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December Funding Update

18/12/2007 by admin.

Community Food and Health Small Grants Scheme (Scotland) Community based groups and agencies working towards improving the diets of people within low-income communities have the opportunity of applying for funding of between £500 and £3,000 through the Community Food and Health (Scotland) Small Grants Scheme. All applications must tackle one or more of the barriers to healthy eating that were first outlined in the Scottish Diet Action Plan (1996). These are; lack of access to fruit and vegetables of an acceptable quality and cost; the cost of shopping; the lack of confidence and skills for cooking or shopping; challenging long established dietary habits and reluctance to experiment with new foods. All applications must be for the costs of a new food activity or for developing the range, scale or sustainability of current food activity. Applications are also accepted for pilot projects or feasibility studies. The small grant scheme opens in the spring and closes in the early summer. Previous projects supported include Burnfoot Community School which received a grant of £840 for three healthy eating projects for young children and their parents; and the Homeless Implementation Group which received a grant of £2,001 to provide monthly cooking skills sessions within homeless hostels.http://www.communityfoodandhealth.org.uk/funding/smallgrants.php  Switched on Communities (UK)  DSG International, the owners of brands such as PC World, Curry’s and Dixon’s, etc, has announced the launch of the Switched On Communities Programme. The aim of the programme, which is being managed through the DSG International Foundation is to tackle the Digital Divide which excludes disadvantaged communities from online resources. Grants of up to £500 (normally in the form of vouchers) are available for community based projects that improve local social, economic and environmental conditions in and around DSG International sites, and in areas where the Group’s presence is most closely felt. The programme also aims to provide information technology to disadvantaged groups; supporting training initiatives to help bridge the digital divide; and local projects to promote the inclusion of young people into mainstream education and society. Examples could include a primary school in a deprived area that needs a new cooker to provide healthy food for this students… an project teaching elderly people IT skills… or a youth centre who wish to run courses in multimedia.  Applications can be made at any timehttp://www.dsgiplc.com/layout.aspx?CatID={4e16ae43-8a69-4b29-80e5-97d20f2b90d8}&ID={f3998148-e330-4573-ad32-91951106dcdb}  

 Japan 21 Awards (UK) 

Educational establishments and community based organisations that wish to develop projects and events related to Japan and Japanese culture are able to apply for funding through the Japan 21 awards. The Japan 21 awards were initiated in December 2002 from the merger of the Japan Festival Fund and Japan Festival Education Trust (JFET). The awards support projects with an education or youth focus, which include an element of participation or which are community or regionally based. Most awards are of £1,000 or less and should not, in principle, cover more than 50% of the total budget. Applications may be made at any time and applicants are informed of the decision within 4 weeks of receipt of the application.  Applications can be made at any time.http://www.japan21.org.uk/  Young Roots (UK) Young Roots offers grants of between £5,000 and £25,000. The scheme aims to involve 13-20 year-olds (up to 25 for those with special needs) in finding out about their heritage, developing skills, building confidence and promoting community involvement. Projects needs to be related to the local and culturally varied heritage of the UK. For example, it could involve young people researching a local archive or doing practical casework on a nature reserve. Projects must also show how young people are managing and participating in the project. Projects should promote social inclusion and equal opportunities by involving a wide range of young people of different abilities and cultural backgrounds. Applications can be made at any time.http://www.hlf.org.uk/English/HowToApply/OurGrantGivingProgrammes/YoungRoots/

People Awards (UK)The Wellcome Trust is inviting applications from a wide range of organisations and partnerships involved in bio science, education and the arts to apply for awards of up to £30,000 under the People Awards programme. The aim of these awards is to communicate biomedical science to the public, to stimulate thought and debate about biomedical science; and improve understanding of the powers and limitations of science. The funding is available for a maximum of three years and may include workshops; talks; discussions and exhibitions in public venues; arts projects for various audiences and age groups; teaching materials and techniques to encourage wider discussion; and projects that use the collections of the Wellcome Library and Wellcome Collection at the Science Museum.  The next application deadline is the 15th February 2008.http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/node2510.html Unclaimed Assets to be Reinvested in the Community (UK) The Government has published the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill. Once passed into law, this will allow money lying dormant in banks and building societies to be reinvested in the community. A dormant bank account has been defined as one where there has been no customer-initiated activity for 15 years. In England the focus for the reinvested money will be on funding youth services, particularly places for young people to go, as well as financial capability, financial inclusion and, resources permitting, social investment. The Bill also enables ministers in the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to determine the distribution priorities in their own areas. The resources will be distributed on a by the BIG Lottery Fund.http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/news/news_stories/071114_assets.aspx

Schools Invited to Register their Interest in Playground Partnerships 2008 (UK) Schools within the UK that wish to improve their play spaces are being invited to register their interest in Playground Partnerships 2008. A total of £500,000 is available to fund specific improvements and developments to their play environments. Schools can apply for awards of £1,000, £2,000, £5,000 or £10,000. All schools that are shortlisted will receive at least £250. Schools wishing to apply will first of all need to order the free Playground Partnerships resource pack. To be considered for an award, schools need to submit a folder of work (’portfolio of evidence’) and completed application form (mainstream or special school) by post. Applicants are encouraged to develop;·         a pupil-led approach; ·         involve the whole school; ·         encourage input from the wider school community;·         and include pupils with special educational needs. Previous winners include Maltby Hall Infant School who received a £2,000 award to turn an old nursery garden into a quieter play area, especially for children who have behavioural issues. The deadline for applications will be announced in the near future.http://www.playgroundpartnerships.org/staff-room.php#awardsClore Duffield Performing Arts Awards (UK)

Organisations such as registered charities youth groups, limited companies and schools that wish to undertake activities that enable young people aged 0-18 to experience the performing arts are eligible to apply for funding under the Clore Duffield Performing Arts Awards (formally known as the Clore Duffield Small Grants for Performing Arts Education programme). This is a £1 million programme that will operate between 2005 and 2010. Eligible organisations can apply for funding of between £1,000 and £10,000 for educational projects with under 18s that cover every aspect of the performing arts including opera, dance, music, musical theatre, the spoken word and theatre. The next closing date for applications is the 12th March 2008.http://www.cloreduffield.org.uk/  Jobshadow a Colleague in Europe (UK)Grants of up to €1800 are available for staff involved in school education to job shadow for between one and four weeks in participating European countries. The funding is open to qualified and practising teachers in nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, as well as sixth form and further education colleges, trainers, inspectors and advisers, other school staff such as nurses, bursars, caretakers etc. To apply you need to identify the colleague abroad who you wish to job shadow and develop and agree a jobshadow plan with that colleague and their institution. Applications need to be made at least 8 weeks before the job shadowing is to start.  The next application deadline is the 31st January 2008 for activities starting between 1 April 2008 and 30 June 2008.http://www.britishcouncil.org/comenius-job-shadowing.htm  Youth Music Grants (UK)Youth Music the UK-wide charity set up in 1999 to provide high quality and diverse music-making opportunities for 0-18 year old has announced its new funding programmes which will open on the 1st July 2005. Funding is available through three programmes. - First Steps which will fund music-making activities for children aged 0-5. Awards will be between £5,000 and £15,000 for schemes lasting between 6 and 12 months. - Make It Sound; which will fund music-making activities for young people aged 5-18. Awards will be between £10,000 and £30, 000, for projects lasting between 6 and 24 months.- Vocalise!; which will fund singing and vocal activities for young people aged 5-18, with the focus being on those aged 8-14. Awards will be between £5,000 and £20,000, for projects lasting between 6 and 18 months.Applications can be made at any time.http://www.youthmusic.org.uk/looking_for_funding/Open_programmes.jspMake It Happen for Welsh Youth (Wales)Groups and organisations working with young people aged between 10 – 19 can apply for funding of between £500 and £5,000 for projects that have been developed by and are designed to improve the lives of young people. Priority will be given to groups run by disabled young people, groups run by young people from black and minority ethnic background; small groups that have not had Lottery funding before; groups of young people facing particular issues or disadvantage; and projects which promote integration between young people with different experiences or backgrounds. A recent example of a project funded through this programme is a grant of £4,298 to Cardiff YMCA to provide young people from disadvantaged areas with adventure activities such as surfing, canoeing, abseiling and quad biking. An application from a school or statutory youth club will have to show that the activity is beyond those that normally go on within the school or club. The programme is open until 2008 and applications can be made at any time.

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