** Steven Gerrard Foundation launches grants programme - more
** Relationship Support for First Time Parents trial -more
** Get Ready, Get Set, Go - with Sports Relief Grants -more
** CDC's Innovation and Sustainability Programme for the Voluntary and Community Sector - letter and guidance notes
** Community Direct Plus Bank Account - details
** Sported - a charity set up to support non-statutory organisations using sport as a tool to engage - more
** Big Lottery Fund £20m infrastructure programme discussion paper now out - details
** Big Giver: The Wood Family Trust -information
** Social Action Fund - second window of new £20m plus grant fund to encourage Social Action is now open - details
** Dorchester Tender Opportunity - Welfare Services for Children and Young People - expressions of interest by 9th February at 12 noon -details
** Invitation to quote for - Provision of Substance Misuse Counselling Service for Clients with Complex Needs -details
** Tender for the provision of "Short Breaks" opportunities - Dorset County Council, Children's Services is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide a range of high quality and effective short break opportunities for children and young people in Dorset and their families / carers in accordance wi9th the Short Breaks Transformation Programme - deadline for expressions of interest 5pm Tuesday 20 December - PQQ by noon Monday 16 January 2012 - more
** Dorset County Council, Children's Services, Children Out of School Service (COOSS) is seeking Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide a high quality effective service in regard to the Charter of Powerboats for Inshore Training in Weymouth and Portland area as part of a range of specialist eduction programmes by COOSS - Expressions of Interest by 5pm Tuesday 20 December - PQQ by noon Monday 9 January 2012 - details
** The Grocers Charity - donations are made by way of a single payment and of a non-recurring nature and requests will be considered for both capital and revenue - more
** Supporting Communities in England to live and work in a more sustainable way. Opens 29th November and closes 31st January 2012 - details
** Big Lottery Fund announces £50m extra charity and community funding - more
** Your Square Mile - a BIG funded organisation dedicated to helping people improve their local area - details
** Social Action Fund is now closed. The second application window will open early 2012 - more
** South West Foundation Community Grants programme - final reminder of forthcoming application deadline (28th November) more
** Youth Music launches its new funding model - more
** The Big Lottery Fund has announced a £6m grant programme to support organisations that are developing social investment proposals in the UK - more
** Organisations may be interested in a new Home Office Funding opportunity aimed at helping groups to reduce or prevent crime in their areas - more
** £5m RBS fund 'to make social impact' in needy communities - more
** The second roundof the Comic Relief Fund for Dorset is now open for applications - closes 12th January 2012 - details
** Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund opens National Grants (closes 18th January 2012) more
** Lottery £50m to shelter VCS from funding cuts - more
** Expressions of Interest - Artisitic Services - b side multi media festival 2012 - deadline for applications 5th November - more
** Paul Hamlyn Foundation updates guidelines for Education and Learning Programme - more
** News: £50m to shelter VCS from funding cuts - read
** Communitybuilders reopens for applications - details
** Creative England launches new fund for film culture (closes 28th November) - details
** Dorset County Communities Fund is now open for applications - more
** New £865,000 fund for Dorset charities and groups - latest news
** Now Open - £80m Community First programme for some of the most deprived areas in the Country - details
** Social Action Fund - funding big ideas, inspiring social action - applications by noon on 2nd November 2011 - more
** Tender - Poole SWCE 8MEF5W - Accommodation finder and supportive lodgings scheme - more
** OCS's new social fund has launched - more
** Voluntary and Community Groups operating on a not-for-profit basis within Hampshire County Council area that benefit children and young people may apply for grants - more
** £200,000 Mentoring Programme for the UK's Talented Young People - details
** Grant opportunities October 2011 - details
** The village SOS competition is giving around 250 villages across the UK a share of £5.3million to kick start a community business - details
** The Dickie Bird Foundation - grants to help young people aged under 18 participate in sport - more
** Tender from Dorset County Council - The Provision of young people's learning opportunities outside of mainstream schools - more
** The Gannett Foundation - closing date 12th October - more
** Education Endowment Foundation funding - more
** 2 tenders from Dorset County Council around Health & Social Work Services - more
** More information about Awards for All bids -more
** Short Breaks Funding Opportunity - more
** Community Action Against Crime: Innovation Fund - the Home Office has announced a new grant fund to encourage creative new approaches to tackling crime - more
** Bournemouth Borough Council is working with Bournemouth CVS to provide a bursary scheme to help cover the costs of training voluntary and community organisations working with children and young people in Bournemouth - more - guidance
** The Toy Trust Grant - grants to aid young disadvantaged and disabled children - more
** Innovation in Giving Fund - more
** Awards for childrens projects - more
** Inclusion Innovation Programme - deadline 9am 3rd October - more
** Grants programmes in the south west - more
** New Community Grants programme for the South West - more
** New £12million grant and loan fund for Social Enterprises opens - details
** The Comic Relief Fund for Dorset is now open for applications - details
** Dorset County Council External Funding News - August 2011
** A £10million fund is being made available to charities and social enterprises to help them deliver the skills and infrastructure to win more capital investment and public service contracts - more
** Big Lottery Fund - Improving Futures - list of organisations invited to submit full applications - view
** Information and links in connection with the EEF fund that may be of interest to the groups and organisations that you work with - details
** Homelessness Transition Fund Announced - details
** Two new funds totalling £14million are being made available to the voluntary sector to empower communities to take action against crime and anti social behaviour - more
** Explore Fund - helping kids to discover natures playground (open 1st September to 5th October) - more
** BT Community Connections reopens for applications - details
** The Big Give - Candis pledge £250,000 for health charities - details
** Funding Opportunities 2011 / 12 - for details please click here
** Dorset County Council - Youth Opportunity Fund extension - details
** Applications for Grant Aid 2011/12 - details
** Sport England launches new scheme - details
** The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2011 - details
** National Young Enterprise Competition - details
** Office for Civil Society invites bid to run its Community First fund - details
** Department of Education - Delivering Tools ina Changing Environment presentation - view
** Modernising the Commissioning of Children's Services presentation - view
** 02 Think Big - how you can get involved - more
** West Dorset District Council Arts Development Small Grant Scheme (£50 - £500) details
** West Dorset District Council Leisure Development Fund for Arts Activities, Equipment or Events - for more details click here
** West Dorset District Council Sports Development - small grants for sports - details
** Northern Rock Foundation announces 2011 grant schemes - more
** Barclays Bank Launches £15m financial skills programme for young people - more
** BIGs Guide to Outcomes - more
** Fundraising and Strategy Consultants, Action Planning - more
** Vitalise - discretionary funding available for adventure activity breaks - more
** Family Funds welcomes 'at least' £108m government funding - to read the communications about this funding please click here
** Playing to Win Tenders - opening doors to SMEs, more
** CWDC £1.5million fund boosts childrens sectors skills - information
** Drinkaway funding for those working with alcohol misuse and education. For details of all the grants available click here
** Personalisation - Changes to Community Care. Personalisation is the new way of providing community care and will be introduced by all Local Authorities in England from April 2011 - to find out more about these changes click here
**Achieving Better Outcomes: Commissioning in Children's Service guidelines. For a copy of the document click here
** Count Me In Plus is an inclusive scheme which will enable young people aged 12 - 18 yrs with a severe disability the opportunity to join in a social experience with other young people of the same age (this is initially only open to those attending Yewstock School) click here for more details and here for an application form
** Grant funding reports from NAVCA and DOH - to read more click here
** 02 "Think Big" grants £5m investment in young people - to find out more click here
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