CONTENTS:
- Tesco Community Awards
- Joint Research Councils Connected Communities Programme
- Kellog''s Swim Active Grants
- Living Wetlands Awards 2011 Open For Entries
- Visual Artists and Craft Maker Awards
- Creative Scotland - Creative Places Awards
- Community Projects Fund
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COMMUNITY AWARDS
The Tesco Charity Community Awards for grants for children and their education and welfare will re-open for applications on the 1st December 2011. Through the Awards, one-off donations of between £500 and £4,000 are available to local projects that support children and their education and welfare.
Previous projects supported have included sensory garden or room projects; outdoor classrooms; breakfast and after school clubs; holiday play-schemes; and part funding to purchase minibuses. T The closing date for applications will be the 31st January 2012.
The Tesco Charity Trust has been in existence since 1987 and aims to provide approximately £600,000 in grants each year. In addition the Trust also provides grants to groups working with and supporting elderly people and/or adults and children with disabilities.This funding stream is due to reopen for applications on the 1st February 2012 with an application deadline of the 31st March 2012.
The Tesco Charity Trust Trustees also consider grant applications at their tri-annual meetings. These grants range between £4,000 and £25,000 and are to support local, national or international projects in areas where Tesco operate.
http://cr2010.tescoplc.com/communities/tesco-charity-trust.aspx
JOINT RESEARCH COUNCILS CONNECTED COMMUNITIES PROGRAMME
The Economic and Social Research Council in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council, has announced that it is seeking applications from eligible UK research organisations under its Connected Communities Programme.
Connected Communities is a cross Research Council research programme with the overall aim of mobilising the potential for increasingly inter-connected, culturally diverse, communities to enhance participation, prosperity, sustainability, health and well-being by better connecting research, stakeholders and communities.
It is expected that one large grant, drawing on insights from across the social sciences and arts and humanities will be made in each of the following areas: Making of Engagement and Regulation of Engagement.
Up to £2.4 million is available for each research project. The closing date for applications is 4pm on the 14th December 2011.
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KELLOG''S SWIM ACTIVE GRANTS
The Kellogg''s Swim Active Programme has announced that its Swim Active grants programme is now open for applications. Applications are accepted from non for profit organisations such as; swimming clubs, schools, facilities, pool operators, community organisations, and enterprises.
The programme is offering grants that support any aquatic activity which enhances motivation, removes barriers, and increases participation in the sport. There is no minimum or maximum level of grants.
Projects must focus on one or more of the following areas:
- Reach deprived communities
- Target non swimming individuals
- Break down barriers to participation in aquatic activity
- Increase participation in aquatic activity
- Target socio-deprived communities
Example projects that could be supported include; supportive social sessions for mums-to-be and new mums; to provide an additional social opportunity; aquatic Youth Clubs for young people aged 14-19; etc.
The closing date for applications is the 1st December 2011 and projects must be delivered from 1st January 2012 and completed by 30th April 2012.
http://www.swimming.org/get-involved/kelloggs-swim-active
LIVING WETLANDS AWARDS 2011 OPEN FOR ENTRIES
The CIWEM Living Wetlands Award s2012 are now open for entries from UK projects that are either work-in-progress or complete.
To be eligible projects must:
- Contribute to the delivery of priority UK Biodiversity Action
- Plan (BAP) species and habitat targets for wetlands;
- Demonstrate sustainability and delivery of multiple benefits e.g. flood alleviation, wastewater treatment, recreation, eco- tourism, water resource security;
- Ensure no priority BAP species or habitats are harmed by the project.
In addition to the criteria above, it is desirable that projects:
Contribute to increases in numbers of breeding wading birds and/or other threatened wetland species
Contribute to the restoration of floodplain functions;
Include a programme for education or promotion/dissemination of the work;
Constitute a new area of work for the entrant, or add value beyond the normal remit of the organisation.
The winning project will receive amongst other things a cheque for £1,500 to be used to fund the delivery of further UK Biodiversity Action Plan targets, publicity of the project and/or related education.
Previous winners include; the Itchen Navigation Heritage Trail Project, managed by the Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (HIWWT). The Moray Council with their entry ''The Wards Wetlands Wildlife Site'' an urban wetland site situated in the city of Elgin in Morayshire.
The closing date for entries is the 20th January 2012.
http://www.ciwem.org/competition-and-awards/living-wetlands.aspx
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VISUAL ARTISTS AND CRAFT MAKER AWARDS
Glasgow Awards are run in partnership with Creative Scotland, these schemes offer awards up to £1,500 towards costs involved in the research, development, and creation of new work.
The scheme is open to Glasgow-based artists/makers only (i.e. those who live or work within the Glasgow City boundary). Applicants may be of any age and at any stage of their career, but must be outwith full time education. All applicants will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to developing their practice and priority will be given to applications that support the process of research and development of new work.
For further information or to download an application form, go to www.glasgowlife.org.uk/arts or contact Lesley Hepburn on email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or tel: 0141 287 9841.
Glasgowdeadline: Monday 7 November 2011
CREATIVE SCOTLAND - CREATIVE PLACES AWARDS
The ''Creative Places Awards'' is a scheme that encourages cultural organisations, community groups, and/or local authorities to nominate their village, town or other community to bid for an award in recognition of its achievements in using its creative assets to promote the identity of the place.
The scheme is part of the Year of Creative Scotland 2012 and will shine a spotlight on the creative programmes in areas outwith Scotland''s main cities. It will run over the three years 2012-14 and there will be one deadline per year for submissions. This scheme is about recognising and celebrating the co-ordinated efforts of organisations within communities to promote the local identity, so they will only consider one application per place. Therefore, to avoid any duplication, they are advising applicants to notify their relevant local authority officer (who has responsibility for arts or Culture) of any potential applications. Deadline: 28 October 2011
www.creativescotland.com/investment/investment-programmes/national-events-201214
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COMMUNITY PROJECTS FUND
What's it for?
Creating a green network throughout Central Scotland, Edinburgh and Lothians and Ayrshire
Who can apply?
Community groups and charities in Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire & Inverclyde
What is available?
Up to £1,000 This Fund offers grants for small-scale, community led projects that:
- Deliver green network improvements on the ground
- Increase community use of the green network
- Increase community involvement in the maintenance and enhancement of the green network locally
The aim of the Fund is to foster community involvement in delivering the Central Scotland Green. Projects must include at least an element of tree/woodland planting or management.
Glasgow and West of Scotland: http://tinyurl.com/62wrg22 Edinburgh and Lothians: http://tinyurl.com/3lz4pr5
Ayrshire: http://tinyurl.com/6awsrxg
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