[WiLT] Age Concern Grants x 3 - 2 of which are awareded monthly

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Age Concern Grants x 3 - 2 of which are awarded monthly
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There are three types of grants available to voluntary organisations.
These are:

1 Bright Ideas Grant Programme - These are one-off grants of up to
£2,000 for new or expanding local projects providing services for the
direct benefit of older people. Examples include new activities at day
centres and lunch clubs, home repair and maintenance services, respite
for carers, health and fitness programmes and visiting schemes.
* Applications may be made at any time, and grants are allocated every
month.

2 Barclays Programme - small grants to clubs Any club for older people
may apply for a one-off grant of up to £150 for new equipment or
activities. Such things as tea urns, crockery, games and bingo
equipment and craft materials can be bought with one of these grants.
* Applications may be made at any time, and grants are allocated every
month.

3 Opportunities for volunteering scheme - Age Concern England is an
agent for this Department of Health scheme. Grants are available for
new projects which involve volunteers in providing services of benefit
to older people in the fields of health and social care. Many grants
are used to employ a volunteer organiser, to develop services for
ethnic minority groups, or to fund activities such as Home from
Hospital or befriending schemes. The maximum grant is £20,000 per
annum and no project may be funded for more than 3 years.
* Applications must be received by the end of July for funding in the
following financial year.
To request further details of any of these grants, please contact them
or look at their website.

The Grants Unit, Age Concern England, Astral House, 1268 London Road,
London SW16 4ER
T: 020 8765 7738
F: 020 8679 9154
W:
http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/D3D304B2955648A4B12F31A7D2F6DD2D.asp

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