Belfast City Council: Community Activity Medium Grant

Overview

The purpose of this grant is to support community projects and events that allow more participants to be active in their community. These projects can help to support key outcomes including improved access to services, emotional health and wellbeing and delivering projects for children and young people.

There are 4 key outcomes that the Community Activity Medium Grant will support

• Community activity: projects that support more participants to be active and involved in their community in positive ways, building relationships and fostering community spirit.
• Improved health/well being - projects that focus on improving the physical health and/or emotional wellbeing of participants for example programmes that encourage healthy behaviours/routines, or which incorporate the ‘Take 5’ steps to wellbeing approach i.e. ‘Connect, Keep learning, Be active, Take notice and Give.’ (Health and wellbeing)
• Children and Young People: projects that support children and young people to be happy and meet their full potential
• People have access to services and support: projects that support more people to obtain access to services and support and gain from information, advice and advocacy

Capped Rates

• Activities such as ‘fun days’ and community events may be funded by the Community activity Medium grant up to £500.00. Applicants must provide details of each item of expenditure.
• For events lasting less than three hours, there is a basic cost for refreshments which is capped at £2.50 for every person present.
• For events lasting more than five hours, there is a basic cost for refreshments which is capped at £8.00 for every person present.
• For a residential, which is referenced to as essential to the project, fees are capped at £90 for every person for every 24 hour period. This includes accommodation and all refreshments. Activities must be listed and costed separately.