Barrow Borough Sports Council

The Partnership's priorities are:

• support for equal opportunities for disabled people
• education and training, with priority for disadvantaged and socially excluded groups
• employment and job creation, for disadvantaged or socially excluded groups

Grants are for up to £250 for community groups that aren't registered as charities; or £2,500 for local charities. The Community Partnership will look at applications for larger amounts and refer them on to the "Abbey National Charitable Trust", if appropriate.

Grants are not available for individuals, specific religious or ethnic groups, charities working abroad, advertising space or fundraising publications. Applicants should write to the Partnership, which will contact the applicant if more information is required. Grants are decided monthly.

Contact : Dawn Smart, Abbey National Community Partnership, PO Box 388, Sheffield. S9 3TW.

Barclays Spaces for Sports is a £30 million investment in community sports facilities in the UK. It focuses on regeneration and sports, creating sustainable sports sites for people to engage in sport and physical activities in areas without such facilities. Together with The Football Foundation and Groundwork, the scheme is already working with communities to identify areas and projects that can benefit.

If you have any questions about the local sites then please contact the Barclays Spaces for Sport Project Team at Groundwork on 0121 236 8565.

Spaces for Sports also have a "Free Kit" scheme for clubs, providing 1,200 coaching packs each year that include such items as bibs, cones, water bottles, T-shirts etc. that can be used by many different sports. For more information on applying for "Free Kit" call Spaces for Sports on 0800 027 4221. You may like to consider the following criteria:

• Does your organisation have a child protection policy in place/Vulnerable Adults policy?
  If not, please indicate why if you work with any of the above?
• Please list any other groups/organisations you have connections with and what they contribute?
• Tell us about youth team/organisation and the members.
  How and why it started.
  Who your members are and their backgrounds, what activities you provide and how you plan to develop.
  What do you want to achieve?
• Please tell us who will benefit from the pack and how you will use the items?
• Tell us where you train/play?
  What access do you have and do you pay.
  What competitions/leagues do you play in?
• Tell us why you deserve to win a coaching pack?
• How many people are involved in the club? (age groups)
  
  Clubs can also get a member of staff from Barclays to nominate them for the award.

For more information please visit their website at http://www.barclays.co.uk/spacesforsports/.

The Foundation has launched "Transforming Lives", a grants programme for projects working with young people aged 11 to 25. Grants of up to £30,000 for a maximum of three years are available for :

• helping young people access mainstream services
• giving young people a voice around activities and services
• basic skills development
• promoting freedom from fear and discrimination
• enabling young people to take part in community or civic life

Priority groups are:

• young asylum seekers
• young people with disabilities
• young people with mental health problems
• young parents, and young people at risk of becoming young parents

"Transforming Lives" will run for 7 years and replaces the "Community Support small grants programme. There is a two stage application process including an application form and visit with the whole process taking less than 6 months.

Contact: Julie Gilson, Grants Manager, The Camelot Foundation, University House, 11-13 Lower Grosvenor Place, London. SW1W 0EX. Telephone: 020 7828 6085

This fund allocates grants between £250 and £7,000. Grants are usually for one year only, although in exceptional circumstances, grants for more than one year will be considered, with a maximum to each individual project of £12,000. Locally managed voluntary, community or self-help groups, based either in a small neighbourhood or which bring together children and young people from a wider area facing a particular type of disadvantage (e.g. Disabled children) can apply. Informal groups with innovative ideas can get a non-profit or charitable organisation (e.g. a playgroup, parish council or local authority) to accept funding on their behalf. Individuals, statutory organisations (e.g. schools, colleges, local authorities) or national organisations can not apply. The fund will be rolled out to cover the whole of England within the next three years, although the project must be based within an existing local network area.

The Government's believes that communities have the power to make a real difference to the lives of disadvantaged children. The objective of the CFLN is to give communities the chance to make that difference. Local groups will be able to apply for funding for projects or activities which focus on children and young people, up to the age of 19, who are suffering from poverty & disadvantage. Groups must have people volunteering to help with the project, and preferably the project must take account of young people's views and involve them in the decision making.

Projects or activities must fit one (or more) of the four themes outlined below:

• Aspirations and experiences - projects which give children experiences, or help them achieve goals, that more privileged children may take for granted
• Economic disadvantage - projects that help families to improve their living standards and cope with difficulties that come from being on low incomes
• Isolation and access - projects that help children that are isolated or alone, or have trouble accessing services
• Children's voices - projects that give children and young people the chance to express their opinions and give advice on matters that concern them

Clearly it would be fairly easy for local groups to link sports and/or recreational projects/ activities to these themes and to formulate a bid to the CFLN.

Telephone: 0845 113 0161

This website has a very useful and comprehensive section on fundraising. It includes:

• funding news
• sources of funding
• good practice
• projects plans
• funders on the web
• jargon buster

This fund allocates grants of up to £3,000 for small community groups for learning & training opportunities. The fund is aimed at groups who are too small or too isolated to access readily the bigger funding programmes or initiatives which may exist in their areas. This scheme is being piloted at present in Sheffield & Doncaster in the Yorkshire and Humberside region.

Telephone 0114 275 5519 or Email cdlearning@fcwtg.demon.co.uk

This is a youth support service aimed at providing personal advisors for all 13 to 19 year olds to enhance their personal/professional development opportunities. Sport can add value by attracting young people, providing personal development opportunities through leadership, training, participation & volunteering. Sport can also offer a healthy lifestyle in place of the drug misuse and crime cultures.

Local Connexions - Telephone 01229 824052 www.connexions.gov.uk

Community Foundations are a new and rapidly growing movement in the world of charity.We make it easier for individuals and companies to support community projects in their area by managing charitable funds set up on their behalf.

We provide a simpler way for local charities to obtain grants by acting as a broker between donors and grant seekers, and use our experience to give advice and help on topical community issues.

Find out more on how you can help your community or how to apply for a grant by contacting us on our website

EYDCP's exist in every LEA in England providing structure for local delivery of the National Childcare Strategy. They are heavily backed by government funding & are also encouraged to access NOF resources for "out of school hours childcare" resources. It should be possible to acquire funding from EYDCP's to provide "TOP START" training & support to nurseries, pre-school groups & primary schools. This could include the purchase of both "TOP TOTS " &" TOP START" equipment and the provision of a crèche for parents attending the training.

Contact LEA Early Years Advisor or www.open.gov.uk/index/localgovernment.htm
Local Contact - Telephone 01229 894317

Education Action Zones involve clusters of schools working in partnership with Local Education Authorities (LEA'S), Early Years Providers, local parents, Community organisations, business, Training and Enterprise Councils and others. The partnerships encourage innovative approaches to tackling disadvantage and raising standards. Up to £1 million per year is available to each EAZ for a 3-5 year period.

An Action Forum exists in each area, which has responsibility for the development and delivery of the local action plan. One example of the use of this fund is in Leicester, where the City Council has provided all pre-school groups, nurseries and Mother & Toddler groups in the area with "TOP START" training.

Contact: Barrow Community Learning Partnership - Telephone 01229 894441

These organisations are heavily involved in health promotion to prevent potential future health problems. They will support local initiatives with a focus on healthy lifestyles, for example - "Exercise on Referral schemes".

The Learning & Skills Councils replace the training functions of Training & Enterprise Councils (TECS) and the funding responsibility of the Further Education Funding Council (FEFC). Funding could potentially be available from these organisations to develop Young Sports Leader Programmes.

Telephone 01900 733351

These partnerships may provide funding for training & education programmes designed for coaches, officials & volunteers.

Telephone: Lifelong Learning Advisor (01924) 303302

Each LEA has:

A P.E. Advisor or Active Schools Manager with responsibility for the development & delivery of P.E. in schools & their community. This officer will usually be the main contact as regards the Curriculum Tops Scheme.

An Advisory Teacher responsible for the development and delivery of Early Years provision, whom is likely to administer & support the EYDCP and may be involved with the delivery of the "TOP START" programme. Funding may be available towards sports related initiatives. An example of the utilization of such funds is in Shropshire, where "TOP START" training has been provided as part of the central training programme identified in the Early Years Development Plan. Training courses have been provided free of charge for schools, voluntary pre-schools & private nurseries by the LEA. Groups are then encouraged to link with their local pre-school forums to access resources, as £2,000 is available to each forum for developmental purposes.

Contact Local LEA or www.open.gov.uk/index/localgovernment.htm

The NOF is a Lottery distributor & grants health, education & environmental projects across the U.K. It aims to support sustainable projects that (a) improve the quality of people's lives, (b) encourage community participation, (c) address the needs of those who are most disadvantaged in society, and (d) which complement local & national strategies.

Funding is available for "out of school learning programmes" (Study Support) to develop after school learning clubs in primary & secondary schools; e.g. homework clubs, sports clubs with links to literacy & numeracy learning & access to IT. Applications must be from co-ordinating organisations ( LEA;s, or ELB;s) on behalf of schools & partner organisations, or by individual schools or groups of schools.

Telephone: 0845 0000 121 www.nof.org.uk or Email general.enquiries@nof.org.uk

Funding is also available from "out of schools childcare scheme", which is designed to provide quality, affordable, & accessible out of school hour's childcare in a range of settings. £220 million is available to this scheme until April 2003 (including £20 million for integrated childcare & learning bids. Applications can be made by any organisation, either as single or consortium bids at three times during the year. Decisions are made within four months with Early Years Development & Childcare Partnerships (EYDCP's) being asked to comment upon the applications. (EYDCP's have themselves accessed these funds for the benefit of Sport & as part of an early years Physical Activity Training Strategy)

Telephone: 0845 604 0555.

NOF has recently launched the "Green Spaces" element of its scheme. Funding should be available to safeguard & develop use of playing fields and outdoor recreation areas for purposes such as Skateboarding & BMX riding. "Learning for Landscapes" is administering the part of the scheme which relates to the development of school playgrounds, which will include items such as; activity markings & fitness trails.

The NOF is now also one of the good causes, which are part of the "Awards for All" Scheme. NOF wish to fund community activities that deal with health, education or the environment from the scheme. Projects must still meet the aims & objectives of the Awards for All scheme.

Telephone: 0845 600 2040.

The Trust support development work of national organisations, groups & individuals that address themselves to the needs of young people. The aim of the Trust is to be an influential source of effective encouragement to young people, who are in some way disadvantaged, by encouraging them to develop themselves fully. The maximum amount of funding available is £20,000.

Telephone: 0800 842 842 or 0171 543 1234

This scheme starts in April 2002. Each school will receive a Standards Fund from the Government, which is determined by local indices and the size of the school. This fund will be managed by the School Governing Body and can be used to develop a number of different areas.

This will sometimes be directed by the Government (i.e. to be used towards Study Support), however it can be earmarked for training or development projects.

Contact: individual schools

Sure Start aims to improve health & well-being of children under 4 years of age and their families within the community. Programmes include family support, health services &early learning to promote physical, intellectual & social development. Sport can be used to enhance health/personal development.

Sure Start has supported the delivery of "TOP TOTS" &" TOP START" in Northumberland including training to parents and play providers and resources made available to support existing or new 0-4 years age groups. Coaches and leaders have also been employed to deliver physical activity sessions including Gymnastics, Movement& Dance.

Local Contact - Telephone 01229 871480 www.surestart.gov.uk