Hackney Funding Programme 2009/10

Voluntary and community organisations are invited to apply for the for this year’s voluntary sector grants, worth a total of £2.4 million, which are being administered by Hackney Council’s Community Partnerships team.

Councillor Nargis Khan, Cabinet Member for Community Services and the lead member for the Hackney Funding Programme, said: “This programme will continue to be delivered in partnership with other funding organisations to support community activity in the borough. The new criteria reflects Hackney’s new ten year Community Strategy and its ambition to support community development in Hackney.”

The Hackney Funding Programme will support activities and services under these six headings:

• Cohesive communities
• Promoting health and well-being
• Citizenship and pride in Hackney and its environment
• Advice services
• Children and young people
• Holiday playschemes.

The Application Form, Guidance Notes, Next Steps and more information are available to download from this page (see right hand panel).

For advice or support on your application contact Hackney Council for Voluntary Service (HCVS) on Tel: 020 7923 1962 or see the website at www.hcvs.org.uk.

HCVS will be running three workshops on Thursday 14 August am(fully booked) and 2 - 4pm at Room 19, HCVS and Wednesday, 20 September. To book a place, contact HCVS.

The closing date for applications is Monday, 29 September 2008. Funding starts on 1 April, 2009 and runs for one year.

For more information about the Hackney Funding Programme contact the Community Partnerships Team on:
Tel: 020 8356 4066 or by email at communitypartnerships@hackney.gov.uk.
All application forms should be returned to: Community Partnership Team, 2 Hillman Street, Hackney, London E8 1FB.

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Page updated: 24 Sep 2008