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Dear Members,

More news and views and bids, grants and funds going out to over 3,000 people and Organisations

and this week we have 54 pages.

Thanks to our sponsor for the newsletter and we thank Richard at www.net-security-training.co.uk

You can contact Richard at [email protected]

Careshield, the UK’s leading and most innovative provider of workforce development solutions to

the Health and Social Care sector, has a number of national Tutor/Assessor vacancies. Interest is

encouraged from experienced and motivated professionals who share our passion for teaching and

learning in Care Apprenticeships. Please email [email protected] for more information

or call 01438 870317 for an informal chat with one of our team.

Providing business critical insight you need to remain relevant for your clients both today and in

the future. TALiNT Partners and RI run the industry’s leading series of recruitment and talent

acquisition events. Our unrivalled coverage for the entire talent ecosystem gives us vital insight into

the challenges facing recruitment leaders.

Join over 100 recruitment agency leaders next Thursday 28th February at the King’s Fund,

Cavendish Square, London, from 8.30am to learn, share challenges and network.

Topics include: Engaging diverse talent for your clients, unlocking benefits of AI, developing a comms

strategy in turbulent times, how to mitigate market disruption, growing your business with less

involvement, learning from marketing and developing a global business.

Speakers will deliver fast moving talks on business-critical issues facing us in 2019 including:

Andy Hallett, investment director, SThree

James Rust, founder & Kevin Matthews, global head of marketing, Leathwaite

Mike Ames, managing director, Flair Business Growth Consultancy

Jo Abeyie, managing director, JA Consultancy (formerly Hyden)

Steven McIntosh, account director, BullhornYou’ll also have the opportunity to discuss these topics

and learn more at our

Vickie Collinge, account director, BlueSky PR

Plamen Ivanoff, executive chairman, I-Intro

Also break-out groups. Places are limited. You can join us for all or part of the day. For more

information and to register for your complimentary tickets click here.

http://rlconevents.com/rlconyearahead2019/RI

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Transmit Start-Ups provides finance, business support and mentoring for start ups throughout

England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

We help hundreds of businesses every year, with the sole purpose of ensuring their long term

success. Transmit Start-Ups is made up of a team of experienced entrepreneurs who understand

what is involved in starting and growing businesses.

Transmit is an official Start Up Loans Delivery Partner and has a team of experienced business

advisers who work closely with applicants to help prepare their business plan and cash flow forecast.

Once an application is complete, Transmit Start-Ups will also make the loan decision and provide

ongoing mentoring support to successful applicants.

https://www.startuploans.co.uk/delivery-partners/transmit-start-

ups/?mc_cid=01726bd851&mc_eid=1f0df50e66

I have a post which is looking for East London head of HE Training. CV to me at [email protected]

Also one in Sheffield Head of Operations

Welcome to Sam's Wall ! This week I want to dedicate my section to a very important and exciting

event in the West Midlands which is organised by The Nachural Group, headed by the fantastic

Ninder Johal. As I mentioned last week Ninder has just recently and deservedly been awarded the

title of Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands! His first appointment was to speak at the Launch of

the National Sikh Police Association where there was emphasis on the importance of diversity and

inclusion in the community.

The Nachural Group was set up over 25 years ago by Ninder and they run several prestige award

ceremonies you should know about; The Signature Awards London (and National), The Nachural

Entrepreneurship Awards (East Midlands) and The Nachural Awards Summer Business Ball (West

Midlands), the latter is what I'm talking about today. Here's more information about The Nachural

Group and Ninder Johal

https://www.nachural.co.uk/who-we-are/

So, the next huge event from The Nachural Group (which will be attended by anyone who is anyone

in the business world, particularly, but not only limited to the West Midlands region) is: The

Nachural Summer Business Ball and Awards - The West Midlands Business Party of the Year. The

Nachural Summer Business Ball and Awards programme recognises the achievements of individuals

and companies from across the West Midlands region, embracing businesses of all sectors, this year

the black-tie event takes place on Friday 28th June 2019 at Wolverhampton Racecourse and will be

attended by over 500 of the who’s who of the business sector. The awards will include a drinks

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reception, three course meal, a keynote speech by a leading practitioner and entertainment

attracting movers and shakers from the business sector in the West Midlands. The Dinner and

Awards which will be held at the Wolverhampton Racecourse.

MORE INFO:

https://www.nachural.co.uk/nachural-summer-business-ball/

AWARD NOMINATIONS:

Award nominations are still being taken for this and you can cast your votes here:

https://www.nachural.co.uk/nominations/

TICKETS:

A range of ticket options from VIP tables to individual tickets are available:

https://www.nachural.co.uk/tickets/?product_cat=nachuralsummerbusinessball

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

There are also a wide range of sponsorship opportunities available within this and, indeed all of the

Nachural Awards Evenings. These events provide the perfect platform for you to align with

prominent and distinguished ceremonies and really allow your brand to shine. Companies will be

highlighting their support for the best of British business and industry in the wider region through

these ceremonies; these events are considered to be the most prestigious, creditable and well

supported business awards in the area.

The Nachural Awards evenings create an experiential campaign; your personal or business brand is

placed in front of a very powerful business audience. Nachural have a range of event sponsorship

packages available which offer sponsors an excellent variety of branding opportunities throughout

their event schedule. If you're interested in becoming a sponsor please contact Ninder Johal on

07774 116 545 or email [email protected]

Take a look at some of their impressive current sponsors at the bottom of this

page https://www.nachural.co.uk/sponsorship/

Sponsors include: Qatar Airways, Microsoft, HSBC, Mercedes-Benz of Wolverhampton, Pathway

Group, MSDUK, BJS, University of Wolverhampton, Skills Support for the Workforce, Birmingham

City University. If you haven’t already, I really recommend you check this awards event out!

Tributes have been paid to former FE Commissioner Sir David Collins who died after losing his fight

against cancer. I meet him twice and a great logical thinker Sir David (whose career in FE spanned

over 40 years, which included becoming the first elected president of the Association of Colleges,

passed away last Thursday.

https://feweek.co.uk/2019/02/20/tributes-paid-to-former-fe-commissioner-sir-david-collins/

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The Association of Colleges has rejected six out of 14 proposals put forward by the government in

its consultation on T-level funding from 2020.

The consultation, which closes tonight after running for 12 weeks, sought opinions on four new

funding bands and subsidy for the industry placement element of the new technical qualifications,

among other plans. In contrast, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers agreed with

all 14 proposals (you can read their full consultation submission here).

The AoC took particular issue with the DfE’s proposed funding bands, which would range from

£4,170 to £5,835 per year, depending on the size of the T-level.

“We cannot support the proposals because they do not offer enough funding to deliver the quality

and experience that colleges want to offer students,” its response said.

The DfE also recommends that each industry placement within a T-level should be covered with an

additional £550 per student. However, the AoC said it was not clear what the amount should cover.

“A detailed cost model needs to be developed with pilot organisations and then shared

transparently,” its consultation submission response said.

Read more at https://feweek.co.uk/2019/02/20/aoc-increases-funding-rate-demands-after-

crunching-the-t-level-numbers/

Well done to Twin on their wins in the South East also to TCHC for The Cambridgeshire and

Peterborough NEET wins. The Consultancy Home Counties Ltd (TCHC) has for many years supported

young people with training and mentoring to progress into a positive and brighter future. They will

be able to extend this great work after having won funding from the European Social Fund (ESF) and

Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to support young people in the Greater Cambridge and

Greater Peterborough area who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET (Not in Employment

Education or Training).

The funding of £2.1 million will help young people from across Cambridgeshire, Fenland and West

Norfolk to gain qualifications and achieve goals such as getting a job, into education, training or an

apprenticeship.

TCHC will lead a partnership to support young people to achieve their career goals. The funding will

enable over 1300, 15-24 year olds to receive tailored support over the next three years. The

programme will provide work experience and pre-employment training opportunities including

route-ways to traineeship and apprenticeship opportunities. It will also offer English, Maths, I.T,

Business Start-Up and vocational training as well as employment trials, internships and volunteering

opportunities.

Courtney Grinham Managing Director of TCHC said “We are delighted to be offered the opportunity

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to develop and help young people, their families and the community.

TCHC has a strong track record of working with young people and helping them to achieve their

ambitions, and with this funding we will be able to assist many more young people to accomplish

their dreams.” The programme starts in April 2019 and will run until July 2021.

There are several items going on at this time and they all are items which give the industry a bad

name. A new apprenticeship provider has been judged to be making ‘insufficient progress’ after

Ofsted found it did not take into account learners’ previous qualifications when putting them on

programme.

Inspectors reported that many of Agincare Group Limited’s 173 apprentices already had a high depth

of knowledge and experience prior to starting their apprenticeship and the provider does not know

whether they “require adjustments to their planned learning activities and timescales”. The

watchdog’s monitoring visit to the Dorset company, which has an apprenticeship arm called Training

Now that delivers the training, found it had made ‘insufficient progress’ in meeting all the

requirements of successful apprenticeship provision and in ensuring apprentices benefit from high-

quality training that leads to positive outcomes. By not accounting for its apprentices’ prior learning,

Agincare could be in breach of Education and Skills Funding Agency funding rules, which requires the

provider to calculate the appropriated funding reduction. And if the revised course fell below the

one year minimum with 20 percent off-the-job training it would be ineligible for funding.

“We may take action to recover apprenticeship funding where this happens,” the ESFA rules for

2018/19 warn. https://feweek.co.uk/2019/02/20/employer-provider-hit-buffers-after-ofsted-found-

failure-to-take-account-of-prior-learning/

CLINKS NEWS: run a conference workshop

We are inviting our members to take part in our annual conference 2019 by running sessions that

explore, examine and celebrate how voluntary organisations working within the criminal justice

system create change together. The conference takes place in London on the 9th May. We

encourage organisations to propose workshops that include: collaboration with other organisations

and/or experts by experience; consideration of the needs of people in the criminal justice system

who are protected under the Equalities Act (2010); and how organisations can stand together to

speak freely on behalf of, and amplify the voice of, their service users. If you would like to propose a

session at the conference contact [email protected] by 28th February.

Tip of the week I: Free entry to Squishy Space children's play area at the Barbican for under

fives. Details https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/squish-space

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Tip of the week 2: Get 10 children's picture books for £10 at The Works. Details

https://www.theworks.co.uk/c/multibuys/10-for-10

All from me Steve and from all the team have a great week and keep training

Non-Executive Director at Five Companies and MD of East Essex Vocational Training Ltd East Essex

Vocational Training Limited WWW.eevt.org

https://twitter.com/EevtSteve

Linked In Group 2020 Vision Group 2020 Vision Training Days and 2020 Vision Newsletter

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13583610

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EEVTLtd/

Bids, Grants & Funds

Provision of a Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship in Data Science – England

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

The Office for National Statistics, on behalf of the Government Statistical Service (GSS) in England

are working to establish a single supplier Framework Agreement for Data Science Integrated Degree

Apprenticeships. The Government Statistics (GSS) Service is one of the Civil Service Professions and

is a community for all civil servants working in the collection, production and communication of

official statistics.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/civil-service-government-statistical-service

The GSS recognises that investing in people and offering high-quality apprenticeships will enable it to

grow an engaged and committed workforce that has the right skills to deliver a high-quality service

to its end users. The Data Science Apprenticeship entry route is seen as a vital route into the GSS

profession, allowing people from all backgrounds to study data science to degree level while working

amongst and learning from experienced professionals across Government.

Through this Framework Agreement, it is the GSS' intention to form an enduring professional

relationship with a single apprenticeships training provider to deliver all of the Data Science

Integrated Degree Apprenticeship Training for GSS member organisations across England. Current

indications are that approximately 50 apprentices will be recruited for August 2019 starts, with

potential to grow in subsequent years.

The Framework Agreement will be available for use by UK public sector bodies (and any future

successors to these organisations), which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's

Length Bodies and Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, NHS Bodies and Local Authorities.

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Framework Duration: The duration of the Framework Agreement is three (3) years with the right to

extend for up to three (3) successive periods of 12 months (on a +1, +1, +1 basis), each at the option

of the Authority.

Tender Requirements: Please note the following mandatory requirements for all Suppliers bidding

on this requirement:

• Experience in delivery of degree apprenticeships;

• Experience in delivery of Data Science / Computer Science degree programmes;

• Ability to deliver programme content to a variety of locations across England;

• Supplier must be on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP);

• Able to demonstrate commitment to supporting individual learner needs;

• Have an online system available for learners to monitor, track and complete learning.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home

Deadline: 29/03/2019

Opportunity Sheffield: Pathways to Progression / Pathways to Success Pseudo-Framework

Sheffield City Council

Opportunity Sheffield is the employment and skills service provided by Sheffield City Council. The

service commissions, delivers and oversees activity to support employers and local people into

employment, training, traineeships and apprenticeships.

Working alongside DWP and our community organisations, including those with disabilities, physical

or mental health issues, skills deficits, a lack of work experience and other barriers to employment -

whilst also supporting employers with their workforce planning, recruitment and upskilling needs.

This project is part funded by the European Social Fund.

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=b298259b-3c1e-e911-80f2-

005056b64545

Deadline: 30/09/2022

Digital Skills Support - PP970

Orbit Group Limited

Orbit Group is a 42,000-home housing organisation operating across the Midlands, East and South

East, including areas of London. We not only provide general needs homes, but also manage

sheltered and extra care schemes as well as a wide range of support services. We go beyond the

traditional offerings expected of a social landlord by providing a wide offer of support and advice for

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customers and the communities where they live including training and job opportunities, lower level

mental health support, debt advice, grants for individuals and place-making. We are also one of the

biggest developers in the housing association sector.

Our commitment to digital inclusion

Digital inclusion is an important agenda for Orbit with links to outcomes including addressing social

isolation, improving employment prospects and enabling more customers to ‘channel shift’ to online

services offered by Orbit and others.

We recognise the increasing importance that access to online tools and services has on our day to

day lives, including saving money. We want to ensure that our customers and communities are also

able to benefit from online opportunities, whether they have never used the internet before or want

to develop their existing skills and experience further.

This contract is one of our key ‘universal offers’ that is available to all our customers. It is vital the

service is easily accessed and is able is able to support customers who may have multiple and

complex issues. Our universal offers do not exist in isolation and we are expecting cross-referrals

from service deliverers so that customers receive support to address multiple issues.

We are looking for a service provider who can deliver one-to-one and, if demand requires, group

digital skills sessions. Delivery will include in our customers’ homes but can include other innovative

ways to deliver, e.g. remotely online. The contract period will be based on 24 months delivery with

an option to extend the contract for a further 12 months. The expected contract start date is 1 June

2019.

Bidders will need to demonstrate experience and ability to address the following:

• Tutor capacity to provide coverage across all Orbit locations (see Appendix 1 for a summary

of our stock).

• Able to deliver up 8 hours tuition (broken into manageable sessions) per customer.

• Sensitive to vulnerabilities including mental health, limited mobility, learning difficulties and

cognitive disabilities.

• Able to provide easy to follow materials (digital and/or print) for customers to continue

learning from.

• Able to understand wider services from Orbit e.g. employment support, mental health

support, debt advice and be proactive about making referrals to other services with

customers’ consent.

• Proactive about engaging with Orbit teams and other delivery partners to increase

awareness of the service and encourage referrals to the service.

• Effective lone working, safeguarding, training and reporting processes in place.

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The full requirements that bidders need to address are set out in section 5.

All our customer groups supported through this service should also be supported and encouraged to

develop their skills and knowledge of core areas including use of Orbit’s online services (such as My

Account the use of which is a key outcome we will measure and Better Days), relevant Government

digital channels (such as for Universal Credit) and online safety. The successful bidder will also need

to understand individual customers’ aims and reasons for getting online and tailor the service to the

specific needs of individual customers e.g. being able to Skype with distant family / friends to

combat social isolation.

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=fbf29e79-9e33-e911-80f2-

005056b64545

Deadline: 26/03/2019

SOCIAL INTEGRATION PROGRAMME

Blackburn with Darwen

MHCLG's Integration Areas Programme aims to help build integrated communities, to better

understand and tackle the challenges specific to a place, building on local strengths and also on

what's been done well elsewhere. Blackburn with Darwen is one of five places selected to be the

first national Integration Areas to take part in the programme.

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (The Council) is looking to award Contracts for the Provision

of a Social Integration Programme split into the following lots:

1. Community Voices

2. Youth Ambassadors

3. Youth Voices

4. Workforce Integration Ambassador Training

5. Apprenticeships and Volunteer Work Placements

6. Community Ambassadors

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=d0b40182-6333-e911-80f2-005056b64545

Deadline: 08/03/2019

Walsall For All - Engagement with Gypsies, Travellers and Roma (GTR)

Walsall Council

We are looking to commission an organisation (community, voluntary or private) with a good track

record of engaging with Gypsy, Traveller and Roma (GTR) communities on local issues. The aim of

the project is to develop good representation from each GTR community into the Walsall for All

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Programme funded by MHCLG and increase awareness of their issues and challenges amongst

public, private and community and voluntary sector with the aim to overcome these challenges in

future.

The provider will involve GTR communities in development of empowerment programmes to

support themselves in future on a range of issues from health, education and hate crime. Preferred

providers will be those that have direct links with local Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities,

possessing good cultural insight gained from personal experience. One of the outputs is to develop

training resources and toolkits with Gypsies, Travellers and Roma themselves and organise a local

conference/s. As part of the legacy of this project it is expected that GTR communities will have a

greater positive impact on decision-making and community relations in Walsall.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil/aspx/

Deadline: 01/03/2019

Events Assistant Apprentice

City of London Corporation

The City invites Quotations for the provision of Apprenticeship Training: Event Assistant Standard.

The City of London is looking for Providers to deliver apprenticeship training as required by

apprentice employees of the City of London Corporation. In particular it refers to apprenticeship

delivery requirements against the Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard ST0168: Event Assistant.

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/event-assistant/

This would be on a subcontracting basis. A subcontractor as defined by the by the Education and

Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is an organisation that is engaged in a contractual and legally binding

arrangement with one or more lead providers, to deliver education and training provision that the

ESFA funds. The City of London Corporation (COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONDON) is the

lead provider (UKPRN: 10008915

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0be2b4a-ff62-455e-8475-

2ba70f9d4fc7?p=@FQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08=U

Deadline: 01/03/2019

Walsall For All - Pledge and Training

Walsall Council

The Council is looking to commission an organisation (community, voluntary or private) with good

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track record of promoting ethical causes to develop a Charter - Walsall for All Pledge - and ensure

that a wide range of organisations sign up to the charter. The aim of the Charter is to increase

participation of different communities in their activities, social mixing and reducing segregation

across Walsall.

Provide follow up support and training for the participating organisations to implement objectives

and ethos of the charter. All ages, abilities, cultures and lifestyles across Walsall must be considered.

Minimum of 30 organisations to sign up and implement the Charter

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil/aspx/

Deadline: 01/03/2019

IT Training

Aston University

A 2 year contract with the option to extend for a further year will be awarded from April 2019 to

commence in May 2019, to cover IT Training services to the University. Ideally we are looking for a

provider to cover the delivery of training specialised in IT areas for the provisions of services

including but not limited to; trainer led, classroom or workplace based, vocational activities, blended

learning and e-learning. Training services in the main will be delivered on University premises, or a

third party location as agreed by the University and the provider at the time of instruction. This will

be a a one stop shop service, where the service provider will possess high end IT training knowledge,

specialised in bespoke technology, as well as providing VFM and quality of service.

The provider must also be capable of delivering courses on-site or public courses and provide all

training material required.

https://procontract.due-north.com

Deadline: 13/03/2019

Access to Employment for Jobseekers and Inactive People in Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP

European Structural & Investment Funds

The aim of this programme is to encourage growth in the construction industry through the

development and expansion of an appropriately skilled workforce, to allow the industry to respond

to future business opportunities and major developments as they arise, as well as encouraging

unemployed to consider the construction industry as a career.

Funded activity should include:

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• Interventions to attract talented people, at all ages, including unemployed and not employed

career-changers from other industries with the aim of increasing the number of apprentices in

the construction trade, additionally including: the provision of supported work experience;

employer partnerships with skills providers; and activities targeted at groups currently under-

represented in the industry e.g. women, and BAME groups;

• Interventions such as pre-employment activity and pre-apprenticeship activity;

• Activity that brings together employers and educators to develop and deliver attracting talent

packages;

• Development of skills conversion pathways, with a mix of formal and “permit to work” (e.g. CSCS

Cards) qualifications, to attract talent currently economically inactive / unemployed;

• Interventions to re-attract people who have previously worked in the industry and are currently

unemployed;

• Promoting self-employment and enterprise in the construction sector;

• Supporting individuals who are workless, to enable them to secure the basic and employability

skills which will enable them to secure employment within the construction sector in GBSLEP

area; via bespoke pathways to work designed with, and for, businesses operating in construction;

• Innovative ways of providing work experience, pre-employment training, pre-enterprise training,

pre-start up enterprise trials and training.

https://www.gov.uk/european-structural-investment-funds/access-to-employment-for-jobseekers-

and-inactive-people-in-greater-birmingham-and-solihull-lep-oc12s18p1276

Deadline: 01/05/2019

Enhancing equal access to lifelong learning in Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP

European Structural & Investment Funds

The aim of this programme is to encourage growth in the construction industry through the

development and expansion of an appropriately skilled workforce to allow the industry to respond

to future business opportunities and major developments as they arise, as well as encouraging

employed residents to consider the construction industry as a career and those working in the

construction industry to upskill and move forward in their careers.

Funded activity should include:

• Contributing to the development of new pathways and access to construction and technology

skills, potentially through creating a Centre of Excellence or Skills Academy in Construction, which

addresses a skills gap for local residents.

• Developing qualifications in construction and providing payment for CSCS (and other relevant)

cards.

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• Addressing wider participation issues by increasing the number of employed women gaining

advanced and higher level skills in the construction sector which will help them to progress in

employment and increase their earnings.

• Supporting residents in work who may have barriers preventing them from raising their skills

levels, including, those from ethnic minorities, those with disabilities and those who are in a

single adult household with dependent children. Assessment will be made of the skills that are

needed to enable them to compete for higher level jobs. Up-skilling can be achieved through

professional and technical education, including degree apprenticeships and/or the academic

pathways.

• Develop a culture of enterprise and entrepreneurialism for all, but especially for those residents

under 25 years old. This links to the retention of graduates and skills needed to support their

sustainable employment in the LEP area. The provision of increased support for this group would

impact positively on both enterprise rates and labour market skills levels locally.

• Driving specialisation and innovation forward, as well as improving business competitiveness.

• Address the need for leadership and management and other higher skills training in construction,

particularly where the average skills levels of the workforce are low.

https://www.gov.uk/european-structural-investment-funds/enhancing-equal-access-to-lifelong-

learning-in-greater-birmingham-and-solihull-lep-oc12s19p1277

Deadline: 01/05/2019

European Democracy Action Grants (UK & Europe)

The European Cultural Foundation has issued a call for proposals for action grants to fund ideas,

projects, and experiments that breathe new life into European democracy. Grants will fund creative,

cultural actions prior, during and after the EU parliamentary elections (May 23-26) that can breathe

life into Europe, and democracy at large.

Priority is given to proposals that are innovative and provocative ideas that:

• Are related to the European Parliamentary elections

• Are related to the theme Democracy Needs Imagination beyond the European Parliamentary

elections

• Are innovative and provocative ideas that challenge the negative discourse and are able to

become inspiring examples from the local to the European levels

• Involve a broad group of people (both in size and in diversity of backgrounds).

Organisations or individuals over 18 years can submit a proposal, as long as it has a clear cultural and

European dimension and fits the above themes and urgency. There are three grant levels:

• Large grants of 30,000 – 50,000 euro are available for organisations only

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• Medium grants of 15,000 – 30,000 euro

• Small grants of 5,000 – 15,000 euro

Grants can cover start-up funding, co-funding or filling a budgetary gap for activities ranging from HR

costs, to material or travel costs where the project and budget is clear and concrete.

The call is ongoing with no deadlines and will run until the available resources have been awarded to

the most inspiring and imaginative projects.

Useful Links:

Application Guidelines

FAQs

https://www.culturalfoundation.eu/democracy-action-grants-european-elections

Funding to Support Community Integration or Local Delivery of Services to the Armed Forces (UK)

Under the Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants programme, grants of up to £20,000 are available

for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services to the Armed

Forces community.

Community Integration projects: Creating strong local links between the Armed Forces community

(current and former members of their armed forces and their families) and civilian communities.

Projects supported will be able to clearly demonstrate how they will overcome barriers to better

integration and improve perceptions, attitudes and understanding. For the project to be truly

effective in achieving community integration there should be shared development, delivery and

benefits for both communities.

Delivery of Local Services projects: Local projects which offer financial advice, housing, mental and

physical health, employability or social support for serving armed forces personnel, veterans, and

their families. Projects must be well connected, both to their beneficiaries and to other relevant

organisations, and be able to demonstrate how the services they provide will be well-publicised,

accessible and joined up.

Registered charities, local authorities, schools or other statutory organisations, Community Interest

Companies or armed forces units are all eligible to apply.

Apply at any time up to the 2nd December 2019.

Previous projects funded include:

• Cornbank St James Primary School - £20,000 for a sports facility that will enable the children

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to come together and enjoy safe play of a multitude of sports. Through sport and games,

social and communication skills are developed, this is key to Armed Forces Children entering

a new school experience alongside others who have established relationships.

• Age UK, Portsmouth - £19,875 for Heroes at Home, designed to boost confidence and

independence for older veterans; providing community support, information and advice for

older veterans being discharged from Queen Alexandra Hospital.

• Army Welfare Service for Larkhill Community Hub Café, South West England - £12,000 to

support the establishment of this community café that is coordinated by volunteers and

supported by AWS Community Support.

Useful Links:

Programme Guidelines

Apply Online

http://www.covenantfund.org.uk/local-grants-and-digital-development-programme/

Grants Available for Projects that Open Employment Opportunities for Women on Low Incomes

(UK)

Charities, social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants of between

£10,000 and £15,000 for projects which enable women on low incomes to access new skills, training,

confidence building and employment opportunities.

This funding is available for existing projects that can identify and document good practice in

achieving positive outcomes for women that can be replicated.

Although the funding is open to application from throughout the UK priority will be given to projects

in:

• Greater Manchester

• Newcastle, Teesside and other parts of the North East

• Hull and Humberside

• Leeds and Bradford

• Sheffield

• Merseyside

• Rural communities in Kent, Cornwall, Cumbria, Dorset and Norfolk

The funding is being made available through the Smallwood Trust and the closing date for

applications is 5pm on the 4th March 2019.

Please download the guidance and application form here.

Completed applications and supporting documents should be emailed to

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[email protected]. For any questions on the application process or guidance notes

please email [email protected]

The Smallwood Trust expect to announce successful applicants in May 2019.

Useful Links:

Grants for Individuals

Women First Policy Support

https://www.smallwoodtrust.org.uk/women-first

Funding to Projects that Promote Social Justice, Nonviolence and Environmental Sustainability

(UK)

The next closing date for applications to the Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation is midnight on

the 13th September 2019.

Grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 are available to registered charities in the UK for projects

that contribute to the development of a just society based on a commitment to non-violence and

environmental sustainability. Grants can be for up to three years.

The Foundation's priority is to address systemic threats by seeking to change policy and attitudes at

a national or European level. The Foundation also supports organisations or projects that are not UK

registered charities if they can indicate a UK registered charity that is able to receive funds on their

behalf. Priority will be given to small, pioneering organisations.

Previous projects supported include:

• Conflicts Forum which received a grant of £24,000 over three years to promote

understanding between the Western and Muslim worlds by challenging attitudes, values and

ideologies that promote conflict.

• Airport Watch which received a grant of £15,000 over two years to educate UK policy-

makers about the dangerously unsustainable growth and levels of air freight to the

environment and communities, and the influences and interests that lie behind them.

http://www.polden-puckham.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=35

Institute of Mathematics Education Grant Scheme (UK)

The Institute of Mathematics has announced that individuals working in Schools, Colleges of Further

Education (FE) and Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) can apply for funding of up to £600 to run or

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attend an educational activity relating to mathematics.

Activities supported include:

• Hosting a mathematics event, e.g. Maths Trails, Maths Competitions;

• Attendance at appropriate conferences;

• Travel expenses to attend appropriate events;

• Supply cover required for the teacher to attend the appropriate event; etc.

Projects supported in the past include a grant towards the cost of running a Think Maths workshop

for 90 Year 9 students.

Applications from primary schools are also welcome, but due to the aims of the Institute, primary

schools should work in partnership with a secondary school, FE or HEI. Priority will be given to

applications from members of the Institute. If the applicant is not a member of the Institute the

name of a co-applicant who is a member must be given.

A decision on the award of a grant will usually be given within two months of the submission of an

application. Applications can be submitted at any time.

Useful Links:

Application Form

Activities previously funded

http://ima.org.uk/about_us/support_and_grants/education_grant_scheme.cfm.html#earm

Foyle Foundation Schools Library Programme (UK)

State funded schools as well as dedicated schools that do not have or want to improve their libraries

can apply for funding through the Foyle Foundation Schools Library Programme. Priority will be

given to primary schools and to funding library books. The Foundation will also consider

contributions towards e-readers, library software, necessary IT equipment and specialist

seating/desks.

Preference will be given to schools which can clearly demonstrate that their library can be

maintained and renewed in the future. Applications can be made for grants of between £1,000 and

£10,000. Applications will be strengthened if the PTA/Friends group can support the project.

Past projects funded by the Foundation include:

• Milton School, Mexborough which received £20,000 towards improving and extending the

learning facilities.

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• Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham which received £10,000 towards a

literacy project across a partnership of 13 primary schools in Nottingham to engage

reluctant boy readers in year 3.

Applications can be submitted at any time.

Useful Links:

Frequently Asked Questions

Foyle School Library Scheme application form

Grants made in 2017

http://www.foylefoundation.org.uk/how-to-apply/state-schools.php

National Churches Foundation Grant Reopens for Applications (UK)

The Foundation Grant Programme offers grants towards urgent maintenance works and small

repairs identified as high priority within a recent Quinquennial Inspection or Survey Report. Grants

can also fund small investigative works and surveys.

Grants of between £500 and £3,000 for up to 50% of project costs are available for projects costing

no more than £10,000 in total.

Applications are excepted from listed and unlisted Christian places of worship, of any denomination,

across the UK. The Trust particularly encourages applications from priority areas i.e. North East

England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

The next deadline will be 12th May 2019 for a decision in July 2019.

Useful Links:

Projects previously funded

FAQs

https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/foundationgrants

Grants to Support Animal Welfare Charities (UK)

The objectives of the Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust are to donate to UK registered charities

whose purposes are to:

• Benefit or protect animals

• Relieve animals from suffering

• Conserve wild life

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• Encourage the understanding of animals

Eligible applicant organisations will be a UK registered charity; have independently examined up to

date annual accounts and an active re-homing and rehabilitation policy for animals taken into care.

Organisations involved with conservation of wildlife, the rescue, rehabilitation and (where possible)

release of animals are also eligible to apply. The funding can be used for general running costs or

capital purchases.

Donations usually range from £1,000 to £10,000. Smaller donations may be awarded between the

meetings at the discretion of the Chairman and Administrator of the Trust. Larger donations have

exceptionally been made.

Repeat applications from charities are encouraged, when further financial support might be given if

funds allow.

Examples of Charities supported

The next deadline to apply is the 1st May 2019.

Useful Links:

Policy Guidelines

https://www.jeansainsburyanimalwelfare.org.uk/applications/

Grants to Support Canoeing and Inland Waterway Conservation (UK)

The main purpose of the Canoe Foundation is to “support all to enjoy and benefit from the

experience of paddling on our water in a sustainable manner”. The Foundation does this through

grant making that facilitates improvements to suitable landing and launching points and by

promoting the conservation of inland waterways for the benefit of all sectors of the community.

The Foundation awards grants to projects that:

• Set up new or improved launching points in urban or rural locations or as part of a water

trail, such as steps or pontoons. Linked promotion of access points including signage or maps

to increase participation and use.

• Incorporate better accessibility or facilities at waterside locations which might improve the

parking or changing aspects of a site.

• Improve the quality of the waterways and oceans through support, for example practical

kits, for a clean-up or an improved natural habitat.

The Foundation invites applications for grants ranging from £2,000 to £20,000.

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Applications are considered on a quarterly basis with the next deadline for applications being the

30th April 2019.

Useful Links:

Examples of Projects Funded

https://www.canoefoundation.org.uk/online-funding-applications/

The Transforming Construction Network Plus - Round 1 Call for Small Projects (UK)

The Transforming Construction Network Plus (N+) is funded by the Industrial Strategy Challenge

Fund to bring together experts from a range of disciplines with industry and policy makers to tackle

the most pressing problems in construction, manufacturing, digital and energy to transform the way

we build. ESRC are working alongside EPSRC and Innovate UK to support the Network Plus.

The aim of the N+ is to provoke, enable and amplify innovation, through four main objectives:

• Knowledge: To inform new research and development (R&D) models and government policy

that link digital, construction, manufacturing and energy to improve productivity.

• Community building: To advance collaborations through knowledge exchange and debate,

beyond what is currently possible.

• Business models: To produce user-informed, practical resources that accelerate pathways to

manufacture and delivery.

• Investment and legacy: To de-risk and increase construction sector business R&D spend and

enable new R&D collaborations that outlive the grant.

This call will fund projects up to £100,000 with grants representing up to 80% of full project costs.

Projects will be led by an academic researcher, but industrial participation is strongly encouraged.

A number of workshops are being held to supply more information about the funding call, stimulate

ideas, develop collaborative relationships, and to answer questions about applying for N+ project

funding.

This first round of funding calls for Small Projects will close at 16:00 on Friday 29th March 2019.

Useful Links:

Programme Details

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/construction/about-us/transforming-construction-network-plus

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Grants for UK/Canadian Business Partnerships (UK)

The UK and Canada are running a joint grant funding competition under the EUREKA framework that

will support collaborative research and development (CR&D) projects. The aim is to support projects

that will result in a new product, industrial process or service.

Projects supported will be innovative, involve a technological risk and target large global markets

and focus on one of two themes: Enabling technologies: OR Enhanced productivity. Proposals must

demonstrate:

• Clear game-changing innovative ideas leading to new products, processes or services

• Strong and deliverable business plans that addresses market potential and needs

• A team, business arrangement or working structure with the necessary skills and experience

to run the project successfully and complete on time

• Awareness of the main risks the project will face

• Sound, practical financial plans and timelines and good value for money

• A clear, evidence-based plan to deliver economic impact and return on investment

• Considerable potential to positively impact both the UK and the Canadian economy and the

benefit to participants from the 2 countries working together

Proposals are welcomed from advanced manufacturing businesses, food and drink processers, and

automation and artificial intelligence (AI) innovators, including those applying ‘AI for design’

techniques.

UK applicants submitting UK-led projects are eligible for a maximum grant of up to £200,000 where

the eligible project costs are up to £1 million.

The deadline for registration is at midday on the 2nd May 2019 and the competition closes at 5pm

(GMT) on the 9th May 2019.

Useful Links:

Guidance for Applicants

https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/297/overview#how-to-apply

Collaborative Research and Development Grants for Emerging Artists (UK)

Help Musicians UK is looking for exciting collaborations that create work across art forms, creative

sectors and other disciplines. Applications to the Fusion Fund must be music-focused and projects

should include contributions from at least one non-music discipline for example storytellers, lighting

designers, choreographers, technologists, scientists, gaming designers, theatre directors, visual

artists etc. Applications that consider unusual and extraordinary spaces to show work to new

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audiences are also of interest.

There should be tangible results of the collaboration, such as a body of work created for an

upcoming recording or a new performance. Overall, the project should push the boundaries of what

the artist does as a music creator or performer, exploring or testing something that they are not

currently able to achieve without support.

Grants of £2,000 to £5,000 can cover reasonable costs associated with the project including:

• Venue and rehearsal space costs

• Recording costs (live or documentation)

• Travel costs

• Access costs

• Accommodation costs

• Subsistence

• Fees for musicians, artists or collaborators time to allow for the project to happen

The fund is open to professional and emerging professional musicians of all genres and disciplines

with an active career including: Solo instrumentalists, conductors, composers, vocalists, singer

songwriters or multidisciplinary artists. Bands or ensembles with six members or less can also apply.

Applicants must be:

• Aged over 18 (no upper age limit)

• Based primarily in the UK and be eligible to work here

• Have been resident in the UK for at least three consecutive years

• In financial need and without significant backing

The Fund closes for application at 9am on the 11th March 2019.

Fund Guidelines

Application Form

https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/creative-programme/current-opportunities/fusion-fund

Artistic Career Development Grants (UK)

Emerging and professional musicians of all genres and disciplines can apply for grants of £500-£1500

to help them access opportunities that will allow them to focus on developing their artistic and

professional development at a crucial point in their career.

The Transmission Fund is designed to help emerging and professional musicians of all genres and

disciplines to build their careers by supporting the costs of formal and time limited training and

mentoring opportunities. Eligible artists may for example be a solo instrumentalist, composer,

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vocalist, singer songwriter or a multidisciplinary artist. Bands or ensembles with 6 members or less

can also be supported.

All artists supported must have an active career and be able to demonstrate the following:

• Exceptional ability within their discipline

• High quality musical output

• Regularly working (performances, commissions, releases) at a professional level (getting paid

for your work)

• Achievement or the potential to achieve a national or international impact

• An impressive track record

• Demonstrates an entrepreneurial spirit and dedication toward their career

Group applicants must have 50% of their members meeting the criteria shown above and have been

established and playing together regularly for at least 2 years.

Grants of £500 - £1500 are available and can support opportunities such as short courses,

workshops, training and time limited periods of coaching with an expert in the artists chosen field

both in the UK or internationally. Travel, accommodation and access costs can also be funded.

Eligible applicants will be:

• Aged over 21

• Based primarily in the UK and be eligible to work here

• Have been resident in the UK for at least 3 consecutive years

• In financial need and without significant backing

Applications open 29th January 2019 and close on Monday 4th March 2019.

Useful Links:

Fund Guidelines

https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/creative-programme/current-opportunities/transmission-fund

Idlewild Trust Announces Next Application Deadline (UK)

The Idlewild Trust has announced that the next closing date for applications to its grant making

programme is the 5th September 2019.

The Idlewild Trust is a grant making trust that supports charities concerned with improving

opportunities for young professionals working in the arts, particularly at an early stage in their

careers; and supporting the conservation of important works of art and objects that are being lost

through the lack of funds to look after these works.

The Trust awards around £120,000 each year in grants and makes grants of up to £5,000.

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Useful Links:

Funding Guidelines

Application Form

http://www.idlewildtrust.org.uk/

£2 million Investment to Help Small Businesses to Grow (UK)

The UK Government’s Business Basics Fund aims to help SMEs adopt proven technologies to help

them to become more productive and successful.

Grants of up to £60,000 from a total pot of £2 million are available under two competitions for

either:

• Proof of concept projects; or

• Trials that are either led by a business or by another type of organisation that is not a

business.

Projects across all opportunities should look at how SMEs can become more productive by adopting

tried-and tested technologies, such as accountancy, CRM, HR and payment systems; adopting

modern business practices; or improving the use of technologies and practices already active within

the business.

UK-based businesses of any size, public sector, university or research and technology organisations,

charities and not-for-profit companies are eligible to lead a project.

Projects must start by 1st September 2019 and can last up to 12 months.

There will be webinar briefings on 14th February 2019 and 7th March 2019 for applicants to find out

more about the competition, and an online evaluation masterclass on 5th March 2019 to help assess

and analyse the results of a project.

The deadline for applications is at midday on 17th April 2019.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2-million-investment-to-help-small-businesses-to-grow

Next-generation Digital Healthcare: Apply for Funding (England, Scotland and Wales)

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, has up to £5 million to invest in projects through

the digital health technology catalyst – a programme that aims to accelerate the development of

digital health innovations.

The competition is for collaborative research and development projects that span a variety of

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technologies, markets and healthcare needs and demonstrate the potential for significant

innovation.

Projects must either improve health and wellbeing, transform care to improve quality or control

costs and enable change. The technologies used could include:

• Virtual and augmented reality

• Artificial intelligence and machine learning

• The Internet of Things

• Data analytics and security

Ideas could be for use in a clinical or non-clinical setting. This could include digital technologies to:

• Support clinical decision-making

• Improve access to healthcare, support treatment compliance or patient-led management

• Improve the patient experience from disease prevention through to diagnosis, treatment,

recovery and long-term care

• Overcome privacy challenges with managing, sharing and exploiting data

• Create significant improvements in quality, speed, costs and outcomes

Eligible applicants will be UK-based small or medium-sized business (SME) working alone or in

collaboration with others, including other businesses, NHS organisations, universities, research and

technology organisations, public sector organisations or charities.

Total project costs can be between £300,000 and £1 million with up to 70% of the costs awarded as

a grant. Projects can last up to 18 months, must start by 1st October 2019 and be completed by 1st

March 2021.

Projects that have received funding can be viewed here

The deadline for applications is midday on 10th April 2019.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/leading-edge-healthcare-industrial-strategy-challenge-

fund#medicines-manufacturing-projects

Funding for Women’s and Disability Football Teams (England & Wales)

The Football Foundation has announced that its "Grow the Game" grant scheme has re-opened for

applications until the 28th March 2019.

Through this funding round grants of up to £1,500 are available from organisations wishing to set up

women and girls football teams and disability teams.

Applications are welcome from not for profit organisations that are planning to set up two new

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football teams over the next two years. To be eligible for funding organisations must have a signed

constitution (with a dissolution clause), child protection policy, equal opportunities policy, bank

statement and income/expenditure records. The type of activities that can be funded include (but

are not limited to):

• Facility hire

• Referees fees

• CRB checks

• Affiliation fees

• League entry

• Promotion and publicity

• FA coaching courses

• Additional courses

• Football kit/equipment through a bespoke voucher

Organisations are able to receive a grant of £1,500 per new team created over two or three years

with financial support being reduced in the second or third year of the project.

Prospective applicants should initially consult their County FA Development Manager and should

apply for a grant by completing an online application form and submitting your supporting

documents.

http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/funding-schemes/grow-the-game/

New £3.2 Million Fund Launched to Support Community Businesses (England)

A new funding programme has been launched that will provide community groups and organisations

with grants of up to £15,000 to develop or start a new community business. Over the next three

years, the fund will give up to 150 community groups the early stage finance they need to carry out

consultations with local people to develop a community business idea the community wants and

needs and will also give them support and tools to start setting up their community businesses.

The Bright Ideas Fund is funded by Power to Change, the independent trust supporting community

businesses in England, and delivered by Locality, the national network for community organisations,

in partnership with Co-operatives UK, the Plunkett Foundation and Groundwork UK.

The fund will be open for applications from Tuesday 26th February 2019 until Tuesday 9th April

2019. There will be further bidding rounds over the next three years.

• August – September 2019,

• February 2020 – April 2020,

• August – September 2020,

• February 2021 – March 2021.

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Locality will be holding a webinar to help community groups and organisations understand what the

Community Business Bright Ideas Fund is about and whether they can apply. The webinar will be

held at 11am – 12pm on Wednesday 13 March 2019.

Useful Links:

Guidance Notes

Register for the Webinar

https://mycommunity.org.uk/funding-options/bright-ideas-fund/

Funding to Help Isolated and Marginalised Women Return to Work (England)

Round 3 of the UK Government’s Returners Fund has re-opened for applications. The fund will

distribute up to £500,000 to support an anticipated 5 -7 organisations in running projects aimed at

women returners to the labour market from groups facing the greatest disadvantage. Projects are

expected to create new job opportunities within the private sector that could not otherwise be

established by the market and;

• Address specific barriers for returners that can be replicated at scale;

• Demonstrate self-sustainability beyond the initial funding period of the grant; and

• Develop an understanding of how best to support a) returners to gain paid employment and

b) employers to recruit and support returners.

Under this round the Government Equalities Office is looking to support potential returners –

especially women - who face persistent barriers to returning to work, for example people who:

• Speak little to no English

• Are homeless or at risk of homelessness

• Have no recourse to public funds due to their immigration status, but who have the right to

work

• With substance abuse support needs

• With mental or physical health issues

• Are victims of domestic abuse

• Are ex-offenders

• Are in challenging economic circumstances

• Experience multiple barriers due to their gender and their faith, sexual orientation and/or

gender identity.

Grants of up to £100,000 are available with the majority of awards expected to be between £50,000

and £100,000 and will cover the start-up costs of new projects, training, and related support for

Returners. Most of the grant recipients will be voluntary and community sector organisations and

social enterprises.

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The deadline for return of full applications is the 8th March 2019.

Useful Links:

Round 3 Prospectus

Frequently Asked Questions

https://returnersfund.flexigrant.com/

Final Round of Strategic College Improvement Fund Now Open (England)

The Strategic College Improvement Fund (SCIF) has re-opened for its final funding round. The SCIF

will support colleges to deliver better outcomes for learners, employers and local communities

through partnership working with stronger ‘partnering’ colleges.

FE colleges and sixth-form colleges graded ‘requires improvement’ or ‘inadequate’ at their most

recent Ofsted inspection or recently merged colleges as ’new providers’ that have yet to be graded,

are eligible to apply. Applicant colleges must also demonstrate that they have identified quality

improvement need and that they have the capacity and a suitable approach for addressing that

need.

SCIF grants of £80,000 and £200,000 will be awarded to colleges working with a partner college to

undertake the programme of work outlined in the application. Applicant colleges are required to

contribute at least 25% of the total costs of the improvement programme; partner colleges must

also account for at least 25% of the total costs of the programme of work. An additional 10% of the

total costs may fund targeted improvement activities that benefit the partner college. Some

exceptions may be made to the match funding required with assessment based on the financial

health of the applicant college. More information is available here.

The funding can cover a wide variety of activities that may include but is not limited to:

• Coaching of managers and other staff to improve their performance

• Instructional programmes to enhance staff skills to support teaching, learning and

assessment

• More effective use of data to improve student performance

• Improved support to students, including better control over student attendance

• Enhanced design of the curriculum

• Strengthened relationships with employers (for example, via enhanced work-based learning)

• Monitoring and evaluation of the results of the programme of work

The application window for Stage One applications to the third and final round of SCIF is open until

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Friday 8th March 2019. Following assessment successful colleges will be offered support to continue

to Stage Two.

Colleges wishing to apply for SCIF need to complete the attached stage 1 application and submit it

to: [email protected] with the title ‘SCIF stage 1 application’.

Useful Links:

SCIF stage 1 application form

SCIF stage 1 assessment criteria

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-for-applicants-to-the-strategic-college-improvement-

fund#eligibility

Active Communities Programme Now Open (Scotland)

The Health Lottery Scotland has announced that it is seeking applications for funding through the

Active Communities Programme. Grants of between £5,000 and £50,000 are available to local

community groups for projects lasting up to two years with great ideas to make their communities

even better places to live.

Active Communities is a funding programme for community groups and not-for-profit organisations,

with an income of less than £350,000 a year or an average of £350,000 over two years. The

programme also supports Communities of Interest. These are groups of people who have things in

common and wish to come together to address something that is important to them. These ideas

could be based in one neighbourhood or cover a wider area but they must live close enough to each

other to meet up regularly.

The closing date for applications is 1pm on the 6th March 2019.

Useful Links:

Map of eligible areas

Examples of Community of Interest Projects

https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/apply-for-funding

Agnes Hunter Trust Grants Programme Re-Opens for Applications (Scotland)

The next closing date for applications to the Agnes Hunter Trust's main grants programme is 5pm on

the 15th March 2019.

The Agnes Hunter Trust was established in 1954 to support registered charities delivering health and

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social welfare projects in Scotland. Following a policy review in 2018, the Trust’s grant policy now

focuses on two key areas of funding support:

• Charities that help disabled people.

• Charities that assist with the education and training of disadvantaged people aged 16 years

or over who have left school.

Grants of between £3,000 and £15,000 per year for up to three years are available.

The Trust will invest in registered charities that deliver key services to these individuals in Scotland;

removing barriers that restrict life choices and enabling people to lead fulfilling lives and contribute

to society.

Such charities may assist specific groups of people, for example those living with learning disabilities,

mental ill health, specific types of cancer, cerebral palsy, autism, visual or physical impairments.

Disadvantaged people includes those whose life experiences or environment have so far denied

them opportunities to develop the skills to support themselves and contribute positively to society.

Useful Links:

Application Guidelines

Frequently Asked Questions

Case Studies

http://www.agneshunter.org.uk/

Funding for Theatre and Dance Companies (Scotland)

This new £2m Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance has been developed as a collaboration between

Creative Scotland, the Federation of Scottish Theatre and their members and is supported by

National Lottery.

This fund aims to change the way publicly funded theatre and dance productions are toured, to

support greater access to a variety of theatre and dance for a diverse audience and to provide

broader opportunities for a more diverse range of artists and producers. The Fund will support:

• High quality work to tour in ways that improve the relationships between venues and

producers of touring work

• Work that will increase audiences across Scotland

• Work that increases the diversity of artists, producers and companies touring theatre and

dance across Scotland

• The creation of conditions where artists are recognised for their work and can retain a

proportion of the income their work creates to sustain their ongoing practice

• Work that helps venues to be more sustainable and give them the ability to invest more in

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developing audiences

• The programming of work in venues or locations that would not otherwise present it.

All applicants must be based in Scotland and involved in the production, programming and/or

touring of theatre and dance, with applications accepted from:

• Individual dance and theatre artists, companies and organisations

• Independent dance and theatre producers

• Consortia of venues

The deadline for this second round of applications is 30th April 2019.

Useful Links:

Projects Funded in Round One (2018)

Application Guidance

Application Form

https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/targeted-funding/touring-fund

Funding for Sport for Change Projects (London)

Comic Relief and the Mayor of London have opened the second funding round of London Together -

a three-year partnership that aims to improve social integration in London by investing in sport for

change projects. Applicants are expected to be well connected within their communities and able to

demonstrate a good understanding of the context of the location(s) where the work will take place.

This includes demonstrating why there is low social mixing and/or isolated groups within the

community and explaining how the project’s activities will respond to this, and lead to positive

change in individuals and the wider community.

Grants of between £25,000 and £150,000 for 1 to 2 years work will be awarded to projects that

provide regular opportunities to create sustained, meaningful relationships between participants

and communities. Project activities will lead to at least one of the following outcomes:

1. Increased opportunities to regularly bring people together from different backgrounds to

reduce prejudice, negative stereotyping and increase trust between people and

communities

2. Reduce isolation and loneliness

Projects may target (but are not limited to): newcomers to London; older and younger people;

disabled people; people with mental health problems; Londoners with language barriers. Projects

might respond to (but are not limited to) integration issues across disability, race, gender, ethnicity,

geographical boundaries.

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Comic Relief predominantly funds registered charities. Proposals can be made by single applicants or

by organisations working in partnership and must be delivered within the London boundary.

It is a two-stage application process with the deadline for first stage applications being 12 noon GMT

on Friday 5th April 2019.

Useful Links:

Stage 1 proposal guidance

Funding eligibility criteria

https://www.comicrelief.com/funding/funding-opportunities/london-together-2019

Funding for Urgent Building Projects in Small Theatres (London)

The Theatres Trust has announced that the next application deadline for its Small Grants Scheme is

noon on the 27th May 2019.

Grants of up to £5,000 are available to small theatres in London for small capital building projects

that address urgent building repairs, improve operational viability, introduce environmental

improvements, and enhance physical accessibility. The scheme can also be used to help lever in

other sources of investment, particularly philanthropic support.

Applications for technical equipment and refurbishment of soft furnishings are a low priority for the

Scheme.

In reviewing applications Trustees take into account a project’s urgency, other resources available to

the applicant and the extent to which the grant would make a significant difference to promoting

the better protection of theatres. Funds are generally awarded where they are considered to have

the most impact in realising an applicant’s capital project.

Previous projects supported include:

• The Tricycle Theatre which received a grant of £5,000 to help install an accessible shower

and WC in a backstage dressing room, which currently has no accessible provision. These

works are part of a wider capital project to address the urgent renewal of the theatre, which

has been put under considerable strain due to growing audiences and increasingly ambitious

programming.

• The Young Actors Theatre received a grant of £5,000 to help address phase one of a larger

project that concentrates on urgent repairs to leaking roofs and refurbishment to basement

toilets and dressing rooms needed to bring the building up to a basic standard.

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Useful Links:

Terms and Conditions of the Grant

Previous Grant Recipients

Application Form

http://www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/grants-funding/london-small-theatres-grants-

scheme

Funding for the Provision of Free Legal Advice (London and the Home Counties)

The London Legal Support Trust has announced that the next closing date for its grant making

programme is the 9th June 2019.

The London Legal Support Trust is an independent charity that raises funds for free legal services in

London and the South East and supports the provision of specialist legal advice through law centres,

advice agencies and citizens advice bureaux, etc. Any charity in London and the South East that

provides free legal advice (including pro bono) can apply for grants of up to £5,000. In particular, the

Trust is looking to support:

• New pro bono surgeries

• Pro bono surgeries that need time to regain sustainability

• One off capital costs, particularly associated with capacity building or improving

sustainability (i.e. reducing costs, increasing efficiency through new systems, technology or

moving/altering premises)

• The development of legal advice agencies where none currently exist.

http://www.londonlegalsupporttrust.org.uk/grants/small-grants/

Arts Grants for Voluntary Organisations (Redbridge Borough)

Redbridge Arts Grants aim to make sure residents can take part in a wide range of arts and cultural

related activities. The fund aims to encourage a range of ideas and proposals linked to artistic

creativity and development. Projects demonstrating new ideas and innovation that are time limited

are sought. Supported projects will generally include events, workshops and activities for people to

participate in although applications for research and development are also considered.

A total of £27,000 of grant funding will be awarded through two application rounds each year to

voluntary organisations and community groups based or planning to work in the Borough of

Redbridge.

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The maximum grant amount is £3,000 to fund up to 60% of overall costs. Other income sources such

as ticket/refreshment sales, sponsorship, funding and grants must be sought in addition. Match

funding in kind is acceptable but at least 10% of the overall project should be a cash contribution.

Most grants will tend to be for around 40% to 50% of the overall project costs and will be for under

£2,000.

Round Two closes at 5pm on Thursday 7th March.

Useful Links:

Guidance Notes

https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/leisure-sport-and-the-arts/redbridge-arts-grants/

Grants from Free Radio Cash for Kids (West Midlands)

Free Radio, which operates in the West Midlands has announced that its Cash for Kids grant scheme

is open for applications.

Grants of up to £2,000 are available to families, community projects and small local charities who

support children up to the age of 18 that are living in poverty, with a serious illness or disability or

are subject to neglect or abuse.

The funding will be made available in June/July 2019.

To be eligible applicants need to live within the Free Radio broadcast area. Applications close at

11:59pm on Friday 15th March 2019.

For questions regarding applications for funding please contact us by email at

[email protected]

Useful Links:

Eligibility Criteria

Online Application Form

https://planetradio.co.uk/free/charity/help/apply-grant-cash-kids/

Hadrian Trust (North East of England)

The next closing date for applications to the Hadrian Trust is 24th March 2019. This small Charitable

Trust aims to improve the lives of people living and working in the North East of England by

awarding grants on a quarterly basis to charities and groups working for the benefit of people and

the environment. Grants are allocated to charities and groups working across Tyne and Wear,

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Northumberland and Durham, including Hartlepool.

The Trust mainly makes grants for projects working in the fields of social welfare; youth; disability;

the elderly; women; ethnic minorities; education; arts; and the environment.

In 2018, the Trust awarded 198 grants totalling £208,500 across all its areas of interest with the

minimum grant being £500 and the maximum £5,000.

Grants can cover running costs, project costs, part salaries and basic equipment.

Detailed application notes can be found on the ‘How to Apply’ page of the website.

The next closing date for applications is the 24th March 2018.

Apply online or by post.

https://www.hadriantrust.co.uk/how-to-apply

Grants from Gem Radio Cash for Kids (East Midlands)

Radio Gem, which operates in the East Midlands has announced that its Cash for Kids grant scheme

is open for applications.

Grants of up to £2,000 are available to families, community projects and small local charities who

support children up to the age of 18 that are living in poverty, with a serious illness or disability or

are subject to neglect or abuse.

The funding will be made available in June/July 2019.

To be eligible applicants need to live within the Gem Radio broadcast area. Applications close at

11:59pm on Friday 15th March 2019.

https://planetradio.co.uk/gem-106/charity/help/apply-grant/

Yorkshire Bank Bike Libraries Enterprise Fund Opens for Applications (Yorkshire)

The Enterprise Fund offers financial and marketing assistance to not-for-profit agencies that want to

set up a Bike Library in their community. The concept of a Bike Library is simple - a location or mobile

unit with a fleet of bikes which are available to loan by children. These bikes can be used to partake

in a range of activities to promote healthy living, social inclusion and to have fun. The types of

projects that will be considered include (but are not limited) to:

Schools, village halls, community centres for bike training courses, ride to school loans, road safety

sessions and local rides after school

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Charities for charity rides fund raising challenges, bike taster sessions

Existing enterprises for taster sessions, free short-term bike loans, cycle to work tasters

Community projects for family rides, local safe route rides, school holiday activities, university

campus programmes etc.

Grants of up to £5,000 will be available to set up new or support the expansion of existing work to

provide free bike loans e.g. funding to purchase a storage container to store bikes and/or funding to

upskill a volunteer in bike maintenance (e.g. Cytech). The fleet of bikes must be borrowed for free.

Sites will ideally be located in areas within walking-distance of disadvantaged neighbourhoods.

To date, 56 libraries have been set up across England, these include:

Men in Sheds Bike Library, Withernsea

Happy Days Bike Library, Sowerby Bridge

Middlesbrough Cycle Centre Bike Library, Middlesbrough

Apply at any time.

http://bikelibraries.yorkshire.com/funding

Involving People in Health Research and Innovation - Funding of up to £3 Million Available (UK /

International)

The Wellcome Foundation’s Public Engagement Fund is open to commercial and not-for-profit

organisations and individuals working in the arts, culture, entertainment media, heritage, leisure,

education, research, informal learning or other fields for projects that focus on health (even where

this is not the main focus or core activity of the applicant). The Foundation seeks creative ideas

about how to engage the public in health research that focus on people, helping everyone play their

own role in improving health. Work which promotes diversity and inclusion and engages people and

communities who are affected by social and economic disadvantage is particularly welcomed.

Funded projects will offer creative approaches to engage the public by:

• Empowering people

• Improving health research

• Helping people to value and think critically about science, health research, innovation and

the role these play in society

Projects funded will be innovative or a new way of working; a development of an already successful

activity that can be scaled up, made sustainable and cost-effective; or an existing activity that can be

replicated with a new audience, e.g. a different demographic or location.

Grants of £25,000 to £3 million are awarded to projects taking place in the UK, Republic of Ireland or

low and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific region

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for work lasting up to 3 years.

Applications for grants under £250,000 are considered through a single stage application process

four times a year – the next deadline is 5pm on the 26th March 2019.

Grants over £250,000 are considered throughout the year following the submission of an expression

of interest – apply at any time.

Previous projects supported include:

• Camden People's Theatre which received a grant of £20,000 for its production “Fog

Everywhere”. This is a collaboration between Camden People’s Theatre (CPT), King’s College

London’s Lung Biology Group and a group of young people based in Camden looking at the

impact of air pollution in the capital, explored through a playful folk history of the London

fog.

• The Infers Group received a grant of £100,000 for its Arting health for impact project which

explores the potential of using street art and collaborative design to engage the public on

science and health in Botswana, India and South Africa. The project plans to forge

collaborations between biomedical researchers, street artists and community members so

they can interact with each other and create culturally-relevant and sensitive art

installations in each of these countries.

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https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/public-engagement-fund

Society for Microbiology – Science Education and Outreach Grants (UK)

The Society for Microbiology provides grants to support the teaching of microbiology. The scheme is

open to Full, Full Concessionary or Postgraduate Student Members; including those working in

schools residing in the UK or Republic of Ireland to support relevant science teaching or promotion

initiatives, or to support developments likely to lead to an improvement in the teaching of any

aspect of microbiology. The maximum grant available is £1,000.

Activities funded can include:

• Talks, workshops, demonstrations, posters, leaflets, broadcasts, activities at science festivals

and audio-visual or computer-based packages;

• Activities that take place as part of a National Science and Engineering Week event at the

applicant's place of work;

• Running a school or college-based science week activity (e.g. hands-on or programme of

talks);

• Supporting microbiology activities in an out-of-school science club;

• Buying materials and equipment outside of normal department resources to support a

microbiology activity (no more than £500 can be used toward large equipment such as

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microscopes and incubators);

• A class visit to a microbiology laboratory to carry out activities; and

• Organising a visit to or from a working microbiologist.

The deadline for applications is 1st April 2019.

Useful Links:

Apply Online

https://microbiologysociety.org/grants/education-outreach-funds/education-and-outreach-

grants.html

Grants Available to Support the Teaching of Physics in Primary and Secondary Schools (UK)

The Ogden Trust School Partnerships programme offers funding and support to groups of schools

that are committed to enhancing physics teaching and learning. The programme aims are to:

• Support physics teaching - through subject specific CPD and supporting schools to improve

retention.

• Support students to develop physics identity – through collaborative partnerships,

enrichment and enhancement activities, working with families and career awareness.

For Secondary Schools this means:

Increasing the number of students taking physics at GSCE, A-level and at university, particularly for

under-privileged and under-represented students.

Supporting for teachers of physics, particularly for those without a subject specialism and those

teaching in state schools in remote rural areas, or areas of social deprivation.

A secondary partnership can apply for up to £3,000 per academic year for the first three years and

£2,000 in the fourth year.

For Primary Schools this means:

• Raising the profile of science in the primary curriculum, with the emphasis on physical

processes

• Enhancing teachers’ confidence in the planning, delivery and assessment of primary science

(physical processes)

• Supporting science subject leaders in creating a sustainable network.

A primary partnership can apply for up to £2,500 per academic year for the first three years and

£1,000 in the fourth year.

Schools Partnerships can apply for funding to support events, activities, trips and training, for

example:

• Trips to local museums or places of interest

• Careers events

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• Visits to lectures and universities

• Extra-curricular physics or astronomy clubs, physics fairs or competitions

• Shows and talks hosted at the school

• Family and community science days

In addition, primary schools can apply to have a Phiz Lab and secondary schools can apply for

funding to support a visit to CERN.

Schools that want to set up a new school partnership will need to register for the Ogden Trust's

grant management system and complete the Expression of Interest form. To be considered for the

next academic year this will need to be completed before 1st March. Partnerships can be a mix of

maintained schools, academies, free schools and independent schools.

https://www.ogdentrust.com/school-partnerships

Funding to Help Disabled Candidates to Stand for Office (UK)

The EnAble Fund for Elected Office is provided by the Government Equalities Office and is

administered by Disability Rights UK. The Fund is intended to cover the additional financial costs

associated with a disability or health condition, that would otherwise prevent someone from seeking

elected office. The overall aim of the Fund is to create a level playing field for disabled people and

people with a long-term health condition - not to give anyone an unfair advantage.

The Fund can cover the cost of the reasonable adjustments required to enable someone to stand for

elected office. This could include items such as BSL interpreters, Assistive Technology, a Personal

Assistant to assist with specific tasks, or taxi fares where other modes of transport are not

appropriate.

The EnAble Fund for Elected Office runs until May 2020 and is therefore primarily intended to

support disabled people seeking election in the Local Elections in May 2019 and the Police and Crime

Commissioner Elections in May 2020.

Applicants to the Fund must have:

• A physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their

ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

• A genuine intention to seek elected office, for an election that takes place during the

timescale of the fund. These will include Local Government Elections in May 2019 and Police

and Crime Commissioner Elections in May 2020.

To find out more about the Fund, how to apply and to discuss eligibility, please contact:

Telephone: 0330 995 0400 and select Option 1

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E-mail: [email protected]

https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/enablefund

The Rank Foundation – Pebble Grants Programme (UK)

UK registered charities and recognised churches which are raising money for capital projects

(building work, refurbishment or the purchase of long-term equipment) or a one-off short-term

activity (such as an annual respite break or holiday for disadvantaged young people) can apply for

funding through the Rank Foundation – Pebble Grants programme.

To be eligible to apply the total project cost must be less than £1 million, the organisation must have

an annual income of less than £500,000 and the organisation applying must already have raised a

third of the total costs.

Applications can be submitted at any time and the Foundation is currently accepting applications for

the May 2019 meeting of Trustees.

Useful Links:

Capital Costs Application Form

Short Breaks Application Form

https://rankfoundation.com/pebble-grants/

Research Small Grants Programme for Hospices (UK)

The ‘Research Small Grants’ programme supports hospices to engage with, generate and lead the

development of hospice and palliative care research. The programme is part of the Hospice UK

Research Active Hospices action plan.

For the purpose of this grants programme, research is defined as a systematic activity that:

• Attempts to answer a clearly defined question

• Employs systematic and rigorous methods - including quantitative and/or qualitative

paradigms

• Leads to generalisable and new knowledge.

Research Small Grants of up to £500 per study over the time line of the research are available for the

following:

• Dissemination of knowledge through open access publications in a peer reviewed journal or

proceedings

• Practical research analysis (e.g. computer assisted qualitative data analysis programmes and

transcribing costs)

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• Patient and public involvement forums or costs which are part of the research design.

The lead applicant must be employed by a full member of Hospice UK based in the UK, this can be an

Adult or Children’s hospice.

Where a research study is a partnership between a number of organisations, one hospice must be

the nominated lead in the grant application.

Please note that although you may apply for a maximum of £500 over the time line of the study, the

actual amount awarded may be less and is at the discretion of Hospice UK. This is an open call for

the grant programme. Early application is recommended. Once the funding for this programme has

been allocated the grants will cease to be available until such a time as additional funds have been

raised.

Useful Links:

Apply Online

https://www.hospiceuk.org/what-we-offer/grants/open-grant-programmes/details/research-small-

grants-programme

Pink Ribbon Foundation Grants 2019 (UK)

The Pink Ribbon Foundation has announced that it is currently accepting applications to its grant

making programme.

Grants of up to £5,000 are available to UK charities:

• To relieve the needs of people who are suffering from, or have been affected by, breast

cancer by providing, or assisting in the provision of, information, care or emotional, practical

and financial support.

• To advance public education in the understanding of breast cancer, its early detection and

treatment, in particular but not exclusively by commissioning, or conducting, research into

the causes, detection and treatment of breast cancer and by disseminating the results of

such research.

Higher grants may be awarded if the trustees feel there is a special reason to do so.

Any charity working in the field of breast cancer can apply for a grant.

Applications from general cancer charities must demonstrate that the grants requested will be

applied to benefit those affected by breast cancer. Where applications relate to general services,

details must be given of how many (and what proportion) of the total number benefiting from the

charity's work are affected by breast cancer.

The closing date for applications is the 31st May 2019.

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Useful Links:

Download the Application Form

http://www.pinkribbonfoundation.org.uk/who-we-help/#apply-for-a-grant

Grants for UK-German Partnership Visits (UK)

The Partnership Visit Fund supports new or on-going partnerships between UK and German schools

by providing financial support of up to £1,000 for teachers' visits to a partner school.

Teachers of primary and secondary schools can apply for a visit that revives an existing school

partnership or develops a new one, or allows new teachers coming on board to familiarise

themselves with the partner school. The focus of the visit must be on planning future activities

between pupils, and developing an interactive project to take place within the year. Visits should not

last longer than one week, the school must provide 25% of the required funding and a maximum of 3

teachers can be supported.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis but the proposed visit must not start for at least 4 weeks

after you submit your application.

Useful Links:

Guidelines and Application Form

http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/partnershipvisits

Funding to Use Digital Technology for Vocational Training (UK)

The UFI Charitable Trust (Ufi), which aims to help improve vocational skills in the UK's workforce, has

announced that the next funding round under its VocTech Seed opened on the 15th January 2019.

VocTech Seed is intended to support innovative and creative projects at a relatively early stage of

development enabling new ideas to reach a point where they can demonstrate their potential to

customers or funders and reach the market.

Grants of up to £50,000 for projects lasting up to 12 months are available for innovative ideas that

use digital technology for vocational learning.

Eligible applicants include early stage businesses, smaller digital innovators and other organisations

looking to test new digital approaches on a small scale. Charities, trade bodies, existing learning

providers and employers can also apply. It is also suitable for digital innovators currently working in

other markets who can see opportunities to adapt their approach to vocational learning. It may be

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particularly useful to Edtech businesses looking to expand their products and series to delivery to

the Voctech market.

Ufi is particularly keen to support projects that:

• Will have long term impact on employers, communities of learners or sectors which cannot

easily access current provision because of industry or market conditions, past learning

history or other factors.

• Show the potential to have a real impact in the world of vocational learning, and to

ultimately make a difference to how people learn and to the number of people gaining new

skills.

• Offer high quality, innovative solutions that are flexible and adaptable to future change; are

cost effective and could improve business efficiency.

• Improve outcomes for learners and improve the quality of vocational teaching and training.

Stage One of this two-stage application process will close on the 8th February 2019 at 5pm.

Stage 2 will open 11th March and close at 5pm on the 5th April 2019. Funding decisions are

expected to be announced by the 31st May 2019.

Useful Links:

Previously Funded Projects

https://www.ufi.co.uk/news/voctech-funding-rounds-2019

Funding to Tackle Isolation and Health in Sparsely Populated Areas (England, Scotland and Wales)

The Princes Countryside Fund’s Rural Four - Catalyst, Collaborate, Create and Champion - project is

now open for applications. This is a dedicated programme of support for community projects in

isolated rural areas of England, Scotland and Wales that is funded by Players of People’s Postcode

Lottery.

Charities, Community Benefit Societies, Community Interest Companies, Companies limited by

guarantee, not for profit organisations, Social enterprises and Unincorporated associations with

proven success of the community working together and a governance structure in place are eligible

to apply.

The Rural Four project aims to:

• Reinvigorate community networks by assisting with rebuilding community assets

• Improve the health and well-being of 200 socially isolated people through providing access

to improved community assets and a network of support

• Create a lasting legacy of support and community spirit in the areas supported.

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Grants will be awarded to projects with a particular focus on tackling isolation and improving the

health and wellbeing of people living in sparsely populated areas.

Funding of up to £25,000 for up to 10 projects per year is available and applications are welcome at

any time.

Previous grants have been awarded to:

• Crowle (Worcestershire) Community Shop - £29,750 towards the construction of a timber-

clad building on the village hall site as a shop to be run entirely for the benefit of the local

community.

• Bird in Bush, Elsdon, Northumberland National Park - £25,635 to support a major

refurbishment of the kitchen, and improvements to the accommodation facilities. The pub

will provide several services including meeting space, a micro library, parcel drop facility,

board games club and a social club.

To find out more please contact Sophie Middleton on 020 7566 6615 or email

http://www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk/grant-giving-programme/rural-four

SEN Travel Training - Provide specialist assessment, practical training and advice to young people

aged 10- 25 with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities so that they can travel

independently

LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN We are looking to renew our contract for independent travel training in order to:

• provide specialist assessment, practical training and advice to young people aged 10- 25 with

special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities so that they can travel independently between home

and school/college using public transport.

• To provide travel buddies for young people not yet travel trained or who are not able to travel

independently following travel training.

• To provide travel training to vulnerable adults.

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42cab3da-e47f-4c6e-af9f-

d8bc3c87e42e?p=@FQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08=U

Deadline: 10/05/2019

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Late additions

Trust for London Announces New Application Deadline (London)

The Trust for London has announced that the next closing date for applications is the 4th June 2019

at 1pm. Each year the Trust awards around £8.5 million to community and voluntary organisations

for new and innovative projects that address the root causes of London's social problems. In

particular, the Trust wants to support work which falls under its seven funding programmes. These

are good homes & neighbourhoods; better work; decent living standards; shared wealth; pathways

to settlement; connected communities; and stronger voices.

There is no minimum or maximum size of grant and the amount you request should be the amount

needed. However, the average grant will be around £80,000 over three years. The Trust will

occasionally fund work to tackle poverty and inequality which falls outside the priority areas.

Business and Academic Partnerships: Apply for Funding (UK)

Businesses across the UK are being invited to collaborate with an academic or research organisation

and a graduate on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), a scheme that helps businesses to

innovate and grow. Up to £40 million in total is available for part funding of KTPs that will offer

business the opportunity to access new skills and the latest academic thinking to help them deliver a

specific, strategic innovation project. KTPs can last between 12 and 36 months, depending on the

project and the needs of the business.

The deadline for applications to Innovate UK for this round is the 3rd April 2019.

Funding to Help Regenerate Historic Buildings (UK)

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) which supports the conservation and regeneration of historic

buildings, has announced that the next closing date for applications to its Project Development

Grant scheme (up to £25,000) is the 23rd April 2019. Charities, not for profit companies, CICs, Parish

and Town councils can apply for funding to assist with the costs of developing and co-ordinating a

project which helps to find a sustainable use for a historic building and takes it towards the start of

work on site. The grants are intended to support project development costs only and not for on-site

capital works. The AHF also makes Project Viability Grants (PVG) of up to £5,000 to fund studies to

look at potential uses for a building and at its current condition.

Applications to the Project Viability grants as well as Project Development grants of up to £5,000 can

be submitted at any time and are considered on a quarterly basis.

One Off Grants Available to Support Blind and Partially Sighted People Within The M25 (London)

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UK registered charities, CIO’s, educational establishments and social enterprises which are

registered limited companies can apply for one off grants of up to £20,000 for work that supports

blind and partially sighted people living within the M25. Grants are available for projects that

improve access to education or employment; support wellbeing and mental health; support

independence; work with minority groups; provide eyecare and work towards the prevention of

sight loss; support blind and partially sighted people facing additional challenges. Applications are

particularly welcome from Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Bromley. Havering, Redbridge and

Waltham Forest.

Funding is being provided by the Greater London Fund for the Blind, a fundraising charity that works

with grassroots organisations that help improve the lives of blind and partially sighted people across

greater London. Applications are assessed on a quarterly basis and the next deadline for applications

is the 8th May 2019.

Grants to Support Children’s Health and Education (UK and Ireland)

The next deadline to apply to the DM Thomas Foundation Central Grants Programme is 7th May

2019. Grants of up to £30,000 are available to registered charities for projects that improve

education and health for young people in three key areas; Children and young people with

disabilities; Children and young people who are sick in hospital; Children and young people who are

life limited (requiring palliative care). The Foundation is a small charity and generally will not make

awards of over £30,000 (per year) for up to two years.

Funding can be requested for one-off projects or for up to 2 years work. Applications from schools

and hospitals are welcomed as long as they are made through an appropriate registered charity.

Grant applications for up to £5,000 can be approved by the Director, up to £10,000 can be approved

by the Grants Committee, and applications for more than £10,000 are recommended to the Trustees

for final approval.

D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust (UK)

UK Registered Charities can apply to the D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust for a grant of £500 to £5,000

for projects focusing on the arts, medical welfare and the environment. The Trust has a particular

focus on organisations supporting disadvantaged and disabled children.

Applications for core or project cost are considered. The next deadline to apply is the 18th June

2019.

Grants for Schools and Young People’s Projects (Southwark)

Schools and organisations working with schools and colleges in the London Borough of Southwark

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have until 17th May 2019 to apply for a grant from the Newcomen Collet Foundation. Priority is

given to assisting schools and other groups to purchase equipment for the benefit of children;

supporting extra curricula activities (e.g. school trips, after school clubs, holiday clubs, uniformed

organisations) for children and young people; and assisting organisations which provide educational

opportunities to schools and colleges in the Borough of Southwark (e.g. visiting theatre companies

and musicians).

It is unlikely that they will provide 100% of funding so applicants should also have additional funding

options in place. Each year the Foundation awards £100,000 in grants.

Grants for Improvements to Small Theatres (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Capital grants of up to £5,000 are available to small Theatres across England, Scotland, Wales and

Northern Ireland to help fund urgent building repairs, environmental improvements or to improve

physical accessibility. Applications can be made by small independent, commercial, subsidised and

amateur theatres and open-air venues run by charities and not-for-profit groups. Successful bids will

show the value the capital improvements will make to their communities and demonstrate the

impact the grant will have in realising the capital project.

The closing date for applications Round 14 of the Theatres Trust is noon on the 2nd September 2019.

Heritage Community Development Grant (Scotland)

Thanks to additional funding from Historic Environment Scotland, projects that are community-led

are now eligible to apply to the Architectural Heritage Fund’s Community Development Grant

Programme for up to £50,000. Charities, not for profit companies, CICs, Parish and Town councils

can apply for funding to assist with a project which helps to find a sustainable use for an historic

building and takes it towards the start of work on site. Applicants interested in this fund should

discuss their potential eligibility with the Support Officer for Scotland prior to making an application.

The closing date for applications is 9am on the 23rd April 2019.

Funding for the Development and Refurbishment of Football Facilities (England and Wales)

Grants of between £10,000 and £500,000 are available for the development or refurbishment of

local football facilities. This can include funding for pavilions, clubhouses and changing rooms; grass

pitches drainage/improvements; 3G Football Turf Pitches (FTPs) and multi-use games areas; and

fixed floodlights for artificial pitches. Organisations eligible to apply include football clubs, schools,

councils and local sports associations.

Priority is given to projects in disadvantaged areas as well as projects that are a joint application

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between professional club community schemes and grassroots football.

Projects would normally be expected to secure 50% match funding although each project will be

assessed based on individual circumstances. Applications can be submitted at any time.

New £7 million Heritage Impact Fund Launched (UK)

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced the launch of its new £ 7 million Heritage Impact

Fund. The Heritage Impact Fund is a partnership between the Architectural Heritage Fund, Historic

England, Historic Environment Scotland and Rathbone Greenbank Investments. The fund offers

tailored loan finance of up to £500,000 for charities, social enterprises and community businesses

across the UK seeking to acquire, reuse or redevelop buildings of historical or architectural

importance. The Architectural Heritage Fund is the lead partner in the project and will administer

the fund on behalf of the partnership and is able to offer additional expert support, advice and

mentoring to applicants.

Applications can be made at any time.

Funding to Promote Swimming within the Community (UK)

The Swimathon Foundation has announced that its Community Grants Scheme has opened for

applications. The scheme offers funding of between £500 and £2,500 to groups who provide and

promote swimming in their local community. This could include a grant towards providing swimming

lessons targeted at a specific group or section of society; a grant towards equipment or

improvements at a pool which will encourage either increased participation; a grant towards

encouraging swimming participation from groups that may have a health need and can gain

particular benefit.

To be eligible for a Swimathon grant organisations need to be supported by pools that are

participating in Swimathon. Some of examples of groups that Swimathon Foundation Community

grants will support, but are not limited to community groups; swimming clubs; senior groups; youth

groups; sports clubs; disability charities; scout groups; and healthy living groups; etc.

Funding for the Expansion of Selective State Schools (England)

The Department for Education has announced that it has launched a second funding round under its

Selective Schools Expansion Fund (SSEF). Up to £50 million is available in 2019/20. Local Authorities

and Academy Trusts can use the funding to support the expansion of selective state funded schools

where: there is a need for additional places; they have ambitious but deliverable plans for increasing

access for disadvantaged pupils (pupils eligible for the pupil premium); and they have plans to work

with other local schools to increase access for disadvantaged pupils and to raise attainment.

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Proposals must be for an enlargement of the physical capacity of a school’s buildings, and must also

increase the school’s published admission numbers. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on

the 23rd April 2019.

Drapers' Charitable Fund Grant (UK with emphasis on Greater London)

The Drapers' Company supports registered charities with projects that aim to improve the quality of

life and expectations of people and their communities within the UK, particularly those

disadvantaged or socially excluded.

Most of the support is focused in Greater London and covers the following areas: Social Welfare -

including homelessness, prisoners, ex-service personnel, support for the elderly, carers, community

and family services, disabled adults; Education and Training - projects which raise the aspirations or

help to realise the full potential of disadvantaged young people under 25 years old; Textiles and

Heritage - including textile conservation, projects within the textile industry, museums, memorials

and monuments relating to the armed forces, history of London or the textile trade.

There is no minimum or maximum grant; grants are normally awarded for sums up to £15,000.

New Connecting Classrooms Through Global Learning Programme Launched (UK)

The British Council in partnership with the Department for International Development has launched

a new funding programme to enable UK schools to work with partner schools overseas focusing on

global themes. The Connecting Classrooms through Global learning programme provides grants of

up to £35,000 to clusters of schools or one-to-one school partnership to support a wide range of

global learning activities, including training for teachers and supply cover, reciprocal visits to

international partners schools, and hosting community events.

The funding is available to schools with existing partnerships or those seeking to develop new

partnerships. There are no application deadlines; and applications can be submitted at any time.

Grants for Education Projects with Young People (London Boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham)

Registered charities or educational establishments as well as individuals seeking financial assistance

to support educational initiatives and projects aimed at young people can apply for one-off grants of

up to £5,000 to support their work. Beneficiaries must be aged under 25 living in the London

Boroughs of Greenwich or Lewisham. Projects supported will demonstrate a clear commitment to

education and ideally focus on improving student inclusiveness.

The next deadline to apply to Sir William Boreman's Foundation via the Drapers Company is the 14th

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May 2019. Individuals can also apply for grants of up to £3,000 to support their education.

Funding for High Quality New Music Projects (UK)

Grants of up to £10,000 are available to support new music projects led by promoters, talent

development organisations, venues, festivals, curators and large performance groups. Projects must

involve the creation, performance and promotion of new music and enable songwriters, composers,

or solo artists, bands, producers and performers of all backgrounds to develop creatively and

professionally.

The funding is being made available through the PRS Foundation's Open Fund for Organisations and

can cover activities such as touring, recording, promotion and marketing and commissions of new

music by UK-based creators. The closing date for applications is the 10th June 2019.

Grants to Improve Teaching in Schools - New Funding Round (England)

A new funding round for projects that improve outcomes for disadvantaged children and young

people aged 3 – 18 in schools and education settings across England has re-opened. Of particular

interest for this funding round are projects that maintain or improve pupil outcomes while reducing

teacher workload.

Organisations working in schools and other educational settings can apply. This can include further

education colleges, mainstream primary and secondary schools, special schools, early years settings,

charities, local authorities, academy chains, universities, social enterprises and businesses; etc.

The closing date for applications is the 28th June 2019 and the funding is being made available

through the Education Endowment Foundation.

Funding for Businesses: Integrating Proven Technologies into the UK Rail Industry: Competition

Opening Soon (UK)

Businesses of any size working in the UK working on railway industry technology are invited to apply

to a new competition opening on 25 February 2019. The aims of the competition are to demonstrate

how proven technologies can be integrated into a railway environment for the first time and to

encourage innovation in the rail industry. The idea is to help innovative suppliers to take the final

step to market readiness.

Businesses with projects costing between £250,000 and £350,000 including VAT can apply for 100%

funding. This Small Business Research Initiative competition closes for registration at midday on 17

April 2019.

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Grants for UK-Canadian Business Partnerships (UK)

UK businesses are being invited to apply for a share of £5 million to work with Canadian partners on

highly-innovative productivity projects that target global markets. Grants of up to £200,000 (where

the eligible project costs are up to £1 million) are available to support collaborative research and

development projects that will result in a new product, industrial process or service. Projects must

be innovative, involve a technological risk, target large global markets and focus on either Enabling

technologies or Enhanced productivity.

The deadline for registration is at midday on 2 May 2019. Apply to Innovate UK for this EUREKA

Network programme.

Funding for Cyber Security Academic Startups (UK)

Individuals based in a UK academic institution can apply for a share of £800,000 to join the cyber

security academic startup accelerator programme. The aim of the competition is to identify the best

commercial opportunities in academia in respect to cyber security. This first phase is to determine

the value of the idea and, if appropriate, to identify the best commercial route to progress. The

programme will be supported by industry experts, including those from cyber security.

The competition closes at 12:00pm on Wednesday 6th March 2019 and is managed by Innovate UK.

£6 million Funding Boost for Community Home Building (England)

A £6 million funding boost for affordable homes has been announced that aims to make it easier for

communities to access support for building community-led homes. Available to local groups across

England, the Community Led Homes Programme will be managed by 4 leading housing charities and

provide funding of up to £10,000 to cover start-up costs such as legal fees.

Part of the funding will be applied to a support programme to provide technical advice and support

to guide communities through the process of building. The programme will run for two years and

applications can be submitted at any time.

Air Ambulance Charities Invited to Bid for Share of £10m Funding (England)

All 18 air ambulance charities in England are eligible to bid for a share of £10million allocated by the

Department of Health and Social Care to support capital projects.

Bids of up to £2million are invited for projects that will improve the service offered and make an

impact on patients in relation to their health outcomes or their experience. Joint bids are welcomed;

however, an Air Ambulance charity must be the primary sponsor. For example, modernising a

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helipad improves an asset owned by an acute hospital trust and used by the Air Ambulance Charity.

Applications must be submitted by email by 11.59pm on the 8th March 2019.

Grants for School Holiday Activities (Newham, London)

Not-for-profit local grassroots organisations in the London Borough of Newham may apply for grants

of up to £10,000 to deliver positive school holiday activities for children and young people aged 8-

17. Currently, the fund is open to support Summer holiday and October half term activities in 2019.

Organisations may apply for funding towards a programme that covers either one or both holiday

periods.

The application deadline is 12 noon on Monday 25th March 2019. Apply via East End Community

Foundation to the Newham Giving Programme.

National Lottery Funding for Community Spirit Celebrations (West Midlands)

Communities across the West Midlands are being given the opportunity to apply for grants of up to

£500 to host the Mayor’s Community Weekend celebrations on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June

2019. The aim is to bring people and communities together, to celebrate the experiences they share

and make new memories. A wide range of events and activities will be supported; these may include

(but are not limited to) for example, a street party, a sports festival or a picnic in the park.

Apply by 9pm on Sunday 17 March 2019 via the National Lottery Community Fund.

Grants for Musicians and Bands (UK)

Artists and bands that are at a crucial point in their careers have until the 28th May 2019 to apply for

grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 to further develop their growth and progression. Activities

eligible for funding include recording, touring and marketing. Applications can be submitted by the

artists themselves or those who are working on their behalf, for example, a manager, an

independent label or publisher.

The funding is being made available through the PRS for Music Foundation’s Momentum Fund and

priority will be given to those that haven't been funded by PRS for Music Foundation in the previous

12 months.

Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation Grant (UK)

UK registered charities, or those affiliated with a registered charity working to help those at

disadvantage in society can apply to the Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation for support.

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Grants of between £250 - £1,000 are available to cover the costs involved in directly support those in

need including those with disabilities, affected by homelessness, or with serious health issues.

Previous grants have gone to organisations supporting young people in applying for jobs and

towards the purchase of a portable multi-sensory environment, that will turn any room into a

sensory room.

The deadline for the next (June) meeting is Monday 13th May 2019.

Grants to Improve the National Cycle Network (Scotland)

Community groups, registered charities and social enterprises in Scotland are able to apply for

grants of between £100 and £750 for projects taking place on a numbered National Cycle Network

route. The aim is to make journeys more attractive and enjoyable creating overall benefit for people

and/or wildlife. Examples of costs which can be covered include litter-picking equipment, tools,

seeds, bird and bat boxes, habitat management training, wildlife surveying equipment and training

to lead walks or rides on the Network.

The funding is being made available through Sustrans Network Action Grant Fund and the closing

date for applications is the 17th May 2019.

Funding for School Arts Visits (London)

State primary schools and special schools (primary or secondary) are eligible to apply for a grant of

up to £2,000 to help children to access and take part in arts activities at the many high-class

institutions in London. Activities could include visits to the theatre, a musical experience or to a

museum or art gallery. Grants could cover, for example, travel costs and contributions towards

participation activities.

The funding is being made available through the John Lyon’s Charity Schools Explorer Fund and

applications can be submitted at any time.

Grants for Climate Change Awareness Projects (South Gloucestershire, Bristol, North Somerset, and

Sedgemoor District (Somerset))

Small charitable organisations working in areas served by the Quartet Community Foundation can

apply for a grant of up to £4,000 to deliver projects that raise awareness of climate change, reduce

fossil fuel consumption and reduce fuel poverty. Grants can be used to cover a contribution to staff

costs or office, venue hire and capital costs. Innovative ideas, including pilot projects are welcomed

but grants can also support the development and growth of existing projects.

Apply by 11:00 am on the 10th April 2019 to the Megawatt Community Energy Fund.

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Al Madad Foundation Launches its First Call for Proposals (UK / International)

The Al Madad Foundation which works to empower some of the world’s most vulnerable children by

providing safe spaces to heal, learn and grow has launched its first call for proposals which will focus

on the topic of Education. Grants of up to £20,000 for up to three years are available to registered

charities for projects that support the development and improvement of educational experiences of

refugee and displaced children in Lebanon. Applicants need to have an income of between £5,000-

£500,000 and at least three years’ continuous accounts to be eligible to apply.

The deadline for submitting concept notes is midnight GMT on Monday, 18th March 2019.

Applicants successful at this stage will have until midnight on the 20th May 2019 to submit full

applications.