Inishative Community Benefit Fund

Community Foundation for Northern Ireland

Currently closed for applications Active citizenship Advice services Age Aged 60+ Arts, culture and heritage Buildings and built environment Built heritage Children (0-12) Communities Community and neighbourhood development Community development Craft and design Cultural heritage Cultural, events and festivals environment Family and parenting Health promotion Health, wellbeing and sport Human rights and equality Miscellaneous Natural environment and climate People with disabilities Performing arts Poverty and deprivation Recycling and waste management Social inclusion Social partnership Social welfare and poverty Sport and physical recreation Sustainable development Sustainable energy Transport, travel and tourism Verbal arts Visual arts and media Voluntary and community infrastructure Young people (13-25) Fermanagh and Omagh Micro (up to £1,000) Small (up to £10,000)

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Overview

The Inishative Community Benefit Fund is available for local community projects within a 6-mile radius of the wind farm. Applicant organisations must be located in this area. Priority is given to applicant organisations based within the Carrickmore (3.5 miles), Galbally/Cappagh (4-5 miles) and Sixmilecross (6 miles) areas.

Applicant organisations must be located within the 6-mile radius (*straight-line measurement).

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The fund aims to encourage:

Stronger more inclusive communities by ensuring that local people have ownership and involvement in the design and delivery of the project.
Partnership working with community, voluntary and statutory agencies to ensure a coordinated approach.
Sustainable solutions that address local issues.
Projects that improve the utilisation of existing community space in each of the above areas.
Particular emphasis will be placed on funding activities/services that are specifically aimed at older people, people with disabilities, children and teenagers (including pre-school children), providing skills development of local people and promoting health related activities or services.
Given the remoteness of some of these locations, the isolation and lack of statutory transport provision consideration will be given to local transport initiatives.
Projects and programmes offering invaluable advice and information and signposting on key rural issues e.g. Farm Support Services, Welfare & Benefits and Parenting/Family issues etc.
Outdoor/Environmental projects will also be considered in terms of encouraging a healthier and active community as well as protecting and enhancing the local environment.
Finally, wider community events and programmes that encourage greater community interaction (including cross community aspects) encompassing the local rich and varied cultural aspects of music, drama, dance and sport.
Funding will be considered for costs associated with running/administration costs and for purchasing additional equipment to expand services/activities in each of the areas.
Priority will be given to projects which demonstrate the ability to collaborate, network and share best practice.

Grant size:

Grants up to £2,000

In 2024 the success rate for applications to this fund was 46% (2023 was 65%).

Please note applicants that currently hold a live grant under this programme: Please submit your monitoring and spend information for this grant as soon as possible as this will need to be submitted prior to payment of any new award, if your application is successful.

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