Bulletin 15 May 2009

MediaBox grants

CSV is administering the Mediabox grants for 13-19 year olds. Basically Mediabox is a fund that offers disadvantaged 13- to 19-year-olds the opportunity to develop and produce creative media projects using film, television, print, radio, games, interactive or online platforms.
The Mediabox project enables young people to express their own opinions, ideas and views, to gain new skills, to be creative, boost their personal development and get their voices heard. Mediabox also wants to improve the portrayal of young people in the media.

For general information about Mediabox, other funding available and projects it has supported so far, log on to the website www.media-box.co.uk.

People can apply for between £500 and £1,000 for the project. Each project must start in June 2009 and be ready to be showcased by early August 2009. Application forms and all the information you would need are available on www.csv.org.uk/mediabox if any of the young people you work with would like to apply. 
The deadline for applications is Friday 29th May at 5pm. 
If you need more information please contact Marianne Patterson 0191 244 1439 marianne.patterson@bbc.co.uk 

The Lefèvre Trust

The next deadline for applications to The Lefèvre Trust is now approaching – applications must be in by 31 May.
 
The Lefèvre Trust offers up to £10,000 reciprocal funding for British/French groups working a collaborative project. Groups from any sector can apply from ages 11-19.
You can find out more on our website: http://www.britishcouncil.org/schoolpartnerships-france-lefevre-trust.htm
 
After this month the next deadline will be in October.

Equality and Human Rights Commission announces £10 million funding programme

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has announced a new £10.2 million Strategic Funding Programme, providing multi-year funding of up to £450,000 for community and voluntary sector organisations.
 
Funding priorities for the new programme have been developed from the Commission’s three year strategy and will cover:
 
Priority one – The provision of guidance, advice and advocacy services; infrastructure development and capacity building
Priority two – Good relations
 
Features of the new programme, which builds directly upon stakeholder feedback received during our recent funding consultation, include a brand new two stage application process.  The first stage application process will also feature:
 
•        A first-stage ‘Outline Proposal Form’ that requires no additional documentary evidence. 
•        A set of new eligibility criteria, including guidance on what we will not fund, and a set of principles that show how we will prioritise applications.  
•        A series of local funding surgeries from 18 May – 3 June 2009 to be held across Wales, Scotland, and the nine English Regions. 
 
Guidance notes and the outline proposal form will be available in a full range of accessible formats on our corporate website – www.equalityhumanrights.com/funding – from 8th May onwards, along with details of how to sign up for the funding surgeries. 
 
The deadline for applications is 5pm, June 12, 2009.
 
A third priority area, supporting legal casework, will be launched in mid-June. 

Funding surgeries:

The North East team, and the EHRC Funding Unit are running two surgeries in the region. At these surgeries we’ll provide information on the new programme, including the application process and the strategic and regional priorities, on a small group basis.

The funding surgeries to be held in the North East region will be as follows:

• Monday 1st June: WMNT Resource Centre, Meath Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4RZ.
• Tuesday 2nd June: Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle, NE1 4WH

Surgeries are by appointment only – please book in advance. If you’d like to book an appointment please complete the attached booking form and email to suzanne.devlin@equalityhumanrights.com or ring me on 0191 224 6701.