# Minister launches governmentfunding.org.uk

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/10/21/minister-launches-governmentfundingorguk/
- Published: 2003-10-21T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Finding sources of government funding for voluntary and community organisations 
has just become easier, says Fiona MacTaggart MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary 
for Race Equality, Community Policy, and Civic Renewal.

 

The minister has launched [governmentfunding.org.uk](http://governmentfunding.org.uk/default.aspx),
a new free access web portal containing current information on funding from four
key central government departments.

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The site has been developed and is managed by the Directory of Social Change,

 

with funding from the Government’s Active Community Unit.

 

The site contains searchable information and downloadable application forms

 

for [grants available](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/15/google-grants-for-charities/)
to the sector from the Department for Education and

 

Skills, the Department of Health, the Home Office and the Office of the

 

Deputy Prime Minister.

 

There is also a facility to allow registered organisations to receive e-mail

 

updates, notifying them of new programmes and updated schemes that may fund

 

their work.

 

The site was first piloted at volcomgrants.gov.uk. DSC sub-contracted technical 
aspects of this new project to j4b.

 

In 2004, governmentfunding.org.uk will enable registered organisations to apply 
for grants online. The site will feature a directory of users which, say DSC, “will
encourage networking by enabling groups to

 

find details of other organisations that have registered with the site.”

 

Launching the site, Home Office Minister Fiona Mactaggart said: “Details of £182
million of grants can now be found in one place. The Web site will enable Government
departments to co-ordinate information, reduce complication and communicate very
directly with the sector.”

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