County Council encourages groups to FLOSS as deadline
gets closer
Worcestershire County Council is encouraging
young people to take advantage and get their FLOSS - Funding Lots
of Super Stuff - applications in before the clock strikes for the
deadline on February 12.
The popular scheme, which is in its final
year, has already handed out almost £1million to help fund projects
and activities for teenagers since it was launched in 2005. Around
£250,000 is up for grabs in this last round.
Grants of up to £2,500, which are eligible to
spend until March next year, are once again available for 13 to
19-year-olds to apply for until February 12.
The decision on applications is taken by the
FLOSS Assessment group, which is made up of at least 30 young
people from across Worcestershire. This makes sure that young
people are actively involved in all aspects of FLOSS within
Worcestershire.
Cllr Liz Eyre, Worcestershire County
Council's Cabinet Member for Children and Young People (aged 12-19
years), said: "The FLOSS scheme has been fantastic since
its launch and has proved to be of benefit to so many young people
around Worcestershire.
"There's still money up for grabs that could
help vital projects around the county and, importantly, there's
still time to get applications in. Anyone who thinks their group
could benefit should get in touch and make their bids before the
deadline arrives."
Anyone looking for more information about the
FLOSS scheme should contact Kirsty Fraser on 01905 827489 or email
kfraser@worcestershire.gov.uk.
FLOSS spending by district
09/10
•
Bromsgrove: £40,653
•
Malvern Hills: £32,509
•
Redditch: £33,193
•
Worcester City: £37,118
•
Wychavon: £46,700
•
Wyre Forest: £39,053
•
County Wide projects: £31,260
Facts and Figures 09/10
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1,561 young people were involved in Floss Applications.
•
618 young people were assessed by a panel of 90 young assessors
across the district.
•
151 projects were successful in being funded
