Chartered Institute of Housing		Tenant Empowerment Grants
Location	National
Dates	Deadline for applications: There is no set deadline for the grant
Aims	Objective of the funding opportunity: The grant provides tenants with independent advice and information about tenant involvement matters. It is envisaged to help tenants to develop their skills and knowledge in order to carry out local community projects. All projects must be: - genuinely innovative. - able to be replicated elsewhere in a sustainable way - must have a way of getting the message across to other organisations (e.g. a 'handbook' or 'toolkit')
	It aims to help the following client groups:
	Those in work The economically inactive	Young people
FRESA priorities	The funding opportunity fits with the following FRESA priorities:
	High priorities: Higher level skills	Medium priorities: Access to learning and ICT ICT Innovation
	More information on the FRESA The following labour market factsheets contain evidence to support bids for this funding: LMI Factsheet
Eligibility	Eligible Organisations: The programme is open to tenant groups, councils and other interested groups
Accreditation	Organisations must have the following accreditation to bid: No accreditation is needed
Amount available	Funding available: There is approximately £2.8million in the programme to be allocated
Previous bids	For examples of successful bids see:Projects and Grants Awarded
Application	You will need the following documents to apply : Pre-Application Form (to check eligibility for grant)
Contact	For further information contact:
	Tenant Participation Team Chartered Institute of Housing Octavia House Westwood Way Coventry CV4 8JP Tel: 024 7685 1734 Fax: 024 7669 5110 Email: innovation@cih.org
Weblinks	Other useful websites: www.innovationintoaction.org