Thursday 13 February 2020

Job Opportunity - Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Awareness Project Officers


 


We require two

Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Awareness Project Officers 

to work on a new project to raise mental health awareness with a range of sports organisations and workplaces across Derby and Derbyshire.

 

37 hours, including some weekend and evening working

Salary: £24,050 one year contract

Are you enthusiastic about empowering people to promote good mental health and suicide prevention awareness within sports settings and workplaces? 

We need two Project Officers who will engage with a range of identified organisations and enable their workers and volunteers to

  • Understand the need to promote mental health across their contacts
  • Access training, develop mental health policies and action plans
  • Signpost to ongoing advice and support.

 

A commitment to the promotion of good mental health and an interest in local sport and community activity is essential. Our target groups will be local football clubs, gyms and boxing clubs and identified workplaces.

You will need excellent communication skills, and an aptitude for learning. You must be self motivated and able to work independently within an agreed framework. You will be self-supporting so must be fully computer literate. You will need to be able to work flexible hours and to travel across Derby and Derbyshire.  Posts will be based at our office in Long Eaton with the possibility of hot-desking with a partner organisation in the north of the county.

The posts are initially for a one-year contract.  

Please download an application pack from www.erewashvoluntaryaction.org.uk

e-mail      stella@erewashcvs.org.uk

or send an A4 SAE (Large letter stamp) to

Stella Scott, Erewash Voluntary Action, Granville Avenue, Long Eaton, NG10 4HD

 

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: MONDAY 2ND MARCH 4P.M.

INTERVIEW DATE: TUESDAY 10TH MARCH 2020.

This post requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

 

TEA DANCE VE DAY 75th CELEBRATION

TEA DANC E

VE DAY

At
Erewash Voluntary Action
Granville Avenue, Long Eaton, NG10 4HD
(fully accessible building)

Wednesday, 13th May 2020
 
MUSIC by:

1.30pm - 3.30pm
£5 each - includes tea/coffee and cakes

Tickets must be purchased in advance

Tel: 0115 9466740

Derbyshire County Council survey for funding of infrastructure funding


 
 
 


Dear All,

 
We are sending you this consultation and asking you to support us by filling out the online questionnaire (link below).





Erewash Voluntary Action is your local Infrastructure organisation that will be affected by this consultation. We would urge you to inform them of the value we provide in supporting groups through provision of one-to one support for groups, volunteer brokerage, forums where people can come and find out what’s happening and to share good practice,  and projects such as Home From Hospital, Befriending (currently on hold but also being reviewed later in the year), Shopping Project, Room hire  Social Prescribing, Erewash Mental Health  Partnership, Derbyshire Mental Health Forum and Social Connectedness  to name a few.  This vital Core funding helps to ensure that the organisation has the foundations to provide these much needed  services to our community.

We understand the need for a fair distribution of funding  across the county but this cut would see a £31,000 reduction in funding to Erewash Voluntary Action.  

This consultation is now live for a twelve week period.

I urge you to take part and help us to prove that you value the work we undertake.

For more information on the impact for Erewash contact: Stella Scott Chief Executive

stella@erewashcvs.org.uk    Tel: 0115 9466740
 

Press Release from DCC

We launched the consultation into funding for local voluntary and community sector (VCS) infrastructure organisations with a view to developing a fairer more consistent way of allocating money to support our ambitions and priorities.

We've already met with the infrastructure groups – umbrella organisations which offer information, support, guidance, training and funding advice to the local charitable sector – as well as health partners and district and borough councils, to develop future funding principles based on:

  • fairness and consistency
  • outcomes (measurable achievements)
  • long term sustainability

We now want as many people as possible across the county to take part in the consultation and give their views.

Our Cabinet Member for Health and Communities Councillor Carol Hart said:

“We’ve already been out talking to infrastructure organisations to find out what they need from us to carry out their work in a sustainable way. Based on their feedback, we’ve come up with some ideas and we’d now like to hear from as many people as possible on what they think of our proposals.”

We give grants of more than £3 million a year to local voluntary and charity groups carrying out valuable work for Derbyshire residents. A proportion of the funding supports the infrastructure organisations – often local council for voluntary service (CVS) groups.

The new proposals could see grants given out over 4 years instead of one, distributed along borough and district boundary lines and key performance indicators introduced.

Councillor Hart added:

“The way we fund organisations has developed organically over time which has led to a fragmented approach. By developing a new funding framework, the community and voluntary sector will have a better idea of what we expect from our funding.

“The sector is also asking us to look at providing funding over the longer term to give it stability.

“As an Enterprising Council one of our key priorities is to create empowered and self-sufficient local communities. Supporting the voluntary and community sector to grow and thrive is central to achieving this.”

A report on the outcome of the consultation is due back before Cabinet in the summer.

Her is a link to the survey and more on the consultation.



if you would like help in completing this questionnaire then please call into the office on Granville Ave and one of us will help you.

 

Thank you for your support
 
Stella Scott
Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 

Wednesday 5 February 2020

Funding opportunities February 2020



FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

FEBRUARY 2020

Erewash Voluntary Action Small Grants Scheme

Small grants are available through the Erewash Small Grants Scheme for local Erewash community and voluntary groups.  Groups can apply for up to £1,500 as long as projects meet at least one of the health priorities of the scheme. 

The aim of the grant is to help improve services and opportunities for local people. Funding can help support things like equipment, events, activities and guest speakers.

The Erewash Small Grants Scheme is funded by Derbyshire Council Adult Care Services, Erewash Borough Council and Derbyshire County Council Public Health.

Applicants must meet as a minimum one of the grant scheme health priorities which includes the Erewash Public Health locality priorities – reduce alcohol and drug related harm, increase uptake of healthy lifestyles, raise aspirations of young people and the community, improve emotional health and wellbeing and older people and dementia.

It is advised to read the application guidance and contact the Development Worker for help or further information.

Applications can be made at any time using the grant application form 

For further details contact Catriona Paterson Development Worker at Erewash Voluntary Action catriona@erewashcvs.org.uk or telephone 0115 9466740.

Erewash Voluntary Action manages the small grants scheme in partnership with Erewash Borough Council, Derbyshire County Council Adult Care and Derbyshire County Council Public Health.

Further information – www.erewashvoluntaryaction.org.uk

 

Erewash Borough Council – Community Grant Scheme

Erewash Borough Council's Community Grant Scheme gives both large and small voluntary organisations the chance to apply for funding of up to £2,000 for projects and services that benefit Erewash residents. The Council has continued its support for voluntary organisations and has again made funding available to help as many groups as possible.

 

The Community Grants programme offers the chance for organisations and groups to apply for a grant of up to £2,000, subject to eligibility, for innovative projects that help and support residents in the borough and the council is particularly keen to hear about new or ground-breaking projects that could be helped by the money.

 

The grant scheme is currently closed at the moment for applications.

 

For further information contact Colin Handley Community Engagement Officer Telephone 0115 9072244 ext. 3575 or email EBCsmallgrants@erewash.gov.uk


 

Erewash Borough Council – Members Scheme

For the 2019-2020 financial year each Erewash councillor has £500.00 to award to organisations within their ward. It is for each councillor to determine which project(s) or organisation(s) they wish to support. The scheme allows a wide degree of flexibility in the type of project a councillor may support and the amount (minimum £50) they wish to allocate, subject to approval.

For more information about the scheme contact Colin Handley - colin.handley@erewash.gov.uk.

 

Foundation Derbyshire

Foundation Derbyshire offers a wide range of funding programmes with most grants up to £2,000.  Grants are available for voluntary and community groups, not for profit organisations and charities usually for a 12 month period.

For further information:  www.foundationderbyshire.org

Contact the grants team 01773 525860 or email: hello@foundationderbyshire.org

The Fund offers small grants of a minimum £50 up to £5,000. The award period is one year and groups are welcome to reapply to the fund after that time.

Applications are made on-line

For further information:  www.foundationderbyshire.org

Contact the grants team 01773 525860 or email: hello@foundationderbyshire.org

 

Jefford Weller Fund to Prevent Homelessness

 Foundation Derbyshire the fund works to help prevent homelessness in Derby City and Derbyshire tackling the root causes and stopping vulnerable individuals spiralling into a situation where they may become homeless. This could include supporting individuals with mental health problems, addictions, debt problems, dealing with domestic abuse and a range of other issues. 

The fund also recognises the need for reactionary work providing support for people who are currently homeless whether this is the basic provision of shelter and food or more long-term support to re-gain tenancies and education.

The type of project costs funded includes capital (equipment) for refurbishment or building work and revenue (non-equipment) including running costs for a project or group.

The maximum grant is £2,000 

There are no fixed deadlines but the decision-making panel meets quarterly.  


 

Severn Trent Community Fund

From 2020 Severn Trent will be giving away more than £10 million over the next 5 years to help local projects, charities and groups to improve community wellbeing.  The fund will be looking to support projects that can demonstrate a clear link to one or more of the three elements of community wellbeing:

·       People – projects that help people to lead a healthier life and gain new skills

·       Place – ideas that create better places to live in and use

·       Environment – schemes that will help look after the natural environment to help give people greater access to the environment or help look after water.

Severn Trent will also be encouraging projects that have a link to water in some way, such as river restoration, flood alleviation or sustainable drainage.

There are three sizes of grant available:

·       £2,000 - £10,000

·       £10,001 - £75,000

·       £75,001 - £250,000

Check the information on the web site to determine what you can apply for and any match funding required.  Organisations applying for more than £10,000 must be registered and supply a charity/company number.

Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and the panel will meet for the first time in March and from April 2020 the first grants will be given out.

Applications open in January 2020



East Midlands Airport Community Fund

The East Midlands Airport Community Fund aims to bring lasing benefit to the communities around the airport.  The Community Fund is managed independently by a Community Fund Management Committee that meets six times a year and is open to community groups within a defined ‘are of benefit’ that meet certain criteria.

The Community Fund awards grants to support eligible projects that have a long-lasting community, social or environmental benefit and can award a maximum of £2,000 per application.

Applications must meet at least one of the following objectives:

·       Bring the community closer together through facilities for sport, recreation and other leisure time activities

·       Supporting young people to prepare for work

·       Offer environmental improvement and/or heritage conservation

·       Improve awareness of environmental issues through environmental education

·       Encourage and/or protect wildlife

The next deadline for applications is 4 March 2020


This Girl Can Community Fund

The This Girl Can Community Fund aims to support women aged 16+ to get active by offering National Lottery grants to local projects that will contribute to overcoming the barriers some women face in getting active.

Sport England are looking to support a wide range of ideas from those that just need a few hundred pounds to larger projects nearer £10,000

The fund is available for not-for-profit organisations.  Activities that get women’s heart rate up whatever form that takes will be considered for funding.

The deadline for applications is 25 February 2020.

For further information: www.thisgirlcan.co.uk/community-fund


Asda Foundation – First Steps Enterprise Fund

First Steps Enterprise Fund (FSEF) is a £300,000 pilot fund to support community organisations. The Social Investment Business manage this fund on behalf of the Asda Foundation.

 

Funding is available for community organisations (charities and social enterprises) based in England that are looking to take on their first loan to help them grow and become more sustainable. Particular preference is given to organisations that work in the following areas:

 

• Older people

• Health and wellbeing

• Employment for young people

 

Funding packages of up to £30,000 are available (90% loan and 10% grant). The loan element is charged at 5% (fixed) to be repaid over a period of 4 years with an optional capital holiday for the first year. Up to £50,000 is available for exceptional cases.

 

No closing dates advertised

 

For further information and to find out more contact loans@sibgroup.org.uk or call 0203 0967900 www.sibgroup.org.uk/firststeps

 
Comic Relief Community Fund (England)
 

The Comic Relief Community Fund (England) is offering grants to grassroots community organisations with an income of less than £250,000.

 

There are two types of grants available to organisations whose work delivers on one of Comic Relief’s four strategic themes:

 

Children Survive & Thrive: projects that support children under the age of 5 to reach their potential and have the best start in life.

 

Fighting for Gender Justice: projects that improve equality for women, girls and the LBTQI+ community and initiatives that help people affected by domestic violence, abuse or exploitation due to their gender.

 

A Safe Place to Be: projects that support people who are rebuilding their lives because of homelessness or forced migration.

 

Mental Health Matters: projects that support good mental health in communities, improve access to support and tackle stigma and discrimination.

 

Funding is available to help develop your organisation through a Capacity Building Grant (up to £500) or to deliver projects through a Project Delivery Grant (up to £4,000).

 

Administration of the local funding is being managed by community charity, Groundwork, which specialises in transforming communities and the local environment for the better.

 

The grant programme is open now.

 


 

 

Masonic Charitable Foundation - Early Years and Later Life Grants

 

The Foundation’s grant-making programmes aim to tackle some of society’s most important issues through grants to local and national charities through a couple of key funding streams:

 

• Early Years Grants for children, young people and vulnerable families

• Later Life Grants which help to reduce isolation in older people

 

The following applies to both grant programmes:

 

Charities with incomes of under £500,000 can apply for a small grant of between £500 and £15,000 over 1-3 years.

Charities with incomes of over £500,000 can seek a large grant for up to 3 years.

 

Grants are between £10,000 and £80,000 however the average grant ranges from £20,000 to £60,000. Large grants must be used to fund a specific project.

 

Applications go into two stages and are reviewed on a first come first serve basis.

 

Small grants - Applications accepted between 3rd February and 17th April 2020 OR 8th June and 14th August 2020

Large Grants – Application accepted between 2nd December – 17th February OR 30th March and 15th June 2020

 

 


 

 

Lloyds Bank Foundation Grants

Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales has reopened its grants programme with a simpler and more flexible transparent approach.

Support is available for registered charities with an annual income of between £24,000 and £1 million that are working to tackle complex social issues and who have a proven track record of helping people achieve positive change in their local communities.

The new funding process considers local need, the prevalence of eligible small and medium sized charities and the nature of the region.

There are a number of priority areas where charities are working in and there is an expression of interest for each priority area.

For further information:   www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk


Greggs Foundation

Applications are now open for small, local not for profit organisations that are seeking funding for a project that helps build resilience within their local community.

Greggs provides grants to small not for profit organisations with a turnover of less than £300,000.

Grants of up to £2,000 are available for projects and proving equipment for people in need at the heart of communities.

Projects must support a community of interest e.g. disabled, living in poverty, voluntary carers, homeless, isolated older people and other demonstrated significant need.

This is a highly competitive grant scheme.

The deadline for applications is 23 February 2020

For further information:  www.greggsfoundation.org.uk


Tesco Bags of Help Grants Programme

After a short break voluntary and community organisations can apply once again for funding to support local projects which benefit their community.

Bags of Help is Tesco’s local community awards programme, a public vote determines which groups will receive a grant.  In 2020 projects that receive the most votes will receive a maximum grant of £2,000, second place will receive £1,000 and third place a grant up to £500.

Not for profit organisations can apply including voluntary and community organisations.  Grants must be used for projects which develop local communities.

There is a two-step application process.



Thomas Wall Trust – Digital Skills 2020 Grants Programme

The Trust is marking its 100th birthday in 2020 with a new grant programme that provides funding to not for profit organisations and registered charities that are working to improve basic digital skills for people in need.  The programme aims to equip adults with basic digital skills for work and life helping them to access the online world.

Grants are up to £5,000 are available for projects that are working to improve the basic digital skills of disadvantaged people aged 18 years and older.

There are a number of priority areas for applications.

There is a two stage application process with the first stage an expression of interest.

The first deadline to submit an expression of interest is 31 March 2020


 

Coalfields Community Investment Programme

Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations for projects taking place in the top 30% most deprived coalfield communities in England that will make a positive difference in addressing the areas of skills, employment and wellbeing.

Grants of between £500 and £10,000 are available.

There are only a few eligible wards in Erewash which include:

·       Awsworth Road

·       Cotmanhay

·       Hallam Fields

·       Larklands

·       Little Hallam

The eligibility survey for the March 2020 committee is now open and will close on 28 February.

The deadline for applications is 13 March 2020 at 5.00pm.



Swimathon Foundation Community Grant Scheme

The swimathon Foundation’s annual community grants scheme offers funding to groups and individuals who provide swimming in their local community.  The scheme is operated in partnership with Swim England and the Swimming Trust.

The funding aims to encourage and support organisations which increase access to swimming and provide activities aiming at helping individuals and communities enjoy the benefits of swimming throughout their lives.

Organisations including community groups, swimming clubs, senior groups, youth groups, sports clubs, disability charities, scout groups and healthy living groups in the UK are eligible to apply.

To be eligible organisations must:

·       Be a representative of or have the support of a pool participating in Swimathon 2020

·       Be working on a project that takes place at a Swimathon pool and have the sign off from the pool manager for the project to take place

Grants of between £500 and £2,500 are available.

The deadline for applications is 13 March 2020


 

Sport England Major Event Volunteer Fund

Grants are available to national governing bodies or organisations hosting major sports events for projects that help individuals who are serving as volunteers at major events to make the transition to supporting sport in their local community.

Grants are between £10,000 and £100,000 are available.

The fund will be open to new applicants until January 2021 and it will cease once all the funding has been committed.


 

 

FCC Community Action Fund – England

Grants are available to not-for profit organisations for amenity projects under Objective D of the Landfill Communities Fund and located within 10 miles of an eligible FCC environment waste facility.

Grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 are available for projects with a maximum total cost of £500,000

All grant recipients are required to secure a contributing third party payment.

The deadline for the first round of funding closes on 4 March 2020



Veolia Environmental Trust 

Grants are available to constituted, not for profit groups with environmental and community projects that are located near a qualifying Veolia site in England.

Grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 are available with a number of conditions.

The funding is for capital improvement projects at a single site that fall in one of the following categories:

·       Community buildings and rooms

·       Outdoor spaces

·       Play and recreation

·       Biodiversity projects

March funding of at least 10% is required for projects.

The next closing date is 5 March 2020

For further information: www.veoliatrust.org/funding

 

 

FUNDING REMINDERS

Derbyshire County Council – Action Grants

 

Derbyshire County Council have launched a new grant scheme called Action Grants for groups, clubs, local authorities, local charities and other non-profit organisations working in communities.  There are grants themes and these include:

 

·       Youth activity

·       Community Safety

·       Community Activity

·       Physical Activity and Sport

The Action Grants programme will run for a period of two years from May 2018 until the end of May 2020. 

 

There are three levels of funding across the four themes:

 

·       Small Grants up to £500

·       Medium Grants up to £5,000

·       Large Grants up to £10,000

 

There is an application form which needs to be completed.  Applications for small grants will be sorted quarterly, medium and large grants can be applied for annually.

 


 

The next date for small applications (up to £500) is 31 May 2020 (there will be no round for community activities as this is over-subscribed)

 

The deadline for medium grants up to £5,000 and large grants up to £10,000 is 31 May 2020

 

Daytrippers Foundation – Day Trip Grant

Daytrippers Foundation offers grants to SEND schools and units, children’s hospices and not-for profit organisations based in the UK.  The funding is to enable groups of children and young people aged 5-25 who have disabilities and life limiting conditions to go on recreational and educational trips.

They will fund costs of up to £30 per child for groups of at least eight.  Day trips can be for any destination but must take place in the UK. 

Applications are being taken for day trips taking place between 1 November 2019 and 31 October 2020.  Applications must be submitted at least 2 weeks before the date of the trip.


Armed Forces Day Grant

The Ministry of Defence provides funding each year to help organisations and individuals in the UK host an Armed Forces Day event to show support for the UK’s servicemen and women, past and present.  Events to take place within two week of the Armed Forces Day event.

A maximum grant of £10,000 is available per application providing that the MoD funding accounts for no more than 50% of the total costs. 

Local councils, voluntary and community organisations, schools, ex-service organisations and individuals are eligible to apply.

The deadline for applications for event funding is 27 March 2020


Greggs Foundation

Applications are now open for small, local not for profit organisations that are seeking funding for a project that helps build resilience within their local community.

Greggs provides grants to small not for profit organisations with a turnover of less than £300,000.

Grants of up to £2,000 are available for projects and proving equipment for people in need at the heart of communities.

Projects must support a community of interest e.g. disabled, living in poverty, voluntary carers, homeless, isolated older people and other demonstrated significant need.

This is a highly competitive grant scheme.

The deadline for applications is 23 February 2020

For further information:  www.greggsfoundation.org.uk

National Churches Trust’s Foundation Grants Programme 2020

 

Listed and unlisted Christian places of worship of any denomination in the UK are invited to apply for grants towards urgent maintenance works, small repairs and small investigative works and surveys.

 

Grants of between £500 and £5,000 are available for repair projects on buildings that were originally built as churches and are open to the public on a regular basis. The funding aims to support interventions to investigate or address small problems before they turn into large repairs.

 

 The Trust provides funding for:

        Urgent maintenance work.

        Items identified as high priority within a Quinquennial Inspection report/survey reports/other sort of report.

        Small investigative works/surveys.

 

Total projects costs can be up to £10,000 (excl. VAT) but grants must not exceed 50% of project costs.

 

The programme is open to applications from across the UK.

 

Applications can be made at any time between now and 30 October 2020.

 

For further information:  www.nationalchurchestrust.org/node/15200

 

FUNDING TRAINING AND EVENTS

Foundation Derbyshire Erewash funding workshop on Wednesday 4 March 2020 at Erewash Voluntary Action from 10.30 am – 12.30 pm.  The workshop will include an overview of the Foundation, hints and tips for applying and a chance to see how decisions are made on funding applications.

To book a place contact Cats Paterson – catriona@erewashcvs.org.uk

Meet the Funders Erewash Event – Advance date notification – Wednesday 17 June from 10.00 am – 2.00 pm at Erewash Voluntary Action.

 

For any further details please contact:

Catriona Paterson – Development Worker

Erewash Voluntary Action

Granville Avenue

Long Eaton

Derbyshire

NG10 4HD

Tel: 0115 9466740