New Ideas Fund research in progress

The New Ideas Fund first provided grants in 2005; and in October 2006 provided a further 15 projects with a total of £133,461. A total of £180,779 of funding has been awarded for 2008. Successful bids are listed below.

When a project is complete we will publish the research to our New Ideas completed research pages.

Projects awarded grants in 2008

• Research topic: Efficacy of The "Smoke Free Homes" Risk Reduction Initiative For Improving Awareness And Safer Behaviour In Smoking Households. Research organistion: Atal Tan Cymru/Firebrake Wales.
  
• Research topic: Cardiff Race Hate Crime Survey Research Proposal. Research organistion: Race Equality First.
  
• Research topic: Financial Exclusion and Disadvantaged Young People. Research organistion: National Youth Advocacy Service.
  
• Research topic: Stock Transfer Case Studies and Good Practice Guidance. Research organistion: Constructing Excellence in Wales.
  
• Research topic: An Exploratory Study of The Relationship Between Parental Attitudes And Behaviour And Young Peoples Consumption of Alcohol. Research organistion: The Children and Young People Strategy Unit, the Education Directorate, City and County of Swansea, in collaboration with Cardiff Institute of Society, Health and Ethics, Cardiff University.
  
• Research topic: Continuous Recording System in Wales. Research organistion: Community Housing Cymru.
  
• Research topic: Evaluation of The Care Pathway for Routine Enquiry For Domestic Abuse. Research organistion: Cwm Taf NHS Trust.
  
• Research topic: "Needs Analysis of Refugee Community Organisations and Support Groups in Wales". Research organistion: Displaced People In Action.
  
• Research topic: Integrating The Independent Domestic Violence Advisor And Flying Start: An Evaluation. Research organistion: Cardiff University.
  
• Research topic: An Evaluation of Multi-Agency Working With Children and Young People who are Experiencing the Effects of Domestic Abuse in the Communities First Area of Penparcau and Aberystwyth West. Research organistion: Aberystwyth University.
  
• Research topic: Saving For A Rainy Day…..And It Rains A Lot In Wales! Research organistion: 3 G's Development Trust.
  
• Research topic: A Brighter Future Informing Community Led Support For Young Peoples Transitions. Research organistion: Glyncoch C/F PWU  and UWIC.
  
• Research topic: Exploring Inclusion Barriers Facing Deaf And Hard of Hearing People In Wales. Research organistion: RNID Cymru.
  
• Research topic: Measuring The Success of a Diversionary Approach to Low-Level Youth Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour In Swansea. Research organistion: Swansea University.
  
• Research topic: The Bardsey Project Evaluation Proposal. Research organistion: Ceredigion County Council.
  
• Research topic: Reducing The Poverty Premium In Wales. Research organistion: The Bevan Foundation.
  
• Research topic: Working Together To Narrow The Gap In Educational Attainment In Wales. Research organistion: Save The Children.
  
• Research topic: Funding The Voluntary Sector - "Need For Change". Research organistion: Jon Matthews Consulting.
  
• Research topic: To Look at Access to Childcare for Disabled Children in Order to Gain a Greater Understanding of Why Children With Disabilities Take Up a Very Small Percentage of Childcare Places. Research organistion: National Childminding Association.

Projects awarded grants in 2006

• Research topic: Climbing the Walls (documenting a project which worked with women to overcome social and economic disadvantage). Research organisation: Sylfaen.
  
• Research topic: Evaluation of pilot project related to misuse of prescribed drugs, Conwy. Research organisation: North East Wales NHS Trust.
  
• Research topic: Youth Inclusion programme in Rural Wales. Research organisation: University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
  
• Research topic: Reducing re-offending - role of the voluntary sector. Research organisation: Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services.