Deadline: 15-Apr-22
The Mid Ulster District Council has announced the applications for the Strategic Events Grant that aims to support a number of strategic events that are providing for the whole of the Mid Ulster District and are of a significant nature to bring people to the area and to promote the area at a regional level.
Funding Information
Amount: Threshold £8,000
Grant Eligibility Conditions
These conditions are applicable to applications made in all grant categories.
- Groups applying for a grant must be a not for profit constituted community or voluntary organisation with an annual AGM, individuals can apply to the sports representative grant only.
- Funding cannot be allocated for a project or venue where an existing SLA exists with Council for a project, building or facility.
- Groups will only be able to apply for a grant as per the categories, this is to maximise the funding allocation to as many groups as possible.
- The same project cannot be split across different grant categories.
- Statutory and ‘for profit’ organisations, activities and recipients (including activities that receive statutory core provision are not eligible for grant).
- Regional groups/organisations are not eligible to apply.
- Applications that are not completed accurately and in full will not be considered.
- Religious or political activity cannot be funded under any grant.
- All applicants must present a project that will take place within the Mid Ulster District Council area (except Sports Representative Grant as detailed within this section).
- Applicants must present a project that will be delivered between 1 April – 31 March each year.
- Evidence of good governance; including annual AGM, Group bank account, financial management practice, insurances, etc. will be required.
- Successful applicants will draw down grants retrospectively based on vouched expenditure, with procurement adhered to. Advance payments will be 50% up to £1500 and 25% up to £10,000 with final verification of all expenditure.
- Group recipients should not have a membership charge for its users accessing its community provision greater than £250.
- Group recipients should have no element of profit gain to any member or individual of its Committee.
- Local Community Festivals should be free for people to participate.
Criteria
- Social, regeneration and economic return
- Event Development
- Promotion of Mid Ulster
- Event Management Experience
- Level of promotion of good relations and Inclusion
- Value for money
Note: events with a target audience under 1000 people or events that are not receiving regional tourism attendance and coverage would be considered a local community festival event.
For more information, visit https://www.midulstercouncil.org/resident/grants/rolling-grants/strategic-events-grant
