Ulster Local History Trust
Overview
While the extension of existing good practice is a primary aim, particular attention will also be paid to innovation in demonstrating the value of local history to our many shared and overlapping communities.
Great interest will be taken in projects which encourage understanding of historical processes as well as simply chronicling local events.
The trustees are primarily concerned to assist work in the voluntary sector, and to make small scale grants which will enable worthwhile experiment or provide crucial help to raise a project to viability. Editorial assistance or other advice may be given. Support will be directed to specific projects rather than to general appeals.
Grants of more than £3,000 are considered exceptional.
Applicants will be required to supply full costing for projects submitted, and in considering financial assistance the trustees will take account of funding which is, or may be, available from other sources. They may appoint expert assessors to advise on individual projects. Grantees are required to enter into formal agreement with the trustees and projects will be monitored in order to evaluate their effectiveness in fulfilling the objectives of the Trust. In assessing projects the trustees will also take account of other relevant agencies and will seek coordination and cooperation rather than competition
Example Grants:
The most common type of grant awarded is for the publication of historical books. Exhibitions, training days and videos have also been grant aided. Local historical societies can apply for seeding grants for journals, and advice is given on how to improve a project.
- Strabane Historical Society (£400) - schools project on placenames;
- Verbal Arts Centre (£1,500) - for the 'Glow Upon The Fringe';
- Sandy Row Community Centre (£900) - for 'The Row You Know';
- 1st Castlederg Boy's Brigade Company (£300) - for a history of the company.