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AIMS DEVELOPED FOR MAJOR LOTTERY FUNDING SCHEME |
11/03/04 |
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The
Community Fund's has announced that its Strategic Grants programme is changing
its focus to concentrate on influencing policy and practice.
Applicants for the scheme will now be encouraged to develop projects tackling
the causes of poverty and disadvantage by changing people's attitudes, the
way services are delivered or by changing or influencing local, regional
or national policy.
Stephen Dunmore, chief executive of Community Fund and the New Opportunities
Fund, comments: "The Community Fund has always given grants to help tackle
poverty and disadvantage but we now feel that to have a wider impact, our
national grants need to be looking at the causes of disadvantage rather
than just the symptoms.
"We believe that the best way to do this is to focus our money on projects
that will influence policy and practice because by their very nature they
will reach far more people and provide a valuable and positive framework
for our regional programmes."
The Strategic Grants scheme covers groups applying for lottery money in
either three or more England regions, the whole of England, or two or more
countries in the UK.
After May 28, all grants will be assessed using the new focus and this system
will be in operation until March 2005. Grants that do not use the new approach
can still be funded, but preference will be given to those that do.
The merger between the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund means
that the programme is likely to change in April 2005.
Applications will also need to consider one or more of the Community Fund's
six priority groups of beneficiaries and other disadvantaged people not
covered by these groups.
A booklet has been published giving further details of the new focus for
the programme. Anyone interested in applying should call 0115 934
2960.
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