Charity and Voluntary Sector
UKOC: Community IT projects could get a boost this summer, thanks to a new round of funding from Nominet Trust and online centres. Together, they’re providing new grant funding for grassroots organisations working in the heart of communities to get more people online.
The Community Outreach Fund will support innovative outreach projects, where organisations are working with local partners to reach new offline audiences in new locations. Projects will be required to show the impact of their work on both individuals and the wider community. Applications for the Community Outreach Fund will close on 15 August 2011. Grants of up to £5,000 are available and projects will be delivered between September 2011 & March 2012.
Press release & links ~ Nominet Trust
CO: A £10m Investment and Contract Readiness Fund is being made available to charities & social enterprises to help them develop the skills & infrastructure to win more capital investment and public service contracts Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society, announced recently.
The Minister outlined plans in an open letter to the sector. As well as new opportunities to earn income from public service contracts, civil society organisations will soon have more access to capital investment when the Big Society Bank opens for business.
Press release & links
SE: With a year to go until the start of the ‘greatest sports festival on earth’, Sport England is again encouraging clubs across to see how they can benefit from the Sportsmatch programme. Grants of between £1,000 up to £100,000 are currently available. Already this year, national charity, StreetGames, has received £100,000 to match the investment it’s received from Coca-Cola GB to run a series of multi-sport festivals inspired by the London 2012 Games.
25,000 disadvantaged young people are expected to attend one of the 350 multi-sports events across the country. Every attendee will get the chance to try a different activity and join local clubs. The highlight will be the chance to attend one of 18 large participation festivals at top venues in major cities to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Press release & links
BHF: Measures to restrict unhealthy food in & could protect lives and save the NHS money, according to a new study. Researchers suggest that laws or other measures to reduce salt intake by 3g a day could prevent 30,000 cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, and save the NHS £40m a year. They also suggest that laws to reduce the amount of trans-fats we eat could save £230m a year.
Press release & links
ScotGov: Communities across will be able to access more than £4m funding to improve sports facilities in their area. The cash will be available over the next 4 years through sportscotland, the Scottish Government's national agency for sport.
Projects with a value of up to £100,000 will be available to community groups & sports clubs to upgrade & improve local facilities. This will help increase participation levels and provide support to sports in the run up to the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
BHF: British Heart Foundation policy officer Katie Chruszcz talks through new research into the effect of having calorie counts on menus in
