1. East Northamptonshire Council Securing Funding Su Davies External Funding Manager East Northamptonshire Council sdavies@east-northamptonshire.gov.uk

2. East Northamptonshire Council Funders – an overview  European and Government  Regional  Lottery  Landfill Taxes  Charitable Trusts  Business Trusts  Local Council Grants (District & County)

3. East Northamptonshire Council European and Government  EU – new programmes coming on line  EU partners can be found through EM European Office  Government funding ties in with each departments’ priorities – not just DCMS  Examples – NHMF & Museums Grants, ISB, GAF2

4. East Northamptonshire Council Regional Funders  EMMLAC & EmmS  emda, http://www.emda.org.ukhttp://www.emda.org.uk  SSPs – main pot and community grants  Culture EM, http://www.culture-em.org.ukhttp://www.culture-em.org.uk  Arts & Business, http://www.aandb.org.uk/http://www.aandb.org.uk/  Community Foundations

5. East Northamptonshire Council Lottery  Heritage Lottery Fund http://www.hlf.org.uk/ http://www.hlf.org.uk/  Big Lottery Fund biglotteryfund.org.uk/ biglotteryfund.org.uk  Awards for All http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/ http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/

6. East Northamptonshire Council Landfill taxes  Created in 1997, over £700m raised  2003 directed to fund community and environment projects within 10 miles of landfill site (some now limit to 5)  In East Northamptonshire, Cory, SITA, Hanson, Shanks, Biffa, King’s Cliffe, Thornhaugh

7. East Northamptonshire Council Charitable Trusts  Can be geographically limited  Often have set themes to support  Grants given can range from very small to very large  Are usually only available to charitable bodies, BUT some accept not-for-profit

8. East Northamptonshire Council Business Trusts  As well as giving grants, may give goods or encourage staff in community work  Can be national (Sainsbury’s) but often have links with local area (Co-op)

9. East Northamptonshire Council Local Council Grants (ENC)  Village / Community Halls  Sports & Leisure  Arts & Heritage  Historic Buildings  Business & Tourism  Community Safety

10. East Northamptonshire Council Getting Funding  Must have a project  Must meet funder’s criteria  Must have bank account  Must have a constitution  Charitable Status  Willingness to enter into Partnerships

11. East Northamptonshire Council Project Details  Why?  What?  Who?  When?  Where?  How?  How Much?

12. East Northamptonshire Council Project Planning  Clear understanding of objectives  Clear understanding of capacity  Ability to manage finance  Appropriate timescales  Continuous evaluation  Risk management

13. East Northamptonshire Council In Conclusion  Start with a project you want to do, then look for funding  Make sure you have the capacity to run the project  Getting the funding is only the first step –and may in some cases be the easiest!