The Executive Office: Planned Interventions Programme
Overview
Funding is made available for the delivery of the Planned Interventions Programme by The Executive Office (TEO).
All funding awards are made subject to available budgets.
The fund is designed specifically to enable organisations to work with young people living in interface areas or locations where there is the potential of heightened social unrest, or in those areas experiencing inter or intra community violence, at key times such as evenings and weekends.
The delivery period for funding is 1st June 2025 until 7th November 2025.
What is the Planned Interventions Programme?
The Planned Interventions Programme funds community activity to provide positive alternatives for young people at risk of becoming involved in anti-social behaviour, sectarianism and recruitment from paramilitary gangs, and to address heightened inter and intra-community tension around interfaces (including not only physical peace walls, but anywhere there is a potential for community tensions to arise).
What is the aim of the Programme?
The Planned Interventions Programme aims to engage the ‘most at risk’ young people between the ages of 9 to 25 years in positive experiences and opportunities, as a diversion from involvement in sectarian activities, civil disorder or criminal behaviour.
The Programme also seeks to develop the capacity of individuals and groups of children and young people to meaningfully take part in structured cross community engagement and relationship building programmes, such as T:BUC Camps.
All Programmes must...
- Engage young people living in interface areas or locations where there is potential for of heightened social unrest or in areas experiencing intra and inter community conflict.
- Target young people aged 9-25 years old.
- Focus delivery to engage and provide outcomes for young people against the three outcomes of the Planned Interventions Programme.
- Delivery period is 1st June 2025 until 7th November 2025.
Planned Interventions Programme Outcomes:
- Outcome 1 – Reduction in number of crime and antisocial behaviour incidents in the areas where the young people live
- Outcome 2 – Reduction in the number of young people engaging in risk taking behaviours
- Outcome 3 – Increase in the % of young people who think favourably about young people in the other community
Who can apply for funding?
Applicant groups must be from the voluntary, statutory and community sector and demonstrate a good track record in delivering projects, completing financial monitoring, and submitting returns by set deadlines.