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Title of Fund	Description	Who can bid
European Social Fund (ESF)	(SEDA) 5 priority areas: Active Labour Market to reduce long-term unemployment; Equal Opps. for all; Lifelong Learning; Adaptability & Entrepreneurship; Improving participation of women in labour market.	Any organisation except sole traders
ESF Equal Community Initiative Programme	EU Funds to boost labour market equality 4 priority areas: Employability; Entrepreneurship; Adaptability; Equal Opportunities	Via development partnership
Community Fund (lottery funding)	2 Strands: Community involvement funding Poverty and disadvantage funding	Charitable, benevolent or philanthropic orgs
Active Community Unit funds	To increase number of volunteers working in the community in the UK. Invites bids supporting other community and voluntary initiatives	Organisations working with volunteers in UK
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund	To bridge gap between most deprived areas in UK and rest of society. Only PÕmouth & SoÕton. 4 priorities: health; education underachievement; crime prevention; housing & built environment.	Organisations working on projects in the LSP strategy
Global Grants	To work with socially excluded groups progressing to the labour market	Non-gov. orgs.unable to access mainstream ESF
Sure Start	To improve opportunities for families with young children in areas of deprivation. Portsmouth, Havant and Southampton listed.	Partnerships in local areas.
Adult Community & Learning Fund (ACLF)	Community centres & traditional education providers who want to make their services more accessible. Community groups in various fields.	Trad. Ed. providers, community groups.
Union Learning Fund	Aims to help trade unions promote learning at work. Basic Skills are union business video made by TUC and BSA	Unions in partnership with other organisations.
Family Literacy	For underachieving parents and their children.	Mainstream prog. deliverers.
Leonardo da Vinci	Employability, Lifelong Learning & Employability	Any org involved in vocational learning
Lloyds TSB Foundation	To help disadvantage or disabled people.	Any organisation
Voluntary Sector Fund	For voluntary & community based BS or ESOL projects: teaching, trainer training, needs analysis	Vol. & Comm. orgs. in partnership
European Social Fund (ESF)	(SEDA) 5 priority areas: Active Labour Market to reduce long-term unemployment; Equal Opps. for all; Lifelong Learning; Adaptability & Entrepreneurship; Improving participation of women in labour market.	Any organisation except sole traders.
LID Fund	Managed by LLSC. Supports local initiatives in particular Essential skills.	Hants & IOW organisations.
LSC (Learning + Skills Council)	Main stream funding	Colleges, community organisations and family learning providers.
LSC (Learning + Skills Council)	Modern Apprenticeships	Private training providers.

FOR TOP TIPS ON OBTAINING EXTERNAL FUNDING - See Our October Newsletter.

THE BENEFITS OF PUTTING TOGETHER A FUNDING STRATEGY

1.  You will achieve a longer planning window for your project and overcome the short-term approach, which can stop your good work in its tracks.

2.  You will be better prepared prior to the call for funding.  If you know what will be available in the future you can get your plans and budgets ready to match funding criteria.

3.  You will pre-empt the questions that will be asked of you in your applications and you will be more ready with the answers.

4.  You will have already researched the market and put together your plans.

5.  You will be able to look at several funding streams concurrently, allowing your project to be more sustainable.

WITH THANKS TO WESSEX PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED, THE REGIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE, BROADMARSH BUSINESS AND INNOVATION CENTRE, HARTS FARM WAY, HAVANT, PO9 1HR  Tel: 023 92 449 449  www.wessexpartnerships.com