[cma-l] Funding News: BIG Millenium Now Programme

[Tamar Millen]

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BIG Launches Millennium Now Programme (UK)
The Big Lottery Fund, together with Channel 4 has launched the 
Millennium Now programme. The programme is based on public feedback on 
how £10 million of Lottery funding should be spent. Through the 
programme, registered charities can apply for one of five grants of 
between £1,500,000 and £2,000,000 for projects running over two years.
To be eligible applications must fit one of the following project types. 
  These are:

Helping disadvantaged families to be healthy and live well;
Helping different generations to share their skills with each other;
Getting communities volunteering to address environmental issues;
Bringing communities together to tackle local issues; and
Helping disadvantaged young people to learn new career-based skills.


In addition successful applicants must meet all three of the following 
outcomes:

     Creating stronger connections between people and communities
     Developing creative projects that have UK-wide relevance
     Communities are involved in designing and delivering projects


The journeys of the five organisations that receive funding from the 
programme will be filmed by Channel 4 for a new five-part series which 
will air in late-2012. Organisations that are thinking of applying will 
need to show willingness to be filmed throughout the development of 
their project as this is a key requirement of the programme.

The closing date for applications is the 13th December 2011. For more 
information visit:

http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_millennium_now?tab=1&regioncode=-uk
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Tamar Millen
Arts Coordinator
Community Media Association
15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield
S1 2BX
0114 2795219

www.commedia.org.uk