Time to Get Active in the Community

This initiative is funded by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and has been developed by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (HPA) in support of the Northern Ireland Physical Activity Strategy. The strategy aims to increase participation in activity, especially by those who are currently sedentary.

The scheme is open to community and voluntary groups. Priority will be given to those groups operating in the top 20% of the most deprived wards across Northern Ireland as a whole, as well as the top 10% in each HSSB area.

Applicants are asked to ensure that their budget does not exceed a maximum amount of £500.

The following criteria will be used to shortlist projects for award:

Applicants should demonstrate how their project meets at least one of the scheme objectives:

• overcoming barriers: helping people overcome the main barriers to being physically active such as nobody to exercise with, lack of access to facilities, lack of confidence, lack of willpower
• acquiring new skills: providing opportunities for people to acquire new skills through participating in physical activity
• promoting health benefits: raising awareness of the health benefits of regular, moderate activity
• promoting local facilities: raising awareness of local leisure facilities, the local environment and physical activity opportunities;

More details and an application pack is available to download or from the contact.

Closing date: 4.00pm 9 April 2007.

Health Promotion Agency: Tel: 028 9031 1611

Community Foundation NI: Tel: 028 90 245927

Get Active in the Community Cash Grant Awards, The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, Grant Administrators, Community House, Citylink Business Park, Albert Street, Belfast BT12 4HQ.

www.healthpromotionagency.org.uk