A final reminder Shedders if you are constituted and a charity you can apply. Normally 2 rounds of funding May and September. Online applications only and are only available for these two 4 week periods in a year (put it in your Funding diary). So it’s good to get it prepared for the next time so its all ready, if you haven’t this time due to to much fun in the Shed. Who can blame you!

Previous Sheds have been successful in the past.

Online Deadline : 30 September

Funding Theme
People’s Postcode Trust wants to try to make the world a better place through short-term
funding for projects that help to prevent poverty, support healthy living initiatives and uphold
human rights for some of society’s most vulnerable groups. It will also consider projects which
help different communities come together for better understanding and community relations.
People’s Postcode Trust wants to help organisations find real solutions to tackling the root causes
of poverty and its long-term consequences by, for example, helping people gain the skills,
knowledge and resources they need to lift themselves out of poverty. Poverty prevention can
focus on relieving other needs, such as those associated with ethnicity, geography, gender and
lack of educational and skills development.

Links : How to Apply

General info on applying for a PPL grant

Registered charities* in England, Scotland & Wales can apply from £500 – £20,000 (£10,000 in Wales) for projects meeting the above remit, whilst other organisations may apply for up to £2,000

About the Aviva awards

We believe good projects come in all shapes and sizes. So the best way to support a variety is to let both large and small projects share the funding.

5. Environment
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If your project gets among the most votes and wows our judges, it will be in with a chance of receiving those much-needed funds.

Closing date for applications – 11 October 2016

Link to the application info: Aviva Awards

Link to the download Submission Guide

Good Luck Shedders!

Scotland’s smallest community and voluntary groups!

Reminder: Application deadline for Community Grant 2016-17 is this Thursday 25^th August

 Community Grant Fund 2016-17

This fund is about to close so get your skates on lads if you haven’t filled it in already– closing date 5 pm on Thursday, 25 August 2016

The Community Grant Fund is aimed at Scotland’s smallest community and voluntary groups that make a vital difference to their communities. Their activities keep communities vibrant and encourage community empowerment and participation, providing essential local services whilst contributing to social capital, resilience and well-being.

The grant’s focus is on supporting and building the capacity of Scotland’s smallest volunteer-led groups, with an income of less than £25,000 per year. Groups can apply for grants of up to £1,000 for a wide range of costs or activities that will help sustain or develop their activities.

Priority will be given to groups that work:

*           With health or disability issues;

*           For the benefit of people protected under the 2010 Equality Act (Age; Disability; Race; Faith; Sex or Sexual orientation, etc.)

*           With families and young people; and

*           With older people.

Groups can apply for funding for a wide variety of activities or operational costs, depending on their greatest need.

VAF is particularly keen to fund activities that will help build and develop strong organisations – e.g. training for committee members and volunteers, visits to other organisations and conferences or professional support and consultancy.

Groups could also apply for the cost of equipment, costumes or uniforms, classes or training, counselling, furniture, toys, safety equipment, field trips or venue hire.

We expect to make around 60 grant awards. The grant must be spent before 31^st March 2017.

Applications for the Community Grant Fund should be received by 5pm on Thursday 25th August 2016.  The application form and guidance notes can be downloaded below

Guidance Notes

Application Form

For any further information please give our Volunteering Team a call on 01383 620780 or contact them via e-mail at  cgenquiries16-17@vaf.org.uk

Community Grants Team

Email:            cgenquiries16-17@vaf.org.uk

Website:        www.voluntaryactionfund.org.uk

 Tel: 01383 620780 

CONGRATULATIONS  BELLSHILL MEN’S SHED  FOR  GETTING FUNDING  THROUGH THE  VOLUNTARY ACTION FUND – SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS FUND