April 2004/19
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| To: | Heads of HEFCE-funded higher education institutions |
| Of interest to those responsible for: | Links with business and the community, Widening participation strategies |
| Reference: | 2004/19 |
| Publication date: | April 2004 |
| Enquiries to: |
Tony Jacobs Anju Kataria |
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Executive summary
Purpose
1. This document provides guidance and funding allocations for the second round of the Higher Education Active Community Fund (HEACF 2), which is intended to enhance the key role played by higher education institutions (HEIs) in their local community, by supporting volunteering by students and staff.
Key points
2. Volunteering will help both staff and students gain new perspectives, and enable them to develop their employment skills while enhancing the quality of life for others, especially in disadvantaged sections of the community.
3. Up to £10 million will be allocated under the second round of HEACF to English HEIs from September 2004 to July 2006, provided that they undertake activities as set out in this document, and meet their individual targets.
4. This funding should be used partly to maintain and develop volunteering opportunities created under the first round of HEACF, and partly to create a further 2,500 new volunteering opportunities across the sector by the end of July 2006.
Action required
5. This funding is principally to continue existing activity, so to reduce the burden on HEIs we are not asking them to submit additional plans. However, we do expect them to develop and implement a strategy to deliver the required institutional outcomes for HEACF 2 by the end of July 2006. Progress will be monitored through institutions' annual monitoring statements.
6. To release the funding, institutions should return the form at Annex B, accepting the updated criteria and conditions for the receipt of HEACF 2 funding, by Wednesday 23 June 2004. Funding for individual HEIs will not start until the signed acceptance form has been received.