Age UK is now taking applications for the Summer Grant Programme 2010.
Grants of up £500 are available to Age UK’s Brand Partners‚ local Age Concerns‚ and small clubs for older people. Grants will be awarded for purposes that will improve the longevity‚ sustainability and services offered by the club‚ local Age Concern or Age UK Brand Partner.
Eligibility criteria
The scheme is open to any voluntary club for older people that has similar objectives to those of Age UK‚ and whose total annual turnover is below £30‚000. Clubs must be independent‚ not-for-profit‚ and properly constituted.
Grants are not available for general funds or one-off events such as day trips‚ theatre visits and summer picnics‚ unless the event is aimed at expanding club membership or embracing new members.
Application guidelines
If you wish to apply to this scheme‚ please download and read the Guidelines and complete‚ sign and post your Application Form and latest accounts to us by 5pm on Friday 14th May 2010. We are unable to accept applications by email or fax.
If you have any questions please contact us on 0800 169 87 87.
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The existing Opportunities for Volunteering (OFV) scheme National Agents have now completed the final applications round for grants in 2009-10. The OFV scheme is now effectively closed in its current form.
The Department of Health is currently undertaking a procurement exercise to identify and appoint an organisation to manage a new Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund to replace the OFV scheme. Grants for 2010-11 will be awarded by the new Fund Manager from April 2010.
Those wishing to apply to the new Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund in due course should consult the Department of Health website later this year for information‚ once the Fund Manager is appointed‚ on application process and timescales.
http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/grants_voluntary_organisations.asp