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Sporting Equal Funding Newsletter – August 2008

Funding information to support sports and physical activity projects for ethnic minorities, refugees and migrant communities.

This newsletter has been put together by Sporting Equals, the only organisation working across the UK to promote opportunities for ethnic minorities in sport. It provides information on national and regional sources of funding relevant for organisations working with ethnic minorities in sport. It is divided into funding available across the UK (or sometimes England) as well as regional and locally targeted funding.

National

Department of Health

The Dept. of Health has published details for the 'Third Sector Investment Programme' which replaces the Department’s long running Section 64 General Scheme. The new programme which will provide grants to Voluntary sector organisations that provide a service similar to that provided by the National Health service or by local authority social services has two funding schemes;

  •  The Innovation, Excellence and Service Development Fund.
  •  The Strategic Partner Programme;

The ‘Innovation Excellence and Service Development Fund is 3 year funding scheme that supports projects run by the voluntary sector with a focus on; innovation, excellence and / or service development in the health and social care field with a potential national impact. Projects with a purely local impact will not be considered.

The Strategic Partner Programme on the other hand aims to invest up to £200,000 in initially 5 – 10 strategic partner organisations who will work collaboratively with the Department of Health to advise the Department about key issues in the health and social care field affecting the third sector; and to develop the capability and capacity of the third sector to work with the Department of Health in achieving its strategic objectives.

The total amount available for 2009 – 2010 for new applications will be approximately £7 million. The funding programmes will open for applications on Monday the 21st July 2008. First stage applications must be submitted by Monday the 8th September 2008. From 2010-11 the third sector investment programme will also include a new volunteering investment fund, that builds on the existing Opportunities for Volunteering Scheme.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Financeandplanning/Section64grants/index.htm

Funding to Improve the Lives of Young People

Organisations from the public, private or third sector are invited to apply for funding to become a pilot for the Intensive Intervention Project. Intensive Intervention Projects (IIPs) target 1,000 of the most challenging young people every year, using the 'triple track' approach and applying lessons from Family Intervention Projects. The Department for Children, Schools and Families is seeking to support 20 organisations to become a pilot under the Intensive Intervention Projects with £650,000 of funding each for three years. The primary objective of IIPs is to improve outcomes for some of the most vulnerable and challenging young people in society – and to improve outcomes for the communities in which they live. Successful IIP’s are expected to;

  • significantly reduce anti-social behaviour; reduce crime; improve participation in education and training;
  • tackle substance misuse;
  • and reduce homelessness.

Successful bids will need to demonstrate a robust partnership approach to working with this client group, building on the very best and innovative practice available locally and nationally. All organisations wishing to bid should submit an expression of interest by no later than 5.00pm on the 8th August 2008. For those invited to stage two full project proposal forms must be received by no later than 5.00pm on the 19th September 2008.

http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/youthmatters/ytf/

GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards

The IMPACT Awards are now in their twelfth year and are designed to recognise and reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people’s health. They are funded by GlaxoSmithKline and managed in partnership with The King’s Fund. The awards are open to registered charities that are at least three years old, working in a health-related field in the UK, with a total annual income between £10,000 and £1 million.

  • An overall winner will receive £35,000, nine other winners receive £25,000 and up to ten organisations that are highly commended or runners up receive £5,000 or £3,000.
  • You do not need to present a new project. The awards are designed to recognise success and achievements for existing work.
  • You decide how to use the award money.

Deadline for applications for the 2009 Awards is 5pm on Friday, 26September 2008.

http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/funding/gsk_impact_awards

Opportunities for Volunteering 2009/12

Opportunities for Volunteering (OFV) is a Department of Health initiative which provides grants to local health and social care organisations in England. OFV grants aim to enable organisations to involve volunteers in the delivery of their services. Grants of up to £40,000 per year for up to three years are available to local voluntary sector organisations, charities and formally constituted community groups and self help groups. Volunteering England is one of 16 national charities that distribute OFV grants on behalf of the Department of Health. These organisations are known as National Agents. Each of the National Agents have their own priorities, criteria and application deadlines and it is important that applicants apply to the appropriate National Agent. Examples of projects supported by Volunteering England have included; funding for a project that develops volunteering for those with learning/physical disabilities in health by producing best practice guide; and funding to employ a volunteer and activities co-ordinator within a voluntary group to recruit and train volunteers. The deadline for submitting applications to Volunteering England is the 29th August 2008.

http://www.volunteering.org.uk/WhatWeDo/Funding/ofvfunding/

V funding for young volunteers

V is investing in an expansion in the number of available opportunities – short-term, part-time and full-time – and in a new national framework for volunteering to increase the quality, quantity and diversity of volunteering opportunities for young people. The v Match Fund brings together private sector partners and charities to create innovative volunteering opportunities. The benefits are clear: by harnessing the creativity and energy of young people, they can bring communities together and find solutions to society’s biggest problems. They can change lives, protect the environment, create safer neighbourhoods, improve the nation’s health and give 16-25 year olds skills, confidence and experience. The v Match Fund matches up to 100% of any new investment in youth volunteering – that’s double the money, and double the impact of the investment. Private companies [large and small], charitable trusts / foundations and individuals are seizing the opportunity to build volunteering initiatives with the promise of more bang for their buck. To date, v has pledges of £32m from the private sector – making a total of £64m that has and will be invested into diverse and high impact projects across England. They want to do more. They want to create opportunities so inspiring that volunteering becomes a valued part of the lives of most 16–25 year olds. They want to reach out to some of England’s most disadvantaged and disengaged young people. They want to create real change in communities, tackling the big issues that the nation’s youth tell them they’re concerned about. The next deadline for funding is Friday, 29th August.

http://www.ealingcvs.org.uk/index.php?nuc=content&id=103

Funding for Projects that Support Young Refugees and Asylum Seekers

The Diana, Princes of Wales Memorial Fund has launched a call for applications under its Refugees and Asylum Seekers Initiative. The Fund which is open to locally based not for profit organisations provides grants for projects that deliver direct services or advocacy for children or young people seeking asylum or refugees up to the age of 21. The minimum grant that an organisation can apply for is £3,000 although the fund expects that the majority of grants awarded will be in the region of £50,000. In exceptional cases, the Trust may consider applications for larger projects. The Trust is particularly interested in funding projects that focus on the following areas:

  • Detention;
  • Destitution;
  • Enabling access to services such as healthcare, legal provision, housing and education;
  • Providing support to unaccompanied children.

The Trust anticipate that they will be giving approximately 20 grants spread across the four countries of the UK. The closing date for applications is 5 pm on the 12th September 2008.

http://www.theworkcontinues.co.uk/landing.php

Irish Youth Foundation (UK )

Organisations in the UK that work to improve the lives of Irish children and young people are able to apply for funding of between £500 and £25,000 (£5,000 in Northern Ireland). The Foundation supports a wide range of activities including help for the homeless; employment and training schemes; combating domestic violence and discrimination; help for young offenders; and educational, cultural and social activities, etc. Projects funded in the past include promoting Gaelic Games to socially deprived young people in the West Midlands; promoting play and youth provision for young Irish travellers and supporting Irish Arts & Education programmes, etc. The Foundation provides funding for a wide range of projects including; training/Counselling; drug rehabilitation; advice/advocacy; youth work; family support; homelessness; educational, cultural & social activities; cross-community initiatives; travellers; and disability. Grant Application forms for funding in 2009 will be available for downloading from Monday 6 October 2008. The deadline for submissions will be Friday 5 December 2008.

http://www.iyf.org.uk/grants.html

Enhancing Communities Programme

Not for profit organisations, charities and community groups located within ten miles of a SITA UK site that wish to improve the local public amenities are able to apply for funding through the SITA Trust. The SITA Trust distributes funding through the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme (LTCS) and is supported by the waste management company, SITA UK. Up to £25,000 is available for local community improvement projects and grants of up to £150,000 for projects of a regional significance. The types of projects that can be supported include improvements to village halls, the provision of recreation facilities and the repair and restoration of religious or historic buildings (these need to be within ten miles of a SITA site). The next application deadline is the 3rd November 2008 for the large grants scheme and the 22nd August 2008 for the small grants scheme.

http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/apply/community

Funding for Individual and Small Groups to Improve their Local Communities

Groups of individuals as well as small community and voluntary groups within the UK that want to improve their communities can apply for funding through the Wakeham Trust. The Trust are particularly interested in supporting neighbourhood projects, community arts projects, projects involving community service by young people, or projects set up by those who are socially excluded. The Trust also support innovative projects to promote excellence in teaching (at any level, from primary schools to universities), though we never support individuals.

The Trust normally give grants to projects where an initial £75 to £750 can make a real difference to getting the project up and running. To be eligible, applicants need to be registered charities or have access to a registered charity that will be willing to accept funds on their behalf. The type of activities supported in the past include; a grant of £250 to three young people in Leamington Spa who were trying to set up a youth club. The Trust gave them £250 to help set up the club in an old Scout hut; and a grant of £50 to an unemployed ex-professional footballer in Yorkshire to buy footballs and equipment for a group of 100 or so tough kids to play football. Applications can be made at any time.

http://www.wakehamtrust.org/

Goldstar Funding for Good Practice Events

Goldstar has funding available for organisations who work with volunteers from the following target groups:

  • Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic groups under represented in volunteering in particular from British Asian and Chinese backgrounds
  • Disabled people and/or people with a limiting long term illness
  • People with no qualifications

Small grants of between £100 and £3,000 can be offered per event and they can also help with marketing materials such as stands and brochures for the day. There is £60,000 available and they are looking to fund 20 events so funding is extremely limited but nothing ventured nothing gained! Deadline for the 1st wave of funding is 12 noon Friday 29th August, with decisions made by 12th September. The 2nd deadline will be 12 noon Friday 26th September with decisions being made by 10th October. For more information and an application form, please visit the website www.goldstar.org.uk.

Yapp Charitable Trust

The Yapp Charitable Trust makes grants to small charities registered and working in England and Wales . Applicants must have a total expenditure budget less than £60,000 per year . The trust focusses on sustaining existing work rather than funding new work . Core costs can be funded .

The trust makes grants to small charities to sustain their existing work with:

  • elderly people
  • children and young people aged 5-25
  • people with disabilities or mental health problems
  • people trying to overcome life-limiting problems of a social, rather than medical origin, such as addiction, relationship difficulties, abuse, history of offending

Applications are accepted all year with the following closing dates:

  • 30 September 2008
  • 31 January 2009

Full criteria and application packs are available on

http://www.cnet.org.uk/uploads/yapp_application_pack.doc

The Peter Harrison Foundation

The Foundation gives grants to people with disabilities and people who are disadvantaged. One of the programmes is 'Opportunities through Sport', for further information visit the Peter Harris Foundation Website or telephone them on 01737 228000.

http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/sdev_funding_and_grants.htm

Skills Active

SkillsActive is the Sector Skills Council for sport and active leisure. It supports the development of skills within the sector and one of its key roles is to identify and communicate funding opportunities, and make quality, subsidised or fully funded training available to all those wishing to further themselves, their volunteering experience or their career aspirations within the sector. To find out more about Skills Active and the funds that are currently available they have produced a paper specifically for Sport for Communities projects. It can be found at:

http://www.skillsactive.com/

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Yorkshire

Coalfields Regeneration Trust

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust has announced that it has secured a further £53m of funding to support projects that help transform Britain's former coalfield communities. The additional funding which will be available over the next three years will allow the Trust to continue to fund community, voluntary and statutory organisations that provide opportunities and services to residents of former mining towns.

The Trust is particularly keen to support projects which:

  • Help people get back into work, such as information, advice and guidance services or work experience programmes;
  • Improve confidence and skills levels for people of all ages;
  • Encourage healthier lifestyles and participation in leisure activities;
  • Make access to community facilities and services easier for residents.

The grants available range between a few hundred pounds and £300,000 and applications can be submitted at any time.

http://www.coalfields-regen.org.uk/default.asp

Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust

The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT), which provides grants for projects that promote peace, political equality and social justice, has announced that it has launched a new grants programme for West Yorkshire. Grants of up to £20,000 per year will be awarded to Voluntary and Community organisations for innovative projects to promote racial justice in West Yorkshire. The type of projects considered under this fund include;

  • projects that promote the effective representation of minority communities in decision-making;
  • projects set up to review the effectiveness of policy and service provision in tackling racial injustice and persuading Government, local government,
  • policy makers and service providers to improve practices.

Organisations considering making an application are strongly advised to contact the Development Officer for the West Yorkshire Racial Justice Programme, before making an application.

http://www.jrct.org.uk/text.asp?section=0001000200030005

Sporting Legends Fund

The Kirklees Sporting Legends Fund is looking for young sporting talent to help in their quest for success in their chosen sports . The fund was set up in 2007 to assist up-and-coming sports stars by awarding grants of up to £100 towards future costs . The first award was made to Huddersfield swimmer Katy Venters (16), who has been chosen for the 2012 Olympic Games potential squad for swimming . Now more young sports stars are being sought to receive financial help from the fund which was instigated with a gala dinner that raised £4,000.

Awards have been capped at £100 so the fund can help a greater number of young sports men and women and encompass the wide range of sports in which young people in Kirklees are currently making a names for themselves - from gymnastics, athletics and cycling to tennis, motor sports and show jumping .

To qualify for a Sporting Legends Fund award, applicants must be must be of performance ability, competing at county - or equivalent - level . They must be between 11 and 19 years of age and live, attend school or play for a sports club in Kirklees . Their sport must have a governing body, for example Amateur Swimming Association or Lawn Tennis Association.

For further information about the Sporting Legends Fund or to get an application form, contact: Jim Beattie, Kirklees Sports Development, Tel: 01484 234093 , Email: jim.beattie@kirklees.gov.uk

http://www .kirklees .gov .uk/community/sport-leisure/legends .shtml