Government Invites Bids
Government Invites Bids for a Share of £20million to Fund Adult Learning (
Government Invites Bids for a Share of £20million to Fund Adult Learning (England)
The Government has announced that organisations can now bid for a share of £20 million in Government grants to open up and promote informal learning for adults and young people. The funding which is being made available through the Governments Transformation Fund is open to a wide range of groups and partnerships to promote informal learning. Funding is available to public, private and third sector organisations, including organisations from all backgrounds including culture, heritage, nature, sport, health, community regeneration, broadcasting and technology. The aim of the Fund is to:
encourage more and different people into learning, particularly people from disadvantaged groups
open up access to learning in new places, in new ways and at more flexible times
support people to drive their own learning through self organised groups and learning clubs
to make better use of broadcasting and technology to stimulate and support learning.
For a chance to meet other organisations with shared interests, potential applicants can register for a networking event on 9 June and the opportunity to talk to colleagues about ideas and get advice from the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) team on the bidding process. The event will be held in central London between 10:00am and 1.30pm.
DIUS are also inviting bids for the contract to manage the £20 million Transformation Fund.
The successful managing organisation will have an excellent grasp of the landscape set out in The Learning Revolution and the capacity to hit the ground running in order to get grant allocation underway. This will require:
existing informal learning networks and stakeholder relationships
in-house capacity and expertise to support bidders and evaluate bids
existing audit and monitoring processes
proven track record and experience of managing contracts of this size, scale and scope
The closing date is 12 noon on the 29th May 2009.
The £20m Transformation Fund money is in addition to the £210m which the Government has ring-fenced to support adult learning. The deadline for applications is the 12th July 2009 but an "early bird" funding pot of £1 million is available for ideas submitted by the 12th June 2009. In addition the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills are inviting bids for the contract to manage the £20 million Transformation Fund.
To find out more, follow this link: http://www.dius.gov.uk/skills/engaging_learners/informal_adult_learning/transformation_fund
This page last updated on 18 May 2009