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Interested in Joining TAHA to make a Consortium Bid?
The Asian Health Agency (TAHA) is looking to develop a Consortium bid. £7.5 Million Empowerment Fund. Do you want to Join or support their Consortium bid?

Date: Meeting on 10 December 2008
Subject: Developing a Consortium Bid under Empowerment Fund Bid
Venue: to be confirmed
Time: 2:00 - 4:30pm

The £7.5 million Empowerment Fund will run from 2009-2012 & will provide grants of either £250,000 or £500,000 over 3 years to between 20-25 organisations. It aims to provide strategic & stable funding for third sector organisations promoting community empowerment. Applications are invited under the following themes to deliver the goals for empowering communities:

•Community voices and leadership
•Community development
•Community and social media
•Community involvement in planning
•Improving communication between citizens and councillors.
•Social enterprises and social entrepreneurship
•Helping small organisations to work together

The deadline for applications is 6 January 2009. Contact: Balraj Purewal on leadership@taha.org.uk


Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Mental Health Foundation
The Foundation are inviting applications from groups of voluntary and statutory organisations across the UK, to work with them in developing new ways of protecting and promoting the mental health and well-being of 16 to 25 year olds. They expect to select up to four partnerships to work with from September 2009 – December 2013, with one focusing on improving support for Black and Minority Ethnic Young People.

Each of the pilots will be awarded up to £800,000 from September 2009 - April 2013. The foundation will also provide additional support to assist with planning and implementing the work, developing the partnerships, and documenting and sharing the learning. The deadline for applications is 18 December 2008.

For more details or to apply to become a ‘Right Here’ pilot site: www.right-here.org.uk and don’t hesitate to contact info@right-here.org.uk; 0207 803 1181 if you cannot find the information you require on the website.

Grassroots Grants
This is a £130 million programme that aims to invest in a thriving community sector.
It is funded by Office of the Third Sector (OTS) and delivered by the Community Development Foundation (CDF).

The programme, which will run from 2008-2011 is divided into two parts: an £80 million small grants fund for community organisations; and a £50 million endowments programme to enable local funders to generate additional donations on a matched basis and invest them in endowments, thereby building their capacity to provide long-term funding for frontline community organisations.

Local community groups should apply directly to their Local Funder, whose contact details can be found by going here http://www.cdf.org.uk/bfora/systems/xmlviewer/default.asp?arg=DS_CDF_TECHART_23/_page.xsl/27&xsl_argx=3