Welsh Assembly Government
Advocacy Grant Scheme 2008–2011
The Welsh Assembly Government has made available further grants to support
the development of advocacy in Wales. After the completion of the initial grants
round in August there are now two more grant rounds open.
Grant Round One
There will be a small grants round with a limit of £5,000 per application to be
completed by end of January 2009.
Grant Round two
A separate grant round will also operate for revenue costs from April 2009 to
March 2011. You can apply for one year only which will cover April 2009 to March
2010 or April 2010 to March 2011 or you can apply for a grant for a project that
covers both years. You cannot apply for a grant from this round if you already
receive a grant from the Welsh Assembly Government for this current programme.
The closing date for all applications is 9th
January 2009 - more information
| What's new from BILD |
Conferences and mini-conferences 2008/09
Implementing the
Mental Capacity Act for people with ASD
Positive
behaviour support: leadership event
Mental Capacity Act, Human Rights and
sexual relationships
Developing
good practice: reducing the use of restrictive physical interventions
Mental Capacity
Act 2005 and restraint – principles and best practice
Autism –
answering important questions (Ireland)
Challenges for the workforce: choice,
control and self-directed support
Assessor Training: LDQ Induction Award
Physical Interventions Accreditation Scheme: Induction
Workshops
Implementing the Mental Capacity Act for people with autistic spectrum disorder
10
March 2009,
Harvest Field Centre, Sutton Coldfield
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Events and learning opportunities 2008–09
Download our new events and learning opportunities summaries by clicking the relevant cover below:
Annual Review 2007–08: Voices for change
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| What's happening |
Are
you learning to drive? Or thinking of learning to drive? Channel 4's Cutting
Edge would like to hear from you
Firefly Productions are currently producing a film for Channel 4’s flagship
documentary series, Cutting Edge. It is about people with learning
difficulties and their desire to learn to drive.
"We are looking for people who are about to become learner drivers, and
people who may have already started learning..."
Read more
Race
equality in practice resource pack
Supporting Advocates Working With Cultural Diversity
Produced by North Wales Race Equality Network as part of the British
Institute for Learning Disabilities and the Welsh Assembly Government Advocacy
Grants Programme
Download resource pack
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