PAVO ROADSHOW COMING TO YSTRADGYNLAIS SOON

PAVO in partnership with Communities First Ystradgynlais will be holding a roadshow on:

Tuesday 13th March

at the Welfare Hall, Ystradgynlais

2pm - 5pm

Free support is available from specialist staff who can advise you on:

• running your organisation, including trustee, governance and group structures
• finding funding
• making funding applications
• sustainable funding
• thinking about social enterprise
• updates on the planning services for children and young people across the County
• plus much more

So, come along and see what's on offer - we look forward to seeing you.

Further dates will be announced through out the year in other locations around Powys.

Village SOS Funding Survey - Take part today

Here's an opportunity to influence future funding:


Now that the 2 February deadline has passed for full application to the Village SOS Competition we are exploring what users of the online community thought of the Competition, and what your needs are for further funding. 
Your feedback will help us develop any future funding in this area. 
Therefore we would be grateful if you would answer the following short questionnaire. 
Many thanks, 

The Village SOS Team 
Big Lottery Fund


http://www.surveygizmo.co.uk/s3/812221/Village-SOS

PRINCE'S COUNTRYSIDE FUND - NEW ROUND LAUNCHED

The Prince's Countryside Fund was established to help rural areas in the United Kingdom to become more sustainable.  The focus areas for the Fund are:

• projects to improve the sustainability of British farming in areas of deprivation;
• projects to improve the sustainability of rural communities; and
• projects to reconnect people with the countryside.

The total amount of funding available in each round is approximately £250,000. The maximum level of funding for individual projects will be £50,000. The Fund can pay for a portion or the entirety of the costs of a project and applications for capital, project and resource funding will be considered.

Applications will be accepted from organisations that can demonstrate the support of the community which will benefit from the project and show evidence of consulting the community.

Those wishing to apply this year are advised to commence planning their proposals in advance of the next funding round. The programme will reopen to applications on 12 March for one month only.

The deadline for receipt of applications will be Friday 13 April 2012.

http://princescountrysidefund.org.uk/

(Source:  Grantfinder)

The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust

To honour and acknowledge the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, a Diamond Jubilee Trust has been set up.

For more details go to:  http://www.jubileetribute.org/trust.html

POWYS GROUPS BENEFIT FROM AWARDS FOR ALL

8 Powys groups have been successful with their Awards for All bids.  A total of £33718.00 has been shared between them.  Congratulations to all those groups - get in-touch, and let us know how the funding helps to make a difference - we'd love to hear from you.


Other groups across Wales have had success with projects and community events to mark the Diamond Jubilee.

Available in English and Welsh, the application form for the programme can be downloaded, completed and emailed direct to the Big Lottery Fund as well as being available in hard copy.

Application forms are available from www.awardsforall.org.uk or by phone on 0845 4 10 20 30.

Contact the PAVO help desk on 0845 0093288 or email info@pavo.org.uk if you require any free funding support.

(Source:  Big Lottery)

VOLUNTEERING IN WALES GRANT SCHEME

Wales Council for Volunteering Action flagship volunteering support grant scheme , the Volunteering in Wales fund ,which aims to help the third sector to recruit new volunteers from  under represented groups has  been awarded additional funding for 2012/13. The grant sum now available has been increased to £1million and the fund is now open for applications  .

The fund offers support of up to £25,000 towards the costs of recruiting, training and supporting new volunteers. The volunteers are drawn from under represented groups such as the disabled, 50 years plus, unemployed /economically inactive, BEM members or those aged 16-25 years. The scheme is particularly interested in supporting organisations whose volunteering activities are not popular or based in areas where volunteering opportunities are limited.   Inevitably demand for support under the scheme is always high and regrettably a high number of applicants are not successful.  

In 2012/13 total funds available for Volunteering in Wales’s grants and administration is £1,000,000 -  the highest ever awarded .   

Applications are now invited for the  2012/13 grant round. For a third sector organisation to register its interest in the Volunteering in Wales grant scheme on 0800 2888 329   or contact help@wcva.org.uk.An application packs  are now available. Close date  for completed applications  is 23 March 2012.

(Source WCVA)

Western Power Distribution - Community Chest

A total of £50,000 is available for communities in the Midlands, the South West and South Wales to help reduce their energy use. Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations located within the Western Power Distribution network area to provide simple but effective energy efficiency measures to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.

Grants are available for up to £1,000 for the installation of energy saving measures, including:

• Insulating loft spaces.
• Installing energy monitors.
• Draught proofing windows and doors.
• Fitting effective heating controls.
• Installing low energy lighting.
• Minor repairs (for example to door and window frames).

Applications will be assessed as they are received.

Applications will be accepted until the end of April 2012, or until the grant fund has all been awarded, whichever occurs first.

http://www.cse.org.uk/

(Source:  Grantfinder)