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The Big Lottery Fund is delivering
myplace on behalf of the Department for Children,
Schools and Families (DCSF). £160 million will be available in year
one of which up to £50 million is available through the fast-track
application route.
Do you have the vision and drive to work with young people to
deliver a world class place for them to go? If so,
myplace may be able to help you turn your ideas
into reality.
myplace aims to deliver world class youth
facilities driven by the active participation of young people and
their view and needs.
Funded projects must deliver all the following outcomes:
- more young people, parents and communities feel that young
people have exciting and safe places to go in their leisure time
where they can get involved in an attractive range of
activities
- more young people, particularly the most disadvantaged,
participate in positive leisure time activities that support their
personal and social development
- more young people have access to information, advice and
support services from within places they feel comfortable
- stronger partnership working between local authorities, third,
private and public sector partners to plan, deliver and operate
financially sustainable youth facilities with and for young
people
myplace will only fund projects that will
deliver on all four of these outcomes and demonstrate evidence of
the real participation of young people, particularly disadvantaged
young people, in the development, design and future running of the
project.
All projects will need to demonstrate genuine cross-sector
partnership between public sector bodies and third and/or private
sector organisations.
The fast-track application process will enable early investment
in projects that are already well developed and therefore able to
submit robust business and capital plans with their application.
This will enable final investment decisions to be made on the basis
of the single application.
The standard application route will provide applicants with an
in-principle investment decision prior to providing capacity
building support to help them develop their detailed delivery
plans.
Application and guidance materials for the first funding round
are available from the Big Lottery Fund website (link opens in a new
window). The deadline for fast-track applications is 29
July 2008 and the deadline for the standard route is
30 September 2008. For further information call:
0845 4 10 20 30
Important information about applying
All Kent applicants to this scheme either from the private,
public or voluntary sectors are required to have the endorsement of
Kent County Council before they submit their proposals.
Therefore could prospective applicants please contact KCC as
soon as possible to discuss their potential bids.
Applicants must complete and
return a
myplace KCC endorsement form to KCC by the 18 September
2008. Contact: Martyn Riley, External Funding
Officer, Kent County Council Tel: 01622 694384
Email:
martyn.riley@kent.gov.uk |