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Support Available in Sandwell

Are you looking for funding? Do you need some support?

There are a range of support services and resources available within Sandwell to assist you to access the most appropriate funding for your group:

For information about sources of funding:

SCVO’s free funding portal and SCVO Monthly Funding Digest
CHAINS (Community Help and Information Network Sandwell) free funding search database
Sandwell Council’s External funding newsletter

For hints and tips about applying for funding:

CHAINS website toolkits and advice plus free downloadable Apply Yourself & Budget Yourself software.

For one to one support:

Contact Steve Baylis SCVO 0121 525 1127 steve@scvo.info
Contact Rob Harvey Duffield SCIPS 0121 544 1230 rob@scips.org.uk
Sandwell Council’s external funding team 0121 569 3971 external_funding_team@sandwell.gov.uk

Support Organisations

Sandwell MBC - External Funding Team
The External Funding Team can assist you through the many stages of the External Funding Process from finding funding for your project or idea, completing your bid, to the evaluation of your projects.

Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
SCVO provides representation and support to the local voluntary and community sector. It offers a wide spectrum of specialised services and aims to support all not-for-profit community groups and voluntary organisations.

Sandwell Community Information and Participation Service (SCIPS)
SCIPS offers facilities, skills and expertise to provide a range of high quality services, and a link for all communities to consult on local, regional and national, Housing and Regeneration issues. SCIPS exists to enable an effective exchange of views and opinions, enabling communities to influence and affect change.

Community Help & Information Network Sandwell (CHAINS)
CHAINS is a partnership working initiative between Sandwell Community Information and Participation Service Ltd (SCIPS) and Wednesbury 2000 Ltd, with funding from the Big Lottery Fund. The website is a free resource for the promotion and support of Sandwell's community sector.