Micro Grant Application Guidelines
The Scottish Centre for Intergenerational Practice (Generations Working Together) wishes to provide funding to stimulate projects that demonstrate good practice and innovation in intergenerational activities in Scotland. There will be a limited number of grants of £250 to £750 through our one-off Micro Grants Programme.
Important Notice. Applications closed. Next round of Micro grants will be in September 2010.
Making Your Application
Applications should be made using the Micro Grant Form (Word Doc). This can be filled in electronically or printed out. It contains complete guidelines on pages 4-6. These guidelines are also displayed below for your convenience.
Connecting Generations
Strengthening links between generations can have tremendous potential benefit for all involved. Younger people can benefit from learning from older generations, skills can be passed on and experience shared. Older people can benefit by having a greater role in society, by being valued more, by new learning and experiences, and greater involvement. Each generation has resources of value to each other and frequently share areas of concern - for example young people and older people are often side-lined in decision-making that directly affects their lives, while everyone in a community is affected by the local environment, services and facilities. The Micro Grants are about supporting inclusive projects that build on the positive resources that different generations have to offer each other and those around them.
Through this grants programme, we aim to fund a range of projects across Scotland that will provide valuable opportunities to evaluate and learn from different approaches to intergenerational activity and/or provide inspiring case studies for other communities and organisations interested in strengthening relationships between generations.
Grants will be made to support projects that will help people develop relationships that span generations, enabling all age groups to participate in and contribute to community life.
Projects might also do one or more of the following things:
•Capture and share learning, showcase and document case studies and examples of good practice,
•Test out new innovative approaches,
•Build on, extend or replicate successful models/approaches,
•Strengthen relationships, i.e. deepen the intergenerational element of existing projects which are already addressing community needs.
Grants will be made to charities and not-for-profit community groups, to be spent within 12 months of agreement. Local authorities, schools and other statutory organisations are also eligible to apply, however priority will be given to community-based projects that address specific community issues. We are particularly keen to support projects that are generated and led by people within the community - whether a geographic community or a community of interest - and that involve joint working between age groups rather than directed by one age group to another.
Eligibility
•Your group or organisation must have a constitution (governing document or set of rules) and be set up on a not-for-profit basis. You don't need to be a registered charity to apply. Local authorities, schools and other statutory organisations may also apply. Please contact us for advice if you are not sure if your organisation is eligible.
•You must apply for between £250 and £750.
•We can support a wide variety of costs associated with your project - for things we won't fund see below.
•To make sure the grants make a real difference and support individual case studies within specific communities we will not make grants to support projects whose total cost exceeds £10,000.
• We will consider funding up to 100% of a project's costs.
•Any grant received should be spent within one year of being awarded.
•An organisation may only submit one application for a Micro Grant in any one year.
Grants will NOT be made to support the following:
•Individuals, or groups without a constitution
•The advancement of religion or politics (including requests to support the core activities of religious or political groups)
•The purchase of second hand vehicles
•Large capital projects or any project costing more than £10,000 in total
•The repayment of loans or payment of debts
•Costs already incurred or activities which will take place before we have made a decision on an application (retrospective funding)
•Payments towards areas generally understood to be the responsibility of statutory authorities.
•Applications that are for the sole benefit to flora and fauna. Applicants are invited to demonstrate the direct benefit to the local community and/or service users in cases where the grant application is concerned with flora and fauna.
•Organisations who will then distribute the funds as grants or bursaries.
General Information
•The deadline for applications for Micro Grants is 31st March 2010. Please ensure you send us your application in plenty of time to arrive by this deadline.
•We will inform you by letter of the outcome of your application as soon as possible, and by 16 April 2010 at the latest.
•Funded projects may be used as case studies by the Scottish Centre for Intergenerational Practice to highlight examples of good practice or successful approaches to intergenerational work.
Guidelines for completion of Application
All sections of the application form must be completed. Incomplete applications will be returned. Do not state ‘see attached' on any part of the form as a substitute for information - although if you wish to include other documents with which to support and supplement your application then you are welcome to do so.
Should you have any queries or need help with completing the form please contact us.
Details of Grant Requested
•Grant requests must be between £250 and £750.
•The total cost of your project should not exceed £10,000.
What Happens Next?
We anticipate high demand for Micro Grants. Following the deadline, we will review all applications and identify a shortlist of those that we feel most closely meet the criteria and the aims of the programme. If your application is unsuccessful we will write to you to let you know.
Scottish Centre for Intergenerational Practice, c/o University of Strathclyde, Centre for Lifelong Learning, 40 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE
Telephone: 0141 548 2492
Email: Jane Stevenson
