Deadline: 29-Mar-21
The Rethink Ireland is accepting applications for its Ignite Midwest Fund to provide a package of awards and supports to innovative not-for-profit organisations that are working to empower communities, tackle inequality, poverty, or social exclusion; and/or promote recovery and prevention in the counties of Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary.
This one-year Fund is open to community groups, charities, or social enterprises that support children, young people, or adults who are experiencing poverty, socio-economic disadvantage, or geographic isolation. Two awards will specifically be for projects that are using music as a means of promoting social inclusion and/or wellbeing in the region.
Funding Information
- The Fund offers a package of cash grants and non-financial supports to the value of between €55,000 and €75,000 for up to seven projects, to help them expand and increase their social impact.
- This includes:
- Up to two awards of up to €55,000 for projects that are using music as a means of promoting social inclusion. This includes a cash grant of up to €44,000.
- Up to five awards of up to €75,000 for other successful projects. This includes a cash grant of up to €60,000.
- The non-financial supports will include:
- a place on Rethink Ireland’s Accelerator Programme
- be spoke business and capacity building supports designed in consultation with the successful projects on topics such as strategic planning, maximizing impact, communications, storytelling and fundraising.
- Access to Rethink Ireland’s networks.
Eligibility Criteria
- The fund invites applications from organisations or projects within organisations, that:
- support people who are marginalised or are experiencing poverty, disadvantage, or geographic isolation
- have a sustained impact in the counties of Clare, Limerick or Tipperary.
- The fund particularly welcomes projects that are focusing on one or more of the following:
- tackling poverty, inequality, and/or social exclusion
- empowering communities to speak and act for themselves
- promoting recovery or prevention
- using music as a means to promote social inclusion and/or wellbeing.
- Rethink Ireland Compulsory Criteria:
- The project must address a critical social issue, in this case poverty, inequality, socio-economic disadvantage, or geographic isolation.
- The project must be innovative in an Irish context.
- The project must be based on the island of Ireland and make its main impact in the Republic of Ireland (for this Fund projects must be based in Co. Tipperary, Co. Limerick, or Co. Clare, or operate under a national organisation with a midwest branch or focus).
- The project must have the potential and desire to scale or replicate in Ireland.
- The project must provide evidence that it is up and running, or be tested at least in a minimal way.
- Applicants must come from an entity that has a not-for-profit legal form, eg:
- company limited by guarantee
- charity
- co-operative
- social enterprise
- volunteer organisation
- other not-for-profit legal forms
- Ignite Midwest Fund Compulsory Criteria:
- Projects must be based in Co. Tipperary, Co. Limerick or Co. Clare, or operate within a national organisation with a branch or focus in one or more of these counties.
- Projects/organisations must ring-fence the funding and supports for their work in one or more of the three counties only.
- Projects must be working with communities and groups experiencing socio-economic disadvantage or geographic isolation.
- Projects must focus on one or more of the following: tackling inequality, poverty and/or social exclusion; on promoting recovery or prevention, or on empowering their communities.
- A project wishing to apply for one of the two awards for using music as a means of promoting social inclusion and/or wellbeing must be able to show a substantial impact on participants.
- Advantageous Criteria:
- Projects that have a direct and sustained impact on the midwest region.
- Projects which work to enhance leadership and self-empowerment among marginalised communities.
- Projects that promote and employ community development approaches.
- Projects which have a demonstrable commitment to equality and human rights for all.
For more information, visit https://rethinkireland.ie/current_fund/ignite-midwest-fund-2021/