Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council: Building a United Community Fund

Overview

“Building a United Community” Fund has been designed to support, promote and develop Good Relations projects throughout the Council area.

“Good Relations” is about developing positive relationships between people of differing religious beliefs, political opinions and racial backgrounds. Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s Good Relations Strategy provides an opportunity for the Borough to be a model of best practice in developing respect, understanding and tolerance between the diverse residents within the Council area.

Fund Overview

Organisations applying for funding from the Building a United Community Fund will have to demonstrate how their organisation contributes to the Good Relations aims identified in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Good Relations Strategy 2018/23.These aims are directed by a government strategy published in May 2013 entitled “Together: Building a United Community”. (T:BUC)

• Our Children and Young people – To continue to improve attitudes amongst our young people and to build a community where they can play a full and active role in building good relations.
• Our Shared Community – To create a community where division does not restrict the life opportunities of individuals and where all areas are open and accessible to everyone.
• Our Safe Community – To create a community where everyone feels safe in moving around and where life choices are not inhibited by fears around safety.
• Our Cultural Expression – To create a community which promotes mutual respect and understanding, is strengthened by its diversity, and where cultural expression is celebrated and embraced.

All organisations funded through the Building a United Community Fund must demonstrate how their project contributes towards the aim most appropriate to address the good relations issues in their area. Organisations will be asked to report back on how effective their project has been in meeting these needs and working towards the appropriate aim.  

Levels of Grant Award

Maximum: £1,500 - up to 100% of total project costs will be available for eligible projects. 

Who can apply?

• Applications can be made by not-for-profit community and voluntary organisations that are based in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area or have their main activities based in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area.
• Organisations that have a properly adopted “Governing Document” such as a constitution or memorandum and articles of association which clearly show that it is a not–for-profit organisation. Evidence that a constitution has been formally adopted must be supplied.

For the purposes of this programme only formally constituted organisations which are not-forprofit organisations that are open, accountable and representative of the geographical area in which they serve, promote and support Good Relations can apply. Such as:

• Minority ethnic groups.
• Community development groups.
• Cultural organsiations (e.g Historical socities, bands, etc)
• Women’s / men’s groups.
• Children’s or young adults’ groups.
• Playgroups; parent and toddler groups.
• Senior citizens groups.
• Faith based groups.
• Other organisations involved in community relations, reconciliation and cultural diversity.
• Umbrella organisations provided that their work takes place at a local level.

What can be funded?

The types of expenditure that can be funded through this programme are:

• Facilitator’s fees
• Hospitality Maximum 15% of the total grant awarded only (includes refreshments, accommodation, subsistence and ingredients)
• Entrance fees
• Travel
• Room Hire (they will not pay for hire of your own premises)
• Accreditation fees
• Printing *
• Publicity *
• Materials *

* Please note that any printed materials (such as posters, flyers, booklets or other publications) must be forwarded to goodrelations@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk prior to circulation.