Queen’s Park Ward ‘Communities First’ has over £50,000 to use in the community by 2016.

£19,500 is available now!

Visit : www.qpwnfp.wordpress.com to find out more and download an application form.

All applications welcome but are particularly interested in supporting skills and training, young people, older people , promoting health and celebrating our community’s diversity.

You can talk through your ideas with the Community Development worker- Tony Silsby on 07525444825 or you can email the panel at : qpwnfp@gmail.com

A reminder that the deadline for applications for this year’s Good Food Grants is Friday 7^th Feb 2014 at 5pm.

For more information about the grant, see the funder page here.

For the South of England (not London), the round opens on 5th April and closes on 20th April.

For more information about the fund, go to: www.resourcecentre.org.uk/information/peoples-postcode-trust/

Up to £2,500 is available for community groups in East Brighton from Communities First.

Applications must be received by 31st January.

For more information about this round of grants go to http://www.dueeast.org.uk/how-to-apply-2014.html

For information about Communities First funding in general look at our Favourite Funder page Communities First.

St.Peters and North Laines Community First grant funding is open for applications from groups providing projects and services to meet local needs and priorities within this Ward.  Funds of up to £2,500 per project are available from groups and organisations able to provide match funds in cash or kind (volunteer time can be counted).  General Details of Community First funding can be found at:

http://spnlfirst.wordpress.com/what-is-the-community-first-fund/

While the application form and priorities information are downloadable from:

http://spnlfirst.wordpress.com/eeing-grant-deadline-dates/

Closing date for applications is 17.00 on December 5th.  All applications must be submitted by email on the downloadable form – if your organisation needs help with this contact SES the Panel Partners for all Brighton and Hove Communities first Funding

Andy Silsby

Community Development Consultant

07879452929

Serendipity Enterprising Solutions CIC

Good Food Grants is a small grants programme run by the Food Partnership that supports projects in communities in Brighton & Hove working on issues like growing, cooking, healthy eating, reducing waste and increasing access to good food. The maximum grant size is £800.

Please see http://www.bhfood.org.uk/good-food-grants for some more information on the grants and to download a booking form.

The deadline for applications is Friday 7th Feb 2014

Good Food Grant Information Evening: Thursday 28th Nov / 5:45 – 8pm / Brighthelm Community Centre

This evening is designed for those that are interested in applying for a Good Food Grant but want to find out a bit more. The first-half of the evening will be covering the grants priorities and the second half will give you an opportunity to speak one-to-one with an advisor about your own project. Arrive at 5:45 for a prompt 6pm start.

Please book with Helen on 01273 431718 or email helen@bhfood.org.uk

Good Food Grant Drop-in session: Thurs 7th January / 3 – 7pm / Brighthelm Community Centre

Pop-in for a chat with an advisor about your potential project to get some one-to-one advice.

Please book a time-slot with Helen on 01273 431718 or email helen@bhfood.org.uk

Brighton & Hove Food Partnership’s Good Food Grants programme is open for another year. The deadline for applications is Friday 7th February.

Community groups and schools in Brighton and Hove can apply for one-off grants of up to £800 for projects that aim to improve the health, skills and confidence of local residents though healthy eating, increased cookery skills and food growing.

The public health team within Brighton & Hove City Council has identified funding for small grants of up to £1500 (one-off, not recurrent) for mental health promotion projects.

Priority will be given to projects that promote positive mental health, enable emotional resilience, challenge stigma, address inequalities and make use of the Five Ways to Wellbeing message (connect, be active, take notice, keep learning, give).

Applications need to be submitted by November 25 and notification of awards will go out before December 20th 2013.

For an application form, with more details, contact clare.mitchison@brighton-hove.gcsx.gov.uk