Slieve Divena Community Fund

Overview

Omagh Forum in association with Greencoat Capital invites applications for funding for community based projects in the locality of Slieve Divena Wind Farm, Altamuskin, County Tyrone. Applicants must be within a 10km radius of the wind farm. 

The maximum award value is £3000 with the minimum value being £500. The suggested award value is neither a minimum nor a maximum, rather an indication of the scale of resources available annually.

The fund will prioritise applications from local community groups and organisations from within the area of benefit. However, applications from outside this area may be considered if a project directly addresses a current or prospective need / issue / opportunity of the communities nearest the wind farm.

THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

WHO CAN APPLY

Typically, the funds are available to community and voluntary organisations for projects which are in the vicinity of one of our wind farms. These include, but are not limited to;

• Registered Charities
• Community/Voluntary Groups
• Sports, and Recreation Clubs
• Primary schools

In order to apply these organisations must have:

• A constitution
• A bank or building society account in the name of the organisation/group
• Charitable aims
• A management committee or board

What do they support?

They support projects which focus on the following themes;

• Education and skills.
• Health, safety and wellbeing.
• Environment and habitat conservation.
• Energy efficiency and sustainability.
• Culture and heritage - – priority given to a community programme rather than one off events.
• Recreation, sport and social inclusion - with a maximum of 50% of award towards facilities hire.
• Priority will be given to projects which improve sustainability of community venues.

Funding Criteria

As a general point, it is important that applications are presented as cohesive projects and that applicants avoid a “shopping list” approach. When completing your application form you will need to demonstrate:

• Proximity of project to wind farm – Is your project located within 10km of Slieve Divena Wind Farm Community Fund area of benefit? What is the distance from the wind farm? The fund will prioritise applications from local community groups and organisations from within the area of benefit. However, applications from outside area of benefit may be deemed eligible if their project directly addresses a current or prospective need/ issue/ opportunity of the communities nearest the wind farm.
• Evidence of Group background and proven capacity
• Proof of quality works undertaken to date
• Evidence of a multi-sectoral, regional and social inclusion impact of your project
• Evidence of project life-span and levels of users
• Quality of Proposal

WHAT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION IS NEEDED

You will need to submit the following with your application:

• A copy of your organisations bank, credit union or post office account statement
• A copy of your group constitution – (if you have submitted this with previous application in the last 3 years, then it is not necessary to submit it again)
• Map marked with project location
• Quotations are required to verify the value of each item you wish to purchase, as follows:
  • Up to £2,000 – 1 quote
  • Up to £3,000 – 2 quotes
• For works relating to renovation / construction / refurbishment:
  • Permission to proceed from land owner
  • Planning permission, or a letter of exemption from the relevant Local Authority