[CMA R] Community Radio Fund - award of grants for 2007/08

[Alan Fransman]

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Community Radio Fund - award of grants for 2007/08

Ofcom today announced the grant awards from the first round of funding 
from the Community Radio Fund 2007/08. In total £304,625 has been 
awarded to 22 applicants.

Ofcom's Community Radio Fund Panel met on Wednesday 20 June to consider 
applications for the first round of grant awards for 2007/08. In 
summary, at the time of the meeting:

* £500,000 was available for the financial year 2007/08 (since the Panel 
met Ofcom has been informed by DCMS that some of the Fund may be used 
for alternative community media projects)
* 58 applications were considered
* Funding applications totalled £1,796,103.62
* 22 applicants were awarded grants which totalled £304,625
* 31 applicants were not awarded a grant
* Decisions were deferred on the remaining 5 applications


Applications for the second round of funding in 2007/08
* Applications will be invited on 24 October 2007.
* The closing-date for applications will be four weeks later, i.e. 20 
November 2007.
* The Panel will meet to make decisions on these applications on 20 
January 2008.
* At the time of publication, Ofcom cannot confirm how much money will 
be available to the Fund for the second round as Ofcom understands that 
DCMS may use some of the Fund for alternative community media projects. 
(At present there is £195,375 remaining in the Fund for 2007/08.)

Applicants are usually eligible to receive funding from only one 
Community Radio Fund grant round in each financial year, and the Panel 
will give priority to those applicants who have not received funding in 
previous years.

For further information visit the Ofcom website on:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/Communityfund/grants0708_1/


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Alan Fransman
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