{"id":671,"date":"2017-04-04T19:12:30","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T19:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penycymoeddcic.cymru\/?p=671\/"},"modified":"2017-07-18T09:17:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T09:17:37","slug":"micro-fund-round-1-now-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penycymoeddcic.cymru\/cy\/micro-fund-round-1-now-over\/","title":{"rendered":"First Micro Fund Awards Announced."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The first round of our Micro Fund grant awards is now complete, and we were pleased to have had a huge response \u2013 thanks to everyone who submitted applications. We received 122 proposals, requesting at total of \u00a3390,000. As we had only \u00a3127,000 to allocate this time, competition was very strong and the assessment Panel had some difficult decisions to make. We are delighted to be supporting 36 amazing and wide-ranging projects right across the Fund area. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">You can see the full list of Round 1 awards <a href=\"https:\/\/penycymoeddcic.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/MICRO-FUND-ROUND-1-AWARDS-PDF2.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Recipients include:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Afan Vale Chocolates<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> \u2013 a grant of \u00a33,250 to purchase an essential new machine. Anita Angove is delighted with the Award \u201c<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>we are a small business barely keeping up with the rapidly growing demand for our produce \u2013 being able to buy our new machine will free up time for marketing and promotion and will really help our business to grow.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Longhand, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Showcase Sioegerdd Performing Arts Association \u2013 a grant of \u00a33,045 to support a young people\u2019s production of South Pacific in Aberdare. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Roger Williams of Aberdare based <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span lang=\"en\">Showcase Sioegerdd Performing Arts Association said<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span lang=\"en\"><i> \u201cWe work with young people on a range of performing arts projects, and this grant will enable us to put on a production of South Pacific later this year. This will be an amazing experience for all the young people involved \u2013 and hopefully for our audiences too!\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Dark Sky Wales\u2019 Sidewalk Astronomy programme<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> \u2013 a grant of \u00a34,891. Allan Trow, Dark Sky Wales Manager explains: <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en\"><i>\u201cWe\u2019ll be introducing young people in the Rhondda and Cynon Valleys to astronomy, aiming to reduce incidents of anti-social behaviour. This might sound like an unusual approach, but we know it works and we have the strong support of the police. It\u2019s a positive and creative way of tackling a challenging problem. Our Micro Fund grant will enable us to reach even more young people.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Longhand, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">We know that those who were unsuccessful this time will be disappointed, but the Community Fund will be in place for the next twenty years, so there will be many further opportunities to apply. The next Micro Fund Round opens on the 1<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">st<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"> June 2017 and the closing date is p.m. on Monday 14<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"> August. We\u2019ll be announcing Round 2 Awards at the end of September.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Longhand, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">If your group is thinking of re-submitting your application, you <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><i>must <\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">contact us for feedback and discuss the proposal with us beforehand. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Longhand, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Thanks again for all your support!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first round of our Micro Fund grant awards is now complete, and we were pleased to have had a huge response \u2013 thanks to everyone who submitted applications. We received 122 proposals, requesting at total of \u00a3390,000. 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