NEWSLETTERAugust 2006ISSUE 3 |
CONTENTS:Page 1: Contents |
 |
 |
 |
 |
These pages are formated to print on A4 size paper. A more ink and paper friendly version is available by clicking here. |
SAVAGE Team |
Please click or hover over the names for email addresses. Chief Executive:Keith Morris |
|
|
|
SOUTH WEST |
Devon and Cornwall LSC |
A further co-financing tender has been released. This will be for the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Objective 1 area and will cover: Sustainable/Green Tourism Programme. The Sustainable/Green Tourism Programme identifies that tourism is an essential part of the local economy. Projects are expected to present a range of suitable and tailored activities that promote sustainability through the delivery of the Green Tourism Business Awards and provide qualifications for employees within the sector. Deadline: 12 noon Friday 22 September 2006. Also a reminder that the deadline for Sector Focused Activities and Tourism Activities is 12 noon 15 September 2006. |
South East Regional Development Agency (SEEDA) |
SEEDA has announced the release of the sixth Invitation to Tender under its ESF Co-financing programme. The deadline for receipt of tender is 1pm on 29 September 2006. Late tenders will not be accepted. SEEDA is only releasing specifications under measure 4.2 (identifying and addressing emerging skills shortages) and 5.2 (gender and the labour market) in this round due to unforeseen delays in the specification development process. It is anticipated that a final limited tendering round will be held for any remaining funding. |
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Global Grants 2004 - 2008 |
Global Grants of up to £10,000 are being given to local organisations, serving local people and which have received less than £200,000 income over the past 3 years. The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) administered scheme has four* further Application Rounds in September 2006, November 2006, February 2007 and May 2007 (*May 2007 Round is subject to available funding). Voluntary, community and not-for-profit organisations (they don’t need to be legally constituted) who are working with disadvantaged groups can apply for this funding. Potentially 30 – 50 projects in Hampshire & IOW can be funded. The deadlines for completed, signed original application forms are: Monday 18 September 2006 5.00pm
The New Global Grants Prospectus and Application Guidance, and the revised Application Form have now been published. Download these documents, along with a list of projects supported at: Kate Tymms, Global Grants Co-ordinator from the LSC will deliver a step-by-step guide through the application form at several FREE Application Workshops. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss project ideas and ask questions. Further one-to-one support for groups can also be arranged. FREE Application Workshops will be held in the following places: Isle of Wight - Tuesday 5 September 2006 10.00am - 2.00pm at The Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QR Tel: 01983 822209
To book your place, please contact: Kate Tymms, Global Grants Co-ordinator, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Learning and Skills Council, Eagle Point, Little Park Farm Road, Segensworth, Fareham, Hampshire PO15 5TD. Direct Line: 01489 558556 Mobile: 07775 513630 Email: Kate Tymms |
|
Kent Community Foundation |
Kent Community Foundation distributes a number of grants across Kent and Medway including the following: The Local Network Fund for Children and Young People provides grants of between £250 £7,000 to charities and community groups who are working with disadvantaged children or young people up to the age of 19 years (25 if they have learning difficulties). Projects must be run by Kent based groups, include volunteers and have an annual income of less than £100,000. For an application pack please call 0845 1130161 Sport Relief awards grants of between £250 and £5,000 to projects in Kent and Medway that use sport and exercise to tackle the exclusion and isolation experienced by some of the poorest and most disadvantaged communities. The Phillips Fund seeks to protect, conserve and enhance the use and character of the rural landscape and its communities. Grants of up to £500 are available to charities, groups and organisations providing benefit to Kent and Medway. Community Champions are people with good ideas. Grants of up to £2,000 are available to help them turn their ideas that will benefit their community, into reality. Among the priority groups are those from socially excluded rural communities in Shepway, Dover and Swale, BME groups, travellers, refugees and minority faith groups. The Allan Willett Foundation is primarily aimed at “the advancement of charitable purposes for the general benefit of persons living, working and studying in the County of Kent”. Kent Community Foundation outreach advisors are available to help with the development of appropriate bids and to provide guidance as to what might be needed in the way of information to support applications i.e. governing documents or child protection policies. For further information about these funds or others, or to discuss a project, groups should contact John Jackson – Outreach Advisor East Kent, on 07812 555023 or by email: John Jackson or Manjit Sohal – Outreach Advisor West Kent, on 07812 555024 or by email: Manjit Sohal or the Kent Community Foundation administration team on 01303 814500. |
|
The Community Development Foundation is administering the Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund. It awards grants of up to £30,000 to faith groups who wish to improve their organisational capacity or to faith, interfaith or community and voluntary groups who wish to carry out interfaith work. Round Two of the fund recently opened and they are holding briefing sessions around England and Wales to inform interested parties and advertise the fund. The South East event is scheduled for Tuesday 19 September at the Brighton Unitarian Church. Teas and coffees are at 6.00 pm and the event will start at 6.30 pm, lasting for approximately 2 hours. For further information and to book a place contact Lesley Ann on 01223 400344 or email: Lesley Ann Daniels. |
BI-REGIONAL NEWS and FUNDS |
Invest to Save – Inclusive Communities Budget |
Invest to Save – Inclusive Communities Budget provides resources to develop partnerships between local authorities and the third sector to improve public services. The ninth annual resource allocation round of the Invest to Save – Inclusive Communities Budget (ISB) has been launched with a focus on forging stronger partnerships between local authorities and the third sector in the development of innovative approaches to service delivery. The Government recognises the need to deliver world-class public services and places a great emphasis on fostering innovative ways to meet the diverse and changing needs of service users. Alongside reform, innovation, efficiency and investment, the Government believes that partnerships between public, private and third sectors are key to improving service delivery. It is widely accepted that the third sector, through its flexibility and the richness of its diversity, is sometimes better placed than the public or private sectors in reaching certain groups within society. The ISB’s focus on promoting the third sector’s delivery of public services is recognition of this. The ISB encourages new and joined-up ways of working by providing ‘seed corn’ funding for pilot projects that develop innovative approaches to service delivery, bringing together local authorities and third sector organisations in partnership to deliver more efficient and effective public services that are responsive to the needs of local people. Up to £13.5 million is available for partnership projects involving local authorities and third sector organisations during Round 9, with a focus on: Since it was set up in 1998, the ISB has funded over 460 partnership projects worth nearly £450 million, of which nearly £100 million has been allocated to projects involving third sector organisations. The ISB is committed to achieving maximum benefit from the implementation of the ideas it has helped to foster and integrating these lessons within the future provision of public services. |
|
Partnership working between the Voluntary and Community Sector and Local Authorities |
In April 2006, Urban Forum conducted research into the relationship between the voluntary and community sector (VCS) and Local Authorities (LA). The aim of the short survey was to find out about the extent of partnership working to date and how it could be further developed and improved.
|
|
eContent Plus |
Call for proposals deadline: 19 October 2006. Total Budget: €27.3 million. Description: The present call is open to proposals for indirect actions addressing the following areas: Geographic information, educational content, digital libraries and co-operation between digital stakeholders.
|
|
Safer Internet Plus Work Programme 2006 |
The Safer Internet plus programme 1 provides funding for activities to promote safer use of the Internet and new online technologies, particularly for children, and to fight against illegal content and content unwanted by the end user, as part of a coherent approach by the European Union. The deadline for receipt of proposals is 29 September 2006.
|
Volunteer Lunch Expenses |
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has changed its guidance relating to lunch expenses for volunteers on benefit. The change will mean that, in future, meals will be treated as an expense that volunteers can claim back. Previously, they were expected to meet the cost of meals out of their benefits. Volunteering England would like to thank everyone who took part in the campaign to get this change and is asking to be informed if any volunteers on benefits continue to incur lunch expenses, as the DWP announcement makes no reference to a withdrawal of the guidance. For further information see: |
|
|
Southern Association of Voluntary Action Groups for Europe (SAVAGE) Email: Head Office Enquiries SAVAGE cannot accept responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions contained herein. |
Page last updated 01-Sep-2006 |
