Domestic Programme Fund, deadline 5 September

Domestic Programme Fund, deadline 5 September

The Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) (part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) is pleased to announce a call for bids for funding from its new domestic programme fund. "The domestic programme fund will provide funding to partner agencies for projects in the UK that will help tackle forced marriage. The programme fund totals £65,000 for the 08-09 Financial Year, to be deployed in September 2008."

The deadline for applications Friday 5 September.

Guidance on how to bid and criteria for the fund are available at http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/fco-in-action/nationals/forced-marriage-unit/domestic-prog-fund Bids can include national and regional/ local projects.

Completed bidding forms should be emailed to Wayne Ives (Head of FMU) at wayne.ives@fco.gov.uk by Friday September 5th 2008. For further information, please call 0207 008 8706 or visit their website http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/fco-in-action/nationals/forced-marriage-unit/domestic-prog-fund

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