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There are seven Research Councils in the UK (see table below), all of which are now part of UK Research and Innovation.Each council receives funding from the Government's Science Budget (administered through the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) to fund research in a different area of research with a view to improving the UK economy, society and creating a sustainable world. [1]
The National Lottery Community Fund, legally named the Big Lottery Fund, [1] is a non-departmental public body responsible for distributing funds raised by the National Lottery for "good causes". It is the largest community funder in the UK and its purpose is to award funding that strengthens society and improves lives across the UK.
Where suppliers do not have sufficient ROCs to cover their obligation, a payment is made into the buy-out fund. The buy-out price suppliers pay is a fixed price per MWh shortfall and is adjusted in line with the Retail Prices Index each year. The proceeds of the buy-out fund are paid back to suppliers in proportion to how many ROCs they have ...
In 2002 the 'Bus Service Operators Grant (England) Regulations 2002' extended the grant to cover a wider range of community transport service operators. [2] Under the Coalition government's Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) the grant was kept at 81% until April 2012, when reduced by 20%. The current payment rate is the lowest ever percentage ...
The capital’s transport body has been reliant on money from the Government to keep services running during the coronavirus pandemic.
The ESRC was founded in 1965 as the Social Science Research Council (SSRC – not to be confused with the Social Science Research Council in the United States). The establishment of a state funding body for the social sciences in the United Kingdom, had been under discussion since the Second World War; [1] however, it was not until the 1964 election of Prime Minister Harold Wilson that the ...
Global Greengrants Fund is a charitable foundation that makes small grants (typically $500 to $5,000) to grassroots environmental causes around the world. These funds are used to support community-based groups outside the United States and Western Europe working on issues of environmental justice, sustainability, and conservation. Since its ...
During 2017 the use of the acronym STP shifted, so that it was used to signify sustainability and transformation partnerships. [2] In February 2018 it was announced that these organisations were in future to be called integrated care systems , and that all 44 sustainability and transformation plans would be expected to progress in this ...