Hope for Youth NI
Overview
Hope for Youth provides grants for organisations offering opportunities for young people aged 11-18 to come together from different cultural, ethnic or religious communities to work together on a creative, practical or outdoors project.
Hope for Youth can support organisations:
- Applying for grants to support projects that focus on sport, music, dance, drama and the arts, as well as outdoor projects that promote personal and team development
- Working with young people aged 11 to 18 in Northern Ireland
- Fostering cross-community relations in interface areas.
Applications must be able to demonstrate a cross community emphasis e.g. a focus on improving community integration in regard to cultural, ethnic or religious diversity and all applications must include a statement of accounts, including details of income and expenditure.
Priority will be given to:
- Projects where the benefits or effects on the communities and individuals can be measured and can demonstrate sustainable benefit.
- Longer-term projects i.e. held over a number of months, where ongoing community development and improved community relationships can be realised.
- Projects based in recognised areas of multiple or high deprivation.
- Projects that are small/ locally based and those that are “start-ups”.
- Projects that can match fund from other sources.
Currently, the Trustees will provide grants up to a maximum of £5000, although they preserve the discretion to award a larger sum in exceptional circumstances.
Successful applicants can apply for a grant in subsequent years. Each application will be considered on its merits.