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From: Cassarchis, Cathrin <[log in to unmask]>
To: 'NRA list' <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 24 February 2000 16:43
Subject: Community Access to Life-long Learning (CALL Programme)


> Community Access to Life-long Learning (CALL Programme)
>
> The New Opportunities Fund (NOF) has recently launched a Community Access
to
> Life-long Learning programme. Under this initiative NOF will distribute
£200
> million in support of three new strands up to 2002. They are: the
> development of a nationwide network of ICT learning centres, the creation
of
> the Public Library network (£100 million) and the creation of Community
> Grids for Learning (CGfL) to provide community-based content for adult
> learners. Although the NOF application pack covers all three strands it is
> the last of these which I have set out below.
>
> NOF's aim in supporting the creation of Community Grids for Learning will
be
> to encourage more adults into learning through joined up community grids
> (e.g. museums, libraries, archives) offering an educational and lifelong
> learning base. Such grids can be developed at local or regional level and
> need not be geographically based e.g. scattered communities representing
> ethnic minority cultures and languages. NOF defines a Community Grid for
> Learning as "an internet site holding information, advice and learning
> materials of interest to specific communities, defined by geography or
> shared characteristics. Community grids should be accessible in any part
of
> the UK through the Internet and the National Grid for Learning."
>
> Funding is available to support infrastructure, software, content design
and
> development, initial staffing costs, training and marketing and may be
used
> to establish new provision or to expand existing provision. Partnership
will
> be particularly welcomed. NOF will not fund major capital expenditure,
> project development costs or existing projects that do not specifically
> include the creation of new or expanded activities.
>
> In particular, NOF is keen to support projects that target social
exclusion
> and applicants will be expected to set out how they will engage particular
> interest groups e.g. black and ethnic minorities, people in remote or
rural
> communities, people with little or no formal educational qualifications
etc.
> Applicants should demonstrate that their project supports and/or
complements
> regional or national strategies for lifelong learning and should have a
> strategy for marketing and promoting their project to new users. Projects
> will be expected to demonstrate how they allow progression into other
> learning opportunities.
>
> Information Communication Technology (ICT) projects must be compatible
with
> the People's network and the National Grid for Learning. Further details
on
> technical standards are available from BECTa (web site
> www.becta.org.uk/call; help desk 02476 847127; email [log in to unmask]).
> BECTa, the British Educational Communications and Technology agency, is a
> government-funded agency and the lead agency for the National Grid for
> Learning.
>
> Grants will not normally exceed £250,000. Funding will be for a maximum of
> three years and applicants will be expected to demonstrate a viable plan
for
> sustainability. There is no minimum requirement for financial or in-kind
> partnership funding but NOF will expect some contribution where possible.
>
> Local authorities, Higher education institutions, businesses, community
> groups, voluntary organisations, museums and galleries, library
authorities,
> schools and non-geographic communities of interest are all eligible for
> funding. Partnership arrangements will be preferred.
>
> There are three funding cycles the deadlines of which are as follows: 5th
> May 2000 submission for a November 2000 decision, 6th October 2000
> submission for an April 2001 decision and 4th May 2001 submission for a
> November 2001 decision. You may apply in more than one round but you
should
> have received a decision on any previous application before reapplying. To
> request an application form telephone
>
> England 0845 0000121
> Wales 0845 0000122
> Scotland 0845 0000123
> Northern Ireland 0845 0000124
>
> or visit the NOF website at www.nof.org.uk. Although the application form
is
> available on the web note that forms will not be accepted by fax or
e-mail.
>
> Enquiries from prospective applicants requiring advice, a personal
> consultation or an application review are welcome.
>
> Cathrin Cassarchis
> Archive Lottery Adviser
> National Council on Archives
>
> c/o  Public Record Office
> Ruskin Avenue
> Kew, Richmond
> Surrey
> TW9 4DU
>
> Tel: 020 83925313
> Fax: 020 83925280
> email: [log in to unmask]
>




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