[cma-l] Government invites bids for a share of £20m to fund adult learning

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Organisations in England can bid for a share of £20 million in
Government cash from today to open up and promote informal learning
for adults and young people across the country.  Community media is
seen by DIUS as fitting in with the Government's informal adult
learning agenda.

In a speech to NIACE's Annual Policy Conference, Skills Secretary John
Denham kicked off the bidding process, publishing a prospectus
designed to show how a wide range of groups and partnerships of all
sizes can win funding. The deadline for bids is July 12 this year but
an "early bird" funding pot of £1 million is available for ideas
submitted by June 12.

The Transformation Fund Prospectus 2009-10 can be found at:

http://www.dius.gov.uk/skills/engaging_learners/informal_adult_learning/transformation_fund

Public, private or third sector organisations in England are eligible
to submit their creative proposals, preferably in partnership, by 12
July 2009.

The site says that one can register for a networking event on 9 June
and the opportunity to talk to colleagues about ideas and get advice
from the DIUS team on the bidding process - but, currently, the link
is broken:

https://secure.symphonyem.co.uk/DIUSEvent

More: http://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/lfi/173887

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