Charity and Voluntary Sector
ScotGov: An investment package of over £250,000 for Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) has been announced.
Sportscotland Chair, Louise Martin CBE, supported by Sports Minister, Stewart Maxwell, made the announcement during a visit to an SDS summer camp at the sportscotland National Centre Inverclyde. The funding from the sportscotland Lottery Fund will support the work of Scottish Disability Sport as they build towards the 2012 Paralympics in London.
Sportscotland Chair, Louise Martin CBE, supported by Sports Minister, Stewart Maxwell, made the announcement during a visit to an SDS summer camp at the sportscotland National Centre Inverclyde. The funding from the sportscotland Lottery Fund will support the work of Scottish Disability Sport as they build towards the 2012 Paralympics in London.
For SDS, initiatives such as the summer camp provide talented young Scottish athletes with the opportunity to develop their skills by working with coaches and established athletes. Over thirty young Scottish athletes aged between 12 and 18 years of age took part in the 3 day camp, from July 28 to July 30, giving them access to top coaches and an opportunity to try out new sports.
Press release ~ sportscotland ~ Scottish Disability Sport ~ sportscotland National Centre Inverclyde ~ sportscotland Lottery Fund Strategy
MoJ: Fresh ideas for encouraging people to become involved in democracy will be rewarded with grants under a £150,000 government scheme aimed at charities, community groups and non-government organisations. The Innovation Fund will support projects developing new ways to help people participate in public discussions and influence government policy. Applications close on 26 September 2008.
This is the third time grants of up to £15,000 will be available for up to 10 of the best proposals for using online tools, face-to-face events or a combination of approaches. Previous winners have included Speakers' Corner Trust, which established a speakers' corner and the South Kesteven District Council, which developed a process for online citizens' juries.
.gif)
