Connecting Communities Plus Re-opens for Applications (England)
The Community
Development Foundation has announced that the third bidding round
of the Connecting Communities Plus programme is open for
applications. Under this funding programme, small community based
organisations with an income of less than £50,000 per year are able
to apply for funding. Connecting Communities Plus, has four key
priorities; improving the experiences of people from Black and
Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds in relation to access and
outcomes from public services - education, employment, health,
housing and the Criminal justice System; increasing the confidence
of people from BME backgrounds that public services are delivered
in a fair and equitable way; tackling racism and extremism; and
bringing together communities from different races and faiths, and
promoting a shared sense of belonging (community cohesion). The
total funding available is £1 million and organisations can apply
for grants of between £6,000 and £12,000. In addition, the
programme will also fund local projects which are commemorating the
200th anniversary of the passage of the 1807 Abolition of the Slave
Trade Act in 2007. The closing date for applications is 8th January
2008