Community Foundation for NI: Thornog Community Benefit Scheme

Community Foundation for Northern Ireland

Currently closed for applications Age Aged 26 - 59 years Aged 60+ Archives and artefacts Arts, culture and heritage Buildings and built environment Children (0-12) Communities Community and neighbourhood development Community development Education and learning environment Health, wellbeing and sport Human rights and equality Natural environment and climate People with disabilities Recycling and waste management Social inclusion Social welfare and poverty Sport and physical recreation Sustainable development Sustainable energy Young people (13-25) Fermanagh and Omagh Small (up to £10,000)

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Overview

This local community fund has been set up by Energia Renewables, working in close partnership with local groups from the areas surrounding the Thornog Wind Farm, which is located between Drumquin, Co Tyrone and Kesh, Co Fermanagh.

Energia has set up the fund to ensure that the wind farm, whilst having obvious environmental benefits, will also provide significant social and economic benefits to the local community.

Funding will be available to local community projects that are planned and run for the benefit of the local population and are within 10 miles of the windfarm (70% of the funds will be awarded to eligible groups based within a 6 mile radius of the windfarm).

Applicant organisations must be located within the 10-mile radius (*straight-line measurement).

The fund will support projects addressing issues within the following theme areas:

Energy efficiency and sustainability
Social, cultural or sporting benefit for the local community
Educational issues with a sustainability angle
Environmental benefit or economic benefit

Examples of who can apply:

Constituted voluntary organisations and community groups
Local youth groups

Examples of projects that the fund might support:

Local cultural projects recording and researching history
Establishment of a “Men’s Shed” or other similar initiative
Small capital works to a community facility
Environmental awareness projects
Activities supporting young people, the elderly, those with disabilities
Community wide events
Strategic projects that will benefit a number of communities, including partnership applications

Grant size

Micro grants of up to £3,000 for small projects

Please note: Applicants that currently hold a live grant under this programme: Can you please submit your monitoring and spend information for this grant as soon as possible as this will need to be submitted prior to payment of any new award, if your application is successful.

*Measurement of applicant organisation address will be a straight-line measurement from the location of the windfarm using google maps.

In 2023 the success rate for applications to the micro grant round was 43%.

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