Grants agreed in 2010


In 2010 we have agreed grants under the following programmes.

 

Arts Programme Grants
Core Funding

Organisation Name
Grant (£)
Akademi South Asian Dance in the UK
60,000
Art in Hospital
75,000
Big Telly Theatre Company
45,000
Capital Age Festival
66,000
Chapter (Cardiff) Ltd
75,000
Entelechy Arts Ltd
58,365
Equal Arts
60,600
Green Candle Dance Company
45,000
Library Theatre Company
75,000
Suffolk Artlink
75,000

 

(To find out more about arts organisations we have funded under our previous theme of Arts and Refugees since 2004 click here)

 

Joint International Development Programme Grants
In collaboration with the John Ellerman Foundation

Organisation Name Purpose of Grant
Grant (£)
New grants to be announced in October 2010    

(To find out more about organisations we have funded under the Joint International Development programme click here)

 

Strengthening the Voluntary Sector - Independence Programme

Two additional grants, under this programme, will be announced shortly

Organisation/Grantee Name Purpose of Grant Grant (£)
Action for Advocacy To recruit a Head of Policy to lead on A4A's work creating a means of communication with Government, promoting the independence of the advocacy sector.
60,000
Advice UK To secure evidence of effectiveness and economic value of the BOLD intervention, develop a sustainable method for it and secure support of central and local government.
134,789
Asylum Aid To expand Asylum Aid's legal policy advocacy; strengthening the organsiation's independence by enhancing its credibility and influence, and providing a potential new income stream
60,000
Coventry Law Centre To develop, implement and evaluate a mixed economy model for community-based advice delivery in Coventry- to strengthen agencies involved and to influence commissioners of advice services.
150,000
Law Centres Federation To develop a new business model for third sector agencies delivering specialist legal advice.
149,500
Nottingham Law Centre To complete the redesign of independent advice services, based on evidence of client demand and to influence service commissioning and reduce unnecessary demand for advice from public service failures.
86,859
Youth Access To support the youth advice sector to evidence how access to independent advice is being compromised, to provide direct support to a number of local advice providers to improve their capacity to demonstrate impact and to contribute to national policy on planning and funding youth advice services.
150,000

 

Learning Grants, Special Initiatives, and Other Funding

Organisation/Grantee Name Purpose of Grant
Grant (£)
Andrew Purkis A commission to support a research project on housing associations and independence from Government.
3,500
Baring Primary School Towards taking part in a "Forest School."
1,000
British Association of Settlements & Social Action Centres To support the design and publication of the Shared Energy toolkit, reflecting lessons generated by the Climate Change Special Initiative.
2,000
Comic Relief To fund a full-time post.
25,000
David Gilmore Feasibility and planning work on a range activities associated with the support of South West London Law Centre. This grant is jointly funded with City Bridge Trust, City Parochial Foundation, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Lankelly Chase Foundation.
10,000
Haltwhistle Partnership Towards expanding volunteering in Haltwhistle in Northumberland.
7,500
Institute of Community Cohesion To run the Awards for Bridging Cultures 2010.
150,000
St. Michael's Fellowship Towards a mock flat for parents.
5,000

 

 

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