**  Communities for Health Funding - closing date for applications 30th September 2010 - details 

** Southampton City Council have put out a tender for the Provision of Specialist Short Break service for children and young people with severe challenging behaviour and learning disabilities/Autism.  For more details please contact the council direct. 

** Drinkaway funding for those working with alcohol misuse and education.  For details of all the grants available click here 

** Become a local funding champion - free training for funding advisors - 21st October in Exeter.  For details click here 

**  Step Up steering group feedback - more 

**  Dorset County Council External Funding Newsletter - June 2010 

l**  Christmas Challenge 2010 - final sector challenges open for applications - details 

**  Community Wildlife Programme - up to £2m available - details 

** Dorset County Council and Business Link are holding two 'Meet the Buyer' events.  The next is on 15th September at Bovington.  Further details to come

**  Personalisation - Changes to Community Care.  Personalisation is the new way of providing community care and will be introduced by all Local Authorities in England from April 2011 - to find out more about these changes click here 

 **  In 2010/11 Step Into Sport will fund 200 schools or community groups with £250 each for delivery of any Sports Leaders UK Sports Leadership Award to a targeted group of 'hard to reach' learners aged 14-19.  To read the briefing sheet click here and for an application form click here 

**  The Youth Community Action Programme is designed to encourage all young people in England to play an active and positive part in their communities - to find out more click here 

*Achieving Better Outcomes: Commissioning in Children's Service guidelines.  For a copy of the document click here

**  Count Me In Plus is an inclusive scheme which will enable young people aged 12 - 18 yrs with a severe disability the opportunity to join in a social experience with other young people of the same age (this is initially only open to those attending Yewstock School)  click here for more details and here for an application form

**  Grant funding reports from NAVCA and DOH - to read more click here

**  Cash for Activities funding from West Dorset Youth Bank - to read more click here and for an application form click here

**  UnLtd Sport Relief Awards Programme for 11 - 21 year olds - to find out more click here

**  02 "Think Big" grants £5m investment in young people - to find out more click here

**  The Step Up Disadvantage Subsidy - to read the briefing paper please click here