Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority's (GMWDA) 2011 Community Waste Fund has re-launched today offering over £50,000 to community groups and organisations, for the chance to kick start waste prevention and recycling projects in Greater Manchester. The fund supports Recycle for Greater Manchester's aim of encouraging residents and community groups to reduce, re-use and recycle more Greater Manchester's waste.
OVER £50,000 AVAILABLE!
For 2011-12 the Community Waste Fund is bigger. Due to the success and over subscription of the fund last year the Authority has agreed to increase the amount available to community groups to £100k, so this year we will be allocating the fund over two rounds.
We hope this will encourage more groups to apply and give groups extra time to consider whether their project idea is relevant for the Fund. All of the criteria for applicants remain the same. However, in the first round this year the emphasis is on increasing our recycling rate across Greater Manchester.
HELP GMWDA REACH A 50% RECYCLING RATE BY 2015!
Our aim is to get local groups such as tenants and residents groups and community groups to think of innovative ways to help residents to recycle right and to recycle more in Greater Manchester. (Please note that applications for other projects that meet our criteria will still be considered).
SUCCESS SO FAR......
GMWDA is also encouraging partnership working and an excellent example of this is two community organisations PEARLS and RE>BUILD (based in Rochdale and Bury), who successfully applied for the Community Waste Fund last year. They have collaborated to enable another scrap store scheme to start in Bury. The store collects unwanted scrap materials from local businesses and sell the quality low cost resources to schools, nurseries, community groups and individuals for arts and craft purposes.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY!
The first funding round for 2011 opened on 9th May 2011 and will close on 17th June 2011. The second funding round for this year will open on 5th December 2011 and close on the 20th January 2012.
Applicants will be able to access the guidance for applicants on line and will need to complete an initial on line expression of interest form. Both documents are available at www.gmwda.gov.uk/communitywastefund
APPLY......
Why not get involved and apply for this great opportunity to help Greater Manchester reach its target of zero waste to landfill. Whether you are a community village group that organises swap shops, or a social enterprise which trains volunteers to promote reduce, re-use and recycling, this fund maybe right up your street!
For more information and to fill in an Expression of Interest Form, then please visit www.gmwda.gov.uk/community/community-waste-fundor email: communitywastefund@gmwda.gov.uk, tel: 0161 770 1723.
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The Big Lottery Fund (BLF) has a total of £130,000 to allocate to voluntary and community groups across Greater Manchester through a new strand of its existing Awards for All scheme.
The BLF is keen to support projects that:
• help talented people make their ideas a reality;
• allow people to use and develop their skills more;
• enable people and groups to work together better.
Grants will range between £300 and £10,000. Following a review by a BLF panel, a selected number of projects may be put forward to a public vote in the applicant's local area to decide who gets an award.
The closing date for applications is 6th May 2011.
Full information can be found at:
http://peoplepoweredchange.org.uk/manchester/
PLEASE CONTACT BLF WEBSITE ABOVE DIRECTLY, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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New Fund Available! 'Active at 60'
VOP are supporting the Greater Manchester Community Foundation to promote a new funding opportunity which has been set up to help older people keep active and continue to show that they're never too old to get fit.
Grants of between £250 and £3000 are now available to groups that have an annual income of £50,000 or under. To ensure that groups avoid disappointment they are being urged to get completed applications in as soon as possible.
The Active at 60 Fund has come from the Department for Work and Pensions and is being delivered in partnership with the Community Development Foundation. The fund won't be around for long! All applications must be received before the end of February however activities can be funded up until December 2011.
To find out more please telephone the Community Foundation on 0161 214 0940 or email enquiries@communityfoundation.co.uk or contact Tracey Annette on 0161 234 4299 or t.annette@manchester.gov.uk
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We still have a bit of money left from our unique youth-led grant scheme, the Feelgood Fund! This is available in Manchester only for Groups of young people aged 16-25, or community and voluntary organisations working with young people.
You can apply for grants of £200 to run one off or short term events which support one or more of the ‘5 Steps to Well-Being'. Get your applications in now before we've given it all away!
For more details and an application form, contact the Community Foundation on 0161 214 0940, or email chris@communityfoundation.co.uk
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The Co-operative Membership Community Fund awards grants between £100 and £2,000 to local groups for community projects all year round. Community groups, self help groups, voluntary groups and community charities (or local branches of national charities) are all eligible to apply.
To be successful groups must carry out positive work in the community and projects must address a community issue, provide a good long-term benefit to the community, support cooperative values and principles and ideally be innovative in its approach.
Grants can be used to fund running costs and anything from equipment to event costs, help towards rent or fixtures, sport or computer equipment.
For further information and to apply, visit: www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/community-fund/, or contact 0844 262 4001, or email: community.fund@co-operative.coop.
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The Employment Barrier Fund (EBF) has been established to assist Manchester residents move into employment and training and where they have faced a barrier that cannot be removed via current mainstream provision. Examples of the proposed support include,but are not exclusively; provision of trade licences; supply of essential tools or clothing; travel to place of work in first four weeks; provision of CRB checks and ID requirements.
Specific training courses related to employment can also be considered. The fund will be available until March 2011 and applications must be submitted via the attached form to Work Solutions. The application should be supported with a narrative that confirms that employment has been secured pending the support requested OR that the resident's ability to secure employment is significantly enhanced by the use of the fund. JCP Advisor Discretionary Fund and other mainstream sources of funding should be exhausted prior to an application to EBF.
Applications can be made by advisors from JCP and other Manchester providers who are case managing residents within Manchester wards. Payment will be made by Work Solutions to the third party supplier of goods or services.
Payments are to be made by invoice.
Application process:
PAs identify clients who have received job offers subject to specific need ie. Trade licence, CRB check, provision of tools or specialist clothing.
Written confirmation of job offer received by PA
Submission to EBF made by PA with client signature confirming requirement, cost and suitable supplier or trade body.
Request assessed by Work Solutions and MCC
If application approved, confirmation sent to PA and payment made to third party.
Confirmation of job start received from PA.
Process applies for travel to work for first four weeks, will be bus pass or lowest cost option.
Specific training courses will need to be approved by PA as linked to JSAG.
Course details to be submitted with application.
Provision of support to significantly improve employment prospects must be accompanied by narrative from PA.
For more information and an application forms please contact Ann Dyer, Work Solutions on 0161 828 3270 or e-mail: ann.dyer@work-solutions.org.uk
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A new £4 million community tree planting scheme - The Big Tree Plant - has been launched by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in partnership with the Forestry Commission, civil society partners and conservation organisations.
The aim of the scheme is to support community, not for profit, groups to plant one million trees in towns, cities and residential areas throughout England over the next four years (2011 to 2015).
Grants of between £500 and £25,000, for up to 75% of costs, are available to projects that:
• plant trees in neighbourhoods in England where people live and work;
• involve the local community and provide benefits to people in the neighbourhood;
• plant individual street trees, small groups of trees in greenspaces, or other neighbourhood tree planting; and
• have in place a method for ensuring the trees are cared for in the future
The fund can cover the costs of goods and services such as:
trees and materials for tree planting;
preparatory work such as utility searches, test pits, and planning applications;
local community engagement;
contract labour for running the project and undertaking works;
time of staff spent on running the project;
expert advice;
hire of machinery; and
small items such as tools or protective clothing for tree planting - however, these must remain the property of the group or organisation
For further information, visit: www.forestry.gov.uk, or contact 0800 856 7984
Deadline:Tuesday 15 March 2011, 17:00
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Financial assistance is available for charities, social enterprises and community groups in the United Kingdom to undertake projects which support refugee and asylum seeking women who have experienced rape, torture or other forms of abuse.
This Comic Relief programme aims to fund work with the most vulnerable refugee and asylum-seeking women who have experienced rape, torture or other forms of violence in their home countries.
There are two strands to the programme:
Crisis Support: This programme will fund support services for refugee and asylum-seeking women that help them cope with the trauma they have experienced; this could include counselling or group work. The programme will also fund legal support that recognises past trauma and enables women to disclose the full stories behind their asylum claims and also support health initiatives that help women with the impact of trauma on their mental and physical wellbeing.
Training: Comic Relief are also interested in funding work to develop training and support packages that improve and embed knowledge and practice about how to work with this vulnerable group of women. Training can be targeted at refugee or mainstream organisations.
Grants on average vary between £25,000 and £40,000 and are usually for between one and three years.
For further information and to apply, visit: www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/programmes/refugee-and-asylum-seek....
Deadline: Friday 7 January 2011
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Local community and voluntary groups from Manchester are being encouraged to think ahead for 2011 to ensure they benefit from £37,259 of grant money that is available through the Community Foundation's new fund ‘Active at 60.'
The fund has set up to help older people keep active and continue to show that you're never too old to get active. Grants of between £250 and £3000 are now available to groups that have an annual income of £50,000 or under.
To ensure that groups avoid disappointment they are being urged to get completed applications in as soon as possible. The Active at 60 Fund has come from the Department for Work and Pensions and is being delivered in partnership with the Community Development Foundation. All applications must be received before the end of February however activities can be funded up until December 2011.
For further information and to apply, contact 0161 214 0940, or email: enquiries@communityfoundation.co.uk.
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If you are a voluntary organisation, charity or community group in Manchester, GMFunding.net is a new, free service to help you search for sources of funding for your organisation, venture or project.
GMFunding.net includes an online database containing details of over 5,000 funding schemes that are available in the UK from European and national sources, directed at the public, private, charitable, and voluntary and community sectors. This information is continuously researched and updated by staff at GrantFinder.
GMFunding.net has a number of useful features for the local fundraiser. These include:
The latest published information on national government, trust and lottery funding;
A dedicated "Local Support" section useful to those wanting to know about local support organisations;
An easy to use print function for detailed grant information;
Links to useful online resources such as information sheets and fact packs
You will need to complete a short, online registration form which will give you immediate, free and unrestricted access to our comprehensive database of funding opportunities. Registration is necessary to measure the use and value of continuing to provide this information service.
GMFunding.net has been set up as a partnership project between voluntary sector support organisations in Greater Manchester, including Manchester Community Central and is funded through ChangeUp, the government initiative to improve the quality of support that frontline voluntary and community groups can access.
To access this funding please visit www.GMFunding.net
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The Wallace & Gromit's Children's Foundation raises money to improve the quality of life for children in hospitals and hospices throughout the UK.
Grants are available for projects which are not directly funded by the NHS and enrich and enhance the lives of patients in hospitals and hospices in regional centres across the country.
Applications are welcomed from registered charities in the UK and preference will be given to projects conceived by and in children's hospitals and hospices.
For further information and to apply, visit: www.wallaceandgromitfoundation.org, or contact 0117 925 2744, or email: anna@wallaceandgromitfoundation.org. Deadline: Friday 3 December 2010
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The Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund makes grant awards to support eligible charitable projects that have a community, social or environmental focus, based within an area of benefit local to the airport. There is no minimum value to the size of grant that may be applied for. Generally, grants are for up to £5,000.
Grants are not given for revenue and running costs of an organisation. Money is given to a diverse range of projects ranging from renovated community halls to equipment for youth groups. The Trustees prefer to offer part funding to complement the applicant's own fundraising or grant raising.
To qualify for a grant, projects must:
encourage tree planting, forestation, landscaping and other works of environmental improvement or heritage conservation; promote or advance social welfare for recreation and sport and leisure, with the object of improving the conditions of life for those living or working in, or visitors to, the area of benefit; provide better appreciation of the natural and urban environment and ways of better serving, protecting and improving the same (this may include education and training); promote the use of the natural environment as a safe habitat for flora and fauna of all kinds; or in the opinion of the Trustees, are within the Trust's charitable purposes.
Applications are invited from established not-for-profit groups or charities and organisations that are able to demonstrate clear banking or financial records, or a new group able to offer an outline of proposed accounts.
All applications must be from within the area of benefit local to Manchester Airport, and the local authorities of Stockport, Manchester, Trafford, Tameside, Cheshire East and Cheshire West Council. A map of the eligible areas is available from the Trust Fund.
For further information and to apply, visit: www.manchesterairport.co.uk, or email: trust.fund@manairport.co.uk. Deadline: Friday 3 December 2010
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Manchester's Work and Skills Partnership has allocated £100,000 to commission activities that help our workless residents experiencing mental health issues prepare for reassessment from April 2011. Organisations are invited to submit bids for funding for no more than £50,000.
We are especially keen to support initiatives that build capacity of the Voluntary Community Sector and those based on a peer mentoring model. The funds must be used during the financial year 2010/11.
The deadline for applications is 4pm on Tuesday 26th October 2010.
Please see attached below the Specification and Application Form for this funding.
This is an open bidding process, so please distribute to organisations who might be interested.
For further information contact Heather Clark on h.clark@manchester.gov.uk or 0161 234 1502.
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Grants of £200 for one off or short term events, led or involving young people (16-25)
The Feelgood Fund is being delivered by a group of partners including Manchester Joint Health Unit, Manchester vinvolved team, Manchester Public Health Development Service, Zest, South Manchester Healthy Living Network, The Manchester College and Manchester Leisure Services, in partnership with Community Foundation for Greater Manchester.
The fund forms part of a wider campaign to promote wellbeing among young people through highlighting the 5 Steps to Wellbeing - especially giving. See our website www.givegetgo.org.uk for further information about how to get involved.
The Feelgood Fund invites groups of young people, or organisations working with young people to apply for grants of £200 to run one off or short term events which support one or more of the ‘5 Steps to Well-Being': connect, be active, take notice, keep learning, and give.
Examples of what could be funded include an event on World Mental Health Day e.g. a picnic lunch; positive activity in the community e.g. visiting an older peoples group or helping to improve your local environment; a day of information and training for young people; a creative event or physical / leisure activity e.g. salsa dancing, football event or meditation.
The funding is being distributed on a rolling basis and the Community Foundation for Greater Manchester are now accepting applications.
To get hold of the forms or to find out more about the fund please contact Community Foundation for Greater Manchester on 0161 214 0940 or e-mail enquiries@communityfoundation.co.uk
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A new community waste fund to support recycling and reuse projects has been launched by the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority.
Voluntary and community organisations in Greater Manchester will benefit from the £60,000 fund, which will help to set up projects to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill. The fund will encourage and empower local community groups and charities to become involved in shaping and delivering much-needed initiatives in their community, to ultimately help local people and the environment.
To fill in an expression of interest form, go to www.gmwda.gov.uk or e-mail CommunityWasteFund@gmwda.gov.uk.
Deadline for applications: 12th November 2010. A judging panel will evaluate the applications and the successful projects will be selected in December.
For more information contact: Rebecca Monk, Communications Officer, GMWDA, 0161 770 1722, rebecca.monk@gmwda.gov.uk.
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Manchester City Council has identified £150,000 funding to commission the development and delivery of engagement activities for NEET Manchester residents aged 16, 17 or 18.
This also includes those identified as at risk of becoming NEET currently attending one of the 5 NEET priority schools in Manchester or educated via the Manchester PRU.
Activity receiving funding will engage with Manchester NEET young people, develop their personal and social competencies and progress them towards mainstream provision, including further education, apprenticeships and preparation for self-employment. Organisations are invited to submit bids for funding for no more than £75,000.
The funds must be used during the financial year 2010/11. The deadline for applications is 4pm on Tuesday 14th September 2010.
Please visit http://www.mev.org.uk/neetfundingpool/ to download the project specification and application form. For further information please contact Jock Rodger on 0161 234 7362.
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Scale 2 - £12,594 to £13,741 (pro-rata)
Initially offered as a temporary appointment until 31st March 2011, continuation beyond that date is subject to an organisational structure review.
Two x 17.5 hour per week posts - one at Sporting Edge and one at the Grange - you must be willing and able to work at either location and work evenings and weekends on a regular basis.
Closing date: Thursday 23rd September 2010 - 5pm deadline
Interviews: Thursday 30th September 2010
4CT is a voluntary sector organisation based in east Manchester. We currently manage a community centre, a sports centre and a host of community services and activities.
We are looking for two individuals who can provide a really positive first impression for all our service users, whether by phone or in person - your job will be to make everyone feel welcome - support centre users, signpost people to other services and ensure we offer a really efficient and friendly service. Enhanced CRB check is required.
For an application pack, send a LARGE S.A.E.: FAO: Recruitment Officer, 4CT Ltd, The Grange, Pilgrim Drive, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3TQ. or go to our website www.4ct.org.uk, application packs can also be collected from either of our centres.
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Manchester City Council has identified £150,000 funding to commission the development and delivery of engagement activities for NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) Manchester residents aged 16, 17 or 18. This also includes those identified as at risk of becoming NEET currently attending one of the 5 NEET priority schools in Manchester or educated via the Manchester PRU.
Activity receiving funding will engage with Manchester NEET young people, develop their personal and social competencies and progress them towards mainstream provision, including further education, apprenticeships and preparation for self-employment. Organisations are invited to submit bids for funding for no more than £75,000. The funds must be used during the financial year 2010/11.
The deadline for applications is 4pm on Tuesday 14th September 2010.
Please click on the link below to download the project specification and application form. For further information please contact Jock Rodger on 0161 234 7362.
www.mev.org.uk/neetfundingpool
Help the Homeless grants are available to small to medium sized charities in the UK working to assist homeless people to return to the community.
Deadline: 30th September 2010.
Please refer to website for more information http://www.help-the-homeless.org.uk/Grants.htm
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Community Wildlife will fund projects that bring local people together to discover, enjoy or protect the wildlife in their local area. BIG have teamed up with the BBC Wildlife Fund's Go Wild campaign to bring you the Community Wildlife programme. This new programme will fund projects that bring local people together to discover, enjoy or protect the wildlife in their local area.
The programme will fund between £300 and £10,000 for projects that:
Protecting wildlife habitats
Creating a nature trail, woodland walk or wildlife garden for people to enjoy
Improving natural community spaces, such as rivers, ponds and woodlands.
Get people more active and healthier, for example by:
Exploring parks, rivers and the countryside to look for rare or endangered species
Encouraging people to take up gardening or go on nature walks
Providing opportunities for children to learn about nature through play.
For more information or to apply visit the Big Lottery Fund website or for queries telephone 0845 367 0610 email general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk
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The remaining deadlines for applications are 28th June and 6th September 2010.
Successful awardees are able to apply for repeat funding subject to providing suitable monitoring feedback and rollout potential, although the priority will be new applicants.
To date, 95 organisations have received grants of between £250 and £5,000 in the three test regions of Greater London, West Midlands and the North West. Current projects include helping disabled people to learn new skills, play a greater role in their communities and be active in the workplace.
Applications can be submitted online, by e-mail, phone or post. In particular, we are interested in projects that help remove the attitudinal barriers that sometimes prevent disabled people from volunteering. We are also interested in applications from organisations new to volunteering.
The website: www.accesstovolunteering.org has details of how to apply alongside a list of successful bids, or phone our helpline for more information on: 03000 123 346.
For more information call the Access to Volunteering Fund on 03000 123 346 or e-mail enquiries@accesstovolunteering.org
w: www.accesstovolunteering.org
C Charitable Trust
The trust aims to support third sector organisations undertaking projects for a wide range of charitable purposes including: disability; buildings or works of heritage value; animal welfare; the environment. www.ccharitabletrust.org
Lush Charity Pot
The charity arm of beauty company Lush supports small grassroots charities working in three main areas: environment and conservation; animal welfare; humanitarian (mainly international aid). http://bit.ly/lushcp
Village Core
The Village CORE Programme is a dedicated support programme for communities looking to set up and run a community-owned rural shop. It provides advisory support along with a £40,000 funding/loan package, which is matched by equivalent community contributions. http://bit.ly/plvcore
Elton John Aids Foundation
EJAF seeks to support programmes that demonstrate value for money and fully involve people living with HIV, for which multi-year funding is available. www.ejaf.com
A B Charitable Trust
The trust supports charities that defend human rights and promote respect for individuals whatever their circumstances. The Trust is particularly interested in charities that work with vulnerable, marginalised and excluded people. www.abcharitabletrust.org.uk
Live UnLtd
Live UnLtd helps young people to create their own opportunities and to develop their community for the better. Young people can start up their own businesses, sports teams or recreational groups and host events. Funding of up to £2,000 is available, coupled with support from a designated development manager. Deadline: 1 July. www.liveunltd.com
People's Postcode Trust
The trust provides funding opportunities to small organisations, community groups and charities through grants ranging from £500 - £10,000. www.postcodetrust.org.uk
Foyle Foundation - small grants
The foundation's small grants scheme is designed to support smaller charities, especially those working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities. www.foylefoundation.org.uk
Community Sustainable Energy Programme
This Big Lottery Fund programme helps community-based organisations reduce their environmental impact through the installation of energy saving measures and microgeneration technologies. http://bit.ly/bigcsep
Action Earth
Action Earth is CSV's campaign to enable people to take part in practical conservation projects. Grants of up to £50 are available to assist groups in carrying out environmental projects. Deadline: 7 July. www.actionearth.org.uk
Field Studies Council Kids Fund
The FSC Kids Fund aims to bring enviornmental understanding to disadvantaged young people by funding up to 80% of the cost of a course at an FSC centre. http://bit.ly/fsckids
Community Spaces
Community Spaces is a £50m open grants programme to help community groups create or improve green, open spaces to enhance people's quality of life. Grants start at £10,000. www.community-spaces.org.uk
Prevention of HIV for Africans living in England
The National African HIV Prevention Programme is inviting agencies, partnerships and consortia to tender for the delivery HIV prevention interventions for Africans living in England. Deadline: 18 June. http://bit.ly/nahipint
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