Grants of up to £3000 were available for voluntary and community sector groups to support activities around volunteering and improving the employability skills of volunteers.

The One Nottingham Grants Fund is being managed by Nottinghamshire Community Foundation and over 80 applications were received from voluntary and community sector groups in Nottingham in the funding round which closed in January.

A grants panel met to consider applications and after some difficult decisions awards have now been made to the following groups:

11 Tech 18

Arkwright Meadows Community Gardens

Belong Bestwood Advice Centre

Bright Ideas Nottingham

Carewatch in Nottingham

Forest Fields Advice And Neighbourhood Centre

Go Digit All

Hawa Women's Network Nottingham

Hope Church, Nottingham

Learn2Learn Comprehensive

New Communities In Social Enterprise

Nigerian Community Group

Nottingham Ball Bois FC

Nottingham University Hospitals Youth Service

Nottinghamshire Clubs For Young People Limited

OSCAR- Organisation For Sickle Cell Anaemia Research

Our Voice

Pulp Friction Smoothie Bar

Send Project Limited

Take 1

The Nottingham Miscarriage Support Group

For information relating to applications contact:

http://www.nottscf.org.uk/

For general information contact Lorel Manders at One Nottingham on 0115 8765000, or email lorel.manders@onenottingham.org.uk