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Community Funding

City West Housing Trust
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Got an idea for a project that benefits your local area? Then chances are you will need some money to make the idea a reality.

City West Project Proposal Process

Please remember to fill in a Project Idea Form in order to access both internal and external funding. The form should be filled in with your Community Development Officer, Neighbourhood Officer or Customer Advisor who will give you support and talk through your project ideas before submission.

But why do you need to work with City West on your idea? 

Well chances are your project may involve either our land or our tenants and we would need to support you in both instances with your project idea and planning. We are very keen to work in partnership with you and can help you to establish links with other critical stakeholders. We also have expertise in project management and gaining grant funding.
 
Please remember to fill in a Project Idea Form in order to access both internal and external funding. The form should be filled in with your Community Development Officer, Neighbourhood Officer or Customer Advisor who will give you support and talk through your project ideas before submission.
 
If you'd like to discuss a project idea or external funding opportunity you can contact Georgie directly on 0161 605 7629 or email Georgie.brown@citywest.org.uk.

 

External funding opportunities

Got a project in mind that will benefit the local community or environment? Need a larger amount of money to make a more sustainable project? Well there may be a chance to secure external funding to make your project a reality. (Don’t forget to put in your Project Idea Form first to ensure there are no land issues).

Time to Change grants fund

The fund will make awards to approximately 75 community projects across England between May 2012 and March 2015. It funds projects that tackle stigma and discrimination by bringing people with and without mental health problems together.
They’re looking for projects that change attitudes and behaviour by engaging local communities in meaningful conversations about mental health. They particularly encourage applications from projects run in partnership by one or more organisations. People with experience of mental health problems should be involved in the planning and development of the projects at all levels.

25% of the fund is for projects run by and for people from Black and Minority Ethnic communities, and 20% is for projects that work with young people.
First round
The fund is now open for the first round of applications. The deadline for applications is 2pm on 30 March. Grants will be awarded in May 2012.

In this round, you can apply for a grant in one of four funding bands:
• Small grants – up to £20 000 (minimum £10 000)
• Medium grants – up to £40 000
• Large grants - up to £80 000
• Flagship grants – up to £100 000

They will be giving out three large grants and four flagship grants between now and 2015 – so the majority of our funding will be to support grassroots work and will be allocated as small and medium-sized grants.

Future rounds

If you are not successful this time, or you need more time to develop your idea, there will be more opportunities to apply in coming months. The next round of funding will be in Autumn 2012, and there will be two more rounds in 2013.

For more information please visit; http://time-to-change.org.uk/grants/how-to-apply

UnLtd Star People

The Star People money is available to fund individuals who are passionate about improving the neighbourhoods they live in and have energy to make things work. This is available for individuals who live in the Little Hulton ward boundary.

UnLtd believe the best way to make a community better is to ask the people who live in it what they would do differently.

They offer 3 levels of award:
Try it – Up to £500 of funding and support to take the first steps towards starting your own project.
Do it - Up to £5,000 funding and support for people who are confident that their project will work.
Build It - Up to £15,000 of funding and support that can help projects become full time. There is much competition at this level.

This is a 10 year programme and applicants should be 16-25 year olds.

For more information please visit; http://unltd.org.uk

 

Prince’s Trust

The Prince's Trust is a youth charity that helps change young lives.
We give practical and financial support, developing key workplace skills such as confidence and motivation. We work with 13 to 30-year-olds who have struggled at school, have been in care, are long-term unemployed or have been in trouble with the law.

Community Cash Awards
Cash awards of up to £2500 for young people to design and run a project within their local community. It is open to UK residents who are aged 14 – 16 , in education, and at risk of achieving fewer than five GCSE’s grades A-C, or
aged 16 – 25 and not in education, training or work (or working less than 16hrs/week).

Development Awards
Cash awards of up to £150 to help young people access education, training and employment. Young people also receive help with action planning and ongoing support and monitoring. It is open to UK residents who are aged 14 – 16 in education, and at risk of achieving fewer than five GCSE’s grades A-C, or
aged 16 – 25 and not in education, training or work (or working less than 16hrs/week). Development Awards cannot be used to address Hardship or fund training at NVQ Level 4 – 5, HNC/HND, Arts Foundation or Degree courses.

For more information please visit; http://www.princes-trust.org.uk

 

If you would like advice or support with your project planning and funding application please contact Georgie on 7629 or Georgie.brown@citywest.org.uk