Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council: Good Relations Grant

Overview

This grant scheme is delivered as part of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council’s Good Relations Programme which is part funded by The Executive Office (TEO) to deliver on the ‘Together: Building a United Community’ (T:BUC) Strategy.  

What do they want to achieve

The Good Relations Fund seeks to support projects that:

•    Promote integration and understanding between different groups within the community.
•    Address issues related to social division, inequality, and misunderstanding.
•    Encourage active participation and engagement across diverse communities.
•    Foster inclusive relationships whilst celebrating diversity, inclusivity and collaboration.

What they will fund

In Order to deliver the Good Relations Fund aims, applicants will need to demonstrate how their project aims to address one or more of the ‘Together: Building a United Community’ (TBUC) key priorities:

• TBUC 1: Our Children and Young People
  • Shared Aim: to continue to improve attitudes amongst our young people and to build a community where they can play a full and active role in building good relations.
• TBUC 2: Our Shared Community
  • Shared Aim: to create a community where division does not restrict the life opportunities of individuals and where all areas are open and accessible to everyone.
• TBUC 3: Our Safe Community
  • Shared Aim: to create a community where everyone feels safe in moving around and where life choices are not inhibited by fears around safety.
• TBUC 4:  Our Cultural Expression
  • Shared Aim: to create a community which promotes mutual respect and understanding, is strengthened by its diversity, and where cultural expression is celebrated and embraced.

Eligible spend may include:

•  Programme costs
• Facilitation or tutor costs
• Materials and resources
• Volunteer expenses
• Venue hire
• Advertising and promotion
• Administration
• Training/courses

Please note, this is not an exhaustive list in regard to eligible items of spend.

Eligibility Criteria

The Good Relations Fund is open for projects in the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council area.

Applicants need to demonstrate the project is of significant importance in the local community and can evidence this.  All applications will need to show how the community has been involved in the development of the project and how they will continue to be involved in the future.

Projects will be assessed against five criteria – eligibility, feasibility, deliverability, affordability and sustainability.  

Who can apply?

The Good Relations Fund is open to all community/voluntary organisations based or operating within the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council area that meet the following criteria:

• An open and accountable governing document (Constitution or Articles and Memorandum of Association, or applicable governing document) that has been properly adopted;
• A bank account in the name of the applicant organisation, which requires at least two (unrelated) signatories;
• An annual set of independently examined financial accounts, endorsed at an Annual General Meeting;
• A Management Committee or Governing Board, elected by its membership at an Annual General Meeting, and elected office bearers;
• Have appropriate Health and Safety Policy
• A minimum of £5million Public Liability Insurance, to cover all risks associated with the activities of the organisation.