Funding News
The RCC collates information from a wide variety of local, regional and national sources to help keep local voluntary and community organisations informed of policy issues, funding opportunities, training and events etc.
A few of these are listed below and in the News and Information and Training and Events sections and all the information is available in the RCC News and Information Sheets available via the link below.
Grassroots Grants
Grassroots Grants is a grant scheme funded by the Government Office for the Third Sector and run locally by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) with several partner organisations including the RCC.The scheme is aimed at small, volunteer-led, not-for-profit groups and only groups with an annual income of under £20,000 (averaged over the last three years) are eligible. Applications can be for almost any activity that will benefit people living in Isle of Wight. The basic rule is that applications must be for activities, projects or equipment aimed at meeting a local need of some sort.
There are two separate application forms. One form is for grants of more than £900 and up to £5,000.
Guidance notes for this grant can be downloaded directly from the RCC website here: http://www.iwrcc.org.uk/download_document.aspx?docid=306
The application form for this grant can be downloaded directly from the RCC website here: http://www.iwrcc.org.uk/download_document.aspx?docid=307
The other application form is for ‘Express Grants’ (from £250 up to £900) and there are separate guidance notes for that form. For further information about this grant please contact info@hantscf.org.uk
Groups can only receive a maximum of £5,000 from Grassroots Grants over the entire lifetime of the scheme – see the notes under Question 6. You are welcome to apply for this all at once but this is not compulsory and may not suit your group’s circumstances.
If you intend to spend your grant in more than one financial year (i.e. a year from April to March) then you will need to tell us how much of the grant will be spent in each financial year
There are a few other restrictions and points which may affect your application so we suggest that you contact the HIWCF before you complete the application form
info@hantscf.org.uk
Leader Programme – new funding for rural areas
The Island has secured grant funding of £2.6 million to help boost the local rural economy. The money comes via SEEDA from the EU LEADER programme and some of it will be made available to rural community groups.The Isle of Wight Economic Partnership would like to hear of proposals that support village renewable and development. Capital grants are available for small scale infrastructure projects that develop or enhance community buildings, village approaches, main streets, amenity spaces, workspaces and village landscapes.
Capital funding is also available for the expansion of cultural and leisure activities, development of community buildings to provide basic services, community enterprises and renewables for community buildings.
Local community groups seeking to maintain, restore or upgrade local cultural heritage features are also invited to apply.
Match funding will need to be found, and interested groups are invited to call Carol Flux at IWEP on 01983 535836.
Funding database courtesy of the Portsmouth Diocese
It is now possible for organisations with a 'PO' post code to access a funding database via the Portsmouth Diocese website. This is excellent news as it means that organisations can access a large funding database directly from their computers. (Added 12/11/07)
The link is found through: http://www.portsmouth.anglican.org/info/diocese/mission_and_society/finding_grants
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News and Information from the RCC 09 May 08.pdf