Oct 26 2007
BASIS 2 Consultation – get ICT on the agenda
The Big Lottery is consulting on the second round of its BASIS (Building and Sustaining Infrastructure Services) grant programme – and we all have the chance to get ICT on the Big Lottery’s regional agenda.
In consultation documents issued for BASIS Round 2, the Big Lottery Fund says it identifies LGBT, volunteering, carers, refugee and asylum seekers, income generation for back office services, and environment as proposed regional priorities, and expects to distribute upto £9.5m towards 20-25 projects.
However, we do have the chance to lobby for BASIS to support regional and sub-regional ICT infrastructure projects – such as Regional Champions and Sub-Regional ICT co-ordinators.
It’s as easy as taking part in the online survey form, which asks “if you think something is more important at a regional level that the objectives listed then enter it in the box”.
Given Capacity Builders board decision – not unexpected – to pull the plug on ICT as a national support service it’s important that we continue to maintain a high profile of the transformational difference regional and sub-regional ICT projects can make. So vote now for regional ICT support services.
The consultation runs until 12pm on 16 November and, you can read about Big’s draft proposals for London here and England-wide here.
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