opportunity). All or part of the cost of delivering an in-house capacity building activity for staff, volunteers or management committee/board members. Applicants must be able to show how funding will build the knowledge, skills and expertise of volunteers, staff or management committee or board members, and demonstrate how this will make a positive difference to their food and health activities. The deadline for applications is 8 December 2017 (or earlier if all the funding is allocated before then). More information: Big Lottery Fund Awards for All (Updated Guidance) | £300-£10,000 | N/A The Big Lottery Fund is now offering grants of between £300 and £10,000 to voluntary and community organisations, schools and statutory bodies in order to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need. To be eligible for funding projects must meet at least one of the following priorities: 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. In addition, the programme has announced recently that it will give priority to: Arts projects that: Engage people from areas of high deprivation. Remove financial barriers to access creative activities. Address rural isolation and encourages activity in rural areas. Engage older people, people in care homes and carers. Engage care leavers. Support integration of refugees and asylum seekers. Sports projects that: Engage young people from our most deprived areas. Engage girls and young women. Engage disabled young people. Communities should be involved in the design, development and delivery of projects. Examples of eligible costs include: Training costs. Volunteer expenses.
opportunity). All or part of the cost of delivering an in-house capacity building activity for staff, volunteers or management committee/board members. Applicants must be able to show how funding will build the knowledge, skills and expertise of volunteers, staff or management committee or board members, and demonstrate how this will make a positive difference to their food and health activities. The deadline for applications is 8 December 2017 (or earlier if all the funding is allocated before then). More information: Big Lottery Fund Awards for All (Updated Guidance) | £300-£10,000 | N/A The Big Lottery Fund is now offering grants of between £300 and £10,000 to voluntary and community organisations, schools and statutory bodies in order to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need. To be eligible for funding projects must meet at least one of the following priorities: 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. In addition, the programme has announced recently that it will give priority to: Arts projects that: Engage people from areas of high deprivation. Remove financial barriers to access creative activities. Address rural isolation and encourages activity in rural areas. Engage older people, people in care homes and carers. Engage care leavers. Support integration of refugees and asylum seekers. Sports projects that: Engage young people from our most deprived areas. Engage girls and young women. Engage disabled young people. Communities should be involved in the design, development and delivery of projects. Examples of eligible costs include: Training costs. Volunteer expenses.
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