COUNCIL BASED GRANT AID
Voluntary
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Type of
Grant Aid
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Description
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Maximum Available
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Status
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Seeding Grant
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Groups who have been running for less than one year
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£200
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Open
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Community Premises: to support running costs for groups that provide facilities for community development activity
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Open to groups without existing core funding facilities
Groups must evidence that the building is in use for community development purposes for more than 50% of available time
Facility must be available to the wider community
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£2,250
a further £500 will be available to groups based in rural areas
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Open
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Community Outreach:
to support groups to deliver community development programmes that meet CSP objectives
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Groups who undertake a wide range of activities - up to 75% of public and employer's liability costs
Groups running a programme of activities open to the community for a period of 1 week
To support community development programming
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£500
£1,500
£500
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Open
Open
Open
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Technical Assistance: to support groups that wish to develop their organisation or range of activities that they undertake
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To take part in training programmes
To develop action plans, feasibility studies and relevant research projects
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£1,000
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Open
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Festival
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For one day or longer festivals which are about participation, involvement and the creation of a sense of identity, contributing to the social well-being of a community
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Dependent on size of festival
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Closed
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Good Relations
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For more information on grant support available please contact Good Relations Officer on 028 9446 3113 ext 1014.
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Open
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To make an application to any of the above open schemes use this Application form
Please note for all programmes:
1. The Community Services team is available should you require any assistance with an application.
2. A pre-assessment check will be available to those groups who submit an application at least two weeks prior to the funding deadline (if applicable).
3. FUNDING WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO PROGRAMMES OR ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY COMMENCED OR COMPLETED.
Please ensure that you select the correct grant aid type for the activity/project for which you are applying and ensure it is returned by the appropriate closing date.Seeding and Technical Assistance Grants are open all year round and therefore no closing dates apply for these two programmes only.
In order to apply for this grant aid your organisation must meet the Eligibility Criteria set out below.
a) Be a properly constituted group from the community/voluntary sector
b) Demonstrates the support or involvement of disadvantaged and/or target group
c) Based/work within the Antrim Borough Council area
Ineligible Activities/Items:
a) Retrospective payments
b) Food or drink (with the exception of Christmas Events)
c) Groups mainly engaged in Sports, Arts and/or Cultural activities
Opening and closing dates for each programme will be advertised in the local press and on this website as appropriate. If you would like further information on any of the programmes, help with an application form or in deciding what, if any, grants are applicable to your organisation the Community Services Team will be happy to answer any queries contact T: 028 9446 3113 or E: community.services@antrim.gov.uk.
Heritage and Culture
* Arts and Heritage Small Grant Scheme
* Young Artists Bursary Scheme (in conjunction with the Enkalon Foundation)
Leisure
* Youth Sports Bursary Grant Scheme (in conjunction with the Enkalon Foundation)
* Antrim Sports Advisory Association Grant Scheme
Environmental Services
Whilst this department does not run any formal grant aid schemes, it can supply, on request, advice and services in kind to local community and voluntary groups under the following headings.
- Cleansing Services (in conjunction with Events and Festivals Grant Aid - see above)
- Parks Management - for further information contact Colin McElrath, Parks Manager, E: colin.mcelrath@antrim.gov.uk
- Environmental Projects - forfurther information contact Danielle McCormick, Environmental Education and Awareness Officer,E. danielle.mccormick@antrim.gov.uk
Further advice on services provided can be obtained by contacting Environmental Services on 028 9446 3113.
Economic Development
No grant aid schemes currently open.
Corporate Grant Schemes
Antrim Borough Council, offers, on a limited basis, a Corporate Capital Grant Scheme, to community or voluntary groups for the purpose of developing capital projects specific to the main function of the group. However as capital grant programmes tend to be of a more complex nature and deal in larger amounts of money there is a limited number of these grants available each year - therefore Council budgets for this scheme are usually committed two to three years in advance.
Should you have any further queries on this scheme please contact the Development and Leisure Department on 028 9446 3113.
General
Should you have a general request for financial assistance which does not fall within any other specific service grant aid scheme (as detailed above) you may wish to consider completing a Corporate Application for Financial Assistance. Please read thepolicy carefully to ensure that you meet the criteria before completing and returning your application.
NON COUNCIL BASED GRANT AID
Has been designed by the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) as a one-stop funding resource for voluntary and community groups in Northern Ireland. It functions as a searchable website that you can subscribe to, or a CD Rom that is updated quarterly. Both are supported by the Funding Advice Officers at NICVA.
Grant Tracker contains a range of tools that could boost your success at fundraising. There are also areas of the website that are free for anyone to access including News, Funding Resources and the Grantmakers Section - see more info at www.grant-tracker.org
For any further information contact Rhoda Gray T: 028 9446 3113 Ext. 1311 or E: community.services@antrim.gov.uk
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