Funding 2009 - 10

The Investment Strategy runs from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2011 and lays out the objectives for the Community Development Investment Budget. However we are refining the process based on learning from last year's investment round, proposals to move to a commissioning model for some services and the need to move to three-year funding agreements with appropriate voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations.

Applying for funding

We now invite grant applications for three years funding from local organisations and groups which fall within the following priorities:

• Community centres (including City Farms) and community engagement organisations in deprived neighbourhoods in the city and those serviing disadvantaged equalities groups.
• Projects to promote community cohesion and which meet our priorities (linked to the local cohesion strategy and intelligence from the Tension Monitoring Group).
• Community resource services being delivered in deprived neighbourhoods and specialist information and signposting services for equalities communities.

Organisations will need to show that they offer good value for money, effectively engage their communities, have clear outcomes relating to our strategic priorities and contribute to community cohesion. We will prioritise services being delivered in deprived areas in the City, taking account of applications that deliver services in Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) that fall within the 10% most deprived LSOAs nationally.

We will not fund capital costs or activities where responsibility lies with another Council department or public body, or where there are more appropriate funding sources. The grants fund is only for local organisations which meet our general conditions and baseline standards as show in BCC General Conditions.

For full information about our funding priorities please see the attached document Investment Funding for 2009-10.

Application packs are available to download from this website. The application deadline is 5.00pm on Friday 19th September 2008.

Application Pack:

Application Form

Guidance Notes

BCC General Conditions

Other related documents and tools are available on this website to help you with your application.

 Recommended grants for 2008/09 are listed on an attachment below.

**** Community Investment Fund Briefing and Surgery Sessions *****

Further information about the priorities and the process will be given at the following short briefing sessions:

Monday 21st July 2008

14.00 to 16.00

Southmead Community Centre

248 Greystoke Avenue, Southmead, Bristol BS10 6BQ

Friday 25th July 2008

10.00 to 12.00

Mede Centre

1 Marshall Walk, Knowle, Bristol BS4 1TR

Wednesday 30th July 2008

13.00 to 15.00

CEED

97-107 Wilder Street, St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8PQ

 At each briefing session we will give a short presentation about the Community Investment Fund and will then answer any questions.

 We are holding three Surgeries on 14th and 19th August and 3rd September for new groups who have not previously been funded by The City Council. The surgeries offer individual groups a chance to talk to the Grants Team about proposed applications in order to see if the services would be eligible for funding and to talk about how the groups can show that they meet or are working towards our baseline standards. The surgeries are free and must be booked in advance by telephoning the Grants Team 0117 9036437/9

Other related documents and tools available on the website to help you with your application are:

Baseline Standards (BCC General Conditions)

Criteria for Late Applications

Appeals Procedure

Investment Grant Timetable

Information and Surgeries for new groups

Investment Strategy 2008 - 2011

Salaries calculator tool (for use with the application form, in Excel format)

Examples of Engagement, Cohesion and Integration activities

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