 2019/20 will support volunteering projects that contribute towards achieving outcomes in one or more of the priority areas.

Volunteering byyoung peopleis encouraged and supported through this grant scheme and a percentage of the funding available has been ring fenced to support projects that exclusively recruit young volunteers aged 14 - 25.

How can I find out more information?
Information sessions will be taking place around Wales during October and November 2018 to promote the Volunteering Wales Grants. Further information will be made available shortly.

The code to apply for this grant on e-tender Wales it is: Itt_69636 or if you would like to complete the application through welsh please use code: Itt_69637.

Local County Voluntary Councils can also help you with general advice and support in developing your volunteering project.

The deadline for applications is 5 December 2018.
Please contact WCVA's Volunteering Team or visit our webpage for further guidance: volwalesgrants@wcva.org.ukor call the team on 0300 111 0124.

(Source: WCVA)