Annual allocations
MNWB GRANTS AWARDED 2010
The Boards priority is to provide services to its Constituents for example training, evaluation studies, projects etc. Thereafter any surplus funds can be made available for grants. These are decided at the end of each year via the MNWB grant application process. The Boards annual deadline for grant applications is 1st September, following which each grant is considered on merit taking into account the overall level of need. At the end of last year the Council of Management had provisionally awarded grants totalling £293,543. These were as follows:
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Gibraltar Seamen's Welfare Fund |
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Widscreen TV for Seafarers' Centre |
£593 |
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Humber Seafarers Service |
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Refurbishment of Immingham Seafarers' Centre |
£45,000 |
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Invergordon Church of Scotland |
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Widescreen TV and games console for Seafarers' Centre |
£1,250 |
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MCFG |
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Supporting Seafarers Programme Vehicle Replacement Programme |
£40,000 £65,000 |
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Merchant Navy Day |
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Contribution |
£500 |
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Merchant Navy Medal |
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Contribution to Merchant Navy Medal administration costs |
£200 |
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Merchant Seamen's War Memorial Society (Springbok) |
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Contribution towards architects fees for planning application to develop land |
£24,000 |
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Nautilus Welfare Fund |
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Redevelopment and refurbishment of one bungalow at Mariners Park, Wallasey |
£25,000 |
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Royal Alfred Seafarers' Society |
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Contribution towards construction of new dementia care unit at Belvedere House Care Home, Surrey |
£37,500 |
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Sir Gabriel Woods Mariners Home |
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Contribution towards refurbishment of main lift, redecoration and comfortable seating for residents |
£37,000 |
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St Paul's Annual Service for Seafarers |
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Contribution |
£100 |
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Tyne Mariners Benevolent Institution |
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Contribution towards provision of secondary double glazing at Mariners Homes, North Shields |
£17,400 |
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Provisional Total |
£293,543 |