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July 2018 Funding Alert 174 Click on the headings below to go straight to a particular section NEWS AND UPDATES 37. Transport Scotland eBike Grant Fund • Let's Make Rockfield Happen 38. Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust ARTS AND CULTURE 39. Community and Renewable Energy 40. Community, Environmental and Heritage 1. Tasgadh – Small Grants for Traditional Arts 2. Lynsey de Paul Prize EUROPEAN FUNDING 3. Music Opportunities for Young People 41. Argyll and the Islands LEADER 4. EMI Music Sound Foundation 42. Argyll and Ayrshire Fisheries LAG 5. Film Hub Scotland - Pitch Pots 2018 FUNDING FOR DIGITAL PROJECTS 6. C21 Drama Series Script Competition 43. Digital Technology for Vocational Training 7. EventScotland - Scottish Clan Event Fund 44. TWA Digitisation Grant 8. Small Grants for Museums 45. Carers Act Transformation Support (CATS) 9. Funding to Support Arts Projects 46. Remote Communities with a School 10. Funding for High Quality New Music 47. Fund to Improve Business Digital Capabilities 11. Funding to Make Museums More Resilient GENERAL FUNDING BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE 48. Connect Local Regional Food Fund 12. Connect Local Regional Food Fund 49. Funding for Town Twinning Projects 13. The Fore 50. A B Charitable Trust 14. Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund 51. Churchill Fellowship Applications 15. Engineering Enterprise Hub 52. Christian Charities Social Inclusion 16. Enterprise Accelerator 53. The Bromley Trust 17. Building Scotland Fund HEALTH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 54 Hospital Saturday Fund 18. Les Mills Fund for Children 55. Peer to Peer Resources Funding 19. Wessex Youth Trust 56. The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund 20. Cattanach Charitable Trust 57. Miss Agnes H Hunter's Trust COMMUNITY FUNDING 58. Investment to Help Tackle Loneliness 21. Volunteering Matters Action Earth – 2018 LAND AND PROPERTY 22. Smarter Choices, Smarter Places 59. Heritage Lottery Fund - Heritage Grants 23. Community Choices Fund 60. Funding to Help Regenerate Historic Buildings 24. Armistice and Armed Forces Communities 61. Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme 25. Promote Cycle Friendly Communities 62. Scottish Land Fund 26. Community Paths Your Choice Grants SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION 27. Support the Armed Forces Community 63. Local School Nature Grants Scheme 28. Democracy Matters Community 64. Science Education and Outreach Grants 29. ACHA Community Action Fund 65. Engineering Education Grant Scheme 30. Wesleyan Foundation 66. Funding for School Capital Projects 31. Community Learning Exchange 67. Grants for Gaelic Teaching Students 32. Trusthouse Charitable Foundation SPORT FUNDING 33. Community Centres and Village Halls 68. Participation in Sport & Physical Activity EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 69. Provision or Upgrading of Sports Facilities 34. SRDP - Knowledge Transfer and Innovation 70. Fields in Trust - Active Spaces ENERGY, RENEWABLES AND YOUNG PEOPLE RECYCLING 71. Nurturing Talent - Time to Shine Fund 35. CCF Development Grants 72. Social Innovation Competition 36. Funding for the Purchase of Green Buses 73. Support for Vulnerable Young Migrants 1 For more funding ideas and a chance to do your own funding search, check our funding webpage http://www.argyll- bute.gov.uk/community-life-and-leisure/grants-and-funding If you need further information on any of these grants schemes, how to apply or are going to apply, Contact the Social Enterprise Team Tel: 01369708547 [email protected] NEWS AND UPDATES Let's Make Rockfield Happen After 4 years of campaigning and planning the old school building in the centre of Oban is ready to become the Rockfield Centre - a community business which will be run by the local community, for the benefit of locals and visitors alike. Oban Communities Trust have launched their shares offer which closes on the 31st July. Find out more at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/rockfieldcentre ARTS AND CULTURE 1. Tasgadh – Small Grants for Traditional Arts Tasgadh is a fund devolved from Creative Scotland, managed by Fèisean nan Gàidheal and open to organisations and individuals. Tasgadh is designed to provide support for traditional artists and organisations to create, perform, tour and showcase work. The fund can also support professional development and learning projects. Tasgadh cannot support the purchase of equipment nor can the fund be used to match other Creative Scotland funds. Deadline: 13th July 2018 http://www.feisean.org/en/tasgadh/?dm_i=FES,5O8LN,HJS76Z,M2N8C,1 2. Lynsey de Paul Prize Funding for Emerging Female Singer/Songwriters Lynsey was the first female songwriter to win an Ivor Novello Award, composed 12 top twenty hit songs, and achieved success in a business dominated by male songwriters. As a writer and musician, PRS director, and trustee of the PRS for Music Members Benevolent Fund, Lynsey was aware of the challenges women face in the music industry. In line with Lynsey’s commitment to supporting women songwriters and musicians, the winner of the Lynsey de Paul Prize will receive a £2,500 development bursary and five runners up will each receive a £1,200 development bursary. In addition to this, the winner and runners-up will each receive £500 worth of mentoring support from a music industry expert. This prize is open to applications from emerging women songwriters, based in the UK, who show great musical ability and promise. • Applicants must have some experience of writing/producing music for an audience, e.g. have published tracks on Soundcloud, played live, etc. • Applicants must present a clear case as to what they would do with the grant and how it would benefit their development. The programme will prioritise music creators who sing and write lyrics and is, therefore, unlikely to support instrumentalists. Deadline: 19th July 2018 https://prsfoundation.com/funding-support/funding-music-creators/early-career/lynsey-de-paul-prize/ 3. Funding to Develop Music Opportunities for Young People Organisations and individuals based in Scotland delivering music making programmes within the country for the benefit of for young people aged 0-25 years, can apply for funding. Projects supported will particularly focus on those young people who would not normally have the chance to participate, propose specific actions and partnerships to engage these young people and support the development of the youth music sector. Grants of £1,000 to £40,000 for up to 2 years work are available through the Scottish Government’s Access to Music Making programme which is administered by Creative Scotland. Deadline: 20th August 2018 http://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/targeted-funding/youth-music-initiative 4. EMI Music Sound Foundation - Instrument & Equipment Awards The Foundation provides grants up to a total of £1,500 towards the purchase of musical instruments and/or equipment for individuals who are in full time education and Schools who require the equipment to improve their music department. They also fund courses and training opportunities for music teachers who work within schools. Deadline: 29th August 2018 http://www.emimusicsoundfoundation.com/awards/ 2 5. Film Hub Scotland - Pitch Pots 2018 Pitch Pots are a simple way for Film Hub Scotland members to access additional support to enhance new or existing one-off projects and screenings of independent British and specialised film. They prioritise projects that focus on promoting diversity and increase inclusion. The ambition for the fund is that members will be able to create impactful, one-off events to enhance their programme, or to deliver special activities tied to local, Scotland and/or UK events and initiatives. Support is available for projects taking place from May - August 2018. Projects must be completed by 31st August 2018 (new funding streams will be available from that point to support projects of this type).Focus is on Young Audiences: Developing young audiences, defined by BFI as those aged 16 to 30. Diversity*, inclusion & access: Activity aimed at, and/or co-produced with, under-represented groups. Ensuring that a wider range of people - including Deaf, Living with dementia and Autistic audiences - can experience the cinema. Reach & cultural engagement: Maximising the number of audiences engaging with titles and/or increasing the cultural depth of their experience. We will seek to support activity across a range of rural and urban settings. Screen heritage & archive film: Helping more people celebrate screen heritage and archive films, including re- releases and the India on Film and Britain on Film Coastal strands. Deadline: 31st August 2018 http://www.filmhubscotland.com/opportunities/funding/pitch-pots-2018/ 6. C21 Drama Series Script Competition The funder is looking for pilots for a one-hour drama series from fresh writers who have the credentials to create a primetime series. One winner will receive development funding and assistance in taking their drama project to series, with access to the global television drama market. The prizes are: • $10,000 commission from WritersRoom. • One week in the writer’s room of a drama series currently in production. Aspiring writers from anywhere, who are not yet earning a living writing for television (screenwriters and playwrights), are eligible. The writer should not yet have had a TV script commissioned. Furthermore, anyone with a series idea and a desire and talent for writing may enter. Deadline: 31st August 2018 http://www.c21media.net/script/ 7. EventScotland - Scottish Clan Event Fund The fund supports a number of clan events and activities across Scotland which take place outside the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Examples of eligible activities include clan and recognised family gatherings, clan games, battle and historic re-enactments, cultural and/or music events, guided walks and tours, historical/ghost tours, ceilidhs and festivals. Deadline: 28th September 2018 http://www.eventscotland.org/funding/scottish-clan-event-fund/ 8. Small Grants for Museums Organisations that run Accredited Museums in Scotland can apply for a grant of between £500 and £5,000 for up to 75% of the costs of a small, discrete project that supports their own continuous improvement goals and fits in with the aims of the National Strategy for Scotland's Museums and Galleries.