| Approved projects |
Task force |
Total Government spending |
| Black Star Car Company—motor vehicle repair project run as a community business |
28,535 |
94,535 |
| Broughton road housing refurbishment local labour initiative |
575,000 |
1,350,000 |
| CANDEL Potohari Hinko: provision of a community base to develop employment and training opportunities, and provide a drugs and AIDS awareness programme |
68,000 |
240,000 |
| Copthorne Hotal customised pre-recruitment training programme |
6,500 |
36,500 |
| CP Management Training for ethnic minorities, and follow-up |
85,800 |
126,800 |
| Grove Lane Baths—Community and youth enterprise centre |
272,000 |
1,266,250 |
| Handsworth employment scheme catering training unit |
53,000 |
104,000 |
| Handsworth opportunities programme for employment (HOPE): Sikh managed CP scheme to refurbish the groups training base |
36,500 |
216,618 |
| Handsworth churches forum YTS training centre and neighbourhood care project |
115,075 |
266,926 |
| Handsworth single homeless housing association development worker |
15,000 |
15,000 |
| Hotel and catering pre-recruitment training compact with 12 major Birmingham hotels |
92,500 |
142,500 |
| Inner city contracts—non profit making building company, providing jobs for local people |
58,325 |
58,325 |
| Approved projects |
Task force |
Total Government spending |
| Inner City Glass Decorating: a craft workshop for predominantly disabled Task Force area residents which will develop into a community business |
14,318 |
52,118 |
| Local recruitment in the finance sector—feasibility study |
3,967 |
3,967 |
| United Youth Association: construction skills training |
105,025 |
148,189 |
| Villa Cross Employment Centre (formerly Villa Cross Pub) |
302,875 |
967,875 |
| Asian Business Institute |
17,000 |
142,000 |
| Birmingham Interpretation and Translation Service (BITS): grant to turn existing voluntary organisation into a self financing business |
32,269 |
32,269 |
| Black Business in Birmingham: venture capital fund to assist development of local small black business |
88,800 |
88,800 |
| Business Action Team offering free business consultancy to small local business and developing an executive recruitment service |
113,605 |
113,605 |
| Federation of Black Housing Associations seminar on construction contracts |
4,670 |
4,670 |
| Establishment of Handsworth Builders' Association, to advise and train local small builders |
105,000 |
105,000 |
| Handsworth Task Force Development Fund: grants and loans in co-operation with National Westminster bank and the City Council |
200,000 |
200,000 |
| Redevelopment of the Lozells Road Shops (including feasibility work) |
494,198 |
578,198 |
| Micro Business Support Service to those receiving Task Force Development Fund assistance |
34,907 |
34,907 |
| Rastafarian Enterprise Initiative, expansion of existing community business |
23,500 |
23,500 |
| Winson Green/Rotton Park Employment Project |
25,000 |
107,500 |
| Attock Welfare Employment and Training—CP pilot initiative |
10,000 |
25,000 |
| Birmingham Young Volunteers: support and advice to young people at risk. |
8,000 |
22,000 |
| Broadway Lower School technology laboratory—computer hardware and refurbishment costs. |
20,000 |
59,000 |
| City and Handsworth Alternative Scheme (CHAS): employment and training advice for ex-offenders. |
38,604 |
49,854 |
| Effective leadership in inner city schools: management development training for local teachers. |
780 |
780 |
| Fire service pre-recruitment training programme |
7,500 |
17,700 |
| Guru Ravidass Cultural Association: skills workshop conversion. |
18,000 |
72,000 |
| Handsworth Employment Scheme feasibility work and subsequent capital equipment funding for bakery and YTS workshop on the Camp Lane site. |
150,610 |
194,564 |
| Handsworth Under Fives Forum (HUFF) Training for nursery staff. |
27,800 |
27,800 |
| Approved projects |
Task force |
Total Government spending |
| Industrial Society, providing employment/enterprise awareness training in schools. |
16,000 |
16,000 |
| Information Technology Network—data link between Holte School, Handsworth Technical College and Austin Rover IT centre |
49,956 |
49,956 |
| Inner City Community Sports Leadership training-pilot Lozells Electronic |
5,400 |
7,000 |
| Workshop: training and low cost purchasing/servicing facility |
21,864 |
103,244 |
| MACRO Films video/film YTS training workshop |
69,045 |
213,260 |
| Opportunities Industrialisation Centre (OIC): training and employment advice to alienated local people |
97,005 |
154,005 |
| Outward bound self-development scheme |
5,300 |
5,300 |
| Positive Action for training in Housing Management (PATH) scheme for people from ethnic minorities |
72,000 |
130,000 |
| Handsworth Technical College personal services workshop (hairdressing, care of the elderly etc.) |
58,900 |
90,400 |
| Positive Image—childcare training centre |
76,038 |
136,541 |
| Holte School/Industry Centre in conjunction with business and the Local Education Authority |
69,760 |
69,760 |
| Schools Outreach pilot preventive care project |
32,000 |
32,000 |
| YTS project placement officer, to develop high quality employer led placements for local voluntary sector YTS providers |
18,672 |
35,135 |
| Villa Park Self Build—assistance with construction skills training for a group of Bangladeshis wishing to build their own houses |
59,200 |
59,200 |
| Afro-Caribbean Resource Centre—day care for elderly and creche facility |
29,000 |
94,300 |
| Handsworth Youth Crime Prevention Scheme—property marking using CP |
1,648 |
56,121 |
| Handsworth Day Care Centre Latchkey Scheme |
5,000 |
29,611 |
| Ladworth Community Safety project—small grants scheme for local groups |
15,000 |
65,000 |
| Lozells Shops security measures |
28,500 |
28,500 |
| Police Foundation—mobile crime prevention workshop |
25,000 |
37,000 |
| Progress 2000—CP refurbishment scheme to improve nursery protection |
44,000 |
75,392 |
| Think Green—training in horticultural skills for local people and development of a garden centre as a co-operative |
54,700 |
86,830 |
| Homework Centres—bridge funding to assist underachieving pupils in the Task Force area |
25,500 |
25,500 |
| Birmingham Area Improvement Team—security and environmental work to a residential area, involving 64 properties, to improve community safety |
149,570 |
199,570 |
| Handsworth Wood Boys School—equipment for the craft and design technology department |
2,500 |
2,500 |