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Equity Diversity Interdependence

Promoting a Peaceful and Fair
Society based on Reconciliation
and Mutual Trust.

Funding

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.

     

  •  Media Grant Scheme :

    This scheme is closed until further notice.

    Peace III Strand 1: Addressing the Past in Public Memory

    This strand is now closed.

     

  • Peace III - Strand II: Support for Participation. Currently closed for applications as of as of 12 noon on Friday 30th January 2009
  • Publications Grant Scheme: Available to publishers in support of the production of printed community relations and cultural diversity resources for use in Northern Ireland.

    This is a rolling scheme - full text to be submitted before a grant decision is made.

     

  • 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:

    • Upgrade of IT hardware and software
    • Group office premises refurbishment and improvement

    Scheme timetable:

    23 November 2009One-off Capital Grants Scheme open
    15 December 2009Closing date for applications
    5 February 2010Assessment of applications complete
    31 March 2010Deadline 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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