grants for bassac members
Opportunities for Volunteering (OfV) grants
bassac is one of 16 national charities that distribute OfV grants on behalf of the Department of Health. We have awarded four of our members grants from April 2007 to March 2010.
From East Bristol to West Leeds, the projects offer our members exciting opportunities to engage volunteers in new and innovative ways.
Our new awards will bring fresh approaches and real experience of what works to create new ways for people to offer support to each other. This has been a key part of the Opportunities for Volunteering (OfV) Scheme.
Four member projects were chosen from 14 applications, and are being funded with a total of £308,400 for three years.
The four successful organisations are:
- Agency for Culture and Change Management for their Area Desk Development Project (£86,679)
- 170 Community Project, New Cross, London, for their Mozaic Stepping Stones (£99,596)
- Barton Hill Settlement, East Bristol, for their innovative The People Hive (£59,725)
- Bramley Elderly Action in West Leeds for Linking Lives (£62,400).
bassac is one of the founding national agents of this Department of Health scheme, and has been awarded funding for the last 21 years.
Opportunities for Volunteering (OfV) is a Department of Health initiative which provides grants to local health and social care organisations in England. OfV grants aim to enable organisations to involve volunteers in the delivery of their services.
Opportunities for Volunteering 2009-10
The Department of Health will shortly be advertising an OFV grant scheme for 2009-10. Information on how to apply, including the funding priorities, criteria for assessment and terms & conditions, will be available later in the year. Please check this website or www.volunteeringengland.org.uk regularly for updates.
How the funding works:
- Approximately £6.9 million is distributed every year to over 300 local projects
- bassac only accepts applications from its members
- For any queries about the bassac programme, please contact Dionne Harding
- For more information about the OfV grant programme in general, and a list of other agents who also distribute grants, visit the Volunteering England website.
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