Equity Diversity Interdependence
Promoting a Peaceful and Fair
Society based on Reconciliation
and Mutual Trust.
Funding
The Community Relations Council provides grant aid and advice to voluntary and community groups in support of projects which have a community relations purpose or value.
The Council's schemes
The Council has a variety of funding schemes each tailored to promote certain aspects of community relations.
Application forms can be downloaded in Word Format.
Community Relations and Cultural Diversity Scheme: A scheme aimed at locally based groups such as community development groups, women's groups, church groups.
The grant scheme runs on an annual basis.
CR/CD Scheme open for Projects happening 1st April 2010 - 31 March 2011
Should you wish to discuss any potential proposals please feel free to contact a member of the Funding & Development (CR) Programme.
Core Funding Scheme: Programme funding for organisations whose core work is community relations. This scheme is closed until further notice.
This scheme is closed until further notice.
Peace III Strand 1: Addressing the Past in Public Memory
This strand is now closed.
Research Awards Programme 2009
This programme is now open click on link above for more details
Victim/Survivor Groups Core Funding Scheme: The emphasis of core funding will be on the benefits it brings to individual victims/survivors and priority will be given to organisations/groups which provide support services to victims/survivors which they cannot access elsewhere. This scheme is currently closed to new applications.
New: One-off Capital Grants Upgrade to Victims/Survivors Groups Development Grants Scheme
The Victims Unit, OFMDFM has made £500,000 available towards the cost of capital expenditure items and refurbishments costs for groups working with victims and survivors of the Northern Ireland Conflict. The Community Relations Council’s Victims Programme will be taking forward this upgrade scheme on behalf of the Victims Unit.
The scheme is open to groups working with victims and survivors of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The maximum award to any one group will be up to £40,000 and grants can be used to fund items such as:
Scheme timetable:
| 23 November 2009 | One-off Capital Grants Scheme open |
| 15 December 2009 | Closing date for applications |
| 5 February 2010 | Assessment of applications complete |
| 31 March 2010 | Deadline for spending all funding awarded |
Closing date for applications 15 December 2009
Download the full application guidelines here.
Download the application form hereVictims/Survivors Application Form
Victim/Survivor Groups Development Grant Scheme:
THIS SCHEME IS CLOSED
The Community Relations Council, with the support of the Victims Liaison Unit, established a special fund of £750,000 over a two-year period from May 2002 to April 2004 to support healing and recovery work with victims and survivors of the Northern Ireland Troubles. This scheme has been extended to 2009 and is currently open to new applications. The Scheme seeks to ensure fair access to support for victims and survivors of the troubles. The principal aim of the Scheme is to support victims and survivors to become active members of society.
This scheme is targeted at supporting groups which are made up of victims, or are working with victims, or are working with victims resident in Northern Ireland. Priority will be given to groups who work with those who, during the course of the Troubles, have lost close relatives or had close relatives injured, or been injured or traumatised as a result of community conflict.
The Council would aim to have a geographical and sectoral spread in applications received and grants given and the Council will ensure continuous monitoring and evaluation.
IFI Community Bridges Programme: The funds objectives are to promote economic and social advance and to encourage contact, dialogue and reconciliation between Nationalists and Unionists throughout Ireland.
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