Grants
We know that funding is a key concern for our members.
It is essential that Grant bids are evidence based. Here are some practical hints on a factsheet.
Local
Surrey County Council’s Services for Young People has been undergoing a radical transformation, and part of this includes a move away from grants to commissioning. Current grants forming part of a three year Grant Agreement are being honoured until March 2012, but thereafter the direction of travel is towards contracts. Potential providers of services need to be registered on the procurement portal of the County Council called BRAVO to get onto the list of potential providers/contractors. There are four new service areas being readied for commissioning in 2011, and these are:
- Centre Based Youth Work : SCC intends to let 32 contracts for organisations to becoming managing agents of centre based youth work. Each centre would operate with a full-time youth worker and an operational budget and staffing sufficient for three evening sessions per week.
- Local Prevention Framework (to include Year 11-12 transition) : SCC intends to establish a framework contract with successful providers wishing to deliver local preventative services in Surrey’s boroughs and districts. The focus would be on engaging young people at risk of becoming NEET or entering the youth justice system and reducing this risk.
- Youth Engagement : SCC intends to let a single outcomes based contract to provide information, marketing, and customer feedback and participation activity to and for young people. This is a universal service to provide information on education, training, careers, health, youth support services, things to do places to go in Surrey. We also want to capture the voice of young people; what they think of services for young people and what they want.
- Youth Support Service : SCC intends to let a strategic partnering agreement to jointly provide integrated youth justice, Connexions and local targeted and preventative youth services. The new Youth Support Service will be a truly integrated, targeted, preventative and local service for Surrey young people. (Source: Surrey CC)
High Sheriff’s Youth Award: Available in sums up to £1,000 for projects that help to make communities safer and reduce crime. Details are on the website: www.surreyhighsheriff.org
Community Foundation for Surrey : gives grants in Surrey. For more information see: http://www.communityfoundationsurrey.org.uk/grant.html
National
The Coalition Government has scrapped many previously familiar finding streams like the Youth Opportunities Fund, and Positive Activities for Young people fund, and we wait to see what will be put in its place. It is expected that a new Government policy on Youth will be published in 2011.
Big Lottery: This is an invaluable web site www.biglotteryfund.org.uk at which a range of grants can be found. Of particular relevance to Surrey Youth Focus Members may be the Awards for All Grants, under which funds can be sought up to £10,000 for projects. For more see: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_a4a_eng
Children In Need: The BBC Children in Need programme has grants for organisations working with disadvantaged young people under the age of 18. For more see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/general_grants.shtml
Additional Information
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For any advice about funding contact Mike Abbott (Chief Executive) on 01483- 453962 or email to: mike.abbott@surreyyouthfocus.org.uk
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