Deadline: 31-May-23
The Dublin’s North East Inner City (NEIC) is inviting applications for its Community Grants Scheme, a physical realm/environment/streetscape improvements and will focus on providing financial assistance to residents, voluntary groups, and clubs across the community and voluntary sector who wish to implement projects of this nature.
The NEIC PIB has approved a funding allocation of €104,000 for the NEIC Community Grant Scheme 2023. The objective of this year’s scheme is to support the services of voluntary/community/not-for-profit groups whose services benefit the communities of the North East Inner City and whose objectives are to:
- tackle poverty and disadvantage,
- promote participation, integration and social inclusion,
- empower local residents to take ownership of and have pride in their community through both group and family based activities.
Funding Information
- The overall total amount of funding available under the 2023 Scheme is €104,000.
- In general, the grant amount payable for any single application is in the range of €500 to €5,000.
Eligible Projects
- Examples of projects eligible for full or part funding include:
- Assistance with costs to host Clean-up and environmental protection days.
- Purchase of equipment e.g. play, leisure, kitchen or gardening equipment that is used as part of your organisations daily work and encourages family wellbeing.
- Local actions to improve the physical realm/environment/streetscape improvements that will benefit the community.
- The start-up of schemes that encourage widespread community and family participation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only applications from local community and voluntary groups and not-for-profit organisations based within the North East Inner City Initiative area or directly servicing the community of the North East Inner City Initiative area will be considered.
- Commercial organisations, individuals and for-profit organisations are not eligible for funding under this Scheme.
- Only completed, signed applications submitted by 5pm onFriday 2nd June2023 and on the prescribed NEIC Initiative Community Grants Scheme Form 2023 will be considered.
- Events that intend to serve alcohol will not be considered for selection.
- Late Applications will not be considered.
Criteria for Selection
- All applications for funding received under this Scheme will be assessed on their merits against the following criteria:
- Potential to contribute to the achievement of the overall objective of the Scheme.
- Demonstration of need, anticipated use and potential benefits.
- Geographical balance and desirability to fund a variety of projects.
- Once-off cost that will not incur ongoing additional maintenance and running costs.
For more information, visit NEIC.