The GoldStar Project is designed to encourage and enable voluntary organisations and projects throughout England to realise the potential of volunteers, mentors and befrienders from socially excluded groups.

Nominations are now open for the Compact Awards 2008. These annual awards demonstrate the Compact in action, and recognise and celebrate excellent partnership working.

The National Association for Neighbourhood Management Awards recognise the achievement, dedication and hard work of individuals and groups who are working to make services more responsive to the needs of local people.

Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Grants support innovative projects designed to promote heart health and to prevent or reduce the risks of heart disease in specific groups or communities.

The Joanies Trust is seeking applications from organisations which work with young people aged 11 to 25. The trust wants to support projects that offer intensive support as well as those that promote preventative work, and specially those that are designed to lead to individual development through integration, work opportunities or accreditation.