 |   October 2002 |
October 2002
Contents
- Shell Better Britain Campaign (Interactive Connect)
- Environmental Grants
- Vital Villages
- Supporting rural communities
- Active Community Initiative in Northern Ireland
- Gannett Foundation Fund
- Grants up to £5,000
- Tesco - committed to playing a positive role in the community
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Shell Better Britain Campaign (Interactive Connect)
Environmental Grants
Interactive Connect is a new scheme run by Shell Better Britain Campaign, to give low-level assistance to environmental groups that "provide environment and community benefit in their work". To be eligible for these grants the group must be involved in "community based sustainable development". These grants are likely to be in the region of £150.
If you would like to find out more about this scheme telephone 0121 248 5902, email enquiries@sbbc.co.uk or visit http://www.sbbc.co.uk
Vital Villages
Supporting rural communities
Vital Villages is a Countryside Agency Funding Programme, through which grants are available across England to support rural communities. Under this heading there are four grant schemes.
The four grant schemes are as follows:
- Community Services Grant Scheme
- Parish Transport Grant Scheme
- Rural Transport Partnership
- Parish Plan Grant Scheme
For further information on any of these grant schemes please telephone Jane English on 0117 974 6265 or visit http://www.countryside.gov.uk/vitalvillages/
Active Community Initiative in Northern Ireland
The Voluntary and Community Unit in the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland has £250,000 available for small grants during 2003/4. The aims of this scheme are to promote and support volunteering. Projects under this scheme can last for up to a year and could receive up to £10,000 in funding. The closing date is 8 January 2003.
To highlight this scheme, and how to apply, the Volunteering Development Agency is running a series of roadshows through October. For more details telephone 028 9081 8330 or email info@volunteering-ni.org
Gannett Foundation Fund
Grants up to £5,000
Gannett Co is the owner of the Newsquest Media Group, which is the second largest publisher of local and regional newspapers in the UK. The Gannett Foundation is the charitable arm of this company. This foundation will provide funding in the region of £1000 - £5000 to support local organisations in the areas where Newsquest operates.
The Gannett Foundation will aid projects that tackle such issues as education and neighbourhood improvements, economic development, community problem solving, assistance to disadvantaged people, environmental conservation and cultural enrichment. Included in its priorities for this year are equipment or running costs for Youth Organisation projects. The closing date is 14 October 2002, with decisions in mid to late November 2002.
For more information about the scheme please write to Hendon Times Newspaper Group, 71 Church Road, Hendon, NW4 4DN or email timesgrants@london.newsquest.co.uk
Tesco - committed to playing a positive role in the community
How your local store can support your Group Every year the Tesco Charity Trust supports local communities through giving financial and practical assistance to charities and projects in areas local to where they have stores. Charities and Projects they support involve children, education, people with disabilities and the elderly. If you would like more information about this scheme and other ways that Tesco could help your Scout Group raise money, please visit http://www.tesco.com/corporateinfo/
