North East funding deadlines approaching

Hearty Lives Gateshead (East Gateshead)

Funding: Up to £1,000
Deadline: 31st October 2012

Hearty Lives Gateshead is a project funded by the British Heart Foundation over 3 years, working in partnership with voluntary groups, primary care and the local authority to improve men's health. It is focused in the East Neighbourhood Management Area of Gateshead and includes Felling, Pelaw and Heworth, Wardley and Leam Lane and Windy Nook and Whitehills. The aim is to understand what healthy activities men would like to do given the opportunity. The project wishes to develop local initiatives which will increase men's knowledge and understanding about living a healthy lifestyle.

Grants are available to community based groups and organisations based in the East area of Gateshead. These grants will aim to raise awareness about the Hearty Lives project and engage men to get more involved in activities in their locality. For more information and application material contact David Brady: david.brady@sotw.nhs.uk / 0191 497 1579

Gateshead Housing Company Community Fund

Funding: £500 - £5,000. Cash / in-kind / combination
Deadline: 5th November 2012 (meets regularly so future dates will be available)

Through the fund, partners Gateshead Housing Company (GHC), Local Environmental Services and Mears will offer either a cash grant for a specified project or activity, or offer services in kind for practical work, such as fitting a new kitchen in a community centre. There are three broad fund themes:
•    Supporting people to overcome disadvantage
•    Creating stronger communities
•    Making the area a good place to live

Funding can be used for the following activities:
•    Providing services and activities that work
•    To help groups provide new services or expand or maintain existing services
•    Creating stronger organisations to help them grow by supporting organisational development costs

To note:
•    One third of any group should be GHC tenants (specify on the application form)
•    Salaries and core costs will be funded as part of core cost recovery
•    Grants will not be awarded to replace any local authority funding, however grants can be awarded to improve a local authority owned venue over and above what the local authority will do
•    Grants will not be awarded for on-going running costs or projects that likely to require on-going support
•    Applicants need to assure the funders of ownership of a project once it has been completed
•    GHC would prefer groups to raise some of the funding themselves

Apply online through the Community Foundation http://www.communityfoundation.org.uk/apply or contact them on 0191 222 0945 / general@communityfoundation.org.uk to request a paper application form. Make it clear in the application that it is for the Gateshead Housing Company Community Fund.

Young Carers Can (UK)

Funding: Up to £2,500
Deadline: 9th November 2012

Carers Trust have announced the second round of their small grants programme, Young Carers Can. Grants will be awarded to provide fun, social and structured activities that will tackle social exclusion and improve the self-esteem of young carers between the ages of 5 and 18. The programme will also consider applications to support transitional age focused activities for groups of young adult carers up to the age of 24. Find out more here