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Funding latest - 49

24-Apr-2007

image of Sandra HoggSandra Hogg's latest news on funding, including new programmes, deadlines and events. Plus "Spotlight on..." For general funding advice, links and information visit Your Funding Guide.

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Community Food and Health Small Grants Scheme
Community Food and Health (Scotland) has announced that its small grants programme has opened for applications. Community Food and Health aims to ensure that everyone in Scotland has the opportunity, ability and confidence to access a healthy and acceptable diet for themselves, their families and their communities. Under the small grants programme, grants of between £500 and £3,000 are available to groups and agencies who wish to work with Scotland's low income communities to improve access to, and take up of a healthy, varied and balanced diet. The closing date for applications is the 29th June 2007.

Scottish Arts Council Guide to Funds 2007/08

Following its strategic funding review in 2006, the Scottish Arts Council has now published its Guide to Funds 2007 /08. The new priorities include a sharper focus on the needs of artist; ensuring a healthy, sustainable arts sector; and reinforcing the Arts Council's commitment to improving the opportunities for people who wish to participate in the arts. In addition, Arts Council has established a group of Foundation Organisations, with the aim of providing more sustainable funding. The Council has also established a pool of flexible funding, to new and the innovative activities. The applications deadlines to the Scottish Arts Council are the 2nd July, 1st October 2007 and the 14th January 2008 (for projects taking place after 1 April 2008, subject to confirmation of available funds).

The Big Lottery Fund - Growing Community Assets

The Big Lottery Fund (BLF) has recently produced a revised version of the Growing Community Assets Further Guidance. This document includes several changes, and in particular provides much more detail than the original version about the types/characteristics of projects BLF are keen to support. It should be essential reading for anyone considering, or in the process of, applying to Growing Community Assets (GCA).

Let's do the Show Right Here!
BBC Radio Scotland is appealing for community groups to help make the next series of a fundraising programme, Let's Do The Show Right Here! They would like to hear from community groups who are creative, hard-working and imaginative - with lots of enthusiasm for pulling together a fundraising variety show at the local hall. Michelle McManus will host the evening, singing a few of her favourite songs. In return BBC Radio Scotland will follow the progress of the group as they put the show together, through a series of radio programmes, giving publicity for the cause. Each group will keep all money raised through ticket sales. 
2007 Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade
2007 marks the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Awards for All invites groups to celebrate by taking part in a unique and innovative live grant making event at the Gathering, Scotland’s largest charity and voluntary sector summit, SECC, Glasgow on Friday 25th May.
They are looking to support projects which mark and build on the legacy of Abolition, and meet one of the aims of Awards for All.
This exciting, one-off event will give your organisation the chance to publicise your commemoration activities to a large national audience.  They have up to £200,000 to award through a fast-track application process, where groups can walk away with up to £10,000 for their project.
They're looking for lots of innovative, creative projects to be put up for quick assessment and the chance to win the public vote on the day.
This is a unique opportunity to showcase your project to a wide and varied audience, and to form part of an important celebration. It is also an extraordinary to chance to apply for and receive a grant, all in one day!
Biffaward launches new website
Biffaward is one of the most respected Landfill Communities Fund schemes in the UK and has awarded more than £80 million since 1997 to worthwhile projects that enhance biodiversity or communities. Every year a large number of projects are supported which enhance communities or biodiversity, sometimes both. Grants are awarded from as little as £250 up to £500,000 through the Small Grants, Main Grants and Flagship schemes. The Biffaward website has recently been relaunched following a revamp to make it easier when researching and applying. Projects must be within a required distance of a Biffa operation and a postcode search function allows you to check this.
Youth Work Year of Action Grants Schemes
You can now access application forms and guidelines on the YouthLink Scotland website for the Youth Work Facilities Improvement Fund  and the Youth Opportunities Fund. The deadline for applications to the Youth Work Facilities Improvement Fund is the 6th of June 2007. The deadline for the summer work programme of the Youth Opportunities fund is the 31st of May and the 3rd of August for the open programme.
Comic Relief - Disadvantaged Communities
Comic Relief are encouraging applications to the Disadvantaged Communities fund. They welcome applications from groups who face added disadvantage or find it particularly hard to get funding such as those in rural areas.
Community enterprises and constituted community groups as well as registered charities are eligible to apply for this funding, which offers small grants of up to £5000. This programme aims to support schemes, ideas and activities run by people who live in communities affected by poverty and disadvantage to change things for the better, to get improved services for their communities, to become more involved in local decision making and to run their community groups more effectively.  Funding is available for running costs, including core costs, and contributions to equipment and simple refurbishments to community buildings.  Applications can be made at any time.

Events

Angus Council Funding Surgeries
These events will offer your group the opportunity to discuss your project or any funding issues, find out more about the funding website or the Angus Council Community Grant Scheme with a member of the External Funding team. Dates and venues in the Angus Funding News.

Lloyds TSB Funding Surgeries
The surgery is an opportunity for you to have a one-to-one session with an Assessor, and to discuss how to go about putting an application to the Foundation. If you wish to attend one of the surgeries, please call 0870 9021201 to arrange an appointment. 

Heritage Lottery Fund
The Heritage Lottery Fund are holding monthly pre-application advice surgeries on the last Wednesday of the month at their office in Edinburgh. You can reserve a 45 minute slot with one of their development staff from 10.00am to 1pm and 2pm to 4.15pm. To make the best use of your slot, send brief details of your project in advance on the pre-application form. Your slot will be confirmed once they receive your project information.
OSCR Regional Events
OSCR has announced additional regional training events in 2007. These are half-day training events designed for charity trustees or administrators of smaller charities (with an annual income of less than £100,000). There are three workshops and delegates will attend each of the three workshops in rotation.
Workshops will cover: trustee duties, receipts and payments accounting and the regime of consents and notifications. Tea and coffee will be provided. Delegates will be provided with an information pack to take away.
Aberdeen  - 1st May 2007
Skye - 8th May 2007
Edinburgh - 5th June 2007
Orkney - August (exact date and venue to be confirmed)
Western Isles - August (exact date and venue to be confirmed)
Lerwick - 26th September 2007 
Dumfries - October (exact date and venue to be confirmed)

Publications

Guide to Raising Funds
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is making available free of charge for a short period of time the updated version of its popular "How to Raise Funds" guide.
The guide has been fully updated by Pam Judson and is aimed at small and medium sized organisations working in Scotland. It explores fundraising myths and truths, what you need to have in place before you can fundraise effectively, writing effective proposals, researching funders, bringing it all together and what to do when you get the money.
Copies can be downloaded here.

Spotlight on...

The Laidlaw Youth Trust

The Laidlaw Youth Trust (LYT) aims to change lives by funding other charities to provide support and services which make a real difference to vulnerable children and young people (up to the age of 25) and their families in Scotland. The trust currently plans to invest around £4m a year to achieve this aim.

The trust is keen to build long-term relationships with effective charities delivering exceptional outcomes for young people and continues to look for new partners. A number of new partner charities may initially be offered funding for up to 12 months. The average grant to date has been around £25,000 for a year's activity.

The trust is particularly interested in supporting:

  • Work with all age groups which will assist with improved educational outcomes
  • Work with younger children which helps improve their confidence, ambition and self belief
  • Mentoring and/or befriending services
  • Partnership working which improves service delivery (e.g. collaboration between 2 or more organisations at least one of which should be a
    charity)
  • Capacity building of smaller charities

Priority is given to proposals that focus on improving outcomes for the most disadvantaged and excluded children and young people for example cared for children, those leaving care, young carers, homeless people, those at risk of offending or ex-offenders and young people not in education, employment or training.

LYT will fund the costs of delivering projects but will also fund revenue and core costs if that means supporting delivery of good work. Projects or services do not have to be innovative or new. LYT is also happy to support new services.

Applications are not invited where the bid is largely for capital (e.g.
for refurbishing accommodation, new building projects or motor vehicles).

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