FUNDING

nATIONAL LOTTERY

Awards for All New Regional Focus

As from 6th May 2003, Awards for All North East have introduced their new regional focus. From this date all applications will be assessed against the national aims and the regional focus. However applications that do not fall within the new priorities will still be accepted.

The previous regional focus prioritised groups of people and some geographical areas. These groups were automatically given more points in the scoring system. Awards for All carried out an extensive consultation with the voluntary sector and these priorities were identified as unfair, so instead the new focus looks more at the project and what it will achieve.

The new regional focus centres around projects which:

  • Benefit people who experience traditional or cultural barriers to full participation in the community.
  • Make long-term difference to people’s quality of life by developing their skills or widening their experience.
  • Meet a need for a community service or resource that is not currently available and for which there is no statutory responsibility.

To re-emphasise projects do not have to fall into the above regional focus to be eligible to apply for an Awards for All grant. Similarly if a project does fit into the priorities it does not guarantee funding. The most important aspect of the project is how well it meets the programme aims which are described in the application pack.

Awards for All are also publishing a league table on their website which shows the areas in the region that have received the most money from the programme and those that have fallen behind.

The grant range of £500 to £5,000 remains unchanged.

For further information contact:

Awards for All

6th Floor, Baron House,

4 Neville Street

Newcastle

NE1 5NL

Tel: 0191 255 1111

Application Line: 0845 600 2040

Fax: 0191 233 2099

(to access the North East site, click on the appropriate area of the map displayed on the Home Page)

Community foundation SERVING TYNE & WEAR AND NORTHUMBERLAND

2003/2004 - New Grant Opportunities at the Community Foundation

The Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland is delighted to announce that it will lift the ceiling on its small grants to £5,000 from 1 April 2003. Here is a reminder of its priorities:

  • One-off grants that provide practical help
  • Grants for training and

development for small groups

  • Feasibilities and evaluations
  • Projects that cannot be funded elsewhere
  • It will not make small contributions to much larger projects
  • Priority to groups in both urban and rural areas where there is evidence of need and disadvantage
  • Priority to groups which are locally run and led and use volunteers fully

There is no closing date for applications, which will be considered by the Community Foundation Grants Panel every two months, and by donors on a rolling basis. The foundation will normally give a response to applications within three months.

The foundation will no longer make grants in the £5,000 to £15,000 range, with a few exceptions at the request of its donors. It will occasionally fund larger special projects initiated by the foundation in the course of its grantmaking activities. Current examples are the Men’s Health Fund and the Youth Homelessness Initiative. Larger capital and revenue grants will also continue to be made on behalf of the Henry Smith Charity.

For further information contact:

The Community Foundation

Cale Cross House

156 Pilgrim Street

Newcastle

NE1 6SU

Tel: 0191 222 0945

Fax: 0191 230 0689

WOMEN’S FUND

The Women’s Fund aims to promote equal opportunities and ensure that the voices of women of all abilities and backgrounds in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland are heard.

The fund has supported a number of successful initiatives in recent years and awarded grants totalling over £80,000. Grants awarded include:

First Step which helps Asian women gain skills and confidence to seek employment

Deaf Women’s Health Organisation which fund interpreters who can enable deaf women to access health care information and advice

Them Wifies which is an organisation that helps disadvantaged women express themselves through the arts.

For information on applying to the Women’s Fund please contact:

The Community Foundation

Cale Cross House

151 Pilgrim Street

Newcastle

NE1 6SU

Tel: 0191 222 0945

Fax: 0191 230 0689

The Tudor trust NEW FUNDING PRIORITIES

The Tudor Trust reviews their priorities every six months. Their current priorities listed below are the kind of applications which might be considered for funding. However, new ideas which meet the Trusts aims and are not listed as a current priority are also welcomed. These aims are to help break cycles of disadvantage and dependency. Preventing people from being drawn into these cycles is also important to the Trust. They are therefore, interested in supporting people’s capacity to cope, build their confidence and vision and give them greater control over their future. The Trust actively encourage groups to contact them before applying to discuss their proposed project.

The current priorities are:

  • Community
  • Criminal Justice
  • Financial Security
  • Health: mental health
  • Health: substance misuse
  • Housing
  • Learning
  • Older People
  • Relationships
  • Youth

It must be emphasised that each category contains its own list of priorities which are fully listed in the guidelines. A comprehensive list of exclusions is also contained in these guidelines.

The Tudor Trust does not use an application form. Applications should be made by letter.

To obtain further information and a full copy of the guidelines contact:

The Tudor Trust

7 Ladbroke Grove

London

W11 3BD

Tel: 020 7727 8522

Fax: 020 7221 8522

(source: FINE research)

ASDA

As part of the ASDA community programme each store supports a number of local charities and voluntary groups. ASDA offers help by providing organisations with some space in-store to advertise the services they provide or to look for support.

ASDA also supports in-store fundraising activities organised by charities and voluntary groups, such as packing bags for customers or a band playing in a store foyer.

If your group is interested in organising a fundraising activity within an ASDA store please call your local and ask for the Events Coordinator.

For further information on ASDA’s community programme please visit:

(source: Stride and FINE research)

UNILEVER UK

Unilever invest around £7m worth of cash, goods and employee time in UK community projects every year.

The Community Investment Policy of Unilever UK focuses in the following areas of interest:

Education – in the form of school governance and leadership. Support is offered both in monetary terms and by way of Unilever UK sharing internal resources.

Sustainable Development – in the areas of water, agriculture and fisheries

The Arts – focussed on visual and performing arts

Health – focussed on nutrition and healthy lifestyles

Product donations, advertising and brand sponsorship are also available and requests should be sent to:

Unilever Consumer Care

Freepost

NATE 139

Milton Keynes

MK9 1BR

Information on applying for support under the identified key areas is available from:

The Community Affairs Manager

Unilever UK

PO Box 68

London

EC4P 4BQ

Web Site:

(source – Funding Report and FINE

research)

training & conferences

Black and Minority Ethnic Groups Advice Sessions from Community Fund & Northern Rock Foundation

These advice surgeries will allow Black and Minority Ethnic Groups to meet with officers from the Community Fund and the Northern Rock Foundation. There will be opportunities for discussion on:

  • Grant policies and programmes
  • The project planning process
  • The key points to include in applications
  • The local contacts fro further help and advice

Advice Sessions will be held at:

The Black and Minority Ethnic Communities Network ( BECON)

8 Jesmond Road West

Newcastle upon Tyne

The dates for surgeries with the Community Fund are as follows:

Thursday 10th July 2003

Thursday 11th September 2003

Thursday 6th November 2003

To make an appointment please call:

Marian Drummond / Yvonne Gardiner

Tel: 0191 255 1133 / 255 1150

Advice sessions for the Northern Rock Foundation will be held on:

Thursday 7th August 2003

Thursday 9th October 2003

Thursday 11th December 2003

To make an appointment please call:

Joan Wooley / Lisa Thew

Tel: 0191 284 8412

greggs trust

Greggs Trust are no longer supporting small grants.

This decision has been taken by the Trustees as they recognise there are a number of funders that still support small grants.

New Priorities

  • Less popular / harder to fund activities are given priority
  • Core costs are supported for up to 3 years between £10,000 - £15,000
  • Locally supported and managed groups and activities are preferred
  • Smaller organisations / low costed budget projects MAY be considered for a one-off grant of between £1,000 - £10,000
  • Unregistered charities are registered
  • Any arts, environmental, health or educational projects will only be considered if there is a strong focus on the needs of disadvantaged people and / or areas

A Special Initiative grant is also awarded every year of between £20,000 - £30,000 for 1, 2 or 3 years.

To apply for a Special Initiative grant outline your project on 2 sides of A4 and send to:

Jenni Wagstaff

Trust Manager

Greggs Trust

Fernwood House

Clayton Road, Jesmond

Newcastle

NE2 1TL

For guidelines contact:

Lorraine Riley

Clerical Assistant

Tel: 0191 212 7626

Fax: 0191 281 9536

Email:

cred Programme

The CRED programme has £35.2 million of lottery funding available for local recycling, reuse and composting with the aim of improving the quality of life in disadvantaged communities in England whilst achieving sustainable management of resources.

CRED Programme grants are aimed at projects which are community based. Grants are of between £50,000 and £300,000 in total over a maximum of three years. See guidelines for full details.

More information and application forms are available from:

RSNC

CRED Programme

The Kiln

Waterside, Mather Road

Newark

Nottingham

NG24 1WT

Tel: 0870 0361 000

Fax: 0870 0360 101

Email:

Web:

Or New Opportunities Fund

Tel: 0845 0000 121

Web:

(source: NCVS Funding May 2003)

VICTORIA AND DAVID BECKHAM CHARITABLE TRUST

All applications are passed to David and Victoria for decisions to be made. The only stipulation made by the Beckham Charitable Trust is that all applications must be for the benefit of children.

Please apply in writing to:

The Victoria and David Beckham Charitable Trust

Charles Bradbrook

Professional Advisor

Deloitte and Touche

Hill House, 1 Little New Street

London

EC4A 3TR

(source: NCVS Funding May 2003)

congratulations!

The following organisations have been successful in securing grants from the following sources:

John Haswell Memorial Trust

  • Rutherford Association Football Club - £350 to purchase flooring for club house
  • Wesley Thursday Parent & Toddler Group - £200 towards educational trip to farm
  • St James & St Bedes Parent & Toddler Group - £150 towards educational trip to zoo

Community Fund

  • Gateshead Shopmobility

£223,486

  • Tyneside Womens Health Project

£59,920

  • Gateshead People

£35,553

Community Chest

  • Birtley St Joseph’s Youth Club

- Almost £3,000 for sports equipment

  • Gateshead Zimbabwe Community Association

- Just over £2,000 for printing, arts and crafts, room hire costs

Community Learning Chest

  • Becoming Visible

- £2,500 for management committee training

  • Gateshead Zimbabwe Community Association

- Almost £2,000 for management committee training and IT equipment and training

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