Deadline: 20-Jun-22
Applications are now open for the Fibrus Community Fund to support community organisations who are supporting both young people and older people to address the digital divide.
Aims
- The fund is aimed at addressing digital poverty by awarding grants of up to £2,000 to enable local groups and organisations in particular areas, to provide access to digital technology for the most vulnerable in that community, with a particular focus on older people and young people aged 18 and under.
- They want the fund to support community organisations who are supporting both young people and older people to address the digital divide.
Priorities
- Focus on the positive contribution of people within the community, and support those most in need of support to use and access digital technologies
- They want to hear how your community intends to build on the assets within that community, to support those who have faced digital challenges
- They expect you to focus on the need of your beneficiaries in terms of digital poverty, as well as focus on what is good about your community, and how this project will build on previous successes as a community, and support the beneficiary/beneficiaries in the longer term.
Funding Information
- They will offer grants of up to £2,000 for projects to address any gaps that younger and older people might face in their communities, which may include provision of access to technological devices.
Examples of Types of Projects
- Projects that provide access to engage with a range of digital devices (laptops, tablets, iPads, smart-phones, etc.), such as a community loan facility, etc.
- Projects that strengthen the capacity of individuals to use a range of available digital services, such as training workshops or courses, which may also include catering and venue hire costs.
- Projects that provide access to enhance connections with others, such as a community-use internet hub, or internet café, etc.
- Provision of internet installation/connection in community facilities for community use.
Eligibility Criteria
- Constituted community organisations based in the areas
For more information, visit Community Foundation Northern Ireland.
For more information, visit https://communityfoundationni.org/grants/the-fibrus-community-fund/