News
New Directors Sought
The Directors of the Barrhill Community Interest Company were delighted that new Trustees were successfully elected to the Barrhill Development Trust board at the recent Trust general meeting.
As many of our members will be aware, there are now a number of related people serving on the Community Interest Company and the Development Trust boards. You can see who is on the Board of the CIC on our website here.
Because of this, the CIC is keen to appoint additional Directors to the CIC Board in order to ensure the CIC can comply with its own rules on what proportion of the Board should not have a conflict of interests when making decisions about the use of funding and on other matters.
We would like to move on this issue rapidly so as not to cause any delay to decisions on the Development Trust’s future funding needs.
If you would be interested in serving your community, please get in touch using this email address by the start of play on Friday 30th August. You can view the Director’s role description here and additional information here. If you are ready to apply you can access the application form here.
New Small Grants Form Available
There is now a new shorter 'grants for groups' application form for applications for £1,000 to £5,000. It's new - so feedback is really welcome on how applying was for you. You can access the application form here
Relaunched Education & Training Grants Available
Did you know that the Education and Training bursaries have been re launched with new upper limits and can now also support driving lessons as well as driving tests?
For short courses of under a year, an applicant can apply for all or part of the course fee or associated costs, with a maximum grant of £1,000. For courses of one year or longer, the fund can offer a maximum of £1,000 per year for up to three years. The overall maximum award (combining fees and other costs) for all courses is capped at £3,000.
Awards can support costs that are directly related to attending your course or apprenticeship, including:
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Course fees, but only where these costs cannot be waived or funded through any other means
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Study aids and equipment e.g., laptops, software, stationery up to a maximum of £500
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Technical aids/equipment e.g., specialist clothing relating to the course, tools, other specialist equipment.
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Travel and subsistence costs e.g., bus, train or petrol, meals etc.
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Accommodation costs
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Childcare costs to allow you to study
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Driving lessons and driving practical or theory tests (including driving qualifications related to employment such as contribution to HGV licence, construction cards or trailer test) capped at £1,000 in total, with no return to the Fund for a second award.
Read more and apply here