Tag: #Grants

Grants Up to £1,000 For College Studies Available

The Dorset Community Foundation’s Bursary Scheme awards grants of up to £1,000 to help students follow their dream career. Applications are now open.

Last year Dorset Community Foundation’s Bursary Scheme awarded more than £37,000 to support 72 students from the county who face financial disadvantage, additional issues such as those with disabled parents, those with Special Educational Needs or those not living with parents or guardians.

The total also includes disadvantaged students studying STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) at Bournemouth and Poole or Brockenhurst College funded by the community foundation’s Superior STEM Bursary Fund.

The grants can be used to cover the cost of travel to college, equipment, tools or clothing, study trips, laptops or meals. Grants Manager, Ellie Maguire said: “This isn’t an exhaustive list and students with other requirements for their course should contact us.”

Applicants must be 16yrs to 25yrs, attending a vocational course, and be enrolled at any of the following:

  • Bournemouth and Poole College,
  • Kingston Maurward College,
  • Brockenhurst College,
  • Weymouth College,
  • Yeovil College or
  • Wiltshire College’s Salisbury Campus.

Students should apply direct to their college for financial support before applying to DCF, although they may receive funds from both sources if needed.

Applications for bursaries to be paid in November are open until October 8th.
Further rounds of funding are also available.

For Application forms, and full details of criteria – Click HERE.

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Funding Available From The People’s Postcode Lottery

The People’s Postcode Lottery is a not-for-commercial-gain organisation owned by Dutch organisation, Novamedia, the creators of the Postcode Lottery brand.

They have launched the Postcode Neighbourhood Trust in response to the current pandemic. In 2020 Postcode Neighbourhood Trust will provide funding in Great Britain to organisations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic under the following themes: supporting your organisation’s resilience & adapting/expanding services to meet new challenges. Applications opened on the 4th August 2020 for community groups and good causes across Great Britain. They expect to distribute over 4 million pounds across the country.

If you would like to apply for funding, start by taking their eligibility quiz HERE and please make sure you have followed their funding guide before submitting. Click the website link to learn more and apply for a grant:
www.postcodeneighbourhoodtrust.org.uk

This comes in addition to the Postcode Lottery’s other four charities listed below. Click on the relative website link to learn more and apply for a grant:

Postcode TrustPostcode Trust: the People’s Postcode funds projects aimed at promoting human rights, combatting discrimination and helping to prevent poverty.
You can apply to receive up to £20,000.
www.postcodetrust.org.uk

 

Postcode Local Trust

Postcode Local Trust: the Postcode Local Trust is for groups looking to increase community access to outdoor space and improve biodiversity.
Groups looking to improve sustainability or combat climate change are also encouraged to apply.
www.postcodelocaltrust.org.uk

Postcode Community TrustPostcode Community Trust: the Postcode Community Trust supports initiatives working to improve health and wellbeing in communities, including those that look to reduce isolation.  This includes projects that increase participation in arts and physical recreation.
www.postcodecommunitytrust.org.uk

Postcode Innovation TrustPostcode Innovation Trust: the Postcode Innovation Trust operates two programmes:
i. Social Investment Programme 
This programme provides blended finance (50% grant, 50% loan) to asset locked social enterprises looking to achieve impact in the areas of: social inclusion, community development or environmental impact.
ii. Social Enterprise Support Programme 
This programme provides grant funding for charities who support social enterprises by delivering programmes including enterprise training, capacity support, accelerators, incubators, mentoring and peer support.
www,postcodeinnovationtrust.org.uk

People's Postcode LotteryAll the funds are raised by the players of the Postcode Lottery.
To take part, tickets cost £10. 32% of each ticket sold goes to supporting charities.
Visit their website: www.postcodelottery.org.uk or
Freephone: 0808 109 8765

 

 

 

The Safer Dorset Fund

Dorset Police & Crime CommissionerImportant work is performed by a whole range of organisations, from the public, community, voluntary and private sectors, which deliver services that aim to address crime and community safety issues for the benefit of our communities in Dorset. The Police Crime Commissioner (PCC) is able to add value to this delivery by working in partnership with these organisations in order to identify needs, consider the best options to address those needs and then to commission or co-commission services where appropriate, to achieve successful outcomes.
The resources available to the PCC to commission these services are generally accessed through a variety of government funding streams. The sum of these funding streams constitutes the Safer Dorset Fund (SDF).

Their approach to funding:
Their approach to commissioning focuses upon the priorities that have been identified and published within the Police and Crime Plan.
The priorities have been determined through analysis of key information at both a local and a national level; together with consultation with Dorset Police, with other partner organisations and with members of the public.

How to apply for funding:
Application for funding through the SDF is made via both the Priority Commissioning Scheme and the Community Grant Scheme. In addition, the PCC influences national commissioning of services for victims, witnesses and offenders, in support of local needs and outcomes.

COVID-19 Grant Scheme:
The Safer Dorset Fund Covid-19 Grant is a financial resource provided by the Police & Crime Commissioner to support charities during this health crisis.  Grants of between £100 and £5,000 are available.

Community Grant Scheme:
The Community Grant Scheme is designed primarily for voluntary and community sector applications which meet at least one of the Police and Crime Plan priorities.  Grants of between £100 and £3,000 are available.

Monitoring of Project Outcomes:
Monitoring the outcomes of activities is overseen by key partnerships that they work closely with, in order to evaluate success and inform future commissioning decisions.

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