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FUNDING INFORMATION

The following links are to documents (all pdf) or websites which may have information useful for your club or group.


If you require any information about funding or help filling in application forms, etc. please contact:-
Tracey Ramsay, Senior Capacity Building Worker (Perth and Kinross Council)
Tel: 01577 867124 or
Community Learning Base 01577 867177
Email: TRamsay@pkc.gov.uk


COMMUNITY SEEDCORN FUND
The scheme - The Scottish Government have a committed a further £250,000 to this fund for small-scale woodland projects which benefit communities. Further funding will be available from 1st April 2012. The fund aims to supports community groups and organisations that are encouraging and facilitating greater use of woods by people to derive health, well-being and community benefits.
Contact - Further information is available from www.forestry.gov.uk.


TESCO CHARITY TRUST
The funding provided goes towards providing practical benefits, such as equipment and resources for projects that directly benefit children, the elderly, and adults and children with disabilities, living in the local communities around Tesco stores.
Amount - £500 - £4,000
Contact: Tesco Charity Trust Awards Scheme, phone: 0845 612 3575 the website
Deadlines - There are two rounds of funding every year for each category.
Grants for children's education and children's welfare. Applications can be made from 1 December 2011 to 31 January 2012 or 1 May and 30 June 2012.
Grants for elderly people and adults and children with disabilities. Applications should be made between 1 February and 31 March 2012 or 1 August and 30 September 2012.

cash4communities
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NHS Tayside has launched its pioneering £2million cash4communities project in Perth. The project will see members of the public able to apply for a share of the fund to take forward their own ideas to tackle some of the main challenges faced by people living in communities today.

Angus Funding New
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- October - news of funding opportunities for Arts, Community, Environment, heritage, Miscellaneous, Radio, Sport, Travel, Volunteering, Youth Work

Community Environment Challenge Fund - October - opens for applications

Funding Announcement - September
Details of grants - mental health, arts, flytipping, etc.

PKC Funding Alert - August

Lists details of numerous funding bodies and how to contact them.


New Business Support Programme - Website
A NEW £3m business support programme and a £4m grant fund to help third sector organisations grow and operate efficiently was launched by John Swinney last week.
The Just Enterprise programme consists of a website providing advice and support, subsidised workshops and training opportunities.
It was launched last week alongside the Scottish Government’s £4m Enterprise Growth Fund, which will be disrupted throughout 2011 by the Wise Group.
The new website (link below) directs organisations on how to apply to the fund, which is offering grants of between £25,000 and £200,000 for organisations with sustainable business plans

Lottery Scheme for Scotland
The Community Spaces Scotland scheme will support communities to become more involved in, and to take responsibility for, their local environment, communal spaces and places.
Grants of £10,000 to £250,000 are available to projects which achieve all three of the following outcomes under Community Spaces Scotland:
- Communities come together to make better use of local spaces and places.
- Communities come together to improve their environment.
- Communities come together to get healthier and be more active

New funding programme from the Scottish Community Foundation. www.scottishcf.org

Community Chest.
The Voluntary Action Fund (VAF) is an independent charitable grant making body which invests in voluntary and community based organisations across Scotland. The funding and support we provide enables voluntary organisations to undertake projects that challenge inequalities and overcome barriers to being involved in community life. Application Form - please Application Pack first

The Turtleton Charitable Trust Grant
www.fundingscotland.com/grants-info.asp?grantID=2352

The Agnes Hunter Trust
www.fundingscotland.com/grants-info.asp?grantID=2353

INTERREG IVB North West Europe
www.fundingscotland.com/grants-info.asp?grantID=2354

INTERREG IVB North West Europe
www.fundingscotland.com/grants-info.asp?grantID=2355

Youth Work Fund
www.fundingscotland.com/grants-info.asp?grantID=2356

Anti Violence Fund
www.fundingscotland.com/grants-info.asp?grantID=2357

Funding List
Visit the Voluntary Action Website for further information.

Kinross-shire Fund - funding available for projects within Kinross-shire

Big Lottery After a period of almost 2 years the Big Lottery Fund has reopened for business. A Summary of the new programme from 2010 to 2015 is linked here outlining the new funding strands and the processes involved in making an application.

Volunatry Action Perthshire offer funding advice & business support for the voluntary sector, many of the services are provided free of charge and those such as training are offered at very competitive rates

Perth and Kinross Grants Direct
is a local one-stop-shop providing information, advice and support to find funding.

Angus 4 Community
www.grantsonline.org.uk
www.scottishcf.org