Funding Bulletin

6 May 2014

BBC Children In Need Main Grants

BBC Children in Need’s vision is that every child in the UK has a safe, happy and secure childhood and the chance to reach their potential. BBC Children in Need's Main Grants programme is open to charities and not-for-profits. Grants are awarded for children and young people of 18 years and under experiencing disadvantage through:

1. Illness, distress, abuse or neglect 2. Any kind of disability 3. Behavioural or psychological difficulties 4. Living in poverty or situations of deprivation

BBC Children in Need award 2 sizes of grants:

Small Grants - For grants of up to £10,000 in one year a short application form focuses on the differences made to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people. There are 5 decision points in the year, with applications received by 1st April, June, September, December and February hearing the outcome in early June, August, November, February and April.

Main grants (over £10,000 for up to 3 years) have a two stage application process. An initial application eliminates those with low prospects of success at an early stage, with those who are successful invited to make a full application. There are 3 decision points in the year, with applications received by 15 May, 15 September and 15 January being decided by mid-October, February and June respectively.

The next relevant deadline is Wednesday 15 May 2014 for the Main Grants Scheme and for Small Grants 1 June 2014. How to Apply For more information go to the website www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008dk4b or contact the local office on 028 9033 8221. ___________________________________________________________________

Foras na Gaeilge – Youth Events Scheme Application Foras na Gaeilge welcomes applications for funding from groups to run events for young people through the medium of Irish outside of the Gaeltacht (not including summer). Foras na Gaeilge is the new body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the whole island of Ireland.

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Through this scheme, Foras na Gaeilge is providing funding for suitable Irish Language activities for young people which aim “To advance, promote and strengthen the use of Irish”. Suitable events that will provide young people with opportunities for using the Irish language should be run between 01 September 2014 and 30 June 2015. The maximum amount of funding available is €5,000/£3,500 stg per project. How to Apply Several changes have been made to this scheme this year. You are advised to carefully read the criteria, guidelines and application form. www.gaeilge.ie/ForasNaGaeilge/applicationform_listing.asp?toggle=yes&lang=en&id=5 Tel: 028 9089 0970 The deadline for completed application is Friday 16 May 2014. ___________________________________________________________________

2014 McDonald’s Irish FA Community Awards. Recognising and rewarding the people and clubs that are driving grassroots football across Northern Ireland, the awards are split into eight categories:

Community Relations Award

Young Volunteer of the Year

Volunteer of the Year

Accredited Club of the Year

Female Coach of the Year

Disability Football Coach of the Year

Coach of the Year

The People’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Football* *A shortlist will be compiled of three / four candidates who will be voted for by the public via www.irishfa.com Grassroots clubs, coaches and volunteers from all over Northern Ireland can be nominated with winners being awarded at both a regional and national level. How to Nominate To nominate please visit: www.irishfa.com/mcdonalds-community-awards/ ___________________________________________________________________

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Excellence in Fundraising - Institute of Fundraising Northern Ireland Awards 2014 Every year many thousands of pounds are raised for charities and good causes across Northern Ireland both by volunteer and professional fundraisers. For charities, the money raised can be a lifeline for them and those they seek to help. In a bid to formally recognise this tremendous contribution the Institute of Fundraising Northern Ireland supported by Coca Cola is calling on nominations for its Annual Fundraising Awards 2014. Nominations are sought in four categories;

Fundraising Event of the Year;

Fundraising Partnership of the Year;

The Bryan Walliker Fundraising Volunteer of the Year

IoF Fundraising Team of the Year. The Institute of Fundraising awards are open to all individuals and fundraising teams across Northern Ireland’s vibrant voluntary and community sector. Winners will be announced at the Institute of Fundraising Northern Ireland Awards Lunch to be held on Thursday 12 June 2014 at Belfast Castle, Antrim Road, Belfast. The Awards will be hosted by Pamela Ballentine with special guest speaker Richard Moore, Founder of Children in Crossfire. How to Apply If you would like to recognise a dedicated fundraising team or volunteer or celebrate an outstanding event or partnership nomination forms can be downloaded from the Institute of Fundraising website at www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/niawards For more information contact Jan Hamilton at Tel: 028 9188 4945 or email jan.hamilton@cats.org.uk The deadline for nominations is Friday 16 May 2014. ___________________________________________________________________ Community Energy Awards 2014 The first of its kind, the UK Community Energy Awards 2014 will celebrate and recognise the outstanding achievements made by community energy organisations across the UK and the dedication of their staff and volunteers. These are the unsung heroes helping their communities save and make energy and money and eradicate the scourge of fuel poverty.

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There are 20 different categories, such as Energy Generation Project of the Year, Fuel Poverty Champion of the Year, Fundraiser of the Year, Leader of the Year and Volunteer of the Year. There are also awards for Local Authorities and Corporates that are helping the sector, develop. The Awards are FREE to enter and open to any UK-based not-for-profit organisation, group or individual working or volunteering in the community energy sector (and other organisations in relevant categories) Community energy projects are ones that help communities generate energy, reduce or manage energy consumption or reduce the cost of energy through collective buying or switching. Each winner will receive a trophy and publicity. The overall Community Energy Organisation of the Year will also receive a cash prize. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. How to nominate A completed entry form is required with full contact details (both for the person nominating and the nominated organisation/person). Please contact the Community Energy Awards to obtain an entry form. Each entry form requires a 300 Word Submission indicating why you think your organisation/nominated person deserves to win the award. Details of how the organisation / person (where relevant), has proved leadership, excellence, innovation, dedication and commitment to the community energy sector. A good nomination will tell all about the achievements of your chosen organisation / hero. For more information and to obtain a nomination form please visit: www.communityenergyawards.org.uk/ The closing date for completed nominations is Thursday 31 July 2014. ___________________________________________________________________ BBC Performing Arts Fund The Performing Arts Fund Fellowship scheme is designed to support individuals through the early stages of their performing arts careers. Covering dance, theatre, music and anything in-between, through this scheme we hope to identify the next generation of performing arts talent, whether they are directors, choreographers, composers, playwrights, dancers, actors, musicians, producers or any other creative working in the sector. The PAF Fellowship scheme aims to support individuals through the early stages of their performing arts career; helping them to establish themselves in the professional world through bespoke placements within existing organisations. The PAF Fellowship will lead to an exciting new creative network in the performing arts sector, supported, developed and ready to launch their professional careers.

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Rather than awarding grants directly to individuals themselves, BBC are looking for applications from performing arts companies, organisations, venues and festivals from across the UK to host a Fellow who should be selected by the organisation. Fellows should be ambitious, willing to take on a challenge and looking for ways to increase their profile and take the next step in their careers. Organisations should be willing to offer an amazing opportunity to the Fellow – tailored to the individual Fellow and giving them the benefit and support of all aspects of the organisation from mentoring, performance opportunities, and training to access to equipment, space and audiences. How to apply For more information on how to apply please visit the following link: www.bbc.co.uk/performingartsfund/grants/paf-fellowship The closing date for completed applications is 18 August 2014 ___________________________________________________________________

Local Funding Opportunities The David Ervine Foundation – Deadline EXTENDED The David Ervine Foundation was established to celebrate the commitment of the late David Ervine to young people and social and political change across the most marginalised communities in Belfast. The Foundation, which is managed by The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, has three main objectives:

1. To foster the development of young people 2. To support community leadership 3. To promote peace building and conflict resolution

The David Ervine Fund Bursary Pilot Programme will provide opportunities for young people to engage in an action research project that will help their personal development & directly contribute to the East Belfast community. Applicants initially should be from/ working in in disadvantaged areas of East Belfast, who have potential leadership skills & an involvement in community or political life. What will the fund support? The Fund wishes to support bursaries that will enable a piece of action research to be undertaken around leadership development in the areas of peacebuilding, conflict transformation or community development. The minimum bursary award which will be made will be £500 and will not exceed £2,500. The Bursary will be paid in 2 instalments of 80% up-front and 20% upon completion of the research.

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Priority in this first call will be given to expressions of interest from young people living in/ working in/ involved in the greater East Belfast area. Expressions of interest will also be accepted from applicants whose proposed project will work with areas of need in East Belfast. How to Apply For more information including eligibility criteria, please see the guidance notes available on the application form at the link below www.communityfoundationni.org/Grants/David-Ervine-Foundation-Bursaries The deadline for completed applications is 1pm on 15 May 2014 ___________________________________________________________________

Castlereagh Borough Council - Good Relations and Community Arts Grant Aid 2014 Castlereagh Community Services has released two funding programmes which are open to community groups and voluntary organisations working in the following areas;

1. Good Relations 2. Community Arts

The Good Relations Grant Fund is for community relations and cultural diversity projects and is open to community groups and other organisations involved in reconciliation and cultural diversity. The Community Arts Fund is available annually from Castlereagh Arts for local community groups and arts organisations. The Community Arts Fund is designed to assist the delivery of arts events, projects or activities, which improve access to the arts and take place in the Borough of Castlereagh. The Community Arts fund is open to community groups and other organisations involved in arts projects within Castlereagh. How to Apply For further information and guidance please contact a member of the Community Services team on; Tel: 028 9049 4550 Email: communityservices@castlereagh.gov.uk Web: www.castlereagh.gov.uk/communityservices The deadline for completed applications is Friday 16 May 2014. ___________________________________________________________________

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North Down Borough Council – Building Positive Relations Grants The Building Positive Relations Grant scheme is designed to support community groups across North Down, Ards and Down, especially those working at grass roots and local community level. The scheme will enable small community groups to deliver projects which involve people in their communities, bringing them together to promote inclusion, address divided living and encourage positive relations while addressing sectarianism and racism. Priority will be given to applications from Constituted community groups and voluntary sector organisations that are or have previously engaged with the Building Positive Relations project. Priority will also be given to community activities that address the strategic priority and can demonstrate a significant impact in tackling issues relating to sectarianism and racism and addressing divided living. There is a total budget of £15,000 and applicants will be invited to apply for up to a maximum of £1,000 to deliver their project. How to Apply For more details and information on how to apply please visit: www.northdown.gov.uk/Home/Grants/Building-Positive-Relations-Grants Alternatively please contact the Cohesion Officer - Donna Mackey E-Mail: donna.mackey@northdown.gov.uk Tel: 028 9127 0371 Ext 6101 The closing date for completed applications is Friday 30 May 2014 at 4pm ___________________________________________________________________

LAUNCH EVENT – Community Change – Snapshot of the Sector Community Change are hosting an official launch for their recently published ‘Snapshot of the Sector’ report at Belfast’s MAC on 21 May 2014 from 2-4pm. Based on the finding of research conducted by Community Change with its member organisations and the wider community and voluntary sector in Northern Ireland the report offers an up to date "snapshot of the sector" with regard to the most pressing needs impacting on organisations currently. With organisations under pressure to deliver their services in a more challenging and under resourced environment, this survey was designed to assess if there was a need for support for organisations regarding their own facilitation and training needs. It had been Community Change's experience that organisations were so busy delivering an ever increasing demand for their own services that they weren't getting

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time to address and invest in their own organisational and strategic challenges much to their own detriment. This "snapshot of the sector" reinforces and supports the experiences of many in the sector, illustrating the increasing needs of groups not being addressed and highlighting how organisations being increasingly strained by the constant need to address sustainability issues to the detriment of the core organisational and strategic challenges faced by groups. If you would like to attend please contact Ciaran Rice at Community Change on 028 9023 2587 or email Ciaran.rice@communitychange-ni.org ___________________________________________________________________ Don’t forget the Community Change Money Mondays Service - Money Mondays - a new FREE service is being piloted where a group can book a 1 hour funding support session with James Laverty (Community Change - Facilitation, Training and Development Officer). James will identify funding opportunities for your group and provide guidance on applying to funders.