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Big Lottery, ‘Fair Share’ funding available for Alt and St. James’

The area of Alt and the ward of St. James’ have been successful in receiving £818,000 from the Big Lottery, ‘Fair Share Trust’ Programme to help improve their neighbourhoods and strengthen local community organisations.

Both areas have established panels, made up of local representatives, who have drawn up priority funding areas for the programme which will govern how the fund is spent in the next 7 years.

‘Fair Share’ is a strategic grants programme designed, amongst other things, to complement and supplement existing initiatives. It is not a small grants programme and although requests from £5,000 upwards will be considered, it is estimated that average grants will be much larger to reflect the aims and objectives of the fund. Applications can be considered from Voluntary and Community groups, charities, Not-for-Profit Social Enterprises and Co-operatives. Applications from statutory organisations/services will be considered if they are providing non-statutory services on behalf of the local community and provide 50% match funding.

The overall (National) aims of the Fair Share Trust are:

• Build Capacity and sustainability in local communities, including support for community assets and planning and involvement in local regeneration.
• Build social capital, offering funding for local social developments, supporting job creation, skills development, social networks and community engagement in local organizations, activities and initiatives
• Improve the local environment, enabling communities to make it safer, healthier, greener, better designed and more welcoming and accessible for all.

The local priorities of the Fair Share Trust drawn up by the Alt panel are projects or activities which:

• Engage with and support children, young people and their families, including educational initiatives
• Promote community involvement in addressing local health issues
• Support older people and reduce their isolation
• Tackle social inclusion leading to health problems
• Tackle substance misuse (including educational initiatives)
• Develop the capacity of the voluntary and community groups to achieve their aims
• Promote and develop new voluntary and community activities
• Increase the number of local people engaged in voluntary and community activities
• Support and develop local partnerships and networks
• Develop and improve access to information and services
• Open up or improve access to schools and other facilities for use by the wider community
• Support partnership measures to reduce anti-social behaviour and crime
• Improve home, personal and community safety
• Develop and promote diversionary activities for young people
• Provide local solutions to the problems of noise, pollution, littering and graffiti.

The local priorities of the Fair Share Trust drawn up by the St. James’ panel are projects or activities which:

• Develop the capacity of voluntary and community groups to achieve their aims
• Develop the sustainability of local voluntary and community groups
• Promote and develop new and voluntary and community activities
• Increase the number of local people engaged in local voluntary and community activities
• Support and develop local partnerships and networks
• Improve and increase the variety, number and quality of community facilities in St. James’
• Improve and increase the community’s access to local facilities, for example, by extending opening times to meet community need, producing and distributing better and co-ordinated information about availability, or community transport initiatives
• Engage with and support children, young people and families
• Provide diversionary activities for children and young people
• Provide creative and innovative solutions to local problems of crime, anti-social behaviour, substance misuse etc.
• Enable young people to develop their skills, in particular, through participation in accredited trainng and educational programmes and initiatives.

If you require more information or guidance on whether you would be eligible to apply, or you want an application pack sending to you, please contact the Community Foundation for Greater Manchester on 0161 214 0940.

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