Deadline: 04-Nov-2024
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has launched the Carn Hill Community Benefit Fund, available to local community projects within the 6km radius of the windfarm, which includes the areas of Monkstown, Grange, Woodburn, Greenisland, Ballynure and Carnmoney.
Aims
- The fund aims to encourage:
- Stronger more inclusive communities by ensuring that local people have ownership and involvement in the design and delivery of the project.
- Partnership working with community, voluntary and statutory agencies to ensure a coordinated approach.
- Sustainable solutions that address local issues.
Thematic Areas
- The fund will support projects addressing issues within the following theme areas:
- Older people
- Families with young children
- Young people
- Environment and living spaces
Funding Information
- Grant size: Up to £3,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Priority will be given to:
- Projects aimed at providing skills development for young adults
- Intergenerational projects
- Projects tackling rural isolation
- Projects based around community arts
- Projects which improve the utilisation of community space
- Applicant organisations must be located within the 6 km radius (straight-line measurement).
Ineligibility Criteria
- The Community Foundation will not fund organisations or activities which promote causes that are contrary to the purposes.
- They will not therefore fund organisations or activities which they determine are linked to the promotion of armaments, alcohol, human rights abuses, tobacco or pornography.
For more information, visit Community Foundation for Northern Ireland.