Deadline: 29-Jan-21
The Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council is seeking applications for the Culture, Arts & Heritage Grant Program to support, promote and develop cultural, arts and heritage events, projects and activities.
It has been devised to support the local community and voluntary groups to promote and develop projects which broaden cultural access throughout the council area.
Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council recognizes the enormous cultural, artistic and heritage assets within its geographical area and commissioned a 5-year Culture, Arts & Heritage Strategy to cover the period 2016-2021.
The primary objective of the cultural strategy is to ensure that both local ratepayers and visitors to the area have continuous access to high quality, accessible, inclusive and affordable cultural services, including arts, museums and heritage. It has been developed following a wide-ranging and inclusive consultation process which took in the views, ideas and aspirations of stakeholders from the community, cultural and related sectors.
Organizations applying for funding from the Culture, Arts and Heritage Grant Scheme will have to demonstrate how their organization contributes to any one of the following Culture, Arts and Heritage Aims identified in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s Culture, Arts and Heritage Strategy 2016-2021.
- Enhancing Their Cultural Venues and Assets – To use their landscape and their cultural assets and activities to enable opportunities for both local people and visitors to participate in Culture, Arts and Heritage in the area.
- Investing in Creative Learning and Skills Development –To support the creative development their young people and their creative practitioners through training, skills development and providing opportunities to showcase work
- History, Heritage and Cultural Tourism – To promote a sense of pride, identity and deeper understanding of their area by bringing together the many stories, histories, identities and languages which are present in the area.
Funding Information
- Grants are available for a maximum of 100% of the total project costs up to a maximum of £1,000.
Who Can Apply?
Organizations must be from within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area. To be eligible for grant-aid, you will have to show that your organization is a bona fide organization that is well run and that it:
- Has a properly adopted “Governing Document” such as a constitution or memorandum and articles of association which clearly show that it is non-profit making and taking. Evidence that a constitution has been formally adopted must be supplied.
For the purposes of this programme only formally constituted organizations which are not-for-profit organizations that are open, accountable and representative of the geographical area in which they service, promote and support the Culture, Arts and Heritage sector can apply. Such as:
- Cultural, Arts and Heritage groups e.g. drama groups, historical societies, photographic clubs etc.
- Community development groups.
- Other organizations involved in Culture, Arts or Heritage development work.
- Umbrella organizations provided that their work takes place at a local level.
Groups must demonstrate that they are well run and that they reflect the needs of local communities. The initiatives in which they are seeking funding for must be inclusive, open to the whole community and adhere to democratic principles. Only groups which meet these criteria can apply to the Culture Arts and Heritage grant scheme If an organization is satisfied that it is an eligible formally constituted organization as outlined it MUST be in a position to meet the following criteria:
- Be based in the Causeway Coast and Glens Council area or have their main activities based in the Causeway Coast and Glens Council area.
- Be committed to Equal Opportunities in terms of organizational policies and the delivery of services to those being served or represented.
- Be non-party political and open to the full range of local opinion.
- Be able to demonstrate a fair and equitable ethos through established aims and objectives in accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998).
- Be able, without prejudice to the obligations of Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), to demonstrate regard to the desirability of promoting Good Relations between persons of different religious belief, political belief, political opinion or racial group.
- Have membership open to all those residing in the area that they seek to represent, regardless of ethnic origin, gender, religious or political belief.
- Be accountable to local people through an established constitution, open membership, committee elections, accounting procedures and Annual General Meetings. The Office Bearing positions of Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer should be held as a minimum.
- Have appropriate and adequate insurance cover for all activities and all actions proceeding such as costs, claims, demands and liabilities whatsoever, arising from all or any of the group activities. To also ensure that any individuals or organizations worked with are properly insured.
- Ensure that all group activities abide by the law and that the necessary permissions are obtained for activities from the appropriate body/authority.
- Ensure that Child Protection Policy / Vulnerable Adults Policy and Procedures are in place and adhered to as and where appropriate.
- Have a bank/building society account and keep a proper record of group accounts.
- Be able to produce an annual statement of independently audited or certified accounts, or be able to present a bank statement in the case of newly established groups.
- Have arrangements in place for dispersing the group’s funds if they dissolve/end.
- Agree to Causeway Coast and Glens Council’s promotion, monitoring, evaluation, and training procedures as required.
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