May 2018 Policy and Funding Team Welcome to the May 2018 edition of Dundee City Council s Funding Newsletter. We realise that it has been a while since we sent out a newsletter, but plans are now in place to circulate funding news more frequently. With the new General Data Protection Legislation coming in to force on the 25th of May you will receive an email from us asking if you wish to continue receiving our newsletter and e-alerts. If you wish to keep receiving the information please ensure that you subscribe via the e-mail you receive in the next few days, otherwise your details will be removed from our mailing list. If you require any further information on the grants outlined in the newsletter or have any queries about funding for your organisation/project then please contact: Diane Milne Senior Funding Officer Dundee City Council Tel: 01382 434653 Email: diane.milne@dundeecity.gov.uk If you have any content or funding experience which you would like to share in the next edition of the Dundee Funding newsletter, please contact the team via the details on the final page. Please feel free to circulate this newsletter more widely and contact Diane Milne on diane.milne@dundeecity.gov.uk if you would like to add anyone to the mailing list (or no longer receive this newsletter). Grant Funding Opportunities Scotch Whisky Action Fund 2 National Churches Trust Project Development Grant 3 ALDI Scottish Sports Fund 3 Greggs Foundation Environmental Grant 4 Greggs Foundation Local Community Projects Fund 5 DM Thomas Foundation for Young People Central Funds 6 BBC Children in Need Small Grants 6 Big Lottery Fund National Lottery Awards for All Scotland 7 Community Assets 8 Grants for Community Led Activity 8 Grants for Improving Lives 9 Year of Young People National Lottery Fund 9 SportScotland Sport Facilities Fund Small Project Scheme 10 Heritage Lottery Fund Heritage Lottery Fund News 11 Heritage Enterprise 11 Funding Successes in Dundee Big Lottery Fund 12 Awards for All 12 Robertson Trust 13 Other News 13 Useful Links 13 1
Grant Funding Opportunities Scotch Whisky Action Fund The Scotch Whisky Action Fund, which aims to tackle alcohol related harms, has re-opened to applications, to support groups and organisations that aim to reduce the impact of alcohol-related harm in Scotland s communities. Alcohol related harm includes: health issues, social problems, anti-social behaviour, accidents, family breakdown, violence, money problems which impact on individuals, families and communities. The programme seeks to tackle alcohol-related harms across three themes: Young people (aged under 18) Families Communities The programme will focus on 2 categories of award: Seedcorn Funding: new initiatives, testing out innovative approaches designed to reduce alcohol-related harm, smaller scale projects that are seeking to expand or develop their services. Awards for seedcorn funding are likely to be in the region of 10,000. Growth and Development: funding projects that are seeking to consolidate and build on emerging, successful practice in relation to the reduction of alcohol related harm. The fund is seeking to support projects that aim to educate people and communities about the dangers and consequences of misusing alcohol; preventative projects that aim to reduce alcohol-related harm; pilot projects that test out new initiatives and projects that promote alternative leisure and lifestyle choices for adults or young people to prevent alcohol-misuse. Funding will support salary costs for new posts; running costs and venue hire for the expansion or development of services and activities; sessional worker costs related to new services and activities; small items of equipment which are needed to expand or develop services and miscellaneous start-up costs. The programme will not fund treatment, support or recovery programmes. Keywords: Young people, Families, Communities Funding available: Up to 25,000 for a 12-month project Who is eligible: Constituted voluntary or community groups; registered charities; SCIOs; social enterprises; community interest companies; not for profit organisations and statutory bodies. Deadline: 4pm on the 29th June 2018, with decisions communicated by 15th October and projects starting after 1st November. Website: Apply online at www.foundationscotland.org.uk 2
National Churches Trust Project Development Grant This is a pilot grant programme from the National Churches Trust, which seeks to maintain the UK s heritage of church buildings and to enhance their ability to serve local communities, to develop a church building project. The aim is to support churches to become more sustainable through the diagnosis of issues affecting the church, by testing the viability of potential solutions to improve sustainability encouraging a future application to organisations such as the Heritage Lottery Fund or other large church heritage funders. This is focused on building initiatives. Grants will support the cost of staff time such as a project manager or professional advisor and to produce a report that could be considered by large grant-giving bodies and to meet RIBA Stage 1 requirements for building work e.g. architectural plans, condition surveys, business planning, conservation statements and public engagement or activities advice. Keywords: Churches, sustainability, professional advice Funding Available: Maximum grant of 10,000 Who is eligible: Places of worship of any Christian denomination buildings of all ages, listed and unlisted which were originally built as churches. For 2018, Scotland is a priority area. Organisations must have already secured 50% of the funds required for this stage of planning, either from their own reserves or from other funders or fundraising initiatives. Funding exclusions: new build churches, work to separate structures such as church halls, project work that has already started, repair costs, existing staff costs, planning application fees, projects which go beyond RIBA Stage 1. Deadline: 29th August for a decision in November Website: https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/project-viability-and-project-development-grants ALDI Scottish Sports Fund Aldi Scottish Sport Fund is available to clubs in Scotland running sporting activities for the benefit of a range of participants from the local community. The aim of the fund is to increase the positive impact that Aldi can have on local communities. The fund, administered by Aldi Scotland, is now open for online applications apply here. Keywords: Sports clubs, communities, local Funding available: up to 500 per club Who is eligible: All applications must come from organisations based in Scotland that meet one or more of the following criteria: organisations based in Scotland a local, community focused club with sport at the heart of what they do a registered community amateur sports club (CASC) a school or educational organisation 3
a religious organisation a Scout of Guide group a charitable service fund of the Armed Forces a Community Interest Company registered with The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies The fund excludes political parties, individual sponsorships, travel and accommodation requests, exclusive membership organisations and University Sports Clubs. The application form is straightforward and requires clubs to tell the fund, in 200 words, why the money is needed what will the money be used for, why the funding is crucial to the organisation, who would benefit and the impact on the local community. It also asks for a rough breakdown of how the money would be spent e.g. on staff costs, new equipment or resources, facilities etc. In 2017, the Flyers Trampoline Club in Kirkcaldy received a grant that enabled them to buy a new double mini trampoline which meant that they were able to put on extra classes, meaning more young people in the community could experience the fun and health benefits of trampolining. Deadline: The fund will be open for applications from organisations in Perth, Fife, Dundee and Angus from Monday 23rd July to Monday 27th August Website: https://www.aldi.co.uk/scottishsportfund Greggs Foundation Environmental Grant A grant fund dedicated to improving the local environment to create positive benefits for the wider community. Applications must demonstrate a commitment to improving the physical environment, priority will be given to projects that delivers one or more of the following: improved local environment involving local communities a sustainable and measurable difference supports people in need Please note that the fund is not intended for: ongoing running costs overseas travel curricular activities that take place during the school day school based projects that are not accessible to community out with school hours religious promotion major capital projects sponsorship of events/activities Some examples of how the Greggs Foundation Environmental Grant can be used for the purchase of equipment, sessional salary costs, purchase of trees/plants, small capital projects and learning activities. For more information on projects that have been funded through this initiative, visit ProjectDirt. Keywords: community, environment Funding available: maximum grant of 2,000 4
Who is eligible: Any not for profit organisation with an annual turnover of less than 300k preference will be given to small, locally based and community-led organisations. Schools are invited to apply providing that the project is accessible to the wider community out with school hours. Organisations may only apply once per calendar year for this grant. Deadline: Applications close at midnight on 22nd June, with decisions being announced by 17th August Website: Apply online at https://www.greggsfoundation.org.uk/environmental-grant Greggs Foundation Local Community Projects Fund The Gregg Foundation also provides grants for local community projects that support people in need whilst improving resilience within communities. This can include sessional activities/respite support, equipment for sessional activities, trips and residential breaks. All projects must support a community of interest e.g. people who are: Disabled or suffering chronic illness Living in poverty Voluntary carers Homeless people Isolated older people The fund aims to support projects that reduce social isolation; improve people s health and well-being; improve individual/community resilience, improve life skills and opportunities. The fund generally receives more applications than it can support in 2017, 27% of eligible projects were supported this is still a 1:4 chance. Keywords: Community, Resilience, Carers, Social Isolation Funding Available: Grants of up to 2,000 Who is eligible: Not for profit organisations. Organisations with a turnover of less than 300,000 are more likely to be successful. Deadline: Applications close at midnight on 22nd June, with decisions being announced by 17th August. A decision will be made within 8 weeks. Website: https://www.greggsfoundation.org.uk/grants/local-community-projects-fund 5
DM Thomas Foundation for Young People Central Funds The Foundation supports projects which work to improve the lives of young people with a disability or life limiting illness or who are sick in hospital through its Central Funds programme. Keywords: young people, disabled, illness Funding available: Grants of up to 30,000 but average closer to 10,000. A total of 200,000 is available each quarter. The success rate is approximately 1:5. Who is eligible: Registered charities Deadline: Quarterly, next deadline is 24th of July and then 9th of October Website: https://dmthomasfoundation.org/what-we-do/grants/dmtf-central-grants/ BBC Children in Need Small Grants The BBC Children in Need small grants scheme provides grants of over 10,000 p.a. for up to 3 years which support children and young people, 18 and under, who are experience disadvantage through illness, distress, abuse or neglect; disability; behavioural or psychological difficulties or living in poverty or situations of deprivation. Eligible organisations must be working to combat disadvantage and make a real difference to children and young people s lives. Priority will be given to projects where a relatively small amount of money can make a big difference for children and young people. Projects can achieve the objectives of the programme by working directly with children or by seeking to improve their social and physical environments. Keywords: young people, children, disadvantage Funding available: Grants of over 10,000 per annum for up to 3 years there is no upper limit but they make very few grants over a total of 120,000 and most grants are much less. Will cover all or part of a project s costs. Who is eligible: Registered Charities and Not-for-Profit Organisations, Schools, Churches and Community Interest Companies limited by guarantee Deadline: 17th May for a decision in mid October or 13th September for a decision in mid February 2019. Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/60dxlxyvbbtctdm79mjryj/main-grants-should-i-apply 6
Big Lottery Fund The Big Lottery Fund in Scotland remains one of the largest funders of community projects. Since it has been some time since the last newsletter we thought it would be helpful to provide a reminder of all the grant schemes operated by the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland. There are currently 5 open programmes: National Lottery Awards for All Scotland Community Assets Grants for Community Led Activity Grant for Improving Lives Year of Young People National Lottery Fund National Lottery Awards for All Scotland Awards for All Scotland is the National Lottery s small grant fund, a partnership between Big Lottery Fund Scotland, sportscotland and Creative Scotland offering grants of between 300 and 10,000 to support what matters to people and communities. The programme has 3 key priorities, and projects must address at least one of these: Bring people together and build strong relationships in and across communities Improve the places and spaces that matter to communities Enable more people to fulfil their potential by working to address issues at the earliest possible stage The application form is relatively straight-forward and can be submitted at any time. It generally takes 10 weeks to get a response. At the last decision-making committee the success rate for applications was 54%. It is important that projects involve their communities in the design, development and delivery of the activities being planned. Funding is available for a wide range of projects. This includes the purchase of equipment; one-off events; small capital projects; staff costs; training costs; transport; utilities and running costs and volunteer expenses. If applying for an arts related project, priority will be given to projects that engage people from areas of multiple deprivation; remove financial barriers to accessing creative activities; engage older people, people in care homes and carers; engage care leavers and support the integration of refugees. If applying for a sports related project, priority will be given to projects that engage young people from our most deprived areas; engage girls and young women and engage disabled young people. Keywords: Communities, Sport, Arts, Young People, Carers, Older People Funding available: Grants of between 300 and 10,000 Who is eligible: Voluntary and community organisations; registered charities; constituted clubs; social enterprise; school; statutory bodies and not-for-profit companies Deadline: On-going approximately a 10 week decision making time Website: https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/national-lottery-awards-for-all-scotland#- section-2 7
Community Assets The programme aims to help local communities own an asset (land or building, renewable energy opportunity) that helps them to meet the needs of their community, addressing inequalities and disadvantage. This programme focuses on projects that have engaged and consulted with their communities to identify how best to meet their needs and leads to people-led, strength-based and connected projects. Projects need to be rooted in the community, genuinely community led and give the community a stake in local decision making; are connected to other organisations and services in the community; show clearly the changes that will take place and why this is the best way to deliver these changes and show the developments will be economically sustainable once the grant has ended. Grants will provide longer-term funding that offers community organisations stability to deliver their work with up to 5 years of funding. Although match funding is encouraged, grants can be for 100% of costs, including staff, training, volunteer expenses, equipment, premises costs, evaluation and overheads. Where applications involve land or buildings, the Big Lottery expect the applicant to own or be looking to acquire these as part of the application. The fund is aimed at activities taking place in defined geographic communities this could be a recognised neighbourhood, a school catchment area or a local authority ward. The fund will consider applications from communities of interest or more dispersed communities where there is a clear link between the proposed use of the asset and reduction in inequality for the community of interest and a clear commitment to include and engage with the wider community. Keywords: Asset ownership, geographic communities Funding available: Grants of between 10,000 and 1,000,000 Who is eligible: Constituted groups that are community-led, have open membership and a social purpose Deadline: On-going Website: https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/community-assets Best to contact BLF in the first instance on 0300 123 7110 or advicescotland@biglotteryfund.org.uk Grants for Community Led Activity With this funding, the Big Lottery Fund aims to support communities to improve the places in which they live and the well-being of those most in need. Funding is available to community and voluntary organisations that are based in the local area they serve and run by local people, whose projects will achieve the following outcomes: Everyone in the community has the opportunity to influence and get involved in community-led activity People in the community are better connected and work together to improve their well-being. Funding is available for between 3 and 5 years to improve or continue existing services or to develop new activities. Keywords: Community groups, well-being, activities, improving communities Funding available: Grants on between 10,000 and 150,000 mainly revenue but can also consider minor capital work (up to 50,000) Who is eligible: Constituted voluntary and community groups Deadline: On-going Website: https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/grants-for-community-led-activity 8
Grants for Improving Lives This fund seeks to support people experiencing challenges in their lives, to help them overcome their difficulties and become more resilient. Grants can be used to fund activities that mean people: Are better able to identify ways to take control over their loves and build resilience Are able to shape the activities and services they use to better meet their needs Have more access to support and opportunities to improve their lives. BLF s grants for improving lives will fund activity that supports children, young people and families currently experiencing challenging circumstances: people that have experienced abuse; tackle loss, isolation and loneliness and challenge discrimination and supports people affected by it. Funding for up to 3 years, with 5 years being available in exceptional circumstances. The fund will support projects that seek to improve or continue existing services or to develop new activities. Keywords: Young people, families, abuse victims, victims of discrimination, loss and loneliness Funding available: Grants of between 10,000 and 1,000,000. Grants of up to 150,000 involve a single stage process whilst grants of over 150,000 is a two stage process. Funding is normally available up to 500,000. Who is eligible: Most organisations are eligible to apply. They are particularly keen to receive applications from smaller organisations that they haven t funded before Deadline: On-going Website: https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/grants-for-improving-lives#section-2 Year of Young People National Lottery Fund 2018 has been designated, by the Scottish Government, as the Year of Young People, and the National Lottery (Big Lottery Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund and sportscotland) has set aside a funding pot of 550,000 to support projects that inspire young people to lead active lives and encourage positive mental health. It is anticipated that projects will also celebrate young people s achievements, through an award or accreditation and will encourage the young people to share what they have learnt. The programme will support projects working with young people aged 8 to 26. The projects should involve the young people in the development and delivery of the project. When considering the applications, the National Lottery will consider whether the project is relevant to heritage, community or sport in Scotland and how it will improve the mental and or physical health and well-being of young people. The programme has 3 outcomes: Young people will have been integral to the design, delivery and evaluation of heritage, sport or community activities; and Young people will learn about and improve their mental health and become more resilient; and/or Young people will lead healthier more active lives Projects which show that young people are integral at all stages of the project and that show they meet a local need will be prioritised. 9
Eligible project costs include: the cost of running activities which engage young people with heritage, sports or community activities; paying someone to help manage the project; buying equipment to deliver activities or create learning materials; promote the project to a wider audience and transport costs. Funding will not be provided for existing staff time and organisational costs. The programme is administered through the Heritage Lottery Fund s online application portal and projects will complete the Young Roots Application Form. Keywords: Young people, well-being, sport, creativity, culture, physical activity Funding available: Grants of between 3,000 and 10,000 Who is eligible: Voluntary or community organisations, youth groups, other non-profit organisations such as social enterprises and national parks, and schools. Deadline: 18th of June with a decision due within 8 weeks Website: https://national-lottery-yoyp.org.uk/apply or https://www.hlf.org.uk/user for the application form. SportScotland Sport Facilities Fund Small Project Scheme This fund from SportScotland supports capital projects that create or improve places where people take part in sport and physical activity. Resources will be targeted around projects that have the greatest impact on participation and progression. Funding will support new, upgraded or extended sports facilities; inclusive changing facilities; improving access to outdoor sport and adventure activities; floodlighting and major items of sporting equipment. Keywords: Sports, capital, participation Funding available: For their small project scheme awards of up to 100,000 to cover up to 50% of costs for projects costing no more than 250,000. 75% funding will be available for projects serving the most deprived 20% SIMD areas for sport facilities projects within club & communities, schools and education or performance sport environments. Ineligible costs: The scheme will not fund projects with a value of less than 20,000; repairs or maintenance; buildings with a life expectancy of less than 20 years; minibuses/vans; personal equipment; feasibility studies. Who is eligible: Sport clubs, community groups, local authorities, community sport hubs, charities, youth and uniformed organisations, universities, colleges, schools, social enterprises etc. Deadline: 1st of September Website: https://sportscotland.org.uk/funding/sport-facilities-fund/ 10
Heritage Lottery Fund Heritage Lottery Fund News The HLF is redefining its priorities, with a new Strategic Funding Framework due to be launched in early 2019. As changes to the strategic direction and the simplification of the grant making process are developed during 2018/19 the HLF has agreed that 2018/19 will be a transitional year with some changes to the grant making programme. The following changes are being made and will be in place until the new funding framework opens in January 2019: No new rounds in targeted programmes such as Landscape Partnerships, Parks for People or Townscape Heritage No application deadline for major heritage grants (over 5M) in 2018 During the final quarter (Jan-Mar 2019) they will only be making Round 2 awards and Round 1 awards of up to 100,000. The last deadline for Heritage Grants (up to 5M) and Heritage Enterprise will be the 16th of August The last deadline for Resilient Heritage ( 100k - 250K), Sharing Heritage, Our Heritage and Young Roots will be 18th January 2019 Regional committees will only make decisions on grants up to 1M compared to the previous 2M. Heritage Enterprise Funding is available to restore historic buildings through the Heritage Lottery Fund s Heritage Enterprise grants programme. The programme provides grants to support not-for-profit organisations in partnership with the private sector for the restoration of unused historic building and sites. The programme provides grants where historic buildings have failed to attract enough investment because the cost of their repair as not been commercially viable for private developers. The fund can help communities repair derelict historic places, giving them productive new uses. Not-for-profit organisations will work with private partners to generate economic growth and create jobs and opportunities in those places that need it most. Keywords: heritage, buildings, private sector Funding available: 2 levels of grants - 100,000 to 2M and 2M to 5M. Grants can be used to purchase a heritage asset in need of investment; essential conservation work and work to bring vacant and derelict buildings and sites back into commercial use. The programme can also fund activities to help people engage with the heritage including, training in conservation, mentoring and management and provision of activities that allow people to learn about their heritage. Who is eligible: not-for-profit organisations and partnerships led by not-for-profit organisations Deadline: Last date in 2018 is 16th August Website: https://www.hlf.org.uk 11
Funding Successes in Dundee Big Lottery Fund Volunteer Centre Dundee: the Volunteer Centre received a grant of 124,920 to deliver a project called Sources of Support that will develop a number of services to support vulnerable and isolated people in Dundee. It will include a telephone befriending service called Blether Buddies; a morning call service checking in on people who are alone and vulnerable to ill health or harm and an information line offering guidance on issues such as transport, housing or finance. Amina The Muslim Women s Resource Centre: Amina received a grant of 99,500 to help tackle l oneliness and isolation among Muslim, black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee women aged 16 and over, living in Dundee. Awards for All Kingspark School: Kingspark School received a grant of 10,000 to purchase a yurt which can be used by the school s pupils and local community groups. Shaper Caper Ltd: Shaper Caper received a grant of 10,000 to enable them to deliver more performance workshops for children and families, in partnership with a range of cultural organisations around Dundee. WRASAC Dundee & Angus: WRASAC received a grant of 10,000 to enable them to employ a new co-ordinator to improve the recruitment and training of 20 new volunteers and to provide opportunities for people engaged with the service to receive group coaching sessions. Factory Skatepark: The Factory Skatepark received a grant of 10,000 to create a sensory room at the Fun Factory. Dundee Autism Support Hub: the Hub received a grant of 8,950 to open a one stop shop drop in and resource centre for people affected by autistic spectrum disorders and their carers. 12
Robertson Trust Yusuf Youth Initiative: The Yusuf Youth Initiative received a grant of 45,000 from the Robertson Trust to enable them to deliver their Change Makers project. Change Makers is an outreach project supporting young minority ethnic people in Tayside, connecting hard to reach young people with volunteering opportunities, employment support and community activities. Tayberry Enterprise Ltd: Social enterprise, Tayberry, received a grant of 30,000 from the Robertson Trust to support their performing arts programme through their Inform Theatre, which uses drama to enhance the understanding of primary school children about issues related to disability and diversity. Steeple Church: The Steeple Church received a grant of 30,000 towards the delivery of their Parish Nursing project (not including salary costs). Other News Ninewells Community Garden Congratulations to Ninewells Community Garden who have won the Scottish Civic Trust My Place awards 2018 for their Leaf Room project. The Leaf Room was designed for patients, staff and visitors to Ninewells Hospital, sitting on the edge of a mature woodland next to the hospital. The roof looks like a folded leaf which is tilted at one end to assist in the collection of rain water for recycling. The room can be used for various purposes, from talks and concerts to children s sessions and quiet contemplation. Useful links: Dundee City Council Policy & Funding Team: Website: http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/citydevelopment/economicdev/policy Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/dccfunding Dundee Voluntary Action: http://www.d-v-a.org.uk/ 13 Designed by DCC Communications Division - FA/05/18