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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>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 </span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>CMA-L<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 07 July 2015 14:09<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [cma-l] Community Radio
Fund: award of grants for 2015/16 Round 1</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In
summary, at the meeting: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>42 applications for grants were considered<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The total amount of funding requested in these
applications was £822,034<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>12 applicants were awarded grants which totalled
£160,782<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>30 applicants were not awarded a grant <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Beverley FM</span></font></b>;
Beverley; <st1:place w:st="on">East Yorkshire</st1:place>; Specialist
Funding Application Trainer - £4,500<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>BRFM</span></font></b>; Isle of
Sheppey; Business & Development Officer - £5,500<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>CamGlen Radio</span></font></b>;
Cambuslang & Rutherglen; Project Worker and Business Development
Manager - £19,753<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Deveron FM</span></font></b>; <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Banff</st1:place></st1:City>; Sales Person
/ Fund-raiser - £14,540<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Gaydio</span></font></b>; <st1:City
w:st="on">Manchester</st1:City>; Digital Manager for an online advertising
project involving a number of stations around the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> -
£21,150<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Insanity Radio</span></font></b>;
Egham, <st1:place w:st="on">Surrey</st1:place>; Media and Development
Officer - £15,702<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>IÚR-fm</span></font></b>; Newry;
Sustainability Officer - £16,000<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Moorlands Radio</span></font></b>;
Biddulph; Station Fund-raising Co-ordinator - £8,153<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Pure Radio 107.8</span></font></b>;
<st1:place w:st="on">Stockport</st1:place>; Training and Development
Co-ordinator - £16,560<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Radio Teesdale</span></font></b>;
Teesside; Business Development Manager (salary contribution) - £15,000<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Applications
for the second round of funding in 2015/16 will be invited on <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Wednesday 14 October</span></b> with a closing date of
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>5pm on Wednesday 11 November 2015</span></b>.
The Panel will meet to make decisions on these applications in January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/radio/community-radio-fund/grants-1516-round1">Source</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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