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Funding for Eco-Innovation Projects (UK)
The European Commission has launched a €35 million call for
eco-innovation projects to be funded under the Competitiveness and
Innovation Programme (CIP). Funding is available for projects in the
area of materials recycling, sustainable building products, the food and
drink sector, and green business practices. Priority will be given to
applications from small businesses with green products or services that
need backing to penetrate markets. In addition clusters of applicants
and projects which demonstrate a European added value and have a high
potential for market replication are strongly encouraged. Previous
projects supported in the past have ranged from recycling tannery and
leather waste to produce green fertilizers to using bamboo to clean up
waste water.
The deadline for application is the 9th September 2010.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/application_en.htm
Funding
Available for New Groups To Tackle Local Issues (Scotland)
The Scottish Community Foundation is inviting expressions of interest
through their 'Our Community Our Future' Initiative, funded by the Big
Lottery Fund. The aim of the programme is to bring communities across
Scotland together to achieve positive change, particularly in response
to new challenges and trends which affect people whose voices may not be
heard. Groups of at least four people are eligible to apply, though
groups don't need to be formally set up as a group or organisation.
Grants of up to £20,000 are available to get local people involved in
improving their community; build skills, connections and confidence, and
develop a plan of action to start making a lasting difference. The
Foundation is looking for four groups to start working with in this
current year.
The deadline for expressions of interest is the 30th April 2010.
http://www.scottishcf.org/resources/news/view/97/our-community-our-future-20k-available-to-new-groups-to-tackle-issues-local-issues/
People’s
Millions Re-launched (UK)
The Big Lottery Fund has announced a new funding round under its
People's Millions Initiative. Through the People’s Million's, BIG wants
to fund projects that transform the local environment or provide
opportunities or facilities to allow people to take part and enjoy their
local area. BIG are particularly interested in supporting
community-based projects that can show that they will increase community
involvement or help people who are most in need. In 2010, a total of
£3.8 million will be available to support up to 5 projects within each
of the 18 ITV regions, plus 18 runners up. The maximum grant will be
£50,000 plus VAT. Funding will be mainly for one of capital costs and
could include improvements to land, for open spaces or allotments, other
forms of landscaping, buying land or temporary buildings, construction
work, improvements to access, fixtures and fittings and the purchase of
equipment. Organisations that can enter the People's Millions include
voluntary or community groups, public bodies such as local authorities,
schools, or statutory health bodies and social enterprises.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on the 14th May 2010.
http://www.peoplesmillions.org.uk/
UK Mammals Grants (UK)
The People's Trust for endangered species is inviting applications from
voluntary conservation organisations, scientific researchers,
individuals and consortia, needing financial support for work that
relates to the conservation of mammals in the British Isles and Eire, to
apply for funding of up to £30,000 through their UK mammals grant
programme. The trust aims to fund scientific research, practical habitat
management work, reintroduction and monitoring programmes and
educational projects. Projects supported in the past include; Bats in
the Lake District; Monitoring of UK bat species in underground sites;
and monitoring Irish pine martens.
The deadline for applications is the 22nd November 2010.
http://www.ptes.org/index.php?cat=89
One Planet Living Grant Scheme (UK)
gh the One Planet Living (OPL) Grant scheme, schools, community groups
and charitable organisations can apply to their local B&Q store for
funding to support a local community project. Projects must support at
least one of the following themes:
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Environment/Energy Saving
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Natural Habitats/Wildlife
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Local Culture/Heritage.
The scheme provides £50 to £500 (at retail cost) of B&Q materials, for
example, pond liners, plants, peat-free compost for projects such as a
pond/wildlife garden or paints labelled low or minimal VOC for
redecoration projects. It is important that the project is sustainable.
For example, the materials and methods used should not cause
environmental damage in the short or long-term. The final result should
have long-lasting benefit to the community. OPL Grants do not cover
maintenance, so the project should be designed for easy care. To apply
for a grant, applicants will need to contact the environmental champion
or store manager at their local B&Q store to discuss project details.
Projects can apply for funding between 1 February 2010 and 30 September
2010 and successful projects must collect their materials no later than
31 October 2010.
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/templates/content_lookup.jsp?content=/aboutbandq/social_responsibility_2007/better_neighbourhood.jsp&menu=aboutbandq
The Scottish Rural
Development Programme (SRDP) 2007-2013
A wide range of
activities have been brought together under the SRDP umbrella to provide
more flexibility in meeting policy objectives. The Programme is
intended to empower rural communities at a grass-roots level and is open
to communities, agricultural businesses, environmental projects, farmers
and crofters. Funding for this programme comes from three sources; the
Scottish Government; the European Agricultural Fund for Rural
Development and Voluntary Modulation.
It seeks to
deliver five key outcomes:
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improve business viability;
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enhance biodiversity & landscape;
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improve water quality;
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tackle climate change and
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support thriving rural communities.
To achieve these
outcomes, SRDP will fund projects that work to national and regional
priorities. Priorities for your area can be found on their
website.
The programme will
be delivered through seven funding measures:
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Crofting Counties Agricultural Grant
Scheme
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Food Processing, Marketing and
Co-operation Grant Scheme
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Forestry Commission Challenge Funds
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The LEADER initiative
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Less Favoured Area Support Scheme
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Rural Development Contracts (Rural
Priorities)
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Skills Development Scheme
Awards are decided
at Regional Proposal Assessment Committee (RPAC) Meetings. There will
be three rounds in each year which will give applicants and their
advisers certainty in their forward planning.
For the Rural
Priorities Assessment Round Spring 2010 dates
Click Here
Rural Priorities
Rural Priorities will include
provision of leisure, recreation, sporting, catering and other rural
community services and facilities – such as village halls. Because the
SRDP is a joint allocation from the Scottish Government and the European
Commission match funding can only come from public and private funds (ie
not more Government funding) .
At present Rural
Priorities is the only SRDP strand that has to be accessed on-line – the
application process and delivery mechanism all being done
electronically. The
SRDP website uses language and
references which appear to exclude and have little to do with community
groups but do not be put off! To
begin with - for 'business' read 'community group'!
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Step one – complete what they call a
Land and Business Change Form
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Step two – submit your LBCF and you will be
issued with a Business
Reference Number (BRN)
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Step three- phone the Help Desk 0845 601
7597.They will issue you with a User ID logon number.
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Step four Go to the
online Rural Payments
and select New User – remember for the purpose of this application you
are a Individual Farm Business . You will need to key in your User
ID and your BRN.
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Step five – you should now be able to access
the online Statement of
Intent form which is actually the first stage in the
application process proper! The Statement of Intent can be saved and
you can go back to it at any point . Once complete submit on line.
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Step six – check your emails for correspondence
from the Case Officer assigned to your application. They will help you
to fine-tune your application.
Your application
will then be assessed by the Regional Proposal Assessment Committee (RPAC)
who will meet several times a year.
For the latest
information on Rural Priorities
Click Here
Funding for Forestry Projects
Forestry proposals
within Rural Priorities will now be assessed on an ongoing basis rather
than only being examined at the assessment centres (RPACs) which are
scheduled to take place three times annually. In this new route Forestry
Commission Scotland will approve funding for individual proposals which
meet the eligibility criteria for ongoing approval.
SRDP Review
In 2010 there is
to be a full-scale review of the Scotland Rural Development Programme.
In January 2009 a First Stage Report was commissioned.
Read the report here
Rural Direct
Rural Direct
Service will help rural community groups specifically with the new
Scottish Rural Development Programme. They will provide support in
person, by phone and by email for groups developing applications and
building local development strategies. For general inquiries about
Rural Direct call 0845 838 8598.
It's Your Community grants
Managed by the
Conservation Foundation in partnership with O2, the Its Your Community
programme offers grant assistance of up to £1000 to a wide range of
community projects which bring people together to make a difference to
their local community. This includes social, cultural, sporting or
environmental projects.
There are
no deadlines. Every
month over 60 projects throught the UK benefit from this funding. Find
out more on the O2
Its Your Community website
where there is an online application form. Decisions are made within 28
days.
Cruden Foundation Grants Programme
The Cruden
Foundation Grants Programme offers funding to registered charities who
run activities that bring benefit to communities in Scotland. There are
no set guidelines or application form and funding is offered for a wide
range of activities. For more information write to: Secretary, Cruden
Foundation, Baberton House, Juniper Green, Edinburgh EH14 3HN.
Hilden Charitable Fund (UK)
This charity gives
grants to overseas projects for capital and revenue funding to help
small and medium size community development, education and health
initiatives. Trustees have a particularly interest in projects that
address the needs and potential of girls and women. For more
information or to apply
visit their website.
Scottish Community
Foundation Community Grants Programme
This programme
offers one off sums of up to £5,000 to a broad cross section of
constituted groups involved in social welfare and community development
activities. They currently only consider applications from smaller
organisations that have an income of less than £250,000 per annum and
for relatively small projects, where the amount requested is at least
25% of the total project costs. They don't fund activities for more than
12 months, and grants must be spent within one year. They can accept
applications for help with running costs or project expenses and can
fund up to 100% of the relevant costs. There is
no closing date for
applications. For more information or to apply
visit their website or phone
0141 225 6670
European Parliament Structural Funds
There are three
strands to the revised Structural Funds package for
2007-2013:
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Convergence – Supporting growth and job
creation in the least developed member states and regions;
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Regional competitiveness and employment –
anticipating and promoting change;
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European territorial co-operation – promoting
the harmonious and balanced development of the Union territory.
More information
about European Funds and
deadlines go to the site for your area:
The Highlands and Islands:
www.hipp.org.uk
East of Scotland:
www.esep.co.uk
South of Scotland:
www.sosep.org
Strathclyde / West of Scotland:
www.wsep.co.uk
Scottish Community Projects Fund
The Scottish
Community Projects Fund can award grants up to a maximum of £2,000.00 or
half the cost (whichever is the lower) for a local Community Group to
employ an architect or any other building professional, to prepare a
feasibility study for building or environmental improvement projects or
employment or other initiatives which have social benefit. When such a
study has been completed, the Community Group will have a clearer
understanding of all the issues relating to building or environmental
projects including their own requirements, responsibilities, long-term
sustainability, timescales, programming, project management and will be
in a stronger position to seek funds for the project itself from more
major funders. If required, assistance and advice from professional
assessors can be made available from the pre-application stage to the
completion of the study.
For more
information
visit their website or
Download an application form
Triodos Opportunities Fund (UK)
Triodos is seeking
to invest between £200,000 and £750,000 in social enterprises with a
proven business model that are looking to grow their operations. They
will work with companies to build on success and will focus on long-term
development rather than short-term profits.
For more
information Tel: 020 7138 3209 or
vist their website
Firstport - Social Entrepreneurs Fund
This fund will run
until March 2011 and is available to those who wish to establish new
businesses with social purpose. Awards will be made at three levels
ranging from £500 to £20,000 and the programme will work in conjunction
with the current Scotland UnLtd awards scheme.
Download the awards strategy or
for more information on the fund contact Firstport by phone: 0131 220
0511 email: info@firstport.org.uk or
visit their website.
UnLtd - Social Enterprises Awards
UnLtd is a charity
which supports social entrepreneurs - people with vision, drive,
commitment and passion who want to change the world for the better. They
do this by providing a complete package of funding and support to
individuals (not organisations) to make their ideas a reality. They
have two levels of awards:
Level 1 Awards
of between £500 and £5,000 to help make new ideas become real projects.
These awards are aimed at individuals or informal groups of people who
have an idea and want help getting it off the ground. The money is to
help with the running costs of the project. To apply for a Level 1
Award you can complete their
Level 1 Eligibility Questionnaire
on-line, or contact them by phone: 0141 221 2322 to discuss your idea.
Level 2 Awards
of up to £15,000 are made to support individuals whose ideas are already
developed or pay for the living expenses of Award Winners to help them
devote more time to their projects. These Awards are given out once in
the spring and once in the autumn. To apply for a Level 2 Award please
contact UnLtd by phone: 0141 221 2322 or 0131 226 7333
International Grants (Comic Relief)
Africa is the
focus for most of Comic Relief's international work as the continent has
the highest levels of poverty and injustice in the world. In 2009 -
2012 grants will be available that help:
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Trade
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People affected by HIV and AIDS
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People affected by Conflict
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Street and Working Children and Young People
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People Living in Urban Slums
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Women and Girls
For more
informaiton, to download their International Grant's Strategy or to
apply for a grant visit
their website.
DFID Development Awareness Fund
The DFID
Development Awareness Fund's Mini-Grants Programme 2010/11, managed by
IDEAS, is aimed at organisations or networks undertaking 1-3 year
projects which seek to raise awareness and understanding of
international development issues, of our global interdependence, of the
need for international development and of the progress that has been
made and that is possible. Projects can be funded for one, two or three
years. Grants will be for a minimum of £1,000 and a maximum of £10,000
per year. To be eligible for funding, projects must be able to
demonstrate how they will contribute to DFID’s development education and
awareness aims. The programme has funded a wide range of activities in
the past and particularly welcomes innovative projects that target new
audiences. Projects must, however, have a global perspective or raise
awareness of international development. There
is an annual deadline
of 30th October.
For more
information and to see a list of current projects visit
the IDEAS forum or the
DFID website.
or contact: IDEAS, Princes House, 5 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh, EH2
4RG; tel: 0131 656 0453; email:
ideas@ideas-forum.org.uk
European Citizenship Programme 2007-2013
This programme
supports a wide range of activities and organisations promoting “active
European citizenship”. It supports four main types of actions,
including:
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Active Citizens for Europe: involving citizens
either through activities linked to town-twinning or through other
kinds of citizens' projects.
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Active civil society in Europe: targeted to
civil society organisations either through structural support on the
basis of their European level work programme or through support to
projects.
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Together for Europe: including high visibility
events, studies and information tools.
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Active European Remembrance: support to
projects aiming at preserving the sites and archives associated with
deportations as well as the commemorating of victims of Nazism and
Stalinism.
There is
no closing date and the programme will
end on 31 December 2013. For more information about
this programme or to apply visit
their website
Comunn na Gàidhlig
Gaelic
Innovation Scheme
Can provide
funding of up to £15,000 to assist new Gaelic-related projects and
innovations which might be brought to the marketplace and which relates
to at least one of the following key sectors of the Highlands and
Islands economy:
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Creative industries
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Energy
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Financial and business services
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Food and drink
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Life sciences
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Tourism
Any company or
organisation operating in the private or third-sector, based in the
Highlands and Islands Enterprise region which has a new project
demonstrating new and innovative thought and of which Gaelic is an
intrinsic element and which could have an impact on and could be applied
to the commercial sector can apply.
This funding is only open to organisations and individuals based in the
Highlands & Islands Enterprise areas. Open until
September 2010.
For more
information
visit their website
Community
Regeneration Scheme
This fund will
give up to £10,000 to communities looking to utilise Gaelic in community
regeneration in the Highlands and Islands. Social enterprises,
charitable organisations, community organisations can apply for money
for projects which include Gaelic as the intrinsic and prominent
element, and which focus on the regenerating spoken Gaelic, promoting
communities’ Gaelic identity, promoting cultural vitality, and projects
which increase awareness and appreciation for Gaelic in the area and/or
which act as cultural tourism initiatives.
Consideration will
only be given to communities based in the Highlands & Islands Enterprise
fragile areas. To check which areas are eligible
click here. Open until
September 2010.
For more
information
visit their website
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