1. Your SHIRE Community Grant Andy Hayes Community and Places Team

2. How Much is Available? £160,000 is available for 2014/15. The maximum amount that can be allocated to a project is £2,500. Your SHIRE Community Grant can fund up to 100% Funds are allocated on the basis of Themes Two funding rounds per year. There are four core themes that are available each funding round. Each funding round also has an additional \ unique theme.

3. Themes Your SHIRE ThemeFunds available Round 1Round 2 Supporting vulnerable people in the community £15,000 Encouraging young people to achieve their potential £15,000 Supporting older people to live independently£15,000 Getting active in the community£15,000 Eating healthy for less£20,000n.a. Supporting Carersn.a.£20,000 Total£80,000

4. Who Can Apply? Any organisation operating on a “not for profit” basis Schools, academies, colleges, universities or other academic institutions are also eligible to apply NB Non-constituted groups can apply for funding but would need to be constituted before funding could be awarded.

5. What is Eligible? Your SHIRE Community Grant aims to fund projects to establish or enhance innovative and creative community services and activities that will make a difference to local people and communities in Leicestershire. All projects should demonstrate that they are: – Sustainable and deliverable – Provide value for money – Based on evidence of need and community involvement – Provide benefits in relation to the relevant Theme

6. What’s the Process? Attend a Workshop or discuss your ideas with a Community and Places Officer Submit an application relevant to one of the Themes by the deadline Eligible applications are put on the Leicestershire Forums Website Applications are passed to an Expert Panel Attend a Decision night for Your Theme and vote on other Theme related projects Projects must be competed and grant claimed by March 2016

7. Workshops Date and timeVenue Tuesday 23 rd September 6.30pm Kibworth High School Smeeton Road Kibworth Leicester, Leicestershire LE8 0LG Thursday 25 th September 6.30pm County Hall, County Hall, Leicester Rd, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RA Tuesday 30 th September 6.30pm Gorse Covert, Community Centre, Maxwell Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 4RZ Thursday 2 nd October 6.30pm Ibstock Community College Central Avenue, Ibstock, Leicestershire LE67 6NE Wednesday 8 th October 6.30pm Melton Borough Council Parkside, Burton Street, Station Approach, Melton Mowbray, Leics, LE13 1GH

8. Key dates for Round 1 (Autumn 2014) Key dates for Round 2 (Spring 2015) Theme Application deadline Decision Night Encouraging young people to achieve their potential 19 th OctoberTue 25 th November Getting active in the community19 th OctoberThu 27 th November Supporting older people to live independently19 th OctoberMon 1 st December Supporting vulnerable people in the community19 th OctoberTue 2 nd December Eating healthy for less19 th OctoberThu 4 th December Theme Application deadline Decision Night Encouraging young people to achieve their potential 15 th FebruaryTue 17 th March Getting active in the community15 th FebruaryWed 18 th March Supporting older people to live independently15 th FebruaryThu 19 th March Supporting vulnerable people in the community15 th FebruaryTue 24 th March Supporting Carers15 th FebruaryThu 26 th March

9. Further Support SHIRE Community Solutions Grant Fund contact us: tel; 0116 305 7034 or e-mail; leicestershireforums@leics.gov.ukleicestershireforums@leics.gov.uk attend one of the support workshops in September 2014 or March 2015 VAL : www.valonline.org.uk/group-supportwww.valonline.org.uk/group-support www.leicestershireforums.org www.leics.gov.uk/shiregrants