Information about Funding
The Council recognises the valuable
contribution made by the voluntary sector organisations within the
Borough. Havant Borough Council no longer has a general
small grants programme We will endeavour to
assist organisations to seek out sources of
funding, and will actively support any suitable applications to
major funding sources such as the central government, the European
Community and the National Lottery funds. For general advice on
funding click on the
External Funding Officer webpage.
Leigh Park Community Chest
Small grants of up to £500 are
available to support Community Associations, tenants groups,
self-help groups and voluntary/communty groups that support
projects that benefit Leigh Park residents. For an
application pack telephone: 0784 7451 119 or email Community
Chest or write to: Community Chest, Room 4, Leigh Park
Communty Centre, Dunsbury Way, Havant, PO9 5BG
National Lottery
Out of every pound spent on the
National Lottery 28 pence goes to the various Lottery
Distributors. For full information about current Lottery programmes
click on the link to the appropriate Lottery distributor. If you
are unsure as to which is the appropriate Lottery Distributor go to
Lottery Good
Causes (External Website)
Awards for All
Small grants of up to £10000 are
distributed by Awards for All (External
Website)
Big Lottery Fund
Lottery funding for Community
Projects is distributed by the Big Lottery Fund
(External Website)
Arts
Lottery Funding for the Arts is
distributed by the
Arts Council (External
Website)
Sports
Lottery Funding for Sport is
distributed by
Sport England (External
Website)
Heritage
Funding for Heritage projects is
distributed by Heritage Lottery Fund (External
Website)
Film
Funding for Film Projects is
distributed by the Film Council (External
Website)
Other Lottery Distributors
National Endowment for
Science, Technology and the Arts (External Website)
National Foundation for Youth
Music (External website)
Hampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council is a
funder of voluntary sector projects. For full details of
their grants programmes click on the link . Hampshire
Grants. (external website)
Local Network Fund
Grants from £250 - £7000 are
available for small voluntary groups that work with children and
young people. This programme comes to an end in March 2008
and all grants must be spent by then. For an application pack
please ring: 0845 1130 161
For further details of this
programme telephone 01962 878986 (Community Action Hampshire)
or click on the link. Community Action
Hampshire (external website)
Havant Council
of Community Service *
Havant Council of Community Service
act as an umbrella organisation for the local voluntary
sector.
Building 600, Langstone Technology
Park, Langstone Road, Havant PO9 1SP
*Havant Council of Community Service
operate Funderfinder, a system which helps groups target trusts
that are sympathetic to their cause, together with a resource
library of books and directories about funding.