Arts Development

Arts Funding - Other Sources

FUNDING INFORMATION - NEW POSTINGS IN OCTOBER 2008

Architectural Heritage Fund

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is a registered charity that promotes the conservation and regeneration of historic buildings in the UK. Funding is available to voluntary organisations building preservation trusts to regenerate historic buildings to create community and education facilities, workspace and homes. To be eligible to apply for funding through the AHF, organisations need to be a registered charity and the building(s) must be listed, scheduled as an ancient monument or in a Conservation Area (if in a Conservation Area, it must be of acknowledged historic or architectural importance). The project must also involve a change of ownership and/or a change of use. Previously funded projects include turning run down historic buildings into: 

•  Community theatres; 
•  Resource centres;
• Community learning centres; 
• Workspaces;  
•  Places to live; 
•  Community meeting places, etc.

The closing date for applications is the 23rd October 2008. For more information, visit: www.ahfund.org.uk/index
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Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries

Submissions are being invited for the £100,000 Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries to be awarded in June 2009. This is the UK’s largest single arts prize, which recognises originality and excellence in museums and galleries, leading to increased public appreciation. The annual award is open to all museums and galleries in the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The closing date for entries is 31 October 2008.

For further information visit www.artfundprize.org.uk  
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ASDA Foundation

The ASDA Foundation is a charitable trust set up in 1988 to support local good causes chosen by staff and funded by profits from the mid-week national lottery. Under the Foundation's terms, they will assist any charity in the UK, as well as people and projects that require financial assistance, providing that the charity have the support of local ASDA colleagues.
 
The Foundation can support charities within the UK, as well as people and projects that require financial assistance, including everything from local charities and playgroups to football teams.
 
Potential applicants should contact their local Store or Depot in the first instance.

Further information: www.about-asda.co.uk/communities/asda-foundation.asp
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Baring Foundation

The Baring Foundation has specific grants programmes concerned with strengthening the voluntary sector, the arts and international development. The arts programme 2009 is now open. It will provide grants towards the core costs of arts organisations for their work with refugees and asylum seekers. This can include salaries, professional development, documentation and evaluation, publicity, day-to-day office costs.

Formally constituted, not-for-profit organisations can apply to the Foundation. For the arts programme, applicant organisations must have had an annual income of at least £50,000 in the previous year.

The next deadline for submitting arts programme applications is 12 December 2008.

News about the 2009 Joint International Development grants programme is due to be announced towards the end of December 2008; news of the 2009 Strengthening the Voluntary Sector programme should follow in early 2009.

For more information, visit: www.baringfoundation.org.uk
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CAF Venturesome

The scheme provides mezzanine funding – loans and investment support that fills the gap between grants and bank loans – to charities and other social enterprises. The scheme cannot be used to finance start-up organisations or those based overseas. Support ranges in value from £20,000 to £250,000 and can be provided in the form of underwriting, unsecured loans or equity-type investments.

The type of finance available includes bridging finance for

• capital projects,
• working capital to ease cash flow concerns and
• development capital for projects to help build income generation capacity.

Applications can be made at any time.

For further details please visit: www.cafonline.org/Default.aspx?page=6903
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Comic Relief to close grants making programmes

Comic Relief has announced that it will undertake a review of its UK grant making programmes. As a result, the Comic Relief Small Grants Programme will be closing. Under the programme, grants of up to £5,000 are available to organisations with an annual turnover of less than £150,000. The final application deadline for the Disadvantaged Communities and the Older People programme is 30th September 2008. However, due to funds still being available in the Mental Health small grants programme the final deadline date for this programme is 12th December 2008.

The new grant making programmes will be launched in line with Red Nose Day Programmes in early 2009.

For more information visit: www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/uk
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Concertina - music grants for older people 

The registered charity, Concertina makes grants to charitable bodies that provide musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly. The charity is particular keen to support smaller organisations that might otherwise find it difficult to gain funding. Since its inception in 2004, it has made grants to a wide range of charitable organisations nationwide in England and Wales. These include funds to many care homes for the elderly to provide musical entertainment for their residents.
 
The trustees of the charity review applications on 31 January, 30 April, 30 June and 31 October.

For further details please visit: www.concertinamusic.org.uk
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European Commission – Media Programme

The European Commission has issued a call for proposals under it Media Programme. MEDIA is the EU support programme for the European audiovisual industry. MEDIA co-finances training initiatives for audiovisual industry professionals, the development of production projects (feature films, television drama, documentaries, animation and new media), as well as the promotion of European audiovisual works.

Under this call for proposals €2.5 million is available for projects that facilitate and encourage the promotion and movement of European audiovisual and cinema works at trade shows, fairs and audiovisual festivals in Europe and around the globe, as well as projects that encourage the networking of European operators, by supporting joint activities on the European and international markets by national public or private promotion bodies.

The closing date for applications is the 21st November 2008.

For more information visit: ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/promo/markt/forms/index_en.htm
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GreenPrints

The SITA Trust has announced that the next application deadline for its Green Prints programme is the 24th October 2008. Through the GreenPrints programme grants of up to £10,000 as well as practical support and advice are available to enable young people to make a real difference to the communities in which they live. The funding is open to not for profit organisations for projects designed and delivered by groups of volunteers aged 16 to 25.

One of the most unusual elements of this programme is the individual, dedicated mentor-support that will be provided by the BTCV (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) and The Wildlife Trusts to assist with the practical delivery of every single project that is supported.

For further details please visit: www.sitatrust.org.uk/apply/greenprints
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HBOS Foundation - Community Action Programme

Through its Community Action programme, the HBOS Foundation makes grants of up to £10,000 to support a diverse range of local activities. The programme, which is available in those communities where the HBOS bank operates, is open to registered charities and has two key themes. Money advice and financial literacy and developing and improving local communities.  Applications can be made at any time.

For further details please visit: www.hbosfoundation.org/index-community.html
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Links Foundation

The Links Foundation funds projects across England, Scotland and Wales. It funds new or existing projects and can help meet costs such as salary, rent and stationery as well as capital costs. It does not, however, fund individuals or core costs. Its aim is to benefit communities by providing, or assisting in the provision of, facilities or services necessary to improve their conditions of life. It will therefore support projects which meet the following criteria:

• Advancing people’s education
• Reducing significant disadvantage
• Assisting those in conditions of poverty, need or distress
• Providing for recreational or other leisure time occupation

However, this is not an exclusive list and the trustees will consider other criteria when there are special circumstances. The Board meets every four months and the closing date for applications is four weeks before the meeting. To find out when the next meeting is, check out the news section of its website at: www.linksfoundation.org. 
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Live Connections -  funding for live electronic music

The PRS Foundation has announced that they are now open for applications through their Live Connections Scheme. Live Connections is the UK's only funding scheme focused on supporting live performances of electronic music. Funding is available for one-off performances of live electronic music taking place in 2009. Live Connections supports applications that demonstrate innovation in live presentation music to UK-based artists, promoters and producers. Grants of up to £5,000 are available.

The application deadline is 17 October 2008.

For more information visit: www.prsfoundation.co.uk/news/liveconnections.htm
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MLA Partnership - ‘Their Past Your Future 2’

The Museums, Libraries and Archives (MLA) Partnership has announced that it is launching an extension to the Big Lottery funded ‘Their Past Your Future’ programme. The original programme commemorated the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and was a joint project between the MLA, the Imperial War Museum and other museums, libraries and archives across the UK.

The MLA is inviting museums, libraries and archives to apply for funding for projects that will form phase two of the programme. In this second phase lasting from 2007-10, MLA will manage an annual funding programme offering grants of between £500 - £10,000 to museum, libraries and archives in England. Organisations may use this funding to develop programmes, workshops, exhibitions and events that promote understanding of the impact of conflict. Organisations may apply for grants focusing on two areas: work with children and young people and inter-generational learning.

The closing date for applications is the 22nd May 2009.

For more information, visit: www.mla.gov.uk/website/aboutus/grants/00grants
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Peter De Haan Charitable Trust

The Peter De Haan Charitable Trust focuses it’s grant-making on social welfare, the environment and the arts. The Trust will gradually spend all of its endowment over the next few years until 2020. In 2008-09, the Trust expects to make grants of between £2 million and £3 million.

The Trust’s arts programme focuses on projects and organisations which:

• are partnership-based with young people as the protagonists of the creative process;
• have an emphasis on community cohesion and under-represented groups;
• support confidence-building, collaboration and the incubation of ideas amongst young people; and
• are innovative, wide-reaching and based on tangible outcomes.

The Trust doesn’t specify minimum or maximum grant sizes. The trustees will consider funding up for to a maximum of three years and grants may be for project-based applications or to subsidise core costs.

To apply, email or write to the Trust correspondent. Further information on what to include in your application available at www.pdhct.org.uk/to_apply.html.

Applications are considered throughout the year, with major grants being awarded at the trustee meeting held quarterly in March, June, September and December.

For more information, visit: www.pdhct.org.uk 
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Prince’s Trust Community Cash Award

Young people from across the UK are invited to apply for funding of up to £5,000 to carry out activities that benefit their local communities. Sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Prince’s Trust Community Cash Awards offers grants for people aged between 14 and 25 to carry out projects such as running a local magazine or holding sex education workshops in schools.
 
The scheme is specifically targeted at youngsters who are still in school but are struggling, or people who have left school and are either unemployed or working less than 16 hours a week. Grants of up to £1,000 are available for people aged 14-16, whilst £5,000 is up for grabs for 16-25 year-olds.
 
Eligible projects must be run by the young people and bring a clear benefit to their local community. Formal groups and organisations are not allowed to apply, and funding cannot be used for expeditions, overseas travel or fundraising.
 
For more information about the Community Cash Awards, visit www.princes-trust.org.uk
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PRS New Works Awards 2008

The PRS Foundation for New music is seeking applications for their New Works 2008 Awards from individuals or groups that are engaged by a third party to create a new piece of music. This scheme aims to support a wide range of new works in a variety of genres from an R&B song cycle to an orchestral composition to a jazz quintet piece.
 
Creation and performances of new works must: 

•  be written by music creators living and working in the UK;
• have a definite date for their first performance which must be in the UK; 
• be commissioned as a part of projects that are financially viable and well managed. 

The average grants made are of £3,000 to £4,000. The deadline for applications is 17 October 2008.

For more information visit: www.prsfoundation.co.uk/funding/newworks.htm
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Short Film Completions Fund 2008/09

The UK Film Council's has announced that £70,000 of funding is available through their Short Film Completion Fund. The overall aim of the fund is to provide UK based filmmakers with finance and support for short films that show outstanding potential but lack the funds for completion.
 
The objectives of the Completion Fund is to: 

• source a diverse range of filmmaking talent and mentors;
• provide new opportunities to increase participation of groups currently under-represented in the UK film industry such as writers, directors, producers and actors who are disabled, female and/or from black and visible minority ethnic groups;
• create much-needed progression routes into the UK film industry for identified filmmaking talent; and 
•  provide an opportunity for and encourage established filmmaking talent to reinvest their expertise in the talent of the future. 

There will be two application deadlines for 2008/09, 10 November 2008 and March 2009.

For more information visit: www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/completition
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Take the Initiative - Finance for Films

About Films - a production, sales, distribution, consultancy and acquisitions company, committed to producing, co-producing, distributing, and acquiring high quality feature films - has announced the launch of their 2008 Producers scheme “Take the Initiative”. About Films has £100,000 on offer to independent producers seeking finance for their feature film or documentary.

“Take the initiative” not only provides funding for producers, but producers are also given the opportunity to work alongside the Sales and Consultancy division’s of About Films to create the perfect marketing and deliverables packages for their film, which will be represented globally.

About Films are looking for films & documentaries that: 

• are fresh, original and dynamic;
• have a twist that make the audience think; 
• have a unique selling point; 
•  have Scripts that have been fully developed. 

Producers must have produced two short film projects or documentaries in the past five years and have and exciting fully developed script that is just waiting to be financed. All Submissions must be received by 1st February 2009.

For further details please visit: www.aboutfilms.com/initiative.html
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Volant Charitable Trust

The Volant Charitable Trust was set up by the author J K Rowling to support charitable causes. The Trust supports charities and projects, whether national or community-based, at home or abroad, that alleviate social deprivation, with a particular emphasis on women’s and children’s issues.
 
All charities should be registered with the relevant national charity commission or equivalent body. The Trustees are prepared to support a charity by way of regular annual payments but only in exceptional circumstances would grants exceed three years. Individuals will not be supported.
 
The Trustees meet twice a year, in March and September, to consider applications and allocate funds. If your application is successful, you will be notified immediately after the meeting has taken place.

Application forms can be requested by writing to the Trust Administrator at: The Volant Charitable Trust, Box 8, 196 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AT or downloaded from: www.volanttrust.com/index.html#application
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Wellcome Trust - Arts Awards

The Wellcome Trust is inviting organisations and individuals to apply for funding through its Arts Awards. The Arts Awards support projects that engage the public with biomedical science through the arts including dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media. Applications are invited for projects up to £30,000. The aim of the awards is to support arts projects that reach new audiences that may not traditionally be interested in science and provide new ways of thinking about the social, cultural and ethical issues around contemporary science.
 
The scheme is open to a wide range of people including, among others: Artists, Scientists, Curators,  Filmmakers;,Writers, Producers, Directors, Academics, Science communicators, Teachers, Arts workers, Education officers.
 
For small to medium-sized projects (up to and including £30 000) the next application deadline is the 10th October 2008.

For more information, visit: www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement/Grants/Arts-Awards/index.htm
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Youth Music Open Programmes

Youth Music, a national organisation that works alongside the formal and community-based sectors to support music making and music training, has announced that its open grant making programmes will close on the 15th December 2008. Funding is available to non-profit making organisations for music making activities that are held mainly outside of school hours and that complement music in the national curriculum. The open grant programmes consist of: 

•  First Steps, which supports creative music-making for children aged 0-5;
• Make it Sound, which supports music-making activities for 5-18 year olds who otherwise lack the chance to take part;
• Vocalise for activities where the voice is the main instrument. 

The grants available range between £5,000 and £30,000 depending on the programme under which applications are submitted. After a period of consultation and development, Youth Music will launch a new Open Programme in the summer of 2009.

For further details please visit: www.youthmusic.org.uk/Open_programmes_closing_date.html

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Access to Nature Grants Programme

Natural England's Access to Nature scheme is open to Voluntary and Community Organisations, Charities, Friendly Societies, Industrial and Provident Societies, Charitable Trusts and the Public Sector. It allows them to apply for grants of between 50,000 and £500,000 to encourage people from all backgrounds to understand, access and enjoy the natural environment. The scheme is jointly funded , with Natural England, by the Big Lottery Fund's “Changing Spaces” programme and will focus on three broad themes: 

• Community awareness of an active participation in the natural environment;
• Education, learning and volunteering;
• Creating welcoming, well-managed and wildlife-rich places.

In addition Natural England will make a small number of Flagship grants of over £500,000 for projects that have a national significance.

Applications can be submitted at any time until June 2010 except for flagship projects. The next deadline for the submission of Flagship projects is the 17th October 2008.

For more information, visit: www.naturalengland.org.uk/leisure/grants-funding/default.htm
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ACE: Take it Away scheme

The Take it Away loan scheme from Arts Council England aims to make musical instruments and tuition more affordable for aspiring musicians, especially younger people and those on lower incomes. All instruments are included in the scheme and, to help musical development and manage costs, equipment and services such as amplifiers, sheet music and tuition can be included within the loan where available. It is also possible to use the scheme via mail order, so this might be an option for you if there isn't a participating retailer in your area. The scheme is only open to individuals so schools or organisations cannot use it for multiple purchases.

A year since the launch of the scheme over £5.4 million worth of instruments have been bought, boosting music retailers and helping produce the next generation of home-grown pop, rock and classical stars. Over eight thousand people have used Take it Away to buy instruments – that’s the equivalent of 2000 string quartets, 300 brass bands or 83 symphony orchestras!

Take it away is open to everyone, but aimed at those who most need help buying an instrument with almost half (47 per cent) of all loans taken out by people on lower incomes (under £22,500 pa). Over a quarter (27 per cent) of instruments were bought for young people, while almost half (46 per cent) of sales were to beginners or re-starters. The scheme allows individuals to apply for a loan of up to £2,000 for the purchase of any musical instrument, and pay it back in nine monthly instalments, completely interest free. With the scheme available in almost 200 shops across England, thousands more are set to take the chance to pick up and play.

For more information about the Take it away scheme, and to find retailers in your area, visit www.takeitaway.org.uk. 
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Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary

Deaf and disabled artists are being invited by Shape to apply for the second Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary. A £5,000 artists residency will be offered in conjunction with the Bluecoat in Liverpool, with advice and consultancy from the Tate Liverpool. The bursary offers a disabled or deaf visual artist the opportunity to develop their ideas without the pressure to deliver a defined outcome.

For further information see www.adamreynoldsbursary.org.uk
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Allen Lane Foundation Grants Programme

The Allen Lane Foundation makes grants to not for profit organisations that work towards improving the lives of and integrating groups of people who are unpopular in UK society today. This includes:

• Asylum-seekers and refugees (but not groups working with a single nationality)
• Gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender people
• Gypsies and travellers
• Offenders and ex-offenders
• Older people
• People from black and minority ethnic communities and migrant workers 
• People experiencing mental health problems
• People experiencing violence or abuse

The Foundation will make grants towards start-up, core or project costs. The grants range from one off grants of between £500 and £15,000 or grants of between £500 and £5,000 per year for up to three years.  Applications can be made at any time.

For more information, visit: www.allenlane.org.uk/priorities.htm
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ASDA Foundation Trust

The ASDA Foundation trust was set up in 1988 to support local good causes chosen by employees and is funded by profits from the mid-week national lottery. The Foundation can support charities within the UK, as well as people and projects that require financial assistance, including everything from local charities and playgroups to football teams as long as they have the support of local ASDA colleagues. Potential applicants should contact their local Store or Depot in the first instance.

For more information, visit: www.about-asda.co.uk/communities/asda-foundation.asp#foundation
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Bath and North East Somerset Council Arts Project Funding 2009-10

Application forms are now available for one-year arts project funding from Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Council to support projects taking place during the financial year 2009-10.
 
Applications for one-year funding during 2009-10 will only be considered for projects in the following artform areas:

• Literature/Creative Writing
• Theatre/Drama.

The Application form and guidelines are available to download from the B&NES Council  website at  www.bathnes.gov.uk/artsfunding . This page also contains information about the criteria for funding and who is eligible to apply.

For further information,  please contact Peter Salt, Arts Development Officer, 01225 396432, email: peter_salt@bathnes.gov.uk 
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BBC Performing Arts Fund

The BBC Performing Arts Fund helps aspiring music-makers and performers looking for a way to get ahead. The Fund receives revenue from the voting lines of BBC One entertainment programmes that seek to find new performing talent (including Fame Academy, How Do you Solve a Problem Like Maria? and I’d Do Anything). To date the fund has allocated £2.4m to fund young musicians, from a range of genres, to help them pursue their careers in music.

More information and guidance are available from: www.bbc.co.uk/performingartsfund
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BIG Lottery Fund - Young People’s Fund 2: Local Grants

The Young People’s Fund 2: Local Grants programme aims to put young people in England at the heart of local issues and services that affect their lives and to lead on developing the activities and services they want in their local area. The programme is administered by the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) and is available for voluntary and community sector organisations. The Total Fund Value for the Young People’s Fund 2: Local Grants programme is up to £38 million.

BIG can make grants of between £10,000 and £500,000 for projects costing up to £750,000.

Capital and revenue grants are available for projects, which can last up to five years. BIG will only award up to £50,000 towards capital costs, which must be less than £200,000 in total.
 
For more information visit: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding. 
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Bristol City Council Single Project Fund

Bristol City Council's Arts, Festivals and Events team have created a new, annual £80,000 fund specially for short projects: the Single Project Fund (SPF). The funds will be made available through an open application process that will be based on clear principles and firm criteria for investment. Details for this fund are now available:

www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Arts-Entertainment/single-project-fund.en

It is open to groups who are based in Bristol or who are working in full partnership with an organisation based in Bristol.  For full details of eligibility, guidelines, criteria and application forms please see the documents via the link above.

Deadline for receipt of completed applications: 4pm on the 3rd October 2008. 

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Clore Duffield Performing Arts Awards

The Clore Performing Arts Awards fund performing arts education initiatives aimed at children and young people (aged 0 to 18) across the UK. The Awards will fund education programmes that cover every aspect of the performing arts including opera, dance, music, musical theatre, the spoken word and theatre. The following are eligible to apply:

• Registered charities
• Limited companies
• Early years settings, primary, middle and secondary schools, sixth-form colleges, SEN schools
• Pupil Referral Units
• Voluntary youth organisations
• Professional and amateur arts organisations

Applicants must be able to demonstrate both artistic excellence and fully participatory experiences for young people. The Awards will fund project costs ranging from £1,000 to £10,000.

Deadline: 17 September 2008

To read the guidelines and download an application form go to www.cloreduffield.org.uk/page_sub.php?id=71&parent=35 or phone Clore Duffield on 0207 351 6061.
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Community Radio Fund

The first round for funding applications in 2008/09 will open on  November 5 and close on December 2 2008. The Community Radio Fund Panel will meet to consider applications on January 28 2009. Grants can only be made to community radio licensees who are broadcasting under a community radio licence. Eligible licensees must be broadcasting by the time the Panel meets to consider applications for the round applied for. NB No grants are available for educational or other study purposes.
 
Core functions eligible for support include: 

• Management
• Administration
• Financial management & reporting
• Fundraising to support the station (grants and commercial funding)
• Community outreach
• Volunteer organisation and support

The minimum grant that can be applied for is £5,000. There is no upper limit. Grants will be made as a single ‘lump sum’. The deadline for entries is Tuesday 2nd December 2008.
 
For further details please visit: www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/Communityfund
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DCFS Children, Young People and Families Grant Programme

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has announced that the next application deadline for the Children, Young People and Families Grant Programme is the 31st October 2008. The Children, Young People and Families Grant Programme is a national grant programme to fund work to improve outcomes for children, young people, and families (parenting and couple relationships) in England. The programme provides strategic and innovation grants to organisations doing work of national significance that support DCSF’s Every Child Matters programme and the DCSF Children’s Plan. The programme is open to third sector organisations.  Through the programme two types of funding are available:
 
Strategic grants to support the core operational activities of organisations that make a significant contribution to achieving the grant programme's aims. Strategic grants are available for work of national significance to; build capacity; support networks; and develops specialist services.

Innovation grants to support new approaches to service delivery; in particular, disadvantaged and minority ethnic children, young people and families whose access to services is limited.
 
Although there is no maximum level of funding that organisations can apply for the minimum grant available is £50,000.

For more information, visit: www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/strategy/voluntaryandcommunity/cypfgrant
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DFID Development Awareness Fund 

The Department for International Development (DFID) has announced that it is accepting applications for funding through its Development Awareness Fund - Mini Grants Scheme. Organisations within the UK and with an interest in international development issues can apply for funding under the Mini Grants Scheme. The Fund provides grants of up to £10,000 per year for up to three years for projects that raise awareness and understanding of international development issues within the UK; of global interdependence; of the need for international development; and of the progress that has been made. Preference will be given to proposals that demonstrate one or more of the following:

• Partnerships made up of traditional development education organisations and organisations new to development education;
• Projects which seek to engage new audiences and organisations;
• Organisations operating mainly within a defined local or regional area;
• Projects led by or involving Black and Ethnic Minority organisations;
• Innovative projects;
• Projects that build capacity to deliver development education. 

The deadline for applications is the 31st October 2008.

For more information visit: www2.dfid.gov.uk/funding/dafminigrants.asp
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Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund

The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund supports community organisations providing direct services or advocacy for young refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK. Organisations who are eligible for a grant must be:

• an impartial, legal, community and non-profit making organisation, charity or company;
• working with children and young people under 21 who are refugees or seeking asylum;
• based and operating in one or more of the four countries of the UK.

Deadline: 12 September 2008

First stage application forms and details of how to submit an application can be found at www.theworkcontinues.org.uk. 
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EUCLID’s CultureEuro seminars

Next date Southampton 23 September 2008.
 
Looking for Funding for Collaborative Cultural Projects? Providing the latest information on European cultural co-operation & funding opportunities, these seminars not only explore the Culture Programme, but the latest programmes for education, training, young people, the environment, research & development - plus the latest Structural Funds, and possible new opportunities for rural areas from changes to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budgets.
 
As the UK's official Cultural Contact Point for the EU, EUCLID has the very latest news on the latest funding programmes for the cultural sector.
 
For further details, prices and to book a place visit www.euclid.info ; email info@euclid.info or call 0161 245 3235.
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European Youth Foundation Grants

The European Youth Foundation is an independent, international, non-governmental organisation dedicated to the positive development of children and young people. The Foundation makes grants to international not-for-profit youth organisations and networks for activities such as international youth meetings, specialised publications, exhibitions and the production of audio-visual materials, the development of websites or the production of CD-ROMs. Previously funded activities include a promotional booklet and educational handbook for intercultural amateur art based activities.

Deadline: 1 October 2008

For more information visit www.eyf.coe.int/fej/index.jsp.
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First Light Movies - new application deadlines

First Light Movies provides grants to projects that enable young people to participate in all aspects of film productions. Since launching in 2001, First Light Movies have enabled over 12,000 young filmmakers to write, act, shoot, light, direct and produce over 800 films.
 
The funding is available to organisations that work with young people aged between 5 and 18, such as: 

• Schools
• Youth Services
• Community Groups
• Voluntary Groups

Grants are available through three funding streams:

The Pilot Awards which provides grants of up to £5,000 for the production of a 5 minute film. Application deadline September 16 2008.

The Studio Awards, which provides grants of up to £25,000 for films up to 10 minutes long. Application deadline October 14 2008. 

What's the Big Idea Awards which provide grants of £3,000 to develop ideas and stories for films. Application deadline September 16 2008.
 
Visit www.firstlightmovies.com for more information and to download application forms.
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Goldstar - small grants to voluntary sector

GoldStar is calling for applications for small grants to hold good practice events in the community. It welcomes applications from organisations (or groups of organisations) that can demonstrate specialist expertise in working with volunteers from one of more of the following target groups:

• Black Asian Minority Ethnic
• Disabled people or people with limiting long term illnesses
• People with no qualifications

The events should be to promote and share good practice amongst other organisations. Successful organisations can receive a small grant of between £100 and £3,000. There is also a Good Practice Events Management Toolkit’ available for free to everyone, which is full of hints and tips and templates to help organisations to manage events.

Deadline: 26 September 2008

To download an application form visit www.goldstar.org.uk/goldstar_downloads.html
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Google Grants

The Google Grants UK beta programme supports organisations sharing Google’s philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts. Designed for registered charities, Google Grants provides free advertising on Google AdWords to charities seeking to inform and engage their constituents online.

Google Grants has given free AdWords advertising to hundreds of charitable groups whose missions range from animal welfare to literacy, from supporting homeless children to promoting HIV education. As a result of this free advertising many charities have experienced an increase in the recruitment of volunteers and sponsorship.

 Applications can be made at any time. For more information visit: www.google.com/grants
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Grass Roots Grants, South-West 

Quartet Community Foundation is launching a new Grass Roots Grants programme for small community based organisations across the South-West of England to support new projects and initiatives. The grant guidelines and application form will be available, and applications accepted, from the beginning of September on the Quartet Community Foundation’s website.

Groups can apply for grants of between £250 and £5,000, but please note: the group must have a turnover of £20,000 or less averaged over 3 years.

For more information, visit: www.quartetcf.org.uk

Bath & North East Somerset office:  6 Westfield Court, Third Avenue, Midsomer Norton BA3 4XD  Tel: 01761 411083
Main office:  Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol BS1 4GB  Tel: 0117 989 7700
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Impetus Trust Grants Scheme

Charities that work with and want to improve the lives of disadvantaged people have the opportunity to apply for funding through the Impetus Trust. The Trust provides funding, capacity building and hands-on management support to small to medium-sized charities that are at a critical stage in their development. The support, which is usually available between three and five years, aims to ensure that charities are in a position to increase their impact upon the lives of disadvantage people.

To be eligible for support charities must:

• work with a substantial number of disadvantaged people;
• have a desire to maximise their impact;
• have an income between £250,000- £10million pa;
• be operational for at least three years;
• have their HQ and a significant portion of their management in England and Wales.

The investment package which Impetus offers is flexible but is most likely to be between £150,000- £300,000.  Applications can be made at any time.

For more information visit: www.impetus.org.uk
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Lefevre Trust - UK and France

The Lefevre Trust provides funding of up to £10,000 to support innovative projects between young people in France and the UK. It aims to improve understanding between the UK and France by enabling young people to visit a partner group and further develop a joint venture. Funding is available for groups of young people from across the UK and France.

All groups are eligible to apply: youth groups, extra-curricular clubs, sports teams, school groups, theatre troupes, arts organisations and so on. Applications for funding are accepted from the formal and non-formal education sector across the UK for young people aged 11-19.

Grants will be awarded to cover mobility costs of both one-way and reciprocal visits to France and its overseas departments that form part of a bilateral project.

Projects must have specific aims and activities and work have a central theme, such as for example; language learning; culture and the arts; energy and the environment; science and technology; and citizenship, etc.

The next application deadlines are the 31st October 2008 for visits starting after the 1st January 2009 and the 31st January 2009 for visits starting after the 1st April 2009.

For more information, visit: www.britishcouncil.org/schoolpartnerships-france-lefevre-trust.htm
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Leonardo da Vinci programme - Preparatory Visits Grants

Organisations involved in Vocational Education and Training that wish to get involved in the European Union’s Leonardo Da Vinci Programme have until the 17th December 2008 to apply for funding under the Preparatory Visits Grant element of the Programme. The Leonardo da Vinci programme is part of the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme and aims to build a skilled workforce through European partnerships. The Programme funds overseas work placements and the development of training materials with the objective of improving the provision of Vocational Education and Training  across Europe.

The Leonardo programme funds three types of activity:

Work placements for learners, trainees and staff in other EU countries;

Large Scale Co-operation Projects for the development of innovative practice through working with transnational partners; and 

Networks to facilitate the transfer and exchange of experience and good practice. 

The aim of Preparatory Visits Grants is to meet partners prior to submitting a Leonardo Mobility project, Partnership or Transfer of Innovation application, or to attend a Contact Seminar to find new partners. Any public, private or semi-public organisation that is involved in vocational education and training and registered in one of the participating countries is eligible to apply for a Preparatory visits grant. The maximum grant available is of €1,000.

For more information, visit: www.leonardo.org.uk/page.asp?section=00010001001900010002&sectionTitle=Preparatory+Visits
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Philip Lawrence Awards 2008

Nominations are now open for The Philip Lawrence Awards 2008. The Philip Lawrence Awards reward outstanding achievements in good citizenship by young people aged 11 to 20. The national scheme recognises groups that are making a real contribution to their local community and the lives of others; and groups that promote respect and understanding of faiths, culture and communities internationally.
 
The focus is on exemplary activities – examples of young people working together, promoting citizenship and overcoming the difficult situations some young people face. Nominations are now welcome and winning groups will receive £1000 towards the cost of their award winning activity.
 
The closing date for nominations is Friday 12 September 2008.

Full details of how to nominate and the required form are available from: www.4children.org.uk/pla/about  
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Prince’s Trust funding for youth projects

Young people are being given the chance to claim a share of £1 million to help tackle the dangers of drugs, crime and play a positive role in their community. The Royal Bank of Scotland Community Cash Awards will see £1 million of grants being distributed by youth charity The Prince’s Trust to young people who want to run community projects in some of Britain’s poorest areas.

The Awards, worth £250 to £5,000, are available to disadvantaged 14 to 25-year-olds who want to transform their area and learn practical skills. Projects could range from improving local youth facilities to tackling teenage pregnancy or drug misuse. Projects must be:

• run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25;
• clearly benefit the local community;
• benefit the people running the project;
• and be a new or developing project.

Previous projects supported include; an amateur boxing project to give young people greater confidence; and a media project to promote community cohesion and greater understanding between the local community and asylum seekers.

Applications can be submitted at any time. For more information, visit:
www.princes-trust.org.uk/Main%20Site%20v2/14-30%20and%20need%20help/grants%20for%20community%20projects.asp
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Rootstein Hopkins Artist’s Award 2009 (Bristol)

Application deadline: 5pm Friday 12 September 2008

The Rootstein Hopkins Artist’s Award is an annual open submission opportunity for Bristol based artists working in any media. The chosen artist will be awarded a solo show in either Gallery 1 or 2 at Spike Island, a £5000 production fee and funds for their first exhibition catalogue.

The selectors are primarily looking for an artist who has established a practice with the experience and maturity to work towards a major exhibition. The programming staff at Spike Island will work closely with the successful artist on the development of their work.

All applicants must be Bristol based, over 23 years of age and outside of full-time or part-time education. The application process is simple: 12 jpgs, a CV and short statement on your ambitions for this award.

Application forms can be found at under Rootstein Hopkins Artist’s Award on the following webpage: www.spikeisland.org.uk/?q=residencies

If you would like advice on how to apply then please contact marie-anne.mcquay@spikeisland.org.uk
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Trusthouse Charitable Foundation 

The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, which makes grant of around £2 million each year has announced new grant making guidelines. Funding is now available to local and national charities or not-for-profit organisations that address rural and urban deprivation.

Rural Issues grants are available for projects that could include for example:

• providing transport for the elderly, disabled or disadvantaged;
• contact networks for young disabled people;
• projects which encourage a sense of community such as community centres and village halls;
• employment training schemes especially those promoting local, traditional crafts;
• projects addressing issues such as drug/alcohol misuse or homelessness.

Urban Deprivation grants are available for projects that could include for example youth clubs; training schemes to help people out of unemployment; drop in centres for the homeless.

In addition, from July 2009, the Foundation will start a three-year themed grant that will fund projects addressing mental health issues for prisoners and ex-offenders.

The Grants Committee meets quarterly to consider applications at the beginning of February, May, July and November. The deadlines for submitting applications are generally 2 months before the date of a meeting.

For more information, visit: www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk
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UK Film Council - Cinema Extreme 2008/09

UK film makers have the opportunity to apply to the UK Film Council for funding of up to £50,000 to finance the production of 4 short films with duration of between 10 and 30 minutes. The funding is being made available through Cinema Extreme which is open to film directors. The maximum budget per short film is £50,000.

Applicants must be: 

• Aged 18 years or over
• A national or resident of the UK or another country of the EU
• Submitting a short film that must be predominantly in the English language, with main elements which are substantially British in nature
• Able to demonstrate a track record in filmmaking. 

Twenty-three films have been commissioned to date and have been shown at festivals around the world. They have won numerous awards including the Edinburgh International Film Festival's Best Short Award for Duane Hopkins' 'Love Me or Leave Me Alone' and the Oscar for Best Short Film for Andrea Arnold's 'Wasp'.

The closing date for applications is 12 September 2008.

For more information, visit: www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/extreme
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UK Film Council - International Festival Sales Support Scheme

The UK Film Council, the lead agency for film in the UK, is seeking applications to support British films at key international festivals through its International Festival Sales Support Scheme. The scheme, which will run until the 31st March 2009, provides grants of £1,500 to eligible films to encourage their successful distribution and box office performance around the world and to promote UK talent, services and skills. Larger awards are sometimes made to applicants who have already put in place extensive promotional campaigns to support their film internationally.

Applications will be accepted from UK and European sales companies. Producers of eligible films may apply, but if the UK Film Council chooses to support the application the producer will be required to attach a sales company to represent the film and any offer of funding will be made to the sales company and not to the producer.

Support can be provided by the UK Film Council for one or more of the following items:

• production of subtitled prints;
• travel and accommodation costs for the director and key stars;
• press campaign (including appointment of an international Public Relations Agency); 
• marketing items (e.g. advertising and print items).

Applications can be submitted at any time. For more information, visit: www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/intfestivalguidelines
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UK Film Council - Vision Awards

The UK Film Council has announced the launch of the Production Company Vision Awards, a new funding initiative designed to help creative producers with a vision for the future of UK film, to develop projects that will broaden the quality, range and ambition of films and talents being developed in the UK. Up to ten production companies will be offered up to £150,000 over two years to enable them to nurture talent and to generate, source, research and develop feature film projects.

Applicants must have produced at least one feature film that has been distributed theatrically in the United Kingdom and screened internationally in at least one major territory within the last five years.

The production company's principals must have received producer credits on at least two other feature films that have been distributed theatrically.
 
The deadline for applications is 6.00pm on the 19 September 2008.

For more information visit www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14568
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Waitrose: Community Matters

Supermarket chain Waitrose has announced that it will award funding of £2.2 million over the next year to nearly 7,000 charities and local good causes. The funding is being made through a new initiative called Community Matters. Through this scheme, Waitrose will allocate £1,000 a month to each of its 190 branches to distribute amongst three local community projects as chosen by its customers and employees. As part of the scheme, each customer will be given a token at the checkout that they can place into a box representing their preferred good cause - the amount of money each charity receives will be in direct proportion to the number of tokens customers allocate. Each month, staff vote on which three applications will be funded.

To be considered for a donation, good causes and charities are asked to get in touch with their local Waitrose branch.

For further information, visit: www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk/Display.aspx?MasterId=a4e17b78-fb5b-40d2-9499-46154da7dd91&NavigationId=1235
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WREN - round 4 of Small Grants Scheme

Waste Recycling Environmental Limited (WREN), which provides grants under the Landfill Communities Fund, has announced the 4th funding round of its Small Grant Scheme. The scheme, which is open to community and voluntary groups, has been designed for projects with a total cost of under £50,000 and grants can be awarded of between £2,000 and £15,000. Typical projects suitable under the WREN small grant scheme might include village halls, community centres, public parks, museums and playgrounds.
 
To be eligible for funding, projects must be within 10 miles of a Waste Recycling Group landfill site. The closing date for applications is 5 pm on the 26th September 2008.

For more information visit: