Hampshire County Council Grants
Visit Hampshire County Council's grant web pages - Here you will find a wide range of funding opportunities available to the voluntary sector - Click here or visit - www3.hants.gov.uk/grants.htm
FUNDING FOR SMALL COMMUNITY GROUPS
If you are involved in a small group that works with people living in Hampshire then read on! You may be able to apply for funding from Grassroots Grants. This is a Government-funded grant scheme which is being run in Hampshire by the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation and Community Action Hampshire, with support from Rushmoor Voluntary Services for groups in the Rushmoor area. Here are the key facts:
- Grassroots Grants is aimed at small, volunteer-led groups - annual income (averaged over the last 3 years) mush be below £30,000
- The group must have been active in their local community (this could be informally) since 1st January 2007 at the latest, in order to be eligible for the first year of the scheme.
- Grants can be given to enable groups to continue or expand their work including advocacy, community voice and service provision for local people. This means that almost any activity aimed at meeting a local community need can be funded.
- The maximum grant available is £5,000, and this is the maximum sum that any one group will be able to receive from Grassroots Grants over the whole lifetime of the scheme (which is through to March 2011).
- Groups should get a decision on their application within 8 weeks of a completed application form being received.
- For grants of up to £900 there is an 'express' form and procedure. Small applications like this will usually receive a decision within two weeks.
Recently a Grassroots Grants panel approved awards to a concert band for new uniforms, to a bereavement service for the training of volunteer counsellors, to a group that will train local children and youth to produce a DVD on bullying, for operational costs for an organisation providing assistance for the unemployed, and to a rent deposit scheme that assists needy people.
For more information please contact:
Grants Manager, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation
Sun Alliance House, Wote Street, Basingstoke, RG21 1LU
01256 776101 - email: infograssroots@hantscf.org.uk
www.hantscf.org.uk
Rushmoor Voluntary Services will also be able to advise you on completing your application and doing any work needed on your group's policies. All the details on how to apply and what activities can be funded are in the application pack. We look forward to hearing from
S E Region ESF Community Grant
Developing the skills of local people. Supporting people into employment.
Applications are invited from Charity or 'not for profit' and voluntary and community organisations based and providing services in Hampshire to support the most disadvantaged individuals not in employment to access further learning opportunities or progress to employment. Grants of up to £12,000 are available.
Examples of project activities:
- Initial help for people who need support with basic skills or for whom English is a second language.
- Training in new skills or skills development.
- Providing advice and coaching/mentoring.
- Helping people with confidence building and personal development through training courses, coaching/mentoring or peer group support.
- Assisting people with job searches, including CV and interview support.
- Providing taster work experience including voluntary work or arranging such placements.
- Helping people with first contact engagement activities, e.g. to provide support to individuals to help them overcome barriers to learning and/or employment.
Priority will be given to groups who work with - lone parents - women - people with health/disability issues - older people (50 years plus) - ethnic minorities and diverse communities.
Full details at: http://www.surreyca.org.uk/community_grants.htm
To obtain an application form or to find out more about ESF Community grants please contact:
Community Grants, Community Action Hampshire, Beaconsfield House, Andover Road, Winchester SO22 6AT.
hollie.watson@action.hants.org.uk
www.action.hants.org.uk
01962 857381 (Direct Line)
Email: communitygrants@action.hants.org.uk. www.action.hants.org.uk
Date of last update: October 2009
Tel : 01252 540162 Fax : 01252 370500
Registered Charity No. 1059794