[cma-l] Community Radio Fund: award of grants for 2015/16 Round 1

Tue Jul 7 16:01:25 BST 2015

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed the total of
£393,000 for the Community Radio Fund for 2014/15 (link
<http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/radio/community-radio-fund/14-15-awards-round-2>
).

For 2015/16, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed a
total of £377,000 for the Community Radio Fund (link
<http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/radio/community-radio-fund/grants-1516-round1>
).

This is a reduction of 4.07% from 2014/15 to 2015/16.

As a matter of the highest priority, the CMA continues to work to improve
the funding situation for community media and we are fortunate to have a
Broadcast Minister in post who is very sympathetic to the plight of
community radio and very much aware of the funding situation as evidenced
by his contribution to the Draft Community Radio (Amendment) Order 2015 -
Commons debate, 24th March 2015:

*Ed Vaizey MP, Wantage (Conservative)*

"...I have said when debating other issues—previously, to do with digital
radio—it is important that we stress cross-party support for the sectors,
particularly for community radio, especially as it began under the previous
Labour Government. Community radio is an unequivocal success story.

I agree with the hon. Gentleman that after the election the next
Government, whoever they may be, should take a long, hard look at community
radio, because a vibrant ecosystem has been created. These wonderful
stations are professionally run, providing an outlet for many talented
people and a huge resource for their local communities. I would put
community radio up there as one of the key priorities for the next
Broadcasting Minister to consider."
*Hansard record:*

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmgeneral/deleg9/150324/150324s01.htm

*Online catch-up here:*

http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/176e5c83-088b-43c3-8a14-dec393f3756e

Funding and sustainability will be two key themes of the CMA's Community
Media Conference to be held on Saturday 12th September at Radio LaB,
University of Bedfordshire, Luton and we look forward to seeing as many of
our members and supporters there as possible - more details to be announced
imminently.

Bill Best
-- 
Operations Manager
Community Media Association
http://www.commedia.org.uk/
https://twitter.com/community_media
http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation

Canstream Internet Radio & Video
http://www.canstream.co.uk/
https://twitter.com/canstream

On 7 July 2015 at 15:41, Shane Carey <shane at reprezent.org.uk> wrote:

> Almost a 25% cut - can't remember that being announced. Did I miss
> something?
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> On 7 July 2015 at 14:47, Canalside's The Thread <office at thethread.org.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>     Has this amount come down ???                   hang on a mo …. So
>> we have £500,000 or we are meant to have …. We had 100 Stations which then
>> become 200 and then the fund goes DOWN ???      Have I missed something
>> again here ?       LOL   J
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>> It’s a good job we can keep smiling and see the funny side, we’d go
>> bonkers without it.
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>> You couldn’t write the script could you ?
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>> Onwards and Backwards
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>> Wrighty
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>> *From:* cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:
>> cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] *On Behalf Of *CMA-L
>> *Sent:* 07 July 2015 14:09
>> *To:* cma-l at commedia.org.uk
>> *Subject:* [cma-l] Community Radio Fund: award of grants for 2015/16
>> Round 1
>>
>>
>>
>> Ofcom's Community Radio Fund Panel met on Tuesday 23 June 2015 to
>> consider applications in the first round of grant awards for 2015/16.
>>
>> The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed the total of
>> £377,000 for the Community Radio Fund for 2015. The amount awarded in this
>> first round of grants was £160,782, which leaves £216,218 for the second
>> round of funding later this year.
>>
>> In summary, at the meeting:
>>
>>    - 42 applications for grants were considered
>>    - The total amount of funding requested in these applications was
>>    £822,034
>>    - 12 applicants were awarded grants which totalled £160,782
>>    - 30 applicants were not awarded a grant
>>
>> The average grant in this round was £13,398; the size of award ranged
>> from £4,500 to £21,150. A table setting out the awards is below:
>>
>>    - *Beverley FM*; Beverley; East Yorkshire; Specialist Funding
>>    Application Trainer - £4,500
>>    - *BRFM*; Isle of Sheppey; Business & Development Officer - £5,500
>>    - *CamGlen Radio*; Cambuslang & Rutherglen; Project Worker and
>>    Business Development Manager - £19,753
>>    - *Deveron FM*; Banff; Sales Person / Fund-raiser - £14,540
>>    - *Gaydio*; Manchester; Digital Manager for an online advertising
>>    project involving a number of stations around the UK - £21,150
>>    - *Insanity Radio*; Egham, Surrey; Media and Development Officer -
>>    £15,702
>>    - *IÚR-fm*; Newry; Sustainability Officer - £16,000
>>    - *Moorlands Radio*; Biddulph; Station Fund-raising Co-ordinator -
>>    £8,153
>>    - *Pure Radio 107.8*; Stockport; Training and Development
>>    Co-ordinator - £16,560
>>    - *Radio Teesdale*; Teesside; Business Development Manager (salary
>>    contribution) - £15,000
>>
>> Applications for the second round of funding in 2015/16 will be invited
>> on *Wednesday 14 October* with a closing date of *5pm on Wednesday 11
>> November 2015*. The Panel will meet to make decisions on these
>> applications in January 2016.
>>
>> Source
>> <http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/radio/community-radio-fund/grants-1516-round1>
>>
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