Fermanagh and Omagh District Council: PEACE IV Re-imaging Programme for Existing Spaces

Overview

The PEACE IV Re-imaging Programme for Existing Spaces is a small capital and activity programme aimed at assisting groups and organisations to enhance facilities to attract new user groups and create a shared space that respects the rights, equality and diversity of all. A minimum of 25 projects will be selected for participation to receive investment of up to £8,000 per project. To coincide with the call, the Council intends to facilitate a number of workshops to provide support to groups and organisations interested in completing an expression of interest. Dates and venue will be advertised in advance.

What funding is available?

Financial support to a maximum of £6,000 (including fees/Technical Assurance Support) is available to provide capital support to the re-imaging of existing premises. Financial support to a maximum of £2,000 (including Good Relations Support) is available to provide programme activity support towards new initiatives which will help organisations to engage with new user groups from the wider community.

Who can apply?

• Expressions of Interest are sought from groups and organisations are based within the community and/or voluntary sector in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area.
• Evidence that a constitution has been formally adopted, dated and signed must be supplied.
• All organisations must be not for profit.

There are 3 strands to applying for funding:

Strand 1 Essential Criteria: Expressions of Interest:

All groups/organisations must meet the essential criteria. Expressions of interest will be required to demonstrate that:

· The beneficiary group or organisation is: o Located within the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Area o Operated on a ‘Not for Profit’ basis o A constituted community/voluntary group or organisation

· The property/building/area to be developed is:

• Council owned or
• Leased by the community/voluntary group or organisation
• The owner has provided consent for the proposed development.

· There is community support for:

• The capital works element of the project and the ongoing delivery plan

Strand 2 Quality of the Project: (80%)

• The quality assessment of the project will be based on the Expression of Interests’ response to the 5 questions outlined below:
• Provide details of the cost and scope of the re-imaging capital project. Is the project deliverable within programme budgets and does it offer value for money?
• Describe the services/supports that your group currently provides from your community premises, and who is the service/support for?
• Explain how the proposed re-imaging of your premises will enhance your existing provision as a shared space to the wider community?
• What types of programme activity would the group deliver in the re-imaged space, as part of this PEACE IV programme, to promote community cohesion and positive relations, both within the group, and to the wider community?
• How does the group/organisation plan to sustain an activity programme that is inclusive in nature and ensures sustained engagement with new user groups post PEACE IV funding?

Strand 3 Needs Based Assessment: (20%)

Evidence of Need:

The Council will utilise quality assured statistics to develop an assessment of need for the ReImaging Programme for Existing Spaces. A full scoping study for this stage will be undertaken and will cover such aspects as:

• There is a higher level of isolation.
• There is more limited provision of local amenities.
• There is evidence of a higher potential for poor cross-community cohesion.