The Bridge House Trust Fund
The Bridge House Trust fund is pleased to announce the publication of its
new policies for the next five years.
www.bridgehousetrust.org.uk.
Fund helps minority ethnic families with disabled children
The families of severely disabled or seriously ill black and minority ethnic
children are set to benefit from a national take-up campaign launched at
City Hall on Friday 26th March.
www.familyfund.org.uk
BME groups face funding discrimination
Funding partnerships between BME groups and statutory bodies are often
'tokenistic' and 'superficial', warns a new report from the Joseph Rowntree
Foundation and the 1990 Trust.
Fast Forward Grants
Fast Forward Grants, the London ESF Global Grants Programme, provides grants
up to £10,000 to small non governmental
organisations (mainly in the voluntary and community sector) for projects
which help people move towards employment.
This is the main purpose of the European Social Fund.
www.gle.co.uk
fastforwardgrants@gle.co.uk
Kings Funding
The Kings Fund is keen to build on improving the health of London's ethnic
communites. The Kings Fund aims to make a difference at a strategic level.
Funding a Better Future
The ALG has pinpointed the number of government grants to find out whether
funding is getting through to local authorities in the capital.
The Ethnic Minorities Fund is a special fund set up by the Charities Aid
Foundation. The fund aims to support the development of small minority or
ethnic-led charitable organisations working with groups in the UK.
Disarm Trust
The Disarm Trust has been set up as an independent charity in response to
the growing levels of violent crime within vulnerable communities around
Great Britain
www.choicefm.com
DfES Consultation Funding
The Consultation Fund is administered by DfES, Children & Young People's
Unit.
For more information contact Paul Omasoro, Children & Young People's Unit,
Democracy & Participation Team, Department
for Education & Skills, 4E Caxton House, 6-12 Tothill Street, SW1H 9NA.
City Parochial
City Parochial Fund's grant-making priorities for 2002-2006 identify
projects that work with disadvantaged Londoners to overcome
discrimination, isolation or violence.
info@cityparochial.org.uk Website: www.cityparochial.org.uk
People's Places Award Scheme. The People's Places Award Scheme is open to community groups in rural
and urban areas across England.The scheme is
targeted at communities living in areas of deprivation and at disadvantaged
groups.
Contact:
Phone: 01491 821621
E-mail: peoples-places@btcv.org.uk
Or visit www.btcv.org/ppawards
New funding arrangements unveiled by the LDA
In April 2002 a new, flexible funding regime to replace the Single
Regeneration Budget and other funding streams will be
introduced for the London Development Agency and the other Regional
Development Agencies across the UK.
Black Heritage Matters
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) held an evening of speeches and celebrations
to mark Black History Month in October.
More than 200 people attended to hear about their community grant
programmes. The fund has set aside £500,000 for projects
in London as part of next year's Black History Month.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
Bridge House Estates Trust Fun. Golden Jubilee Grants Scheme
In January 2002 the Corporation of London's Bridge House Estates Trust Fund
launches a new £2 million grants scheme to mark
HM The Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002.
Contact the Golden Jubilee Grants Team on 020 7332 3127/3712.
