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Education Minister, Maria Eagle, is calling on groups across Northern to apply for the new round of community relations core funding.
More than £1million will be available to groups in 2007/08, with further funding to be announced for the following two years. The funding will be available to voluntary and not-for-profit organisations to operate cross-community projects for young people from age three to 25.
The Minister said:
During this current round over 150,000 young people across Northern Ireland have been able to undertake tailored community relations activities in their local communities as a result of this funding. "It is particularly important that the money goes directly to organisations working on the ground with young people. Those groups are in a unique position to show our young people how to respect each other's culture and traditions through innovative, focussed activities."
The Department will not accept application forms which arrive after 3.00pm on Friday 22 September 2006.
The purpose of the Scheme is to support the development of community relations work in Northern Ireland by establishing and addressing the real needs of young people to ensure that they are given every opportunity to prepare for a life in a diverse society.
The Scheme is administered by Community Relations Branch and is aimed at voluntary and non-profit making organisations that can identify how their proposed programme can contribute to the improvement of community relations between young people, in accordance with the Scheme’s objectives.
Due to the zero-based spending review being applied to all budgets in the 2008/09 financial year and beyond, the Department can only guarantee funding for 2007/08. Funding for years 2 and 3 will be provisional until the outcome of the review is known.
The Application form, Guide for Applicants and General Information are available from:-
Community Relations Branch, Department of Education, Rathgael House, Balloo Road, Bangor, BT19 7PR, Telephone – 028 91279382 or 028 91279412
Or by downloading the forms from the links below:
General Information Community Relations Core Funding Scheme 2007-2010 PDF 60KB
Guide for Applicants Community Relations Core Funding Scheme 2007-2010 PDF 60KB
Application form Community Relations Core Funding Scheme 2007-2010 (Microsoft Word 216KB)
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