Trocaire Mobilising for Justice Grants Scheme

Overview

The new Mobilising for Justice Grants Scheme, which replaces Trócaire’s Development Education Small Grants, contributes towards this aim through building partnerships with a broad range of groups and organisations in Ireland.

The Mobilising for Justice Grants Scheme offers grants from €500/£400 for small-scale, local projects, and up to €20,000/£17,000 per year for projects with regional or national impact.

Objectives of the Mobilising for Justice Grants Scheme:

• To educate people regarding the causes of global injustice and poverty and how this relates to Ireland, North and South.
• To motivate and mobilise communities here at home to take action on issues of global injustice and poverty.
• To advocate for specific changes, be that in structures, policies, attitudes and/or behaviour, to address global injustice and poverty.

Projects funded under the Scheme:

• A range of education, campaigning and advocacy activities aimed at raising awareness of Ireland’s role in addressing global injustice and poverty.
• Innovative development education work seeking tointegrate global and justice perspectives into a widerwork programme.
• Campaigns and advocacy work on global policy issues.
• Small-scale, start-up projects aimed at engaging and mobilising local groups such as parishes and local communities around global injustice.

NB Trócaire's Organisational Advocacy Campaign from 2014-2017 is Climate Justice, and they particularly welcome projects which explore this theme.

Visit www.trocaire.org/climatejustice for more information about this campaign.

Funding Criteria

• The Scheme is a project fund, and all sums awarded are restricted to the project.
• Grants will not be made for 100% of the project costs. You must show some element of co-funding for the project from your own group or other sources. The ceiling for the scheme is £17,000. The majority of awards over the last 5 years have been between €4,000 and €8,000 (£3,400 and £6,800).
• Essential domestic travel costs may be included, but overseas travel or exposure visits are not eligible forfunding.
• A maximum of 10% of the grant awarded can be used for overheads and administration.
• Groups must be properly constituted and capable of demonstrating accountability. This means your group must be either registered as an NGO, company limited by guarantee, co-operative, or other accountable body with governance structures (e.g. community groups, parish groups).
• Organisations should demonstrate previous interest or experience in development education or campaigningactivities.
• Projects should be well planned and clearly show how the project will demonstrate impact, including, forexample, a ‘multiplier effect’ and follow-on actions.
• If you work with under-18s or vulnerable adults, you must have appropriate safeguarding policies in place.