Real Help for Communities: Modernisation Fund **NOW LIVE**
Submitted by Elaine on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 08:39.
Further details on the £16.5m Real Help for Communities; Modernisation Fund have been announced by Capacitybuilders and Futurebuilders, who are working together to deliver the fund as part of the Government’s £42.5m initiative to help the third sector through the recession.
Of initial interest in the Black Country will be the bursaries available from Capacitybuilders of £1000 worth of business advice support.
This advice and support will be the FTE of two days and be available from one of the business advisers on the list available from the local delivery agent for the Black Country, Wolverhampton Network Consortium, who are working in association with the Black Country Consortium of Local Infrastructure Organisations.
To be eligible for the bursary, organisations need to be in the income range of £150K to £750K per year and operate in the fields of:
- Wellbeing and Health
- Advice, Information and Guidance; and/or
- Loss of Income, Training and Skills
Please check your eligibility at www.modernisationfund.org.uk Organisations who gain a bursary and undertake a successful business support process may then be eligible in the autumn for a grant of up to £10,000 to undertake the advised work. Organisations wishing to find out more about the fund, which comprises of a mixture of grant and loan funding, can now visit www.modernisationfund.org.uk to gain further details and register their interest in the separate elements of the fund.
A free workshop is being held in West Bromwich on Tuesday 9th June to explore the impact of the economic downturn and signpost you to useful resources and funding. The Effects of the Recession on the Black Country Third Sector With Pauline Heffernan & Sue Rawlings of RHCS Ltd Tuesday 9th June 2009 9.30 A.M. till 1.00 P.M with lunch Bethel Convention Centre, Kelvin Way, West Bromwich, B70 7JW http://www.bethelconventioncentre.co.uk/ The workshop is being run by Wolverhampton network Consortium who is acting as a Local Delivery Agent for the Government's NEW Modernisation Fund Grants Programme. During the workshop you will have chance to: To find out more about this event and register your interest in attending, please contact : gboswell@w-n-c.org or 01902 572020 as soon as possible and we will book you in. About the Modernisation Fund Grants Programme. There will be two Modernisation Fund Awareness Events: Bursary (Modernisation Fund) Awareness Event With Geoff Boswell of CLIO and the Wolverhampton Network Consortium Business Development Team Friday 12th June 2009 10 A.M. till noon The Crossing at St. Pauls, Darwall Street, Walsall, WS1 1DA http://www.thecrossingatstpauls.co.uk/ And Bursary (Modernisation Fund) Awareness Event With Geoff Boswell of CLIO and the Wolverhampton Network Consortium Business Development Team Friday 19th June 2009 10 A.M. till noon The Savoy Centre, Northfield Road, Netherton, Dudley, DY2 9ES http://www.thesavoycentre.co.uk/ Wolverhampton Network Consortium are working in association with the Consortium of Local Infrastructure Organisations to bring you this information and this Event
The first phase of the Modernisation Fund Grants Programme is aimed at helping you understand your needs better. During June and July organisations delivering services that meet the needs of communities affected by the recession will be able to apply for £1,000 bursaries to pay for initial advice to explore how they can become more resilient and increase their impact by working more closely with others. Early applications are encouraged and will stand more chance of being successful. Visit http://www.modernisationfund.org.uk/ to find out more.
For more information, or to book on any of the above sessions, contact Geoff Boswell at Wolverhampton Network Consortium on 01902 572020 or email gboswell@w-n-c.org