Annual allocations
MNWB GRANTS AWARDED 2008/09
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 awarded grants totalling £500,950, the largest allocation of funds to date. These were as follows:
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Broughton House |
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Renew surface of residents’ patio. |
£2,000 |
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Centres for Seafarers |
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Replacement portable building for Fawley seafarers’ centre |
£22,000 |
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Erskine Hospital |
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Equipment |
£5,000 |
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Fishermen’s Mission |
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Contribution towards refurbishment of Missions at: - Troon £6,000 and between Brixham, Fraserburgh, Lerwick and Newlyn £53,000 |
£59,000 |
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Gibraltar |
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Refurbishment & equipping of 2 seafarers’ centres |
£15,000 |
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Grimsby Sailors & Fishing Charity |
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Modernisation of bathrooms in almshouses |
£60,000 |
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Merchant Seamen’s War Memorial Society |
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Survey towards preparation of a planned maintenance programme. NB Conditional upon preparation of business plan. |
£34,000 |
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Mission to Seafarers |
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Provision of a glass washing machine Fowey seafarers’ centre £850 Contribution towards replacement of seafarers’ centre Port Talbot - up to £60,000 but dependant upon evidence of need for traditional style building. |
£60,850 |
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NUMAST Welfare Funds |
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Refurbishment and extension of one bungalow at Mariners’ Park |
£60,000 |
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Royal Alfred Seafarers Society |
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Replacement flooring |
£25,000 |
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Sailors’ Families Society |
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Purchase of one new mobile home for family holidays. |
£35,000 |
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Scottish Veterans Residences |
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Whiteford House – refurbishment of McLagan Room. Rosendael – refurbishment of conservatory |
£10,000 |
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MCFG |
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Vehicle Replacement Programme - Annual contribution Supporting Seafarers Programme |
£65,000 £38,100 |
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MNWB – Port Welfare Telephones |
£10,000 |
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Seafarers’ telephones in UK ports |
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Total |
£500,950 |