Deadline: 6 March 2020
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust is seeking applications to fund work which will contribute to the ongoing transformation of the Northern Ireland conflict.
Its vision is of a Northern Ireland with the following characteristics:
- a constitutional settlement which takes account of the range of political views of the people of Northern Ireland, Britain and the Republic of Ireland and which is underpinned by the principles and values of participation, human rights and equality;
- a non-sectarian political culture which is inclusive, transparent, responsive and accountable;
- effective processes and mechanisms for managing societal and political conflict without recourse to violence;
- a respectful and inclusive public discourse about the Troubles, which promotes a shared understanding of the root causes of past violence, and a public policy framework which facilitates truth, justice and reconciliation;
- a vibrant, pluralist and activist civil society, responsive to the needs of the most vulnerable and able to hold the government to account.
Funding Priorities
JRCT is interested in funding work which:
- addresses the root causes of violence and injustice, rather than alleviating symptoms
- cannot be funded from other sources
- is likely to make a long-term, strategic difference.
Priority Areas
It has identified the following priority areas:
- Strengthening human rights and equality: This includes work to secure and monitor implementation of human rights commitments by the state, work which strengthens a culture of human rights, as well as new initiatives on economic, social and cultural rights.
- Supporting inclusive, non-sectarian and participatory politics: This includes initiatives which strengthen the voices of marginalised groups in public policy-making, foster positive, non-violent approaches to expressing and managing political difference and which cultivate the independence of the community and voluntary sectors.
- Supporting processes of demilitarization: This includes initiatives which encourage groups engaged in armed struggle to take steps towards exclusively non-violent strategies and to engage in comprehensive processes of transition to civilian life.
- Dealing with the past: The Trust is concerned primarily with work that promotes a shared understanding of the root causes of past violence, or which encourages government to implement initiatives to address the legacy of violence at a societal level.
Eligibility Criteria
- Within its areas of interest, the Trust makes grants to a range of organisations and to individuals.
- If your organisation is a registered, excepted or exempt charity based within any of the four jurisdictions of the UK and all of your work fits within the published programmes, JRCT encourages you to consider applying for unrestricted or core support, although you may apply for programme or project funding if you prefer.
- If you are based outside the UK and you are registered as a charitable organisation in your local jurisdiction, you may apply for general support if all of your work fits within the published programmes, and the following criteria are also met:
- your organisation is governed by an unpaid board
- your organisation is not for profit
- your organisation’s formal purposes fall within the list of charitable purposes recognised within English law.
- For all other organisations or individual applicants, you may apply for a specific project or defined programme of work that would provide public benefit and further aims as set out in the published policies.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, visit https://www.jrct.org.uk/northern-ireland