Newry, Mourne and Down District Council: Good Relations
Overview
Good Relations projects must complement the programme aims and objectives as outlined below.
The Council will only consider one application per organisation for the Good Relations programme.
Funding
Threshold: £500 - £1,500
Indicative budget for the theme is £55,000. Please note this is subject to change.
Latest project end date: All project activity MUST be completed no later than 31 December 2025
Aims
To provide the delivery of projects aimed at improving Good Relations across the Council area.
Objectives
Applicant projects should aim to address one or more of the 4 Key Priority themes defined by The Executive Office (TEO) under the Together: Building a United Community (T: BUC) strategy (2013). This document is available to download from the The Executive Office website at https://www.executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk/publications/together-building-united-community-strategy
This fund will specifically support projects which:
- Support positive community engagement in areas where bonfires may take place, and which will celebrate local culture and family/community participation through the safe provision of cultural, educational, and diversionary activities or events.
- Provide opportunities to positively divert and engage young people at risk of becoming involved in risky or anti-social behaviour in areas where there may be community tensions associated with bonfire activity (specifically, but not exclusively, in the months of July and August).
- Develop community capacity at specific locations where there are negative issues associated with bonfires.
Further guidance is available here.
Eligible Costs
- Facilitators
- Transport
- Venue hire
- Basic equipment required to carry out the project to a maximum total of £500
- Refreshments as part of a wider project up to a maximum of 25% of budget
- Event support costs up to a maximum of 20% of overall award. Event support includes but is not limited to:
- Insurance
- Welfare facilities e.g. Portaloo’s
- Security
- Gazebo/marquee hire
- Hire of lighting/generators/barriers