Leeds - Children & Young People's Projects
This information is taken from the Leeds City Council publication "Small Grants to Voluntary, Community and Faith Organisations" Updated June 2008
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BENGALI; CHINESE; FARSI; HINDI; KURDISH; PUNJABI; URDU; FRENCH; POLISH
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Julia Holden on 0113 395 2393
Email: regeneration.resources@leeds.gov.uk
Address:- Regeneration Service, 6th Floor West, Merrion House, 110 Merrion Centre, Leeds LS2 8BB
Below is information about:
Small grants funded by Leeds City Council
- Area Committees - Small Grants
- Playscheme Grants
- Recreational (Non Sporting) Organisation Grants
- Supplementary School Grants
- Teenage Pregnancy & Parenting Grants
AREA COMMITTEES - SMALL GRANTS
Each of the 10 Area Committees in Leeds has approved funding from their Well-Being budgets to support local voluntary, community and faith groups.
Who can apply?
Local voluntary, community and faith groups can apply for funding as long as the project meets the Area Committee's priorities and operates in the boundary of the Area Committee. The priorities are:
- Community Involvement
- Community Safety
- Streetscene (projects that contribute towards street cleanliness)
- Young People
What can I apply for?
Resources required by groups to run a community initiative:
- Equipment/materials
- Publicity materials
- Training costs
- Educational trips
- Residential courses
- Consultant / speaker fees
Costs related to holding a community event:
- Venue hires
- Publicity
- Translation and signing costs
- Registered childcare costs
- Transport to and from the event
Please note Area Well Being Budget cannot be used to:
- Fund the everyday running costs of a community organisation
- Pay for costs relating to projects with religious or political aims
How much can I apply for?
Each Area Committee has set a level of how much can be awarded, typically £500 - £1,000 per project. Please contact the relevant Area Management Team below for further information.
When can I apply?
Applications can be made throughout the year. However, only one application per group, per year, is allowed.
Who do I contact for help or an application form?
Committee Telephone Address
Inner East
Inner North East
Outer North East 0113 214 5868 Host Media Centre, 21 Saville Mount, Leeds LS7 3HZ.
Inner North West
Outer North West
Inner West
Outer West 0113 395 1972 Pudsey One Stop Centre, Pudsey Town Hall, Robin Lane, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 7BL.
Outer East
Inner South
Outer South 0113 224 3040 Dewsbury Road One Stop Centre, 190 Dewsbury Road, Leeds LS11 6PF.
PLAYSCHEME GRANTS
Who can apply?
Any community based voluntary group that is willing to provide suitable activities for children, primarily in the 5-13 age range, during any holiday period (except Christmas and Spring Bank Holiday). Provision should be delivered via sessions, seek to involve volunteers and have minimal charges. All schemes must be registered with Ofsted for schemes providing for children under the age of 8 and on the Voluntary Childcare Register for children over the age of 8.
What can I apply for?
Any grant awarded is made as a contribution towards staffing costs. However, if a scheme has obtained other sources of funding, the Playscheme grant can be put towards other essentials such as equipment or programme activities.
How much can I apply for?
There is no set figure that can be applied for. The grant awarded is based on a standard funding formula, which is affected by various considerations. The main ones are how long the playscheme is run and how many children are to attend.
When can I apply?
Application forms are available every January and must be submitted by the 31st March each year. One application covers the full year.
Who do I contact for help or an application form?
Susan Wilkinson,
Family Hub Team,
6th Floor East, Merrion House,
110 Merrion Centre,
Leeds, LS2 8DT.
Tel: 0113 247 4065
Email: susan.wilkinson@leeds.gov.uk
RECREATIONAL (NON-SPORTING) ORGANISATIONS GRANTS
Who can apply?
Funding is available to voluntary / community and non-profit making organisations only.
What can I apply for?
Applications should be for horticultural / nature conservation / countryside /
environmental activities. The types of items funded include the following:
- Publicity and printing costs
- Equipment essential to establish new projects and activities
- Organisation of special events, such as public meetings, open or activity days, conferences, community events and celebrations
- Training costs related to obtaining skills
- Establishment of horticultural or nature groups
- Establishment of Britain in Bloom organisations
- Assistance with nature conservation work, e.g. clean-up projects, work with schools, wildlife surveys and research
- Interpretation facilities and information boards
- Development projects; ensuring the sustainability of projects; outreach activities
How much can I apply for?
The maximum grant will be £500.
When can I apply?
Applications can be made throughout the year but an organisation may have only one grant in any one year. Applications should be made now for the next allocation in April 2009.
Who do I contact for help or an application form?
Richard Gill,
Leeds Horticultural & Floral Initiatives Officer,
Parks and Countryside Service,
c/o Farnley Hall, Hall Lane, Leeds LS12 5HA
Tel: 0113 3957400 (switchboard) or 0113 237 5301 (direct line).
Email: richard.gill@leeds.gov.uk
SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS GRANTS
The fund is intended to provide financial assistance in support of classes for children from minority communities.
Who can apply?
Any registered supplementary school in Leeds, which provides mother-tongue teaching and study support activities for children aged 5 to 16 years, out of normal school hours.
What can I apply for?
The grants are intended to help supplementary schools implement their support for raising achievements of children. Supplementary schools that can demonstrate they will be working with under-achieving children are particularly encouraged to apply. The grants cannot support religious or political activities.
The aim of this grant is:
- To enhance teaching and learning
- To support under achieving children
Applications should show how the grant will benefit those children.
How much can I apply for?
The following elements are considered in determining an allocation:
- Number of children aged 5 - 16 attending classes
- Hours of lessons provided per week
When can I apply?
Applications should be made by the end of April each year.
Who do I contact for help or an application form?
Mr Wesley Wu
Education Leeds
Elmete Centre, Elmete Lane
Leeds LS8 2LJ
Tel: 0113 214 4068 on Mondays 09.30 - 12.30
Fax: 0113 214 4069
Email: wesley.wu@educationleeds.co.uk
TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND PARENTING GRANTS
Who can apply?
Grants are available for agencies and professionals in the statutory, voluntary, community and faith sectors, who are seeking to carry out preventative work to reduce teenage conceptions.
What can I apply for?
In previous years, projects which sought to support teenage parents were funded. However, for 2008/9, projects which seek to reduce teenage conceptions will receive priority in funding.
Additionally, as this may be the last year of funding, grants which enable organisations to develop their own skills to continue the work without further funding from this source will be considered.
The focus will be on those projects working to reduce conceptions with:
- Looked after Children
- Young People Leaving Care
- BME Communities
- Work with Boys and Young Men
How much can I apply for?
An individual organisation can apply for up to £4,000. There will be the opportunity to apply for collaborative grants for more than one organisation i.e. £8,000 for two organisations, £12,000 for three organisations etc. where evidence of joint innovative projects can be demonstrated.
When can I apply?
Applications are to be made by Friday 25th January 2008 for a panel meeting on Thursday, 21st February 2008.
Who do I contact for help or an application form?
Kiera Swift
E-mail: kiera.swift@educationleeds.co.uk
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