INTRODUCTION
There has been excellent feedback to the Tayside Biodiversity website—www.taysidebiodiversity.co.uk.
It is constantly being updated, so please check it regularly for
news, past Funding Newsletter issues, survey forms, project information,
etc.
The new SITA Tayside Biodiversity Action Fund was launched
last September and a dozen applications received by the First Round
deadline. Five projects have since been confirmed.
• £1,200
to the Scottish Crop Research Institute for its Living Field Study
Centre project;
• £10,029 to the Angus Ranger Service
for a new Sand Martin Wall at Crombie Country Park;
• £6,314
to Forest Research for its Juniper Natural Regeneration Management
Trials;
• £11,200 to Forest Research for its Small
Cow-Wheat Species Recovery Project; • £5,100 to the
broughty Ferry Environmental Project for its FLOW Project (Following
the Life of Water)
Further details about these projects—and
the applications now being considered in the 2nd Round, will be
given in a future Newsletter. The deadline for the 3rd Round is
21st April—and quarterly thereafter.
The aim of the Fund is to help deliver biodiversity conservation ‘on
the ground’ in line with objective DA of the Landfill Tax
Credit Scheme regulations. Projects supported by the Fund will
contribute to the implementation of the Tayside Biodiversity Action
Plan and to the achievements of outcomes and targets identified
within the Plan. A Guidance Note is given on the biodiversity website,
or contact 0845 605 20000 for specific advice. There is an upper
funding limit of £50,000. Smaller grant applications of between £500
and £1,000 are very welcome. Funding can cover 100% project
costs, although match funding will be encouraged wherever possible.
In the meantime, thanks are due to the various contributors to
this Funding Newsletter. Please continue to send in details of
new funding sources to share. The copy date for Issue 5 will be
31 July 2006. Catherine Lloyd Tayside Biodiversity Co-ordinator |
CHILDREN'S PLAY PROGRAMME
The Children's Play Programme is one of the Big Lottery Funds proposed
new schemes, which has yet to be launched. When it is operational,
80% of the £155M budget will be spent on play areas in deprived
communities, whilst the remaining 20% will be spent on an innovation
fund to develop good practice in planning, design and delivery
and a regional support and development infrastructure to support
the work that voluntary groups and local authorities.
Local authorities
will be allocated a portion of the Children's Play Programme budget
early in 2006 and will be invited to develop local play provision.
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk |
THE BIG LOTTERY’S
YOUNG PEOPLE'S FUND
The Young People's Fund in Scotland is a £20 million grant
programme to help young people aged 11-25 learn new things and
take part in healthy and positive activities that make them feel
good about themselves.
Groups can apply for grants of between £5000
and £1M lasting between 1 and 4 years. Voluntary organisations,
charities, community groups, local authorities and schools are
all eligible to make applications.
Each local authority area will
be awarded an allocation of funding for local projects in their
area. Applications can be made at any time until the programme
ends on 31st of August 2007. |
THE WATERWAYS TRUST
The Waterways Trust's Small Grants Scheme provides grants of up
to £1,000 for projects in the UK, linked to waterways - canals
or rivers. Grants can be awarded to charities, community groups
or schools.
The priorities for this year are waterway wildlife
conservation and the restoration of historic waterway craft. Projects
must meet at least one of the following objectives:
• provide
lasting environmental enhancement;
• encourage public enjoyment
and awareness of waterways;
• actively involve and benefit
the community;
• improve educational opportunity & interpretation
of the waterway;
• benefit young people. The application
form is available from their website:
http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk/grants/ |
ANGUS COUNCIL
COMMUNITY GRANT SCHEME
The scheme gives support to small community and voluntary
groups in Angus for projects in the fields of arts, heritage,
culture, environmental benefit or the general improvement of
people’s quality of life. Costs can cover environmental
works, events, equipment, training courses, set-up costs, improvement
of premises, marketing or feasibility studies. Rental costs and
core funding are not eligible expenditure items.
Grants are available
up to £5,000. Applicants must be constituted voluntary
or community groups (with a group bank account), based in or
serving the needs of Angus communities.
Application forms are
available from local Access offices or the External Funding Team,
Angus Council, 9 Castle St, Forfar DD8 3AE Tel 01307 473760 or
www.angus.gov.uk/externalfunding/communitygrant/default.html
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ANGUS AHEAD CHAMPIONS FUND
A monthly award of £250 is given to individuals or groups
who promote Angus. Whether through a hobby, the community or business
the people of Angus can apply if they have promoted - through their
activity or achievement - locally, nationally or internationally
the area of Angus.
Applicants should be Angus residents and be
promoting Angus through their activity. The grant should be used
for costs associated with eligible activities. Apply in writing,
by the last day of any month, to Angus Ahead Champions Fund, Angus
Council, 9 Castle St, Forfar DD8 3AE in not more than 300 words,
explaining how the activity promotes Angus and what difference
the money would make if received. |
RURAL NEWS
The Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department has prioritised
selected rural areas as Rural Service Priority Areas: these were
chosen by geographic area rather than by disadvantaged groups.
They are built up from ‘data zones’ using the Scottish
Index of Multiple Deprivation.
A total of 20 data zones with
the greatest combined disadvantage (deprivation & geography)
were chosen. These twenty areas are the Rural Services Priority
Areas. Targeting the majority of funding into these small areas
could significantly assist the Scottish Executive meet its own
social inclusion targets against rural deprivation.
The Angus
wards of Brechin West, Brechin North Esk and Brechin South Esk
are amongst the 20 areas included. This information may be useful
for those seeking funding for projects in these areas. Further
details may be found at www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Social-Inclusion/17415/targeth |
COMMON GOOD FUNDS
The scheme will promote opportunities for people to work, learn
and take part in the arts, sport or culture; encourage young people
to play a role in their community; strengthen the community by
encouraging local people to take responsibility for their community
and care for the disadvantaged. There should be direct community-wide
benefit.
Common Good Funds exist in: Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar,
Kir-riemuir (very limited funds only) and Montrose. Contact the
External Funding Team, Angus Council, 9 Castle St, Forfar DD8 3AE,
tel. 01307 473760. |
SAVE THE CHILDREN
YOUTH FUNDING PROJECT
‘Help Yourselves’ is a new initiative set up by Save
the Children and British Gas to help young people across Britain
get more involved in the place they live. Aimed at both young people
and practitioners, the fund can provide support and guidance to
enable active participation in the community. Funding of up to £1,000
will be available for projects which want to address community
safety, the environment, play or leisure.
For more information
visit www.helpyourselves.org.uk |
PUBLICATIONS
WHAT TO DO WHEN FUNDING STOPS The Readiness Assessment Tool focuses
on practical forward planning and on developing one of four possible
succession routes - mainstreaming, self-standing enterprise, seeking
further funding or project closure. Rocket Science is planning
to customise the toolkit for projects in different regions and
by holding training sessions. The toolkit is now ready to be downloaded
via www.rocketsciencelab.co.uk.
EVALUATING COMMUNITY PROJECTS The
Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a free practical guide
providing step-by-step advice on how to evaluate a community project.
IMPROVING RURAL SERVICES The Scottish Executive Environment and
Rural Affairs Dept (SEERAD) have produced a series of publications
designed to improve understanding of service delivery and to help
delivery of services that meet the needs of people in rural areas.
The first publication in the series is: Service priority, accessibility
and quality in rural Scotland – this will explore rural communities’ own
views on local service provision to help inform the development
of local ‘Closing the Gap’ service delivery targets.
A copy can be obtained from email improvingruralservices@scotland.gsi.gov.uk,
or telephone 0131 244 3885.
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT OUTDOOR COMMUNITY
EVENTS This publication is aimed at making it easier for those
running small outdoor events to get to grips with the legalities,
procedures and everything else organisers need to know. To order
your copy, email info@voluntaryarts.org. |
ESMÉE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION
The Foundation is a large grants body which has offered
c£28m in funds to organisations in the past
year. Average applications tend to be in the region
of £44,000 with larger requests ranging up
to £600k.
The Foundation will consider applications
in connection with UK Biodiversity: the conservation
of hard-to-fund native species and habitats, marine
reserves, and the control of invasive species. Under
its Sustainable Food Systems section it will also
consider applications with regards to local sourcing
and distribution of food, allotments, and viable
retail opportunities.
The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation’s
Environment Team can be reached on 020 7297 4722
or details of the application guidelines can be downloaded
from the Esmee Fairbairn <<http://www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk/how_apply.html>> website. |
THE CLOTHWORKERS’ FOUNDATION
The scheme - grants are generally only made for capital purposes,
which can include equipment and training directly related to a
project. Their recently published list of approved grants included
the development a nature reserve. Amount—£10k—£50k
Contact—applications in writing must be accompanied by the
Foundation’s Data Information Sheet, available from their
website at www.clothworkers.co.uk. Applications should be posted
to The Grants Manager, Clothworkers’ Foundation, Clothworkers’ Hall,
Dunster Court, Mincing Lane, London, EC3R 7AH. For further information
please contact 020 7623 7041 ext 220. Deadline—Rolling programme.
Trustees meet in February, May, July and November. It can take
up to 18 weeks for a decision. |
LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION
The Lankelly Foundation and Chase Charity have merged to form the
Lankelly Chase Foundation. They have a new website at www.lankellychase.org.uk.
The funding programme focuses on heritage and the arts but also
welcomes applications in respect of improving the lives of people
in hospitals or psychiatric units. Tel: 01235 820044 for further
details. |
RIGHT TO BUY LEGISLATION
The Scheme—projects will need to further the objectives of
Choosing our Future—Scotland’s Sustainable Development
Strategy, in particular through one or more of the following priorities:
Sustainable consumption and production, including reducing the
inefficient use of resources;
Climate change and energy, securing
a profound change in the way we generate and use energy, and reducing
greenhouse gas emissions;
Natural resource protection and environmental
enhancement, protecting natural resources, building a better understanding
of environmental limits, and improving the quality of the environment:
Sustainable communities, creating communities that embody the principles
of sustainable development locally, improving the quality of life
of individuals and communities, securing environmental justice
for those who suffer the worst local environments;
Learning for
sustainable development, ensuring people have the knowledge, awareness
and skills to play their part in contributing towards any of the
objectives above, whether through the formal education system,
opportunities for lifelong learning, supporting citizens’ involvement
in sustainable decision-making, or finding ways of communicating
sustainable development messages clearly and compellingly.
Criteria—projects
must be either national or regional (which can include a whole
local authority area).
Amount—3750k over three years with
a maximum of around 340k per project
Contact—to discuss your
ideas contact Mark Stirling, Scottish Executive, Tel: 0131244 0395.
Email: sustainable.development@scotland.gsi.fov.uk and get application
forms from www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/SustainableDevelopment/SAGguidance
Deadline—17 March 2006 |
ACTION EARTH
The Scheme—Action Earth is a campaign co-ordinated by Community
Service Volunteers (CSV) and sponsored by Scottish Natural Heritage.
The purpose of the campaign is to enable people to take part in
practical conservation projects and empower them to improve quality
of life for themselves, their communities and future generations.
This year, Action Earth is particularly keen to hear from young
adults in both rural and urban settings. Amount—groups who
want to plant trees, repair paths or collect litter are eligible
to receive £50 grant to buy seeds, plants and tools for their
project or to help with running costs. Contact—http://www.actionearth.org.uk/home.php
Deadline—there are 150 grants to give out in Scotland between
now and June, and local organisers are urged to apply early. |
HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND
The Heritage Lottery Fund holds monthly pre-application
advice surgeries on the last Wednesday of the month at their office
in Edinburgh. You can reserve a 45-minute slot with one of their
development staff from 10.00am – 1.00pm and 2.00pm - 4.15pm.
To make the best use of your slot, send brief details of your project
in advance on the pre-application form. Your appointment will be
confirmed once they receive your project information. |
BIODIVERSITY ACTION GRANT SCHEME
(BAGS)
The Scottish Executive’s BAGS will be administered by SNH
this year.
Further details will be available via www.snh.org.uk
or from grants@snh.gov.uk or telephone 01738 458677 |
WEBSITES
Application Advice and Budgetary Advice – Click on http://www.funderfinder.org.uk/freeware.php
to download two free software programmes. One is called "apply
yourself" and gives guidance in writing a grant application
and the other is "budget yourself" which helps voluntary
groups to write their budgets.
Allotments Regeneration Initiative—www.farmgarden.org.uk
Awards for All—www.awardsforall.org.uk/scotland
Big Lottery
Fund—www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Biodiversity Action Grant—www.scotland.gov.uk/biodiversity
BT Community Connection— www.btcommunityconnections.com
BT
Schools Awards— www.btplc.com/ict/bt_schools_awards
Community
Fund—www.community-fund.org.uk
Communities Scotland— www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk
CSV Action Earth— www.actionearth.org.uk
Forward Scotland— www.forward-scotland.org.uk
Greenspace Scotland— www.greenspacescotland.org.uk
Heritage
Lottery Fund— www.hlf.org.uk
New Opportunities Fund— www.nof.org.uk
Scottish Arts Council— www.scottisharts.org.uk
Scottish Natural
Heritage— www.snh.org.uk
The Crown Estate— www.crownestate.co.uk
The MacRobert Trust— www.themacroberttrust.org.uk
The Tudor
Trust— www.tudortrust.org.uk
Tree Council— www.treecouncil.org.uk
Tubney Charitable Trust— www.tubney.org.uk |
THE BARING FOUNDATION
The Baring Foundation has reviewed its programme ‘Strengthening
the Voluntary Sector’. From 2006 there will be one fund for
larger grants of between £20,000 to £100,000 running
up to five years. There is no deadline. Further details are available
from www.baringfoundation.org.uk. |
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SCOTTISH NATURAL
HERITAGE REVISED GRANTS SCHEME
SNH now has eight new schemes aimed at protecting and improving
Scotland’s natural heritage:
• Special Places – managing
special habitats;
• Supporting Biodiversity – promoting,
protecting and improving biodiversity;
• Enjoying Scotland’s
outdoors – raising awareness of the Scottish Outdoor Access
Code;
• Paths and routes – developing paths to help
people get out and enjoy the natural heritage;
• Attractive
places to live – activities to improve the quantity, quality
and accessibility of green spaces around towns;
• Involving
people – activities to raise awareness and understanding
of the natural heritage and to encourage more people to be involved
with it;
• Rural land use – promoting sustainable land
management in farming, forestry and moorland;
• Waters for
life – managing fresh waters, coasts and seas.
Applications
are invited from £250. There is no limit, but most grants
are for under £10k. SNH will not usually supply more than
50% of total costs. Grants are from 1-3 years. There are no deadlines
for grants under £10k.
Contact – http://www.snh.org.uk/about/ab-grants01.asp
to download an application form, or contact the local SNH office
at West Lodge, Airlie By Kirriemuir, Angus DD8 5NP Tel. 01575 530333. |
WILLAN CHARITABLE TRUST
The 1989 Willan Charitable Trust awards grants to community and
voluntary groups that meet the aims of the trust which include:
• Advancing
the education of children and helping children in need
• Benefiting
older people, or blind, deaf and disabled persons and those with
learning disabilities
Most grants tend to be c£3k, but any
application between £800 and £25,000 will be considered.
Write direct to Mr A Fettes, Trustee, 8 Kelso Drive, The Priory’s,
Tynemouth, NE29 9NS. Trustees meet in March, June, September and
November, but there is no specific deadline. |
SITA TAYSIDE BIODIVERSITY ACTION
FUND
The Tayside Biodiversity Action Fund is a new fund being administered
by the Perth Quality of Life Trust. Funds have been secured from
the SITA Trust derived from the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme. The
fund aims to deliver biodiversity conservation and enhancement
for UK species and habitats in Tayside.
Applications are accepted
from non-profit making groups or public organisations (which must
have a bank account) i.e. environmental organisations, voluntary
organisations, charities and community groups. All projects must
be located within 10 miles of a landfill site and must help to
implement and meet the aims and outcomes of the Tayside Biodiversity
Action Plan. Copies of the plan are available in every local library
or via www.taysidebiodiversity.co.uk/. New and existing initiatives
that deliver significant benefits for biodiversity can be supported
but funding will not be given to project activity which starts
prior to the approval of funds.
Grants of between £500 and £50,000
will be available, with a total of £100,000 available per
financial year until 2007/08. Application forms and guidance notes
can be downloaded from the website listed above or by calling Perth & Kinross
Grants Direct on 0845 605 2000. Applications can be submitted at
any time.
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B&Q YOU
CAN DO IT AWARDS
The Scheme—B&Q are offering 20 You Can Do It Awards
so that community groups and charities throughout the UK can
make physical improvements to their centres/facilities, either
by providing new resources or improving/redecorating existing
ones. Any community-based organisation can apply.
Amount—£5,000
worth of B&W products
Contact—Application forms are
available at www.diy.com/awards or by calling 0845 300 1001.
Deadline—17 March 2006. Winners will be announced in June.
All improvement work must take place between 1 July and 24 September
2006.
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Workwithus.org
HAS CHANGED
Workwithus.org, the voluntary sector internet portal, has changed.
Virtually everything is different about the website - from their
donations service to the way in which content can be posted. It
is hoped everything will be simpler, quicker and easier.
Information
will be available online about fundraising, marketing and campaigning.
Those who log on will be able to set up sponsor sheets that look
like their own website. Sections will include:
• Elements
- features you can use and brand, including donations, sponsor
sheets, event bookings and payments, membership pages, fundraising
pages, news, online shop, etc.
• Mini Sites can be used to
display all your elements. They can act as a fundraising portal,
a news service or your events - booking system - either as a ‘bolt-on’ to
an existing website or as a feature in its own right.
Information
is available on the new website - workwithus.org. |
FORWARD SCOTLAND—SMALL
GRANTS SCHEME FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
This interim scheme will support community groups in areas with a population
of under 3,000. Funding – of between £500 and £3,000 - can
be used to support project planning, community involvement, capacity building,
consultation exercises, and gathering local ideas. Match funding is not required.
E-mail RDSAF@scotland.gsi.gov.uk to discuss project ideas, or check www.scottishexecutive.gov.uk
for online guidance. Alternatively, telephone 0131 244 3885. |
Ebay FOR CHARITY
The online auction house and marketplace ebay has launched its new eBay for Charity
service – which allows charities to list items donated by the public on
the website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
eBay for Charity is an easy way to
support charities while buying and selling on eBay - buyers can bid knowing they
are helping a worthy cause, and sellers can donate a percentage of their sales
to certified charities. Charities can also sell items directly in the eBay marketplace. |
CAIRNGORMS BIODIVERSITY
SMALL GRANT SCHEME
The Cairngorms Biodiversity Small Grants Scheme offers 100% funding
up to £5,000 for projects until March 2007. The scheme is
open to constituted groups (not individuals or businesses) and
covers the old Cairngorms Partnership area (i.e. reaching down
into Highland Perthshire and the Angus Glens).
Criteria includes
delivering actions in the Cairngorms Biodiversity Action Plan,
or contributing to one or more of the key themes of the LBAP (lack
of data; raising awareness; access to appropriate policy/funding;
direct habitat loss or fragmentation; inappropriate management,
climate change & pollution; and non-native species). Delivering
objectives from the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy is also encouraged,
as well as involving the local community, communities of interest
or visitors.
An application form is available from the Cairngorms
Biodiversity Officer on 01479 870 528 or from the Cairngorms National
Park offices at 14 The Square, Grantown-on-Spey, PH26 3HG. |
TOWN TWINNING
The scheme - Twinning provides the opportunity to find out more
about the daily lives of citizens in other European countries,
to talk to them and exchange experiences, and to develop joint
projects on issues of common interest, such as the environment,
local integration, economic development, and cultural differences.
The deadlines for early 2006 are 1st February, 3rd April and 1st
June. Further details are avail-able from http://europa.eu.int/comm/towntwinning/index_en.html |
THE JOANIES TRUST (UK)
The scheme—the trust awards grants to the arts for com-munity-based
arts events (one-off or as part of a pro-gramme), charities wishing
to take the arts to rural areas, and those using art forms for
therapeutic purposes. Run-ning costs, both project and core costs,
and capital costs are considered. They also fund non-arts related
projects involving young people, especially those aged 11-18.
Amount—grants
awarded will not exceed £3,000, with most averaging £1,000.
Grants will not be for more than one year, though projects may
reapply.
Contact —applications must be made on the Joanies
Trust application form which you can obtain by post from The Administrator,
The Joanies Trust, PO Box 42, Led-bury, Herefordshire, HR8 1WH,
by phoning 01531 633 345 or by visiting the website www.joaniestrust.org.uk.
Deadline— A new deadline will be set during 2006. Check website. |
UK VILLAGES COMMUNITY KITTY
The scheme—UK Villages Community Kitty provides grants for
a range of community based projects. In the past, the fund was
awarded grants for projects ranging from a knitting circle to a
playgroup needing toys, sports equipment for clubs, and support
for several village halls and playing field committees—as
well as a number of heritage projects.
Amount—between £50—£500
Contact—you must apply online, rather than by postal application,
so visit www.ukvillages.co.uk/articles.nsf/content/ukvkitty for
more details. |
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SMALL AWARD FUND
This interim scheme will support community groups in areas with
a population of under 3,000. Funding—of between £500
and £3,000—can be used to support project planning,
community involvement, capacity building, consultation exercises,
and gathering local ideas. Match funding is not required. Email
RDSAF@scotland.gsi.gov.uk to discuss project ideas, or check www.scottishexecutive.gov.uk
for online guidance. Alternatively, telephone 0131 244 388. |
GRANTS FOR PLANTING TREES
The Scheme—The Tree Council, a national charity that pro-motes
the planting and conservation of trees in town and countryside
has two grant schemes available for 2006. These are the Trees for
Schools Fund and the Communities Tree Fund. It is open to both
schools and community groups proposing to undertake well planned
tree planting projects starting in 2006 during National Tree Week,
22 November—3 December.
Amount—grants of up to £700.
Contact—www.treecouncil.org.uk/tc/grants%20link.htm
Deadline—the
closing date for both funding streams is the 31 May 2006 |
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL RENEWAL
SCHEME
A reminder that the final deadline for applications for this scheme
will be on 26 April 2006. Full details were given previously in
AFN 08 April 2005, but to recap briefly, it’s for environmental
improvements in areas within 10 miles of where quarrying activity
has been or is taking place. Past grants have been for play areas,
community hall upgrades, and paths. The Abbotsford Road project
in Arbroath received £38,097 towards their project through
the scheme.
For further details contact http:www.forward-scotland.org.uk/funding/index.cfm
and follow the link for Community Environmental Renewal Scheme. |
FUNDING CONTACTS
If you wish to discuss a potential project idea, together with
sources of funding, please contact one of the following people:
Dundee - Diane Milne, Senior Policy Officer Economic Development
Department Tel: 01382 434653 E-mail: diane.milne@dundeecity.gov.uk
Angus – Linda Caston, External Funding Officer External Funding
Team Tel: 01307 473760 E-mail: externalfunding@angus.gov.uk
Perth
and Kinross - Perth and Kinross Grants Direct Enquiry line: 0845
605 2000 (local rate) Website: http://www.pkgrantsdirect.com/ |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Dundee City Council, Angus Council, together with members
of the Tayside Biodiversity Partnership, for supply information
to use in this Newsletter.
The Biodiversity Funding Newsletter
has been compiled by Catherine Lloyd. Thanks are due to Lynda Ronald,
Perth and Kinross Council, for designing and preparing this Newsletter. |
The Tayside Partnership includes:
Angus Council, Dundee City Council, the Forestry Commission, Farming & Wildlife
Advisory Group, National Farmers’ Union Scotland, the National
Trust for Scotland, Perth and Kinross Council, the Royal Society
for the Protection of Birds, Scottish Rural Property and Business
Association, Scottish Agricultural College, Scottish Environment
Protection Agency, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Wildlife
Trust
The Tayside Biodiversity Action Plan may be viewed on www.taysidebiodiversity.co.uk |
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