As part of National Apprentice Week, London Learning Consortium is holding a free conference on 8 February on ways in which voluntary and community groups can access new funding opportunities through the Youth Contract 2012.
Merton Priory Homes is reviewing its Community Fund Grants Programme to inform a forward plan for the next three years. They are looking for representatives from local community groups, resident groups, social enterprises and voluntary sector organisations to attend the following focus groups:
London Councils has launched a public consultation about its grants programme and is undertaking review of the potential equalities effects on the protected groups.
Funding is available from the Santander Social Enterprise Development Awards to help growing social enterprises in the Greater London region to increase their impact in improving social i
The Social Action Fund, which supports programmes that increase volunteering and other social action, has now reopened. The second tranche of the fund is expected to have about £10m to give away, out of an original budget of £20m.
Merton Priory Homes has been running its Community Fund for eighteen months and they want to review whether it is working as well as it could and find out how to improve the application process and the support.
The Merton Partnership is investing £1.7 million in seven initiatives which will see residents in the borough benefit from a range of educational, employment, health and volunteering opportunities.
The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has launched the Local Energy Assessment Fund, a new £10 million fund to support community action on energy efficiency and renewable energy. It aims to help communities to equip themselves to deliver meaningful projects through mechanisms such as the Green Deal, Feed in Tariffs and the Renewable Heat Incentive.
