Ayrshire Rural Enterprise Award
The Ayrshire Rural Enterprise Award is part of the Ayrshire Business Awards 2011, and is sponsored by Scottish Government and the European Community Ayrshire LEADER 2007-2013 Programme. This new award category will recognisethe commitment of rural businesses and community groups in Ayrshire who can demonstrate a truly innovative and enterprising approach in addressing rural challenges, opportunities and development.
Entrants should demonstrate excellence through any or all of the following: activities which demonstrate clear prospects for sustaining capacity; strengthening community facilities and services; improving economic and social participation by young people; or supporting economic and environmental activities linking to tourism and leisure.
Applicants must be based in mainland Ayrshire with a population of less than 10k (so excludes Ayr, Prestwick, Troon, Kilmarnock, Irvine, Kilwinning) unless the organisation is based in an urban area but has specifically delivered a project in a rural community.
You can apply for this prestigious award online. The closing date is 26th August 2011 For further information on this and other awards offered in 2011, please follow this LINK
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South Ayrshire Council:
Funding Alerts Publication
South Ayrshire Council have recently introduced
a monthly "Funding
Alert Update" listing
many of the sources of funds available in Scotland and highlighting application
deadlines.
The publication is circulated in PDF format and
it is updated on a monthly basis. The latest version
is dated October, 2011.
To view the current version of this publication,
please follow this LINK
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Scottish Community Foundation
Express Grants
Express Grants are for community groups based in Scotland looking for
funding of up to £2,000. As the name suggests, Express Grants have a
straightforward application process, and a short turnaround time, meaning
that within six weeks, applicants will know if they have been successful.
For those familiar with the Scottish Community Foundation's grants programmes,
Express Grants replace the Small Grants programme. Small Grants were
introduced in 1998 to support small community groups who only needed
small amounts to make big differences in their communities. In order
to maintain this support, the Foundation has increased the value of Express
Grants to £2,000 to reflect the increased cost of living.
For further information please follow this LINK
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Funding web site helps groups in North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire 4 Funding is a new online web portal offering funding information
and support to community groups, businesses and social enterprises. It
covers local and national funding sources, including government, European
Union, lottery and charitable trusts.
It’s easy to use and absolutely free.
For further information please follow this LINK
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Creative Scotland
Creative Scotland has published details
of a small number of funding opportunities or, as it likes to style it's
activities, an investment update.
'As it develops its new plans, Creative Scotland is
experimenting with a range of new methodologies and investment models for
identifying and supporting talent. Where
practical we will communicate specific changes in advance, but this may not
always be possible. However, we are always prepared to answer any questions
and queries that arise as a result of decisions we make.
There are a number of funding opportunities which in the past have been available
either as open opportunities or through a range of other processes. These
have been consolidated into new strands of investment, which will be announced
during the coming months.
Ultimately, established funding opportunities may not exist at all in the future
in their current form, but be incorporated or modified into new, more streamlined
and light-touch opportunities. An example of this is the Performing
Arts Programming Fund, which, for the final time, will be available
through a different process. If you have applied to this fund in the past
then you will hear from us separately and in more detail about how to engage
with us on this.'
If you can make sense of this and wish to read
more, please follow this LINK
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The European Commission is inviting applications through two funding strands under its Culture Programme: Support to European Cultural Festivals (closing date 15th November 2011) and Cooperation Projects between organisations involved in cultural policy analysis (closing date 1st October 2011).
For further information, please follow this LINK
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As part of its ongoing commitment to investing in the Scottish community, Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland holds a series of surgeries for local charities. The surgery is an opportunity for you to have a one-to-one session with one of their Assessors, and to discuss how to go about putting in an application to the Foundation.
You don’t need to go to a funding surgery – it’s not something they take into account when they assess your application – but generally people who have been to a surgery complete better applications and so are more likely to receive an award.
25th July 2011: Glasgow
For further information, please follow this LINK
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Big Lottery Fund Scotland - Investing in Communities
The Big Lottery Fund Scotland has relaunched
its Investing in Communities fund with the following three
investment areas:
Growing Community Assets - This aims to help communities have more control
and influence over their own
future through ownership of assets.
Life Transitions - This aims to support projects that help people at
key times of change, helping them to make their lives better for the
future.
Supporting 21st Century Life - This aims to support projects that build
stronger families and stronger communities.
Grants of between £10,000 and £1 million are available.
For further information please follow this LINK
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Support for Funding with GrantNet in South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire Council is now providing access to "GrantNet"
through its web site. It is a valuable resource for individuals and organisations
in both the private and public sectors that are looking for funding.
Registration on the system is free, quick and easy. Once registered, you can
search the database for the funds that are most appropriate to your organisation
or need.
GrantNet is updated every month and offers all the information required
to identify appropriate funding.
It offers a user-friendly search that has compliance with web content accessibility
guidelines and allows a full grants search in three easy steps with a
range of new and exciting features included.
For further information please follow this LINK
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Ayrshire have recently introduced a monthly "Funding Alert Update" listing
many of the sources of funds available in Scotland and highlighting application
deadlines.
To view this publication, please follow this LINK
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BBC Performing Arts Fund - Young People's Musical Theatre scheme
The BBC Performing Arts Fund launched the
Young People's Musical Theatre scheme on 27th September.
This is
a new scheme that will award £200,000 in grants aimed at encouraging young
people to take part in musical theatre. The scheme will be open to any non-profit
theatre group who have a youth section or are made up of members under 25.
The group should regularly put on musical theatre productions or wish to try
out a musical for the first time.
Groups can apply for grants for training and development and in particular for
projects that encourage new members and/or new audiences. They may wish to
try more ambitious repertoire, work with other local groups or schools or put
on workshops with professionals.
Some groups may wish to put on
a musical for the first time and could apply for funding to help them hire
a live band, a director or a choreographer.
Partners on the scheme include: NODA (National
Operatic and Dramatic Association), Voluntary Arts and The Media Trust.
For further information, please follow this LINK
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Since 2007 the Training in Musical Theatre Fund has already helped over 160 talented students to complete their musical theatre training, distributing awards in excess of £630,000. In 2011 the BBC’s Performing Arts Fund will be contributing up to £150,000 more to that running total as it launches its Training in Musical Theatre scheme for the fifth consecutive year.
To make the process of distributing the grants more streamlined and cost effective, this year they will award the money directly to UK colleges and drama schools. The colleges will then distribute this funding to talented students who are able to demonstrate that they would benefit most from the financial support.
Applications for the scheme will open on 11th April and will close at 5pm on 3rd May.
So if you’re a current student, or are awaiting a place, on a musical theatre course and are looking for funding, please let your college know about the opportunity and encourage them to apply.
For further information, please follow this LINK
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