**  Investment and Contract Readiness Fund will open on 21st May 2012 -more  

**  The People's Health Trust aims to award £50m a year to help tackle health inequalities -more  

**  Last chance to apply for a Comic Relief Grant this year - more  

**  Heritage Lottery Fund launches £1m small grants programme -more  

**  Energyshare Fund is now open - more  

**  The Match Fund will be launched 10th April and will be open until 10th May -details  

**  Sportsmatch (Sport England) reopens - calls for applications - details  

**  Sported - charity launched in Dorset - small and large grants programme available to members - details  

**  Invitation to Tender - up to 100 Community and Development Renewal Advisors wanted - details  

**  Round 2 applications of the Homelessness Transition Fund opens 2nd April -more  

**  Education Access Capital Funding grants to improve teaching facilities on farms -more  

**  £1m fund to tackle alcohol problems - more  

**  £1m boost for youth heritage programme -more  

** DCC Tender - Provision of Children & Young People's Rights Service - details 

**  Coastal Communities Fund - open until 23rd April - details

** Homelessness Transision Fund - next round opens in April - details

**  March External Funding News from DCC - details

**  Community Builders Fund - open from 27th February to noon on 13th April - details  

**  Baroness Newlove - new £1m fund to give local communities the tools to tackle binge and underage drinking - details  

**  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  

**  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 

**  Your Square Mile - a BIG funded organisation dedicated to helping people improve their local area - details