Grants

GRANTS AVAILABLE FROM CNET:

1. Grassroots Grants (see below)

2. Shipley Health & Wellbeing Grant Scheme (see below)

3. Aiming High for Disabled Children - Short Break Funding (see below)

4. Aiming High for Disabled Children - Capital Improvement Scheme (see below)

5. Targeted Support Fund : Real Help for Communities (see below) - THIS FUND HAS NOW COME TO AN END.

6. Voluntary & Community Youth Sector Infrastructure Grant (see below) - THIS FUND HAS NOW COME TO AN END

For general enquiries about any of the grant schemes listed on this page and the application process please contact Alison Silver or Abdul Ismail at CNet 01274 714144.

All Applications must be submitted to CNet by the deadline specified

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Grassroots Grants

Grassroots Grants is a National Programme that aims to invest in a thriving community sector across the whole of the UK to build stronger and more active communities. CNet has been appointed the Local Funder to deliver Grassroots Grants in the Bradford Metropolitan District.

Who Can Apply?

The Grant aims to support small, largely volunteer led community organisations and groups, often with limited resources, have been in existence for at least 12 months, and has an annual income of less than £30,000 (averaged over last 3 years). These grants are intended for projects and activities that will build their capacity and address local needs.

Grants from £250 - £5,000 are available under the scheme.

For further information on Grassroots Grants please download the Grassroots Grants Information Sheet

CNet are running two schemes under this Programme:

(1) FAST TRACK SCHEME - For grants of £250 to £900 please apply under the Fast Track Scheme.

Closing dates:

15 January 2010
15 March 2010
07 May 2010
01 July 2010
01 September 2010 - THIS IS THE LAST CLOSING DATE FOR THIS SCHEME

Grassroots Grants Fast Track Application Form

Grassroots Grants Scheme Guidance Notes

CNet Grassroots Grants Fast Track Programme Previously Funded Groups

(2) GENERAL SCHEME - for grants of £901 - £5,000 please apply under the General Grants Scheme.

Closing dates:

31 December 2009
31 March 2010
07 May 2010
01 July 2010
01 September 2010 - THIS IS THE LAST CLOSING DATE FOR THIS SCHEME

Grassroots Grants General Application Form

Grassroots Grants Scheme Guidance Notes

CNet Grassroots Grants Programme Previously Funded Groups

Please download the appropriate application form, complete and return it to us together with all the relevant documentation for further consideration.

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Shipley Health & Wellbeing Grant

The Health & Wellbeing Grant is designed to encourage local groups /organisations in the Shipley constituency to deliver health and wellbeing activities, for example through increasing physical activity and improving the diet of local residents. The scheme is a partnership between HALE and CNet with funding from Shipley Area Committee.

Who can apply?

Any community group or voluntary organisation in the Shipley constituency ie Shipley, Baildon, Wharfedale, Windhill, Wrose, Bingley, Bingley Rural (Harden, Wilsden, Cottingley, Denholme, Cullingworth), Bolton Woods, Esholt and Menston, with an annual income of less than £10,000 and that is developing a programme of activities to address health and wellbeing issues is eligible to apply.

For further information including examples of eligible costs and details of how to apply please download the Scheme Guidance

Closing dates:

12noon Wed 16 June 2010
12noon Wed 15 Sept 2010
12noon Fri 3 Dec 2010

To apply please download and complete the Application Form and return it along with all requested documentation to the address provided on the form.

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Aiming High for Disabled Children - Short Break Funding

The Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC) Short Break Funding is designed to enable organisations working with disabled children and young people up to the age of 19 years across Bradford Metropolitan District to provide additional and creative short break provision. The funding is part of the Aiming High Short Break Transformation Programme (AHDC Fund) from the Department of Children, Schools & Families (DSCSF). Bradford has been chosen as a Pathfinder area and CNet (Bradford and District Community Empowerment Network Ltd) is delivering this grant programme on behalf of the Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

This funding will cover the provision of Short Breaks during school holidays, weekends and after school, aimed particularly at those children & young people who commonly fail to access such activities because of a shortage of services. Grants must be used to provide additional places for short breaks and cannot be used to fund existing provision. We are particularly looking for new, creative and innovative ways to engage disabled children and young people and to allow them to have fun.

Between £1,000 and £5,000 is available per organisation. It is accepted that costs will vary enormously depending on the needs of the individual children or young people accessing provision and therefore flexibility will be recognised when assessing applications.

Closing dates:

12 noon Friday 9 July 2010

Aiming High Short Break Application Form

Aiming High Short Break Guidance Notes

Aiming High Short Break Previously Funded Groups

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Aiming High for Disabled Children - Capital Improvement Scheme

The Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC) Capital Improvement Scheme is available for the purpose of improving facilities to enhance the experience of short break provisions for disabled children, with an emphasis on long-term sustainability.

The AHDC Capital Improvement Scheme can be used for the acquisition of equipment or the enhancement of buildings and/or facilities across Bradford District which support the needs of disabled children and young people.

Who Can Apply?

Any public, private, voluntary or community sector organisation working with disabled children and/or young people, up to the age of 19, in the Bradford District is eligible to apply for the grant. Other conditions apply which can be found in the Scheme Guidance.

Closing dates:

12 noon Thursday 29 July 2010

Aiming High Capital Improvement Application Form

Aiming High Capital Improvement Guidance Notes

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Voluntary & Community Youth Sector Grant 2009 - This fund has now come to an end

The Voluntary and Community Youth Sector Infrastructure Development Grant is designed to enable voluntary and community organisations working with young people aged 13 to 19 years (or up to 25 years for disabled young people) in the Bradford District to strengthen their own infrastructure. It is intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of youth organisations and to enhance their facilities and expertise to ensure they are better equipped to deliver their services. Grants are not available for project work with young people.

THIS SCHEME IS NOW CLOSED - you can view All Funded Groups under this scheme

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Targetted Support Fund - This fund has now come to an end

The Office of the Third Sector (OTS) has launched £15.5m Real Help for Communities: Targeted Support Fund to help organisations that are providing key, recession focussed services under one of the themes below:

Information, advice and guidance (housing, financial, debt and legal advice and support)
Employment and employability (training and support related to finding employment).
Health and wellbeing (mental health, relationship breakdown, counselling, domestic violence & substance abuse)

It is funded by the OTS and managed by the Community Development Foundation (CDF). CNet (Bradford and District Community Empowerment Network Ltd) is the Local Funder for Bradford Metropolitan District and is delivering the above Grant Programme of £410,892 to small, local, third sector service providers to communities that are considered most at risk of increasing levels of deprivation as a result of the recession.

The fund provides targeted support to small, third sector, local service providers that are established, are a registered charity or company limited by guarantee, exempted or excepted charities, voluntary and community organisations, or social enterprises, be active in their local community for a minimum of 18 months with a proven track record in delivering the services they want funding for and can evidence income of no less than £30,000 and no more than £250,000 per annum (taken as an average income over the last three financial years, or over the life of the group if it is less than three years old) and are able to evidence that the increased demand on their services is as a result of the recession.

The grant amounts have been designed to allow maximum flexibility balanced with the need to ensure impact. Therefore the maximum grant to a local organisation will be £40,000 and the minimum will be £10,000. The grants must be spent by 31 March 2010.

THIS SCHEME IS NOW CLOSED - you can view All Funded Groups under this scheme