Tottenham Green - Community First Fund
Tottenham Green has been selected to receive £84,775 in neighbourhood grants over the next four years as part of the Community First Programme. If you have a great idea for a project, that needs support and meets a local priority, find out here how you can apply.
What is Community First?
Community First is a government-funded initiative that will run for four years, until March 2015. The programme will help communities come together to identify their strengths and local priorities in order to plan for their future and become stronger. It will fund both new and existing community groups.
- For more information you can visit the Community Development Foundation website (external link)
What does it aim to do?
The Neighbourhood Match Fund will use the £30 million fund to encourage people in deprived communities to give their time and expertise to local projects, to raise money and help make their local area a better place to live.
|back to topWhy is Tottenham Green Ward eligible for local grants?
The ward was chosen because it was identified as one of the 30% most deprived wards in the Indices of Multiple Deprivation, as well as having a 10% increase in the number of benefit claimants (source: Job Centre Plus Benefit Data, May 2009/10).
|back to topHow much is available?
| Total Allocation (£) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £84,775 | £14,060 | £21,223 | £21,219 | £28,272 |
Who was funded in Year One?
| Organisation | The Project | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Page Green Residents Association | Page Green Residents’ 2012 Project: This project will set up a summer Olympics community party/picnic for Page Green residents | |
| Clyde Area Residents Association | Olympic Themed Street Party in Grove Park Road: This project will bring together residents of nine streets to enjoy a day of free activities which reflect the Olympic and Paralympic values | suepenny@phonecoop.coop |
| Growing in Haringey | Gardening Project: This project will enable and encourage residents to look after their front gardens and street trees | info@growinginharingey.org.uk |
| Fountain Area Residents’ Association | Fountain Area Community Garden, N15: This project will provide plants to complete an existing project to transform an unsafe area into a community space | hhnrau@yahoo.co.uk |
| D-Dance | D-Dance: This project set up a new and exciting dance group with a passion for various styles of dance | info@d-dance.co.uk |
| Make-Room | Make-Room: The project will deliver art exhibitions and installations, including workshops, performances, stalls and light works in public and retail spaces in Tottenham Green | Megan@makeroom.org.uk |
| Haringey Wrestling Club | Talent Show: This project will deliver a wrestling talent show for young people in Tottenham Green | Haringeywrestling1@live.co.uk |
| Efiba Arts and African Cultural Development | Drumming and Dance Activities: This project will engage young people who live in Tottenham Green in weekly African drumming and dance activities | info@Efibaarts.org |
What is the process for accessing funds?
Each eligible ward will set up a Community First Panel. These panels will raise awareness of the programme and work in the community to create a plan for how they will match and spend the money. The panel will make recommendations to CDF, who as administrator of Community First, will release funds provided the panel is able to demonstrate community involvement and support for the plan.
|back to topWhat are the priorities for Tottenham Green?
- Enhance streets, public spaces and local environment
- Promote activities for young people
- Promote cultural and intergenerational cohesion
- Reduce, and prevent crime, ensuring people feel safe in the area
- Promote community engagement
I have a good idea that meets one or more of the local priorities, what should I know before I apply?
- £500 is the minimum and £2,500 is the maximum amount that can be awarded to groups for a period of one year. Groups can re-apply each year. This will be paid by BACS into your group's bank account
- Funding for this programme is only available to groups, so if you have an idea to improve your neighbourhood, you must form a group to apply for funding
- Funding is only available for projects which will be delivered within the Tottenham Green Ward
- Groups will need to demonstrate match funding, such as volunteer time, donated cash, goods and services
As grants awarded will be small and volunteering opportunities in some cases may be limited, many groups will nonetheless, be dependent on volunteers to help deliver projects. Groups are to use an hourly rate of £11.09 to calculate the value of volunteer match time.
For example:
- If you need £500 for your project, approximately 45 hours of volunteer time would need to be contributed which can be shared amongst volunteers.
So...
- 1 person = 45 hours
- 5 people = 9 hours each
- 10 people = 4 and a half hours each
You will need to describe how many volunteers will be involved in the application.
|back to topHow can I apply?
The application form, further guidance, and terms and conditions of funding, are in the attached files section below. The panel is now calling for a second round of applications. When you have completed the application form please send it to tottenhamgreen@gmail.com before 5pm on Wednesday 13 March 2013.
If you have any questions, or would like to discuss your project with your local panel, please email tottenhamgreen@gmail.com.
