Voluntary Sector

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Voluntary Sector External Funding Unit

• Grants
• 3 year grants for medium and larger organisations
• Annual grants for smaller organisations
• Specialist annual grants
• Global Grants
• Commissioning
• Community Development Commissioning
• Other services
• CRB Checks Service
• Grantfinder

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3 year grants for medium and larger organisations

• Revenue funding for organisations with income
  over 25,000
• 3 year funding commitment
• 1,125,000 annual budget
• Currently funding 57 organisations in 2004/07
  tranche
• Next tranche 2007/10
• Outline bids circulated 1st November 05
• Deadline outline bids 10th January 06
• Full bids invited 24th April 06
• Deadline full bids 30th June 06
• Decisions Nov/Dec 06
• Information day 17th November 05

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Annual grants for smaller organisations

• Revenue funding for organisations with income of
  less than 25,000
• 125,000 annual budget
• Maximum grant 5,000
• Applications must meet one of the councils four
  priorities
• Developing a prosperous sustainable economy
• Liveability
• Thriving 14 year olds
• Social well-being caring for vulnerable people
• Quarterly deadlines January, April, July and
  October
• Project Arabic Language School Club
• 3,000 running costs educational play outings

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Specialist annual grants

• Environmental Sustainability budget 40,000
• Project funding up to 2,500
• Project Magpie Environmental Trust
• 2,500 for composting workshops in schools
• Implementing Organisational Equalities budget
  40,000
• Project funding up to 2,500
• Project Early Childhood Project
• Young peoples bereavement support training

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Specialist annual grants

• Arts Partnership Awards budget 45,000
• Match-funding 5-10 of project usually up to
  2,500
• Project Cinecity 2005 Digital Festival
• 2,500 for workshops and performances
• Community Festivals budget 20,000
• Project funding up to 1,500
• Pride Community Chest budget 5,000
• Project funding up to 1,000

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Community Development Commissioning

• Commissioning discrete pieces of community
  development work mainly in neighbourhood renewal
  areas
• Organisations must bid to deliver a certain piece
  of community development work as specified by the
  city council
• Projects funded reflect local priorities and help
  to strengthen links between the citys diverse
  communities
• Budget 06/07 250,000
• 1 call for bids 5th December 05 projects
  commence April
• Typical project cost 15,000 - 25,000
• Project Age Concern in Queens Park Craven Vale
• Activities for older people run by older people

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Global Grants 2004-2006

• Funding for projects with main aim of increasing
  skills and improving employability
• European (ESF) underlying aim to increase
  accessibility of ESF to organisations that dont
  have the capacity to apply
• Projects must be aimed at a particular interest
  group or unemployed individuals from a
  neighbourhood
• 3 year programme with 10,000 available to each
  applicant organisation over the funding period
• 110,000 remaining to allocate
• Potential of extra funding outstanding bid to
  extend programme
• Organisations must have annual income of under
  200,000 and not previously had any ESF funding
  to be eligible
• Support available to organisations at application
  stage

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Global Grants 2004-2006

• Job related
• Childcare Honeycroft
• Counselling Relate
• Volunteer Training
• Various skills Mosaic
• Youth work Woodingdean Youth Centre
• Soft skills / life skills
• Art therapy for individuals with mental health
  needs Moor Arts
• Life skills for homeless individuals Clock Tower
  Sanctuary
• Capacity building
• Newsletter production training Action for
  Bevendean Community
• Health Safety training Bristol Estate
  Community Association

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Other services

• CRB Checks Service
• Processes applications for CRB checks
• Provides support and advice to organisations
  requesting CRB checks on staff or volunteers
• Grantfinder
• A regularly updated internet based search tool
• One to one sessions and advice on identifying
  funding needs

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Contact us

• Unit Manager Jude Tyrie 291112
• Annual Grants Jonathan Best 291114
• Community Development Commissioning
• Richard Tuset 295053
• Global Grants Helen Pennington 296827
• CRB Checks Judith Pride 296100
• Grantfinder Sally McCarthy 296821
• www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/communitygrants