economic Policy Grants

Cambridge City Council		Economic Policy Grants
Location	Cambridge
Dates	Deadline for applications: Core programme - 29 October 2005 Open Awards - ongoing
Aims	Objective of the funding opportunity: This funding opportunity aims to enhance the capacity of the voluntary and community sectors to target barriers to work, training and skills development. This funding opportunity is split into two categories Core Programme and Open Awards. The Core Programme is a yearly grant split into two installments and awarded in April and october. The OPen Awards are awarded through out the year. Organisations must fill in two monitoring forms for the Core Programme and one for the OPen Awards.
	It aims to help the following client groups:
	Those with disabilities women The Unemployed The economically inactive
FRESA priorities	The funding opportunity fits with the following FRESA priorities:
	Top Priorities: Skills for employability High Priorities: Under exploited sources of labour	Medium Priorities: Access to learning and ICT ICT Innovation Increasing employment rates
	More information on the FRESA The following labour market factsheets contain evidence to support bids for this funding: Skills for employability
Eligibility	Eligible organisations: Not-for-profit organisations.
Accreditation	Organisations must have the following accreditation to bid: No accreditation is needed
Amount available	Funding available: The Core Programme has a minimum grant of £500 but no maximum grant. The Open Awards have no minimum grant in place but a maximum of £5,000 can be awarded.
Application	How to apply for this funding: Before you fill in an application form, contact the Economic Policy Team (see below)to discuss eligibility to apply, To apply for this funding opportunity you will need the following documents: Application Form Application Information
Contact	For further information contact:
	Andrew Poulton - Economic Policy Officer Tel: 01223 457181 Email: andrew.poulton@cambridge.gov.uk Frances Schulz - Research & Support Officer Tel: 01223 457180 Email: frances.schulz@cambridge.gov.uk Economic Policy Environment & Planning Guildhall Cambridge CB2 3QJ http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/community-and-living/voluntary-organisations/economic-policy-grants/
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