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Adult
education opportunities in Europe
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Details of organisations in the community who provide
useful information regarding studying and working in
Europe.
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Business -
council awards
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Awards made to local businesses by the council to
disseminate the lessons learned from successful
businesses - their skills, achievements and
innovations provide valuable inspiration to the
business community and help inspire business leaders
of the future.
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Business -
security grants
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Grants towards the installation of security systems
for local businesses. Funding may be available to
cover alarms, closed circuit television, security
grills and shutters, security fencing, anti-ram
posts, security landscaping etc.
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Business
grants
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Providing business grants to new businesses, existing
businesses who want to grow or businesses who want to
move to the local area.
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Community
grants
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Providing financial assistance to the voluntary and
community sector.
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Crofting and
rural house purchase grants
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If you live in a rural area or on a croft, you may be
eligible for a grant to help towards the purchase or
construction of your own home.
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Education
maintenance award
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For students aged 16 at the start of an education
year and who are attending full-time courses up level
3 at schools, sixth form colleges and Further
Education Colleges there is a national Education
Maintenance Allowance (EMA). Entitlement is means
tested.
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Free
school meals
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Free school meals are provided for children whose
families are in receipt of social security benefits
such as income support or income based job seeker's
allowance.
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Grants
- community facilities
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Provision of grants for improvements to village halls
and other local facilities subject to local terms and
conditions.
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Grants
- supporting families
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A grant available to organisations which support and
develop activities which enable families to get
access to the information, help and advice they want
at the time they need it.
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Grants
and development fund
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The council may offer grants to clubs who can
demonstrate a commitment to developing sporting
opportunities for young people. Grants will be issued
subject to the club meeting conditions laid down by
the authority which may vary according to the nature
of the club and the purpose of the grant.
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Home
improvements - disability facility grant for a
private property
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The disabled facilities grant scheme provides
financial assistance towards the cost of essential
adaptation work to make a house fit for a disabled
person.
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Home
improvements - home repair assistance grant
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The repair assistance grant scheme provides financial
assistance towards the cost of materials required to
carry out repairs, improvements or adaptations to
rented council property.
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Home
improvements - housing renovation grant for a private
property
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A renovation grant scheme provides financial
assistance towards the cost of larger scale works
required to make a house fit for occupancy or to put
a dwelling into reasonable repair.
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Home
improvements - renovation grants
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The house renovation grants scheme provides council
tenants with financial assistance towards the cost of
home improvements.
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Home
purchase grants
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Under the home move purchase scheme the local
authority will pay a tenant a grant to help them buy
their new home. The tenant must give up their
property to be eligible for this scheme.
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Instrumental
provision - assisted purchase scheme
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The assisted instrument purchase scheme is strictly
for pupils attending community schools who receive
musical tuition as part of the curriculum. This
allows students to purchase new instruments without
paying VAT.
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Private
nurseries - nursery grants
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The nursery education grant provides financial
assistance towards the cost of private nursery,
playgroup or childminder fees.
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Renovation
grants
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Home renovation grants may be available to
owner-occupiers and landlords of accommodation which
is deemed "unfit to live in", is in a bad state of
repair, shows evidence of extensive dampness, lacks
basic amenities such as bathroom or toilet facilities
and where the applicant is unable to pay for
essential repairs.
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Resource
procurement - European funding
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This funding scheme offers four European structural
funds each used to promote the economic and social
development of the regions perceived to be in need of
assistance.
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School
- book purchase scheme
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The library services department offers book purchase
schemes that allow schools easy and cost effective
ways to buy books for their library.
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School -
clothing grants and vouchers
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The award of clothing grants or vouchers to assist
with the cost of school clothing for families who are
on benefits or on low income.
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School
- maintenance grant
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Pupils aged 16-19 attending a community (LEA)
maintained school, who live in the area and whose
parents are on low income may be eligible for a
school maintenance grant payment.
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School -
transport assistance
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Free or concessionary home to school transport for
pupils aged 5 to 16, to further education
establishment for 17 - 19 year olds and to post-16
school leavers under certain circumstances. Free
transport is usually provided where a pupil is
attending the nearest school to their home and this
is outside the statutory walking distance from home
or for reasons of safety.
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School
library - project loans
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The library services department offers a project loan
service for individual teachers with specially
selected resources for all subjects and key stages of
the national curriculum.
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School
library - talks
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Visits to schools to give talks about books to
children, or to parents and may also provide a
storytelling service.
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Sixth
form access funds
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Provision of financial assistance for students aged
16 -19 who wish to stay on at school in the sixth
form. Students will need to be assessed for their
eligibility for grants from this fund.
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Special
educational needs - disabled students allowance
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The disabled student allowances provides financial
assistance towards provision of special equipment and
other general expenses for students with
disabilities.
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Sports
grants
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The sport grants scheme provides financial assistance
towards the cost of sporting facilities and
equipment. Grants may be available to both sports
clubs and individuals. Advice may also be given on
others sources of sports funding (lottery - Sport
England etc.)
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Student
awards
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The student awards scheme provides financial
assistance towards the cost of tuition fees to
students attending a full time higher education
course.
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Student
loan
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The student loan scheme provides financial assistance
towards the cost of living for students attending a
full time higher education course. Students repay
loans back once they finish their course and begin
employment.
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Tourism -
publicity grants
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A tourism publicity grant is a funding available to
groups and organisations to help them fill a gap in
current tourism provision and encourage visitors to
the local area. The grant may be offered for
publicity material (leaflets, guidebooks). Grants
will generally only be awarded for a proportion of
the cost of any project.
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Town
centres - shop front improvement grants
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Local shop owners may be eligible for a grant to
renovate their shop front in order to improve the
overall appearance of the local area. Shop front
grants provide financial assistance towards the cost
of materials subject to eligibility and meeting local
criteria.
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Voluntary
organisations - funding
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Provision of grants to local voluntary organisations.
Grants are usually available for
projects/organisations that meet the councils
criteria and comply with the terms and conditions
imposed on the issue of funding.
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Youth
opportunity fund
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The YOF money, which comes from the Government, is
for young people, aged 13-19 (or up to aged 25 where
the young people have special needs), to spend on
activities and projects that improve things to do,
places to go or develop confidence, skills and
knowledge. Generally applications for funding will go
to a panel of young people from the local area,
supported by Youth Services and other services, who
are interested in encouraging everyone in their
community to have a say.
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