Time is running out; any group that is considering submitting a funding application in time for the next Willenhall Area Panel on the 24^th March 2016, please remember the following criteria:-

• You must have a meeting with your Area Manager to discuss your funding application before submitting your bid
• Your bid must be submitted as a hard copy (electronic versions are not accepted)
• Your bid must be signed by the applicant
• Quotes must be attached for any funding that is being applied for to Area Partnerships
• Your bid must be submitted and with your Area Manager no later than noon on Thursday 10^th March 2016
• Incomplete paperwork and late proposals will mean that your application may not be forward to the Area Panel on the 24^th March 2016

I know it all sounds very bureaucratic but there is money still in the kitty for this financial year so if your group could do with a little financial help on a project you are working on then why not get in touch with the Area Partnership Manager Michael Greenfield today here are his contact details:

Michael Greenfield

Area Manager – Willenhall & Short Heath

Communities and Public Protection,

2nd Floor, Civic Centre,

Darwall Street,

Walsall,

West Midlands,

WS1 1TP

Telephone:  01922 65 4684

Mobile:  07908 138489

Email:  michael.greenfield@walsall.gov.uk