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DSD: Areas at Risk

Archived Community and neighbourhood development Community development Cross community good relations Multiculturalism Peace and reconciliation Poverty and deprivation Rural development Social inclusion Social welfare and poverty Urban development Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane Fermanagh and Omagh Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Large (over £60,000) Medium (up to £60,000)

Overview

The types of areas that the programme will operate within include for example:

  • ‘Interface’ areas that lie outside of Neighbourhood Renewal areas;
  • Areas in economic decline;
  • Areas at ‘risk of decline’ for example, those areas that without targeted support may move into the top 10% as defined by Noble;
  • Areas at risk of ‘descending into instability and crisis’ or areas in which there is a decline in community cohesion which threatens peace and stability;
  • Areas where the loss of the service provided by organisations would have a significant negative impact on the local community.

Current Status:

22 pilot Areas at Risk have been identified:

  1. Sydenham (parts of not previously covered by Neighbourhood Renewal)
  2. Taughmonagh in Belfast
  3. Ballynoshollag and Enagh in Limavady
  4. (Greystone Road, Enagh Park, Scraggy Close) Londonderry,
  5. Dunclug in Ballymena,
  6. West Portadown,
  7. Rathenraw Estate, Antrim,
  8. Dhu Varren in Portrush and
  9. Seacourt in Larne,
  10. Lower Whitewell in North Belfast,
  11. Ballybeen in Dundonald,
  12. Gilford in Banbridge,
  13. Annadale in South Belfast,
  14. Scrabo in Newtownards,
  15. Killicomaine in Portadown,
  16. Alexander/Lisanally in Armagh,
  17. Ashfield Gardens in Fintona,
  18. Seymour Hill in Dunmurry,
  19. Craigyhill, Larne
  20. Antivlle, Larne,
  21. Harryville in Ballymena,
  22. Caw/ Nelson Drive/ Lincoln Courts in Derry/Londonderry.
  23. Doury Road (Ballymena)
  24. Lettershandoney (Derry/Londonderry)
  25. Strathfoyle (Derry/Londonderry)
  26. the Ferris Park area (Larne Town)
  27. Beechfield (Donaghadee)

This brings the total number of target areas to 27.

Total amount available £1.5 million per annum from 2006 to 2008.

Obtain more information from the contact: 028 9082 9423

How to Apply

This is not an open grants programme. Obtain more information from DSD on how funding is allocation.