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Health
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| Accommodation
For Young People With Substance Misuse Problems
Capital funding of
£3m per annum is available to assist in the provision of accommodation
for young people with substance misuse problems. Authorities are expected
to consider the need for this type of accommodation in their area or to
link up with bordering authorities to provide regional accommodation....more
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Combating
Alcohol and Drug Misuse
Funds are available
in support of activities of voluntary organisations which provide a range
of services to combat drug and alcohol misuse at a national level .....more
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Health
Challenge Voluntary Sector Grant Scheme
The grant scheme exists
to strengthen health promotion work in Wales. Grants are offered to national
voluntary organisations which can contribute to health promotion and complement
national developments in health promotion in Wales.....more
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Environment
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Aggregates Levy
Sustainability Fund for Wales
The Aggregate Levy
was introduced by the Finance Act 2001, which came into effect in April
2002. Part of the money generated by the Levy has been used to set up
a Sustainability Fund to address the environmental costs associated with
aggregate extraction
In Wales, the Fund
will be used to address issues specific to Wales:
- Legacy of old minerals
permissions;
- Promoting the use
of alternative materials to aggregates;
- Reducing the impact
of aggregate extraction;
- Environmental and
amenity benefits to communities affected by aggregate extraction;
- Conserving sites
of special interest; and
- Educational projects.
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Environment
Wales
Environment Wales,
which is administered by the Prince's Trust - Cymru on behalf of the National
Assembly for Wales, aims to support voluntary action which contributes
to sustainable development by helping to protect and improve the environment
in Wales...more
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Sustainable Development
Fund
The Sustainable Development
Fund (SDF) aims, through partnership, to develop and test new ways of
achieving a more sustainable way of living in a countryside of great natural
beauty and diversity, in which the local characteristics of culture, wildlife,
landscape, land use and community are conserved and enhanced....more
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Physical Regeneration
Fund (Wales)
The Physical Regeneration
Fund (PRF) is a grant scheme for local authorities to carry out physical
regeneration projects. PRF operates in the 22 Unitary Authorities and
3 National Park Authorities in Wales There are four priority themes: namely
town centre regeneration, physical regeneration which has a positive impact
on Communities First areas, enhancement of industrial areas, and tackling
prominent dereliction or decay....more
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Supporting
the Voluntary Sector
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Children and Families
Organisations Grant
The overall objective
of the scheme is to support the core activities of voluntary organisations
in the social care sector working on an all-Wales level to develop preventative
child and family support services and to avoid family breakdown. Its aim
is to develop the capacities of eligible voluntary organisations to help
the Assembly achieve its objectives of creating a more inclusive society
with equality of opportunities and to enable children to play a positive
role in the community wherever possible....more
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| Communities
Facilities And Activities Programme
The Community Facilities
and Activities Programme (CFAP) is a grant scheme operated by the Welsh
Assembly Government to help community and voluntary organisations provide
facilities or carry out activities which will promote the regeneration
of communities.The programme is open to voluntary and community groups.
Organisations must be self-governing, not for profit distributing, and
be for public benefit....more
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First Programme
Communities First
is a long-term strategy for improving the living conditions and prospects
for people in the most disadvantaged communities in Wales. The programme
ensures that the funds and support available from the Welsh Assembly Government
and other publicly funded agencies are targeted at the poorest areas.
Funding is available for Preparatory Activity, Capacity Building Plans
and Community Action Plans....more
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Grants
to National Voluntary Youth Organisations
To assist national
voluntary youth organisations working in Wales to increase the extent
and quality of programmes of informal and social learning for young people
in the age range 11 to 25 years, with particular emphasis on 13 to 19
year olds....more
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Sustainable
Communities programme
Capital and revenue
support to local authorities and registered social landlords for small
projects in targeted areas that will help to secure the sustainability
of communities....more
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Grants
for Voluntary Organisations operating in the Social Care sector (on an
all Wales basis)
The purpose of the
grants is to support funding gaps in the core activities of voluntary
organisations operating in the Social Care Sector and at an all-Wales
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Local
Voluntary Service Scheme
Funds are made available
to help assure an effective, independent support structure for voluntary
organisations in each unitary authority area of Wales, which meets a minimum
level of service, is accessible and directly accountable to local voluntary
organisations in all fields of activity, and has the support of local
funders....more
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Mental Health Social
Care Sector: Grants for Local Voluntary Organisations
The Welsh Assembly
Government operates two grant schemes for local voluntary organisations
working in the mental health field:
1. The Local Mental
Health Scheme (LMHGS) – the LMHGS is administered by the Wales Council
for Voluntary Action (WCVA) on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government.
The scheme funds county mental health development workers and a range
of local voluntary organisation projects. Activities supported include
drop-in centres, supported accommodation, activity programmes and information
and support services.
2. Support for People
with Disabilities Grant Scheme (SPD) – the SPD grant scheme is operated
by local authorities on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government. The scheme
encourages and enables social service departments to work in partnership
with local voluntary organisations to support people with mental health
problems and their families and carers. The grant allocated must be matched
by funding from another source.
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Provision of Advice
and Services in Relation to Youth Crime and Domestic Violence
The grant scheme allocates
funds to specialist voluntary organisations who provide a range of services
and advice to local agencies in respect of youth crime, domestic violence
and violence against women. The scheme aimed primarily at organisations
who are able to operate effectively at an all Wales level, though local
or regional projects of an innovative nature may be considered....more
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Support
for Voluntary Intermediary Services
This scheme allocates
funds to voluntary organisations covering the whole of Wales of a 'generalist'
or 'intermediary' nature, i.e. Those which provide a wide range of services
to the voluntary sector at large, or to significant parts of it....more
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Volunteering
in Wales Fund
Funds are made available
for the promotion of volunteering in Wales, particularly involving unemployed
people, in the fields of health and social welfare....more
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Community
Loan Fund for Wales
The Community Loan
Fund for Wales aims to bridge the gap in financial support for a growing
number of financially viable voluntary sector and community organisations....more
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Agriculture
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Rural
Community Action
Rural Community Action
is a Welsh Assembly programme to strengthen working and living in rural
Wales through the promotion of rural community regeneration. The first
element is a grant scheme to support area based Rural Community Action
Partnerships across rural Wales to address community capacity building
needs within an integrated strategic approach to promote development across
a range of economic, social, environmental, cultural and other sectors....more
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Sheep
annual premium scheme
To maintain returns
to sheep farmers by providing annual deficiency payments on eligible breeding
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Beef
Special Premium Scheme
To maintain returns
to producers of eligible breeding cows and of male cattle finished for
beef respectively....more
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Tir
Gofal
To protect and improve
wildlife habitats on farmland by promoting the positive management of
existing habitats, and encouraging the habitat restoration and recreation
of new wildlife habitats; to protect characteristic rural landscapes and
to promote the management and restoration of important landscape features;
to protect the historic environment, including historic landscapes and
archaeological features and to encourage farming practices compatible
with their conservation and enhancement; and provide opportunities for
access to the countryside....more
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Fishing
Industry and Fisheries Protection
To secure the existence
of a sustainable and economically viable sea and freshwater fishing industry
in Wales ..more
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Organic
Farm Scheme
To support conversion
to organic methods of farm production. Payments take into account additional
costs for conversion to organic production....more
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Arts,
Heritage and Tourism Grants
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Civic
Initiatives (Heritage) Grant
The scheme provides
funds of up to £2,000 for a range of activities with priority given
to those projects which clearly contribute to increasing awareness of
the built heritage and promote its appreciation ....more
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Historic Buildings
Grant
Grants are available
to repair structures to be judged to be of outstanding architectural or
historic interest....more
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Ancient Monuments
Grant
Grants are available
to owners of ancient monuments. Thae aim of the grant is to protect the
ancient monument....more
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Townscape Heritage
Initiative
Townscape Heritage
Initiative schemes aim to stimulate economic regeneration through historic
building conservation and operate through a number of partners, including
the Heritage Lottery Fund, local authorities, the Welsh Development Agency
and Cadw....more
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Grants
to Welsh Archaeological Trusts
Grants are made to
the 4 Welsh Archaeological Trusts (Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust; Dyfed
Archaeological Trust; Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust and Gwynedd
Archaeological Trust) to undertake rescue archaeology throughout the Principality....more
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Wales Tourist Board
(WTB) - General Grants Scheme
The WTB can provide
financial assistance in the form of a grant and/or loans to tourism businesses
in Wales undertaking capital investment. The emphasis in recent years
has been on upgrading the existing facilities although subject to a clear
demonstration of market needs, funds can also been used to create new
facilities....more
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Wales
Tourist Board (WTB) - Visitor Amenity Scheme
Grants are available
to enhance the visitor experience through what may be individually small,
but collectively significant, improvements to visitor amenities and the
local environment generally. Applications are invited from Local Authorities,
Tourism Associations, Civic Trusts, Groundwork Trusts, Local Enterprise
Agencies, and other voluntary organisations....more
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Wales Tourist Board
(WTB) - Adfywio Scheme
The aim of the scheme
is to help stimulate economic recovery following the foot and mouth crisis
by supporting projects, which help integrate tourism more closely with
open-air recreation, outdoor leisure, and the natural environment in Wales....more
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Wales Tourist Board
(WTB) - Farm Tourism Diversification Scheme
Grants are available
to provide business support and marketing activities to encourage cohesion
and provide a growth focus for the farm tourism sector. Discretionary
capital grants are available for applicants that have exhausted other
funding sources....more
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Wales Tourist Board
(WTB) - Bilingual Sign Scheme
The main aim of the
scheme is to encourage the provision of bilingual signs for businesses
within the private sector. The scheme is available for placing new signs
- internally or externally. A grant of 50% is available for eligible projects
of over £250 up to the total of £1,000....more
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Wales
Tourist Board (WTB) - Joint Marketing Scheme
The Joint Marketing
Scheme is able to provide financial support towards external bodies' effective
marketing initiatives. The main aim of the scheme is to grow tourism business
to Wales via such initiatives....more
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Wales
Tourist Board (WTB) - Event Marketing Scheme
The Event Marketing
Support Scheme is open to all applicants who currently organise, or who
wish to organise, major, key or hallmark events in Wales....more
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Business
Support
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SMARTCymru
SMART is a bi-annual
competition offering financial assistance towards technical and commercial
feasibility studies into technologically advanced innovation ....more
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Regional
Selective Assistance
A discretionary grant
from the Welsh Assembly Government for businesses making capital investments
that would create or safeguard jobs in the Assisted
Areasof Wales ....more
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Assembly
Investment Grant
Financial support
for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), providing grants of between
£5,001 and £50,000 with the minimum of red tape. Grants of £5,000 and
less may be available from your local authority... .more
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Wales Creative
IP Fund
The £7 million
Wales Creative IP Fund has been created as part of the Welsh Assembly
Government’s strategy for the creative industries in Wales. Through
the fund, we act as a “gap financier”, offering finance for
your production alongside finance that you have already secured from other
funding providers....more
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Finance Wales
Loans
Finance Wales provides
loans covering a range of business requirements, from start-up to development
proposals. The aim is to strengthen small and medium-sized Welsh businesses,
improving their survival rate, while creating new jobs and safeguarding
existing jobs. The loans will address gaps in the existing market rather
than compete with traditional fund providers ranging from £1,000
to £150,000.....more
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Wales
Spinout Programme
The Wales Spinout
Programme helps new businesses 'spinout' from Higher Education Institutions
in Wales, providing support and assistance to locate a successful new
business in Wales ....more
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Mentor
Wales
The aim of the scheme
is to provide long term support from very experienced business people
who are available to work with participating companies up to a two-year
period....more
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Housing
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Minority Ethnic (BME) Housing Grant Programme
The BME Housing Grant
programme is designed to assist social landlords and other relevant housing
organisations to promote race equality throughout their organisations
and support them in developing innovative schemes to address some of the
inequalities faced by BME people. The Programme will contribute a maximum
of 50% of project costs for local authorities and RSLs, excluding basic
running costs. For all other organisations, the amount of grant that contributed
towards any one project will depend upon the nature and financial position
of the organisation.....more
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Energy Efficiency Scheme
The Home Energy Efficiency
Scheme (HEES) is managed by Eaga Partnership on behalf of the Welsh Assembly
Government. The HEES provides a grant of up to £2,700 to make people’s
homes warmer, more energy efficient and more secure. The scheme has been
specifically targeted towards households on certain benefits who may need
help to keep warm and secure. The aim of the scheme is to reduce fuel
poverty by lowering fuel bills and improving domestic energy efficiency....more
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Home
Improvement / Care and Repair Agencies
Revenue support is
available to assist care & repair agencies which provide practical,
technical and financial help and advice on home improvements, maintenance
and repairs to elderly home occupiers and the disabled to allow them to
remain in their own homes in the community for as long as they wish or
are able to ....more
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Prevention
and Alleviation of Homelessness and Rooflessness
Revenue support to
assist voluntary organisations to alleviate homelessness and rooflessness
in the Principality is available to assist homelessness, potentially homelessness
people or rooflessness people....more
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Social Housing
Management Grant Programme
The Purpose of the
scheme is to facilitate or encourage improvements in, or provision of
services in connection with, the management of public sector housing....more
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Housing Grant
Social Housing Grant
(SHG) is used to provide affordable housing for rent and low cost home
ownership. SHG is paid to Registered Social Landlords (RSLS) under S18
of the Housing Act 1996. The Assembly determines the amount of SHG available
for use by RSLs in local authority areas on an annual basis. In addition
to this, the Assembly also provides local authorities with two-year forward
indicators for planning purposes....more
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Housing Management Grant Programme
The purpose is to
clearly link the programme to the achievement of the social housing vision
and broad objectives set out in Wales’National Housing Strategy;
and • Housing strategies in place at the local level....more
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Education
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Support
for School Governor Training Activities
This scheme allocates
funds to voluntary organisations and Education establishments ie Colleges
and Universities for research into governors issues, training materials,
publications and school governor related projects, such as training courses
and handbooks, which will make an overall contribution to the effectiveness
of school governors, in their responsibilities for raising standards in
Schools .more
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Wales
Science Year
The National Assembly
for Wales is providing a second round of funding for science projects
and activities. As before, one scheme will be for Secondary Schools (including
SEN) and the other for Other Publicly Funded Organisations (including
Further and Higher Education Establishments) .more
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Community
Development
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Communities
First
'Communities First'
is a comprehensive approach to area-based regeneration which will apply
to many of Wales' most deprived communities .more
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Volunteering in
Wales Fund
The Volunteering in
Wales Fund (VIWF) is administered by the Wales Council for Voluntary Action
(WCVA) on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government. Funds are made available
for the promotion of volunteering in Wales, particularly involving unemployed
people, in the fields of health and social welfare....more
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Local
Regeneration Fund
The purpose of the
Local Regeneration Fund is to support sustainable regeneration or development
within or benefiting the most deprived areas.The scheme aims to encourage
local authorities to submit bids which are economic in focus but clearly
reflect the social and environmental needs of their areas in line with
the principle of sustainable development .more
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Local Voluntary
Services Scheme
The Local Voluntary
Services scheme is administered by the Wales Council for Voluntary Action
(WCVA) on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government. Funds are made available
to help assure an effective, independent support structure for voluntary
organisations in each unitary authority area of Wales, which meets a minimum
level of service, is accessible and directly accountable to local voluntary
organisations in all fields of activity, and has the support of local
funders....more
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People
in Communities
People in Communities
is a programme which seeks to tackle social disadvantage in some of Wales'
most deprived community by closely involving local people in deciding
what need to be done and how to do it and by encouraging co-operative
working by a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies .more
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| Post
Office Development Fund
The Scheme: Post offices
in Wales will face a difficult period following the transfer to electronic
payment of benefits from April 2003. In recognition of the forthcoming
changes the then Minister for Finance, Local Government and Communities
launched the all Wales Post Office Development Fund on 15 November 2002.
The Fund will target around £2.5 million at supporting and expanding
the range of services and facilities provided by local post offices. The
Fund will run until December 2005....more
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Sustainable
Communities
Capital and revenue
support to local authorities and registered social landlords for small
projects in targeted areas that will help to secure the sustainability
of communities....more
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Sure Start (Wales)
The Sure Start Programme
in Wales was launched in April 1999 and shares a common set of aims and
principles with Sure Start across the UK.Sure Start is a locally-based
programme operating in all 22 local authority areas across Wales. Projects
are being delivered by Partnerships of local authorities, health services
and voluntary organisations who were invited to submit three-year plans
to the Assembly by the end of July 1999....more
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