Funding News
The RCC collates information from a wide variety of local, regional and national sources to help keep local voluntary and community organisations informed of policy issues, funding opportunities, training and events etc.
A few of these are listed below and in the News and Information and Training and Events sections and all the information is available in the RCC News and Information Sheets available via the link at the bottom of the page.
West Wight Landscape Partnership
The Landscape Heritage Grants programme offers grants of between £1,000 and £15,000 for projects that will conserve, enhance, celebrate or extend understanding of the West Wight's historic landscape, and which are located within the boundaries of the six Parish and Town councils that form the WWLP.
The Landscape Heritage Grants programme has two key aims which relate to conservation and/or learning about the landscape and heritage of the West Wight. To receive a grant your project must: 1 - conserve and enhance the historic and natural landscape of the West Wight
and/or 2 - help more people, and a wider range of people, learn about and enjoy the heritage of the West Wight
For more information or to download the application pack, please visit our website www.wwlp.co.uk/grants.php or call our grants officer Krissy Lloyd on 01983 759779
Youth in Focus
Through Youth in Focus we are making up to £30 million available for projects in England that support vulnerable young people through difficult changes in their lives. There are certain groups of young people who need more support at important stages in their lives. Youth in Focus will help some of these young people. The groups we're targeting are:
Young carers - Helping young people between the ages of 15 and 25 to be heard and get better access to practical advice and services, which can support their day to day lives.
Young people leaving care - Supporting young people between the ages of 15 and 25, so they get better access to education, housing, healthcare and employment advice and services.
Young people leaving youth offenders' institutions - Helping young people between the ages of 15 and 25 to develop their life skills and get better access to services, particularly young men with learning difficulties and young women.
Follow this link for more information
The People's Postcode Trust
Want to make a real difference to small organisations and community groups through grants ranging from £500-£10,000. The Trust acts within six fields of operation: Poverty Prevention, Advancement of Health (not research), Community Development, Public Sports, Human Rights and Environmental Protection
www.postcodetrust.org.uk/
The next round of funding will open on Monday 11th October. The application form will be available to download at this time.
Macmillan - Grants for groups
Start-up grants
Start up grants are available to anyone who wants to set up a support group for people affected by cancer, or to develop a newly established group that has been running for no more than a year. You can apply for up to £500 to fund any core costs that will help to set up and run your group. Applications are assessed on a monthly basis.
Developing grants
Developing grants are available to established groups who have been offering cancer support in their community for at least a year or more. You can apply for up to £3000 to develop a group's activities and resources. Grants are assessed three times throughout the year. Closing dates for developing grants round three: 29 October 2010
Training and conference grants
These grants are available to members of independent cancer support groups, community groups and small voluntary organisations. You can apply for up to £3000 to help with the costs of hosting or attending training courses, workshops,conferences and events that aim to either:
set up or identify the need for a new cancer support group
develop the activities of an existing cancer support group
raise awareness of self-help and support to address an unmet need within a particular community (eg: people affected by a rarer cancer or from a minority group).Applications are assessed on a monthly basis.
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/HowWeCanHelp/CancerSupportGroups/HowWeSupportYourGroup.aspx
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