Community Relations Youth Service Support Scheme
Overview
This contribution may be through work with young people or through a process of institutional change and development. A concern to address one or more of the following issues must be fundamental to projects seeking CRYSSS funding:
- Sectarian and prejudice-based issues
- Tension and conflict (particularly at interface areas)
- The development of integrated/inclusive youth work
- Communication, trust, tolerance and respect for different cultures, faiths and traditions
Embedding the principles of Equity, Diversity and Interdependence (EDI) into the ethos, policies and practices of youth work organisations underpins this purpose.
Grant aid is available to assist youth organisations to deliver policies, strategies, training and/or practice in support of the above purpose.
Priority will be given to applications that meet one or more of the following objectives:
- Develop innovative community relations/EDI projects and programmes which are capable of replication elsewhere
- Improve the effectiveness of community relations/EDI work within the voluntary youth sector
- Provide opportunities for greater interaction and sharing of experience between Youth Service organisations around the issues of community relations, mutual understanding, prejudice reduction and conflict transformation
- Promote the Youth Service curriculum
- Embed the principles of EDI
The Council will also prioritise bids which are developmental in nature, and which are related to a clear community relations/EDI policy and strategy.
Funding is available under the following headings:
- Staffing (*see note below)
- Training (including consultation and development)
- Administration/Overheads
- Transport/travel
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Activities
- Other assistance
* Please note the Scheme is not designed to support or initiate staff posts. Staffing costs should relate to the management costs of a project (for example staff cover, consultants' fees, or staff expenses associated with the project).
Grant for materials is paid only on items which help the project and which cannot be obtained through the usual channels. If items costing in excess of £200 are required, a covering note should be included explaining in what way these will enhance the programme.
Whilst one of the aims of community relations/EDI work is purposeful cross-community contact, the Council recognises the value of exploratory and reflective work within a particular community. Ideally such work should be in preparation for eventual cross-community contact, or an important part of an ongoing programme involving both contact and single community sessions. The Council also encourages approaches concerned with wider community relations issues, including issues of race and ethnicity, and other areas where prejudice is an issue.
CRYSSS is a small grants scheme. The majority of the budget is ring-fenced to support short-term, capacity building projects no longer than one year in length.
How to Apply
Applicants are asked to complete and return the attached application form by the deadline above. Additional application forms can be downloaded from our website at www.ycni.org. Please note that applications for funding are not accepted by e-mail.
GT Team 7 January 2011
The NICVA GT Team contacted YCNI and it is unlikely that there will be any funding available in 2011 at this stage.