South West Foundation in Partnership with the Learning Curve and the Learning and Skills Council, have opened a new grant programme for the South West Region.

Eligibility

The Links Foundation was launched in 2003 as a charitable trust to distribute funds to communities that needed help. Since then more than £3 million has been ploughed into projects across the country.

Eligibility
Currently Not for Profit organisations, although this might change in the future.

Capital Grant funding is available to new and existing Member UK online centres (in the most deprived areas).

Eligibility
The funding will be focussed on those centres that are located in the areas that fall within the third most deprived areas of the country as defined at the Medium Super Output Area level of IMD2007.

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) are seeking to initiate a national network of "Digital Mentors" to help those with poor digital skills in deprived communities in England learn to use social and community media.

The WHSmith Trust will make grants to UK-based projects which support education, literacy or life-long learning.

Eligibility
Registered UK charities.

What For?
To support education and lifelong learning, helping people of any age to achieve their educational potential.

The European Social Fund (ESF) was set up to improve employment opportunities in the European Union and so help raise standards of living. It aims to help people fulfil their potential by giving them better skills and better job prospects.