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The Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety is calling for applications for project funding for the period 2008-2011 regarding Child Care, Mental Health, Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence.

NICVA's newly revamped Grant Tracker website approaches the finish line. As we work on improving the site please accept our apologies if the level of news articles added is low over the next week or two.
The Village of the Year competition is open to all rural communities throughout Northern Ireland with a population of 4,500 or under.

Many of the priorities and themes of the Peace III Programme have progressed substantially since the beginning of 2008. Please read below for more details.
The Foundation for Sport and the Arts will close to applications in March 2009 bringing to an end a fund worth £350m since 1991.

The pressure is on for communities who want a £50,000 slice of the Big Lottery Fund’s People’s Millions. Groups in Northern Ireland have just until 15th May to put in their bid to enter this year’s TV contest which has £250,000 in good cause cash to award across the region.

Alot of the priorities and themes of the Interreg IVA Programme have progressed substantially since the beginning of 2008. Please read below for more details.
The Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme (2007-2013) is a five-year programme of Community action aimed at supporting civil society associations, the fight against racism,
xenophobia and anti-Semitism, the protection of fundamental rights as recognised in Article 6
of the Treaty of the EU.

A call has been announced for the Peace III Programme, Priority 1.2 Acknowledging and dealing with the past (Strand 3 - Securing the Future)
Key activities within this theme will seek to acknowledge and deal with the hurt, losses and trauma and suffering caused by the conflict.
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) Awards recognise and reward effective poverty fighting groups from across the UK.

The Big Lottery Fund, People’s Millions scheme, wants to fund projects that transform the local environment or provide opportunities or facilities to allow people to take part and enjoy their local area.

SEUPB ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PEACE III - 2.2: Contributing to a Shared Society – Key Institutional Capacities are Developed for a Shared Society.

The administration of the Community Festivals Fund is to transfer to local councils effective from April 2008.

Did you know that 21 September each year marks the International Day of Peace? Springboard Opportunities has launched its local campaign to raise awareness and increase civic observance of Peace Day each year, and invites you to come on board.

'Check and check again children are being protected’ The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Patricia Lewsley, today expressed her deep shock at the findings of a report into the tragic deaths of Madeline and Lauren O’Neill.

The Arts Council has announced that it has fulfilled its pledge to plough the hard-won uplift of £1.7m it secured through the NI Budget 2008-11 straight back into the arts in Northern Ireland.

The Department of Finance and Personnel has indicated that the consultation in Northern Ireland on dormant accounts funding will not now take place as planned early in 2008.

The Minister for Social Development, Margaret Ritchie, has announced on 10 March 2008 the next steps in tackling deprivation in Northern Ireland’s 36 most disadvantaged communities. Among the measures announced are plans to move Neighbourhood Renewal under the remit of local Councils.

The Government has announced in its Spring 2008 budget that Gift Aid will remain at 28p in the pound for a 3 year transitional period. Awareness campaigns on Gift Aid however are only being supported in England.

Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure, Edwin Poots, MLA and the Chairman of the Ulster-Scots Agency Mark Thompson have met to discuss the increased funding in the budget for the Ulster Scots Agency.
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