Challenge Innovation Fund

The Highland Council has agreed to operate a challenge fund to encourage third sector organisations to develop innovative approaches to assisting people with barriers to employment into training, work experience or jobs.

The funding is available until March 2011 and therefore only projects that can complete or are well underway before the end of March 2011 will be considered. Projects that would fit the criteria are those that:

The budget available for the Fund will be £100,000 and project costs of up to £10,000 are anticipated, though good quality applications for higher amounts will be given full consideration.

Applications should be made with the Council’s Grant Application Form, available through the Council’s Website at http://www.highland.gov.uk.

Completed Applications should be returned by 27 October 2010 to:

The Highland Council Grant and Discretionary Funding Applications
The Chief Executive’s Office Grant Applications,
Highland Council Headquarters,
Glenurquhart Road,
Inverness,  IV3 5NX
Fax: 01463 702830
Return Applications to E-mail: policy6@highland.gov.uk

To qualify projects will need to:

Assessment of applications will be carried out by officers of the Council and partner organisations prior to presentation to the Council’s November Planning, Environment and Development Committee for decision.

For further information and enquiries only contact:

The Highland Council
Planning and Development Service
Employment Team
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX

01463 702912
challengefund@highland.gov.uk