Funding and Bursaries
Whenever you apply for any funding, it is always advisable to include the costs of training.
Even if your project or activity employs ‘experienced staff’, they may still need project-specific skills, or renewal of certificates, (first aid, health and safety, manual handling etc) – or they may need to attend conferences or regional and national events which are linked to the activity. It is good employment practice to encourage and enable staff to attend appropriate training and related events. Hopefully funders will recognise this good practice and will be able to support it by providing funding for training within their grants.
This section provides information about possible sources of funding for training costs. Follow the links below for details of funding which your organisation may be able to apply for.
Grants available for training on children's workforce topics
The eligibility criteria are fairly broad, so do take a look to see if you could benefit from this grant scheme, which is funded by the Children's Workforce Development Council.
For more information, see http://www.navca.org.uk/stratwork/children/cwdc.htm
NAVCA have announced two new grant schemes - for individuals to undertake training (up to £300 per organisation) and for good practice exchange visits. More details on the above website.
Charities Aid Foundation
- the grantmaking fund is currently closed and under review. CAFwill be re-launching a new grant programme later on this year.
Charities Aid Foundation - Venturesome- social investment fund
Under the social investment fund, CAF is able to provide advice and capital investment to charities and other social purpose organisations - because at times, capital investment is necessary - for growth, covering cash flow difficulties or weathering difficult periods - but difficult to access. Such financial needs may fall outside the criteria of a grant maker, but be too risky for a bank loan.
Venturesome fills this funding gap, providing capital investment tailored to suit the needs of individual organisations.
For more information go to the CAF website.
Norfolk Community Foundation is a grant giving organisation that awards grants to local groups and projects that are in real need of funding and that will make a real difference to the community and people they serve.
A range of grants to apply for -
Small Grants Fund - which will provide funding of up to £500 to voluntary and community groups that seek to improve the quality of people’s lives.
Comic Relief This programme aims to empower local people enabling them to create lasting change in their communities. Grants up to £10,000.
Mars in the Community If your community group is based within 15 miles of the King’s Lynn site, and you are involved in one of the following areas, you may be eligible for support. Small grants of between £100 and £500 for Healthy Lifestyles or Environmental awareness projects.
Grassroots Small Grants Programme
To qualify groups must:
•Have a formal constitution and bank account.
•Have been active for more than a year.
•Have an income of less than £30,000 a year.
•Be largely volunteer led.
•Be meeting local community needs.
Eligible groups can apply for up to £5,000 either in one lump sum or over the three years of the programme. To apply, download an application pack here
For more information about Norfolk Community Foundation, click here
Grantnet is a service linked to Grantfinderwhich is a comprehensive database of over 4,000 UK and EU funding sources
Norfolk & Suffolk Care Support Ltdprovides information, advice and guidance about funding and training for the health and social care sector in Norfolk and Suffolk.
Scarman Trust
Grants up to £500 for Community Learning Champions – volunteers working in the community who are keen to undertake some learning.
Contact for help and information in the Eastern Region:
Marvin Symes (Development Worker)
Scarman Trust
35 Porchester Close
Park Farm
Peterborough PE2 8UP
Tel: 07910 276193
Email:
- Scarman Trust Community Learning Champions
- Scarman Trust Community Learning Champions 2
Big Lottery Fund
A whole range of funding opportunities and grant programmes.
Big Lottery Fund - Family Learning Programme
Big Lottery Fund has launched Family Learning, a programme that helps parents to understand more about how their children learn and encourages adults and children to learn as a family.
For questions about this programme, or if you want an application pack and guidance notes, call the Big Lottery Fund Advice Line on 0845 4 10 20 30.
Application closing date: 29 August 2008
Minimum grant: £10,000
Maximum grant: £500,000
Total available: £40 million over three years
Heritage Lottery Fund - supporting work with Young People
How can the Young Roots programme help to support and develop the young people that your service works with? In just three years the programme has invested over £11m in 517 projects involving 18,600 young people across the UK. For example of the projects which have already been supported, click here.
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Heritage Lottery Fund - supporting work in Rural Communities
The history behind cultural and local traditions, collections in archives, museums and libraries, oral history, heritage associated with language or dialect, and much more.. for further information, click here.
Heritage Lottery Fund - supporting projects which increase opportunities to learn about Places of Worship
Read about the project in Norwich Cathedral which shared their resources to promote citizenship and community cohesion; or the project in Suffolk which has conserved a unique example of church art and then produced a series of learning materials for use by schools and a training programme for volunteer guides. See information.
Heritage Lottery Fund - supporting work in Diverse Communities
Among projects supported are the Bangladesh Youth League in Luton who researched immigration into this country; a project in Cambridge collected and shared Romany memories and experiences, passing on learning and knowledge of traditional Romany skills. For more information, click here.
Aims to fund projects that respond to needs in communities, and actively involves the communities, which could include geographic communities and also communities with shared interests.
This three-year programme, launched on 7 December 2005, will make up to £100 million available in 2006-07, with future budgets being set annually.
Aiming to support the following through this programme:
*people having better chances in life, including being able to get better access to training and development to improve their life skills
*strong communities, with more active citizens, working together to tackle their problems
*improved rural and urban environments, which communities are better able to access and enjoy
*healthier and more active people and communities.
V charity- to get more young people volunteering
Mission includes encouraging personal development plans and accreditation to give young people the chance to improve their skills and employability through volunteering
vNice Grants
After being launched in February 2007, a mere eighteen months ago, vcashpoint has already invested £325,000 into 398 projects across England. Ranging from break-dancing classes to clothes-making sessions, the brilliant ideas for projects just kept on coming and that is why we have decided to hold a round 5.
Starting from November 24th 2008, we are looking for innovative ideas for projects that both benefit the community in some way, and create volunteering opportunities. So if you have any great ideas, or know anybody else that might, then head to our website for details and an application form.
Arts Funding Guide
For information about support available for arts events and groups promoting development in the arts in Norfolk, click here