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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. This scheme is open for applications.
The official start date is 1st April 2009. The Scheme runs to March 31st 2010 (Financial year) and the deadline date for projects occurring in this period is 11th December 2009.
Core Funding Scheme: Programme funding for organisations whose core work is community relations.
The Core Funding Programme is currently closed. Application information and forms for the next round of funding (2010/2011) will be available from early autumn 2009. Closing dates will be Friday 30th October for renewal applications and Friday 27th November for new applications.
This scheme is currently closed
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 not yet open - details later.
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.
Victim/Survivor Groups Development Grant Scheme:
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.
The closing date will be Friday 11th December 2009 at 5pm.
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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