IdeasTap has launched the latest round of Ideas Fund Innovators. This scheme supports people at the beginning of their creative careers who want to take their projects to the next stage. IdeasTap offers ten awards of £1,000.  The awards are open to submissions from any creative discipline by 16 to 25-year-olds based in the UK. For details on how to apply please visit

IdeasTap launches Ideas Fund Shorts, £40,000-worth of funding to help young people realise short film projects.

 Recognising the wealth of talented young filmmakers in the UK, IdeasTap is offering eight awards of £5,000 each for the most original, engaging ideas. Entries must be for films no longer than five minutes and can include documentaries, conceptual pieces, trailers for features, music videos, fashion films and animated shorts.

 Aiming to make the funding process easier for young people, the Ideas Fund is dedicated to providing opportunities for up-and-coming talent.

More information at www.unltd.org.uk/template.php?ID=179&PageName=4ip

The Sustain programme is Arts Council England’s response to the impact of the recession on arts organisations whose sustainability is important in delivering its mission of great art for everyone.

One-off awards of between £75,000 to £3 million will be made to cover the period 2009-2011. The funding is designed to help organisations maintain their artistic, financial and organisational viability during the recession and implement changes to ensure long-term sustainability.

Eligible applicants are arts organisations primarily focused on creating, producing and/or presenting art in England. Applicants must be registered charities or have not-for-of three years.

Applications may be made at any time.

Web: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding

Deadline: March 2011

Grassroots Grants is looking to fund small, volunteer led groups that make a real difference to the lives of local people.  So far, Grassroots Grants has funded thousands of projects, from sports for the disabled to arts for older people, activities for young people, counselling services, employment programmes, food parcel services, music groups and village halls.

You can apply for money until March 2011. If your group ticks all the boxes, then you could apply for a Grassroots Grant of £250 - £5000 

If you have any questions, please contact the Grassroots Grants helpline:

T: 01223 400 331

E: grassroots@cdf.org.uk 

To find out about how to apply for a Grassroot Grant visit www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest/grassroots-grants

Deadline: 30 October 2009

Choral Ambition is a brand new scheme run by the BBC Performing Arts Fund in association with Making Music to provide funding for choirs across the UK. The fund is for adult or youth choirs of any genre. The maximum grant is £5,000, the minimum is £500. The grant can be used for commissioning new music, training and development, masterclasses, workshops and projects to attract new members

To find out more visit www.bbc.co.uk/performingartsfund/choral_ambition

The J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust supports artistic endeavour of the highest possible quality. This includes all forms of visual and performing arts.  They will also support artistic endeavours aiming to develop the skills and confidence of disadvantaged groups.

www.jpgettytrust.org.uk

Deadline: 5 October 2009

Are you passionate about writing? Can you write in a variety of styles? And about issues of our time?

My Voice is looking to help nine 13 to 19 year old writers develop their skills. Bursary winners will be mentored by professional writers, have a chance to share their own writing to a large audience, receive book tokens and work with local libraries to help select great books for young people.  

For more information visit: www.myvoicewriteorwrong.org

Mediabox, a DCSF fund to enable disadvantaged 13-19 year olds the opportunity to develop and produce creative media projects, has announced that its Mix Mediabox funding scheme will open for applications on the 10th August 2009.

Mix Mediabox grants of £5,000 to £20,000 are available to organisations that bring together young people from diverse economic backgrounds, faiths or geographic areas to work on a media project. This grant scheme supports projects that enable young people to work with older members of their community, to create media projects that encourage communities to gain a better understanding of each other and promote community cohesion.

In addition funding is also currently available through the Mini Mediabox scheme. This provides grants of £1,000 to £5,000 and is open to grassroots and community youth organisations for youth led media projects.

For more information, visit: www.media-box.co.uk/funding.php?ID=1

The European Commission has announced that it is inviting applications from non-profit organisations such as non-governmental organisations (NGOs), networks and public bodies under Action 4.4 of its Youth in Action Programme (2007–13).

This action seeks to support projects that encourage creativity and innovation in non-formal education and youth work. In 2009, priority under this call will be assigned to projects focussing on the themes of media literacy of young people and e-youth work.

Projects must involve partners from at least four different Programme Countries (including the applicant organisation), of which at least one is a Member State of the European Union. The total budget allocated to the co-financing of projects under this call for proposals is estimated at €1. 2 million and the maximum grant available is €100,000.

The closing date for applications is the 30th September 2009. For more information visit: eur-lex.europa.eu