Woodhouse Parish Plan

Sources of funds for parish plan projects

This list covers mainly sources introduced at the Rural Community Council seminar [11 March 2004]

RCC also produces a Funding Information Pack [latest is June 2003] - we have a copy - see extracts on their website www.ruralcc.org.uk 
or ask 0116 266 2905 for a print copy.

Fund Name & focus	Amount offered	Funders	Contact  [Names removed from this copy]	
ICT Training & Advice	free - mobile	Lottery; LCC; UKOnline	XXXXXX   0778 927 3845
XXXXXX   0774 818 0831	
ICT Public Access Points	free	LRP	rjsmith@leics.gov.uk 01509 643448
 www.oakleaves.org.uk	
ICT for community consultation groups	£100	LSC Leics; RCC	XXXXXX dcook@ruralcc.org.uk
	
Awards for All
activities; access; skill & creativity; quality of life	£5000	Lottery; Heritage; Arts Council; Sport for England	10115 934 9304 east.midlands@awardsforall.org.uk 
Pack from 0845 600 2040	
Community Roots
improvments in social, environmental, enterprise, services	£2000 
[50% matched]	LRP; Leics Shire Econ Partnership	XXXXXX   0116 268 9708 hferguson@ruralcc.org.uk
	
Rural Project Grants
skills & jobs	£500 
[50% matched]	RCC; Leics CC Planning & Transport	RCC	
Forward with Leics Aggregates [FLAG]
includes village hall & church repairs if extraction  has effects	£50,000	HMG via Leics CC locally [+ English Nature, CA, English Heritage also have schemes via same levy]	0116 265 7971 flag@leics.gov.uk 
 www.leics.gov.uk
	
Community Heritage Projects
archaeological, natural, built, industrial features exploration + customs & traditions	£25,000	Lottery via CA & Nationwide BS	0870 9000 401 www.lhi.org.uk
	
Parish transport Grant
e.g. walking bus, car club, car sharing, wheels to work loans	£10,000 
[75% of total]	CA	0870 333 0170 www.countryside.gov.uk/vitalvillages
	
Parish Projects [approved schemes]	50%	Charnwood BC	XXXXXXX  01509 634803 grants@charnwood.gov.uk
	
Holly Hayes Environmental Resources Centre for Leics
Training days, talks, wildlife records	free	Leics Museums Arts & Records Service	0116 267 1950 museums@leics.gov.uk
	
Rural Stress Support Team	free	CA; Lottery; EMDA; LRP; Lloyds TSB	0116 261 3121 info@ruralstress.co.uk 
 www.ruralstress.org.uk	
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution	financial help		01865 727 888	
Farm Crisis Network	free		0700 23 26 326	
Local Authorities E-Innovations Fund
e.g. e-business, e-learning; digital divide	£6.2 million [matched]	HMG ODPM	www.odpm.gov.uk/pns/pnattach/20040060/1.doc
for examples	
Community Futures
blind & hearing impaired projects	£5000	Orange	www.orange.co.uk