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Background

Innovation into Action grants were available through the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) - formerly the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) Tenant Empowerment Grant Programme, which aimed to support and develop greater tenant participation in the management of council housing in England. The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) manages the grant programme.

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) - Tenant Participation Branch is responsible for taking forward the DCLG's commitment to improve the quality and level of tenant participation in local authority housing management. The Branch deals with a wide range of issues including Tenant Participation Compacts, Tenant Participation in Best Value in Housing, Section 16 Tenant Empowerment Grants, tenant training and the Right to Manage.

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is the professional body for people working in housing. Our purpose is to maximise the contribution that housing professionals make to the well being of communities.

Innovation into Action

The Innovation into Action grant programme funded projects to develop radical or new ways of involving council tenants in managing their homes in authorities across England by providing funding for tenants groups either working alone or with partner agencies to encourage, develop and promote the widest possible range of tenant participation options.

Equal Opportunities

The Chartered Institute of Housing is committed to equality of opportunity. All staff involved in the management and delivery of the Innovation into Action Grant Programme shall ensure equality of opportunity in all aspect of the Programme.

It is the Institute's aim as Innovation into Action Grant Programme manager to:

• Comply with all statutory requirements on equal opportunities and relevant Codes of Practice
• Not to disadvantage any individual or category of person by virtue of their gender, race, ethnic or national origin, cultural background, language, religious beliefs, political belief, disability, age, domestic circumstances, sexual orientation or other irrelevant consideration
• Promote equality of opportunity in all its work

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