Voluntary sector grants guide

• Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund for Wales;
• Children and Families Organisation Grant;
• Civic Initiatives (Heritage) Grants;
• Coalfields Regeneration Trust;
• Communities Facilities and Activities Programme;
• Communities First Programme;
• Communities First Trust Fund;
• Environment Wales;
• Health and Social Care Sector: Grants for All Wales Voluntary Organisations;
• Health Challenge Wales Voluntary Sector Grants Scheme;
• Home Improvement/Care & Repair Agencies/Rapid Response Adaptations Programme;
• Mental Health Care Sector: Grants for Local Voluntary Organisations;
• Millennium Volunteers Grant Scheme;
• National Voluntary Youth Organisations Grants Scheme;
• Prevention and Alleviation of Homelessness and Rooflessness;
• Provision of Advice and Services in Relation to Youth Crime and Domestic Violence;
• Social Housing Management Grant Programme;
• Substance Misuse Action Fund/Substance Misuse Action Fund (Capital);
• The Sustainable Development Fund;
• Volunteering in Wales Fund;
• Wales: The Active Communities Initiative;
• Welsh Archaeological Trusts Grants Scheme.

Introduction to the guide

This page contains detailed information on the voluntary sector grant schemes which are available across the Welsh Assembly Government. During spring 2006, three Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (ASPBs), namely Education, Learning Wales (ELWa), Wales Development Agency (WDA) and Wales Tourist Board (WTB) integrated into the Welsh Assembly Government bringing with them their related grant funding. This funding is very specific to the subject areas, namely Education and Training; Tourism and Business in Wales. However, some of this funding can be accessed by the voluntary sector.

There are a number of Assembly Government Sponsored Bodies which also offer advice and funding to the voluntary sector in Wales in respect of the arts, sports, environment, countryside and the Welsh language. If you are active in these areas you may wish to access the website addresses listed below:

Arts Council for Wales – www.artswales.org.uk (external website)

Countryside Council for Wales – www.ccw.gov.uk (external website)

Environmental Agency Wales – www.environment-agency.gov.uk (external website)

Sports Council for Wales – www.sports-council-wales.org.uk (external website)

Welsh Language Board – www.bwrdd-yr-iaith.org.uk (external website)

The Partnership Agreement

The majority of the grant schemes included in this guide offer funding on an all-Wales basis only. In order to address this and ensure this document provides useful information at a local level, the details of the principal voluntary organisations which act as the infrastructure of the voluntary sector in Wales have also been included. These voluntary organisations are allocated funding by the Welsh Assembly Government through the Infrastructure Fund, governed by the Partnership Agreement. This funding is allocated specifically to provide a support service to voluntary organisations across Wales. The voluntary organisations which receive funding through the Partnership Agreement are the Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA); the County Voluntary Councils (CVCs) and the Volunteer Centres.

Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA)

The WCVA is the voice of the voluntary sector in Wales. It represents voluntary organisations, volunteers and communities in Wales. They offer voluntary organisations in Wales advice, support, training and administer numerous grant schemes open to the voluntary sector. Please access their website for more detailed information.

WCVA website (external website)

Contact Details:

WCVA
Baltic House
Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff
CF10 5FH

Tel: 029 20431700
Fax: 029 20431701
E-mail – enquiries@wcva.org.uk / help@wcva.org.uk
Helpline: 0800 800 2888 329

County Voluntary Councils (CVCs)

There is a CVC based in each Local Authority (LAs) in Wales. CVCs provide a range of  accessible and accurate support services to enhance the development and effectiveness of voluntary and community action locally. They offer training and funding advice and in a number of areas run small grant schemes.

Volunteer Centres

There is a Volunteer Centre in each LA throughout Wales. Volunteer Centres offer a range of services to organisations that use volunteers in their work. They also offer advice and guidance to members of the public who wish to volunteer.