This month, the popular My Community and Neighbourhood Planning programmes will both be going through some important changes.Â
Over the last four years, Locality has supported over 2,300 local groups to develop a neighbourhood plan or Neighbourhood Development Order.
Locality will be extending its support for local groups to develop neighbourhood plans and neighbourhood development orders for another four years.
The new £23m programme will be different, with changes to grant and support eligibility criteria. The changes will also mean that neighbourhood planning will get a new and enhanced website, neighbourhoodplanning.org, independent of the My Community programme.
While the funding for My Community from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (formerly the DCLG) is coming to an end in March, we are excited to announce that My Community is carrying on, with some changes. MyCommunity.org.uk will become a one-stop-shop for inspiration, information, advice and peer support for anyone wanting to take action to support their local community and change where they live for the better.
Funding
Google.org & ISD Innovation Fund
Round 2 Applications are now open for Google.org & ISD’s £1m innovation fund to counter hate and extremism
Our £1m innovation fund will support innovative projects on and offline that seek to disrupt, undermine, counter or provide positive alternatives to hate and extremism. Applications for this round are being accepted from now until Monday 16th April 2018 at 17.00 GMT.Â
The fund will disburse grants of between £5,000 and £100,000 to campaign groups, civil society organisations, technology developers, educators, young people working with their youth centres, academic institutions or consortia of these organisations or groups. For this round of applications, we also encourage applications with a focus on women/gender, mental health and Anti-Semitism.
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To apply click here
Heathrow Community Fund
Heathrow Community Fund is an independent charity which receives funding from Heathrow Airport Limited, noise fines levied on airlines when they break the noise regulations, and other funders, as well as funding from Heathrow staff via their fundraising activities. Through our grant programme, we support significant and positive improvement in quality of life for communities near the airport. We also support airport staff volunteering and fundraising to improve their community or for a cause they believe in.
Here are some upcoming deadlines:
Communities Together Round 2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â April 27th 2018 – for more info click hereÂ
Communities for Youth Round 2 Stage 1 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â May 25th 2018Â – for more info click here
Grants of £500 to £5,000 available to improve community spaces!
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Mayor announces a brand new £45million fund to help young Londoners
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced that he is creating a brand new £45million fund to help young Londoners – particularly those who are at risk of getting caught up in crime. It should be the Government’s job to fund services and activities for young people in London, but it has abdicated its responsibilities. That’s why the Mayor has listened to Londoners’ concerns and is stepping up to provide funding that local communities and charities desperately need and to help young people fulfil their potential.
Sadiq’s new Young Londoners Fund will see £15m invested in each of the next three years, beginning from April.
Of the total new funding:
- £10million a year will make up a new fund into which local communities, charities and schools will be able to bid for funds
- £5million a year will be invested to scale up existing projects funded from City Hall that are already supporting young Londoners
In London, Government cuts over the last eight years have hit young people hard. As a result, councils have been left with no choice but to slash more than £22m from youth services since 2011, closing 30 youth centres, with at least 12,700 places for young people lost.
For more information click here
Fundraising and small grants workshop
Description
London Sport ClubWorks in partnership with Hounslow Council have organised StreetGames’ Fundraising & Small Grants workshop to help you choose different funds and complete funding applications. To be held on Monday 9 April from 6.30 to 9.30pm at Chiswick Town Hall, Hounslow.
Cost: £5 deposit, refunded within 7 days of successful attendance at the course.
Workshop description:
The core focus of the workshop is on securing ‘small grants’ – those of £10,000 and under. Participants explore the differences between a grant, commission and commercial contracts, the differences between compiling small and large grants, and how to choose and write small grant applications. They also receive guidance on the current fundraising landscape and top tips on how to develop funding applications.
To register click here
Grant Available – Women's vote centenary fund 2018
The Women’s Vote Centenary Grant Scheme is a £1.5 million government fund that will support local and community groups across England in celebrating the centenary of women gaining the right to vote. There are small grants and large grants available.
- Approximately 150 Small Grants of between £300 to £2,000 for grassroots projects to run small-scale events and activities to celebrate the centenary of women gaining the vote. There will be three bidding rounds during 2018.
- Up to 30 Large Grants of between £2,000 and £125,000. These will fund projects that increase the understanding of, and engagement with, democracy, and encourage women to participate in public life.
There will be two bidding rounds during 2018. The closing date for the first round is 31st Jan 2018.
For more information click here
Building a Stronger Britain Together Fund
The Building a Stronger Britain Together (BSBT) programme was set up to support civil society and community organisations who work to create more resilient communities, stand up to extremism in all of its forms and to offer vulnerable individuals a positive alternative.
The latest call for applications for grant funding through the Building a Stronger Britain Together programme opened yesterday. Applications need to be received by 5pm on Friday 16 February. If you applied for funding in rounds 1 and 2, you may apply for funding in round 3. You can also apply for funding if you have been or are in receipt of in-kind communications support.
They anticipate that this will be the most competitive round to date and therefore stress that applications:
• fulfil at least one or more of the BSBT eligibility outcomes:
1.fewer people holding attitudes, beliefs and feelings that oppose shared values;
2.an increased sense of belonging and civic participation at the local level;
3.more resilient communities.
• clearly states how the bid relates to countering extremism related harms beyond terrorism and radicalisation (this is not Prevent);
• what activities are being suggested and why, including any possible evidence of such activities working in the past);
• why the project is important, how it links with work already being carried out and (if applicable) how it will link to future work/plans;
• any plans for future sustainability;
Grants are offered in two ranges, £1,000 – £14,999 and £15,000 – £50,000, depending upon the size of the organisation applying.
If you would like additional information, support with an application or just want to discuss whether you could be eligible for support, please email: Philip Doyle, Community Engagement Coordinator, LB Hounslow at philip.doyle@hounslow.gov.uk
