Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Funding
Description: Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Funding Roadshows for 2018 2019 Grant Programmes 2.00pm, 4th December, Large Committee Room, Cloonavin, Coleraine 7.00pm, 4th December, Meeting Room. Joey Dunlop Centre, Ballymoney 2.00pm, 5th
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slide1. Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Funding Roadshows for 2018 – 2019 Grant Programmes
2.00pm, 4th December, Large Committee Room, Cloonavin, Coleraine
7.00pm, 4th December, Meeting Room. Joey Dunlop Centre, Ballymoney
2.00pm, 5th December, O’Hampsey Studio, Roe Valley Arts Centre, Limavady
7.00pm, 5th December, Mayor’s Parlour, Sheskburn House, Ballycastle<br>
slide2. Roadshow Agenda Overview of 2017/18 Grant Funding Programmes
Introduction to 2018/19 Grant Funding Programmes
Questions
Opportunity for One to One Meetings<br>
slide3. Grant Programmes 2016 -17 Overview of Grant Awards 2017-18<br>
slide4. Who Can Apply?
To be eligible for grant-aid, you will have to show that your organisation is a bona fide organisation that is well run and that it:
Is based in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area or has it’s main activities based in the Causeway Coast and Glens Council area.
Has a properly adopted “Governing Document” such as a constitution or memorandum and articles of association which clearly show that it is non-profit making and taking.
(Council’s Enterprise Fund is an exception and may make awards to local business)
Is open, accountable and representative of the geographical area in which it serves.<br>
slide5. Part A: Organisational Details (including submission of constitution, accounts, policies, procedures)
Part B: Project Details (Project description, aims, objectives, ability of group to deliver, costs, match funding (if required)
Declaration & Submission How to apply:
Online Funding Hub
www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk<br>
slide6. Grant Programmes 2018-19<br>
slide7. Culture Arts & Heritage Grants- Overview
Organisations have to demonstrate how their organisation contributes to any one of the following Culture, Arts and Heritage Aims identified in Council’s Culture, Arts and Heritage Strategy 2016-2021.
Enhancing Our Cultural Venues and Assets – To use our landscape and our cultural assets and activities to enable opportunities for both local people and visitors to participate in Culture, Arts and Heritage in the area.
Investing in Creative learning and Skills Development –To support the creative development our young people and our creative practitioners through training, skills development and providing opportunities to showcase work
History, Heritage and Cultural Tourism –To promote a sense of pride, identity and deeper understanding of our area by bringing together the many stories, histories, identities and languages which are present in the area Proposed Grant Programmes 2018-19<br>
slide8. Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide9. Individual Artists Bursary Scheme (Creative Skills Development)<br>
slide10. Individual Artists Bursary Closing Dates This is a rolling fund and will remain open until the fund has been expended. There will be 4 assessment points throughout the year, each with a deadline by which applications must be submitted in order to be considered for assessment in that quarter:
For assessment in February 2018 for 2018/19 projects, applications must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Friday 26 January 2018
For assessment in May 2018 for 2018/19 projects, applications must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Friday 27 April 2018
For assessment in August 2018 for 2018/19 projects, applications must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Friday 27 July 2018
For assessment in November 2018 for 2018/19 projects, applications must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Friday 26 October 2018<br>
slide11. Individual Artists Bursary Scheme – Assessment & Scoring<br>
slide12. Youth Creative Skills Bursary Scheme Applicants must be aged 11 – 25 years<br>
slide13. Youth Creative Skills Bursary Scheme – Assessment & Scoring<br>
slide14. Building A United Community Fund – Overview<br>
slide15. Building A United Community Fund – Assessment & Scoring Assessment & Scoring
All applications must score a minimum of 3 points out of a possible 5 in each of the 3 questions in order to progress to full assessment & scoring.<br>
slide16. ……………………..continued Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide17. Community Festival Fund – Overview CFF was established in recognition of the positive contribution that festivals can make to communities and to the local economy. The main purpose of Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council’s Community Festivals Fund is ‘to enable communities to enhance their quality of life through participation/engagement in culture, arts and leisure activities.’ (Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) Community Festivals Fund Revised Policy and Guidance Framework October 2015).
A key priority in 2018-19 will be to improve the capacity and sustainability of community festivals within the Borough.<br>
slide18. Community Festival Fund – Assessment & Scoring Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide19. Community Development Support Grant – Overview *This Grant Programme will not open until confirmation of match funding has been provided by Department for Communities (DfC)<br>
slide20. Community Development Support Grant – Assessment & Scoring Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide21. Social Inclusion Grant – Overview *This Grant Programme will not open until confirmation of match funding has been provided by Department for Communities (DfC)<br>
slide22. Social Inclusion Grant – Assessment & Scoring Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide23. Tourism Large Events Fund – Overview Events must satisfy the parameters below to apply for the Large Tourism and Recreation Events Fund
Events with an overall budget in excess of £15,000
Total visitor numbers greater than 2,000
The event must take place over a minimum of 2 days with overnight stays, events must have a start and end date and run for consecutive days. (The event must last for a minimum of 5 hours on each day).
Event must demonstrate economic benefits for the area.
Events must demonstrate how they will promote Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area. Include details within your marketing plan.
Grants available up to a maximum of £100,000 (excluding VAT).<br>
slide24. Tourism Large Events Fund – Assessment & Scoring Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide25. Tourism Small Events Fund – Overview Events must satisfy the parameters below to apply for the Small Tourism and Recreation Events Fund:
Events with an overall total budget of £15,000 or less.
Total visitor numbers greater than 1,000
The event must take place over a minimum of 2 days with overnight stays, events must have a start and end date and run for consecutive days. (The event must last for a minimum of 5 hours on each day).
Events must demonstrate economic benefits for the area.
Events must demonstrate how they will promote Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area. Include details within your marketing plan.
Grants available up to a maximum of £7,500 (excluding VAT).<br>
slide26. Tourism Small Events Fund – Assessment & Scoring Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide27. Capital Grants Programme – Overview * Council is a funder of last resort under the terms of this fund – evidence of having sought funds elsewhere must be provided Total project costs must be over £30,000<br>
slide28. Capital Grants Awards Limits
Council has introduced a sliding scale of max awards and partnership funding requirements linked to the scale of the project? Organisations must match fund from other sources or from their own resources (in kind contributions will not be considered).
The minimum award to be considered is £24,000 (80% of a £30,000 project) and the maximum award to be considered is £500,000 (50% of a £1m project)<br>
slide29. Capital Grant Application Process
Applicants must:
Complete Part A and Part B Application forms (available online) before 28th February 2018
Part B is assessed and applications who do not pass the eligibility criteria at this stage will not be invited to submit an Outline Business Case
Successful Stage 1 applicants must submit an Outline Business Case prior to the deadline.
Confirm that funding is substantively in place to complete the project.
Outline Business cases will be evaluated against the advertised criteria and on the achievement of a 65% threshold, will be presented to Council in priority order according to how well they have scored.<br>
slide30. Capital Grants Programme
Stage 1 Eligibility Assessment<br>
slide31. Capital Grants Programme – Stage 1 Eligibility Assessment
………………………continued<br>
slide32. Capital Grants Stage 2 Assessment & Scoring<br>
slide33. Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding. Capital Grants Stage 2 Assessment & Scoring……………….continued Applications must score 70% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide34. Minor Capital Grant Fund The Minor Capital Grant Fund will offer support to the Community and Voluntary Sector within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area to develop and improve the infrastructure of community owned premises.
Financial assistance of between £5,000 and £30,000 is available to make small scale improvements to existing community owned premises.
Intervention rate is set at 75%
The Fund aims to assist organisations providing facilities for community use to become self-sustaining and offer enhanced community services<br>
slide35. Minor Capital Grant: Eligibility to Apply
Buildings can be community owned or leased.
- Evidence of Community Group ownership or lease is to be provided with the project application.
If the premises is leased the minimum lease required is 5 years.
Statutory Approvals are required to be in place or applied for prior to application e.g. Building Control approval, if required, should be applied for or Planning Permission should be applied for or in place.
New or recently renovated halls are not eligible. (For the purposes of this programme “new or renovated” means an extensive programme of capital works £60,000 or above in the past 5 years).<br>
slide36. Minor Capital Grants Application Process
Applicants must:
Submit completed Part A and Part B Application forms before 30th March 2018 deadline.
Submit an Outline Business Case prior to the deadline (30th March 2018).
Confirm that funding is substantively in place to complete the project.
Outline Business cases will be evaluated against the advertised criteria and on the achievement of a 65% threshold, will be presented to Council in priority order according to how well they have scored.<br>
slide38. Minor Capital Grants Stage 2 Assessment & Scoring<br>
slide39. Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding. Capital Grants Stage 2 Assessment & Scoring……………….continued Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide40. Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) – Overview
The Ulster Wildlife Trust administer the LCF fund on behalf of Council.
Applicants can apply to one of the following three Programmes:
1. Public Amenity Programme applications must satisfy the requirements of LCF Object D – Public Parks and Amenities. The focus must be to undertake direct physical works on a park/amenity which must be open to the general public a minimum of four evenings or two days a week or 104 days a year.
2. Biodiversity Conservation and Enhancement Programme applications must satisfy the requirements of LCF Object DA - Conservation of Biodiversity. Project costs must relate solely to the conservation of the species or habitat and the works must be carried out on a site where the species or habitat naturally occurs
3. Restoration Programme applications must satisfy the requirements of LCF Object E – Restoration of Religious Buildings or Buildings of Architectural or Historical Interest. The intention should be to maintain, repair or restore either a place of worship, or a building or structure with a listed status or equivalent, where the general public have access. This object does not permit new works or works to private residences.<br>
slide41. Landfill Communities Fund – Assessment Projects will be ranked based on score subject to achieving a minimum of 65% and presented to Council to approve allocation of funds. This allocation will be subject to satisfactory registration of projects with ENTRUST, the scheme regulator.
In the event of the fund being overscribed, two objective measures will be used for ranking applications: 1).distance from landfill site; and 2). level of match funding available. Up to 75% of total project costs to a maximum of £30,000 and minimum of £5,000<br>
slide42. Theme (i): PUBLIC AMENITY PROGRAMME Criteria & Assessment<br>
slide43. Theme (ii): BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT Criteria & Assessment<br>
slide44. Theme (iii): BUILDING RESTORATION PROGRAMME Criteria & Assessment<br>
slide45. Everybody Active Programme – Overview
The Every Body Active Grants Programme is available to local organisations that can both promote and increase participation in physical activity and its development within the Borough.
Priority will be given to projects which aim to increase participation among traditionally underrepresented groups which include:
Women and girls
People with a disability;
Those living in areas of greatest social need (specifically people living within the top
25% of wards designated by NI Multiple Deprivation Measure Index 2010)<br>
slide46. Everybody Active Programme – Assessment & Scoring Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide47. Enterprise Fund
In order to support a new generation of entrepreneurs, Council has established an annual fund to support start-up businesses (including recent start-ups that have been trading less than two years).
The Enterprise Fund is about developing those start-up businesses that need assistance in taking the next step in their growth plan. This may be funding towards a new piece of equipment, developing I.T. infrastructure, implementing a significant marketing campaign, product and design development and so forth.
This fund is aimed at supporting new businesses, with a track record of two years or less, to address barriers to growth using innovative approaches.<br>
slide48. Enterprise Fund Criteria & Assessment Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide49. Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council developed the Christmas Festive Fund to support Community Associations from the smaller towns, villages and hamlets to help celebrate Christmas. Applications are invited for clearly defined outdoor events to mark the lighting of the Christmas tree/ festive lighting in that settlement. Due to a limited funding pot only ONE community group per settlement will be successful.
Priority will be given to projects that promote wide community involvement for events celebrating this festive period. . Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding Christmas Festive Fund<br>
slide50. Grant Programmes 2018-19<br>
slide51. Funding Unit Contact:
Tel: 02870347198
Email:
grants@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk<br>
Funding Roadshows for 2018 – 2019 Grant Programmes
2.00pm, 4th December, Large Committee Room, Cloonavin, Coleraine
7.00pm, 4th December, Meeting Room. Joey Dunlop Centre, Ballymoney
2.00pm, 5th December, O’Hampsey Studio, Roe Valley Arts Centre, Limavady
7.00pm, 5th December, Mayor’s Parlour, Sheskburn House, Ballycastle<br>
slide2. Roadshow Agenda Overview of 2017/18 Grant Funding Programmes
Introduction to 2018/19 Grant Funding Programmes
Questions
Opportunity for One to One Meetings<br>
slide3. Grant Programmes 2016 -17 Overview of Grant Awards 2017-18<br>
slide4. Who Can Apply?
To be eligible for grant-aid, you will have to show that your organisation is a bona fide organisation that is well run and that it:
Is based in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area or has it’s main activities based in the Causeway Coast and Glens Council area.
Has a properly adopted “Governing Document” such as a constitution or memorandum and articles of association which clearly show that it is non-profit making and taking.
(Council’s Enterprise Fund is an exception and may make awards to local business)
Is open, accountable and representative of the geographical area in which it serves.<br>
slide5. Part A: Organisational Details (including submission of constitution, accounts, policies, procedures)
Part B: Project Details (Project description, aims, objectives, ability of group to deliver, costs, match funding (if required)
Declaration & Submission How to apply:
Online Funding Hub
www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk<br>
slide6. Grant Programmes 2018-19<br>
slide7. Culture Arts & Heritage Grants- Overview
Organisations have to demonstrate how their organisation contributes to any one of the following Culture, Arts and Heritage Aims identified in Council’s Culture, Arts and Heritage Strategy 2016-2021.
Enhancing Our Cultural Venues and Assets – To use our landscape and our cultural assets and activities to enable opportunities for both local people and visitors to participate in Culture, Arts and Heritage in the area.
Investing in Creative learning and Skills Development –To support the creative development our young people and our creative practitioners through training, skills development and providing opportunities to showcase work
History, Heritage and Cultural Tourism –To promote a sense of pride, identity and deeper understanding of our area by bringing together the many stories, histories, identities and languages which are present in the area Proposed Grant Programmes 2018-19<br>
slide8. Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide9. Individual Artists Bursary Scheme (Creative Skills Development)<br>
slide10. Individual Artists Bursary Closing Dates This is a rolling fund and will remain open until the fund has been expended. There will be 4 assessment points throughout the year, each with a deadline by which applications must be submitted in order to be considered for assessment in that quarter:
For assessment in February 2018 for 2018/19 projects, applications must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Friday 26 January 2018
For assessment in May 2018 for 2018/19 projects, applications must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Friday 27 April 2018
For assessment in August 2018 for 2018/19 projects, applications must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Friday 27 July 2018
For assessment in November 2018 for 2018/19 projects, applications must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Friday 26 October 2018<br>
slide11. Individual Artists Bursary Scheme – Assessment & Scoring<br>
slide12. Youth Creative Skills Bursary Scheme Applicants must be aged 11 – 25 years<br>
slide13. Youth Creative Skills Bursary Scheme – Assessment & Scoring<br>
slide14. Building A United Community Fund – Overview<br>
slide15. Building A United Community Fund – Assessment & Scoring Assessment & Scoring
All applications must score a minimum of 3 points out of a possible 5 in each of the 3 questions in order to progress to full assessment & scoring.<br>
slide16. ……………………..continued Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide17. Community Festival Fund – Overview CFF was established in recognition of the positive contribution that festivals can make to communities and to the local economy. The main purpose of Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council’s Community Festivals Fund is ‘to enable communities to enhance their quality of life through participation/engagement in culture, arts and leisure activities.’ (Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) Community Festivals Fund Revised Policy and Guidance Framework October 2015).
A key priority in 2018-19 will be to improve the capacity and sustainability of community festivals within the Borough.<br>
slide18. Community Festival Fund – Assessment & Scoring Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide19. Community Development Support Grant – Overview *This Grant Programme will not open until confirmation of match funding has been provided by Department for Communities (DfC)<br>
slide20. Community Development Support Grant – Assessment & Scoring Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide21. Social Inclusion Grant – Overview *This Grant Programme will not open until confirmation of match funding has been provided by Department for Communities (DfC)<br>
slide22. Social Inclusion Grant – Assessment & Scoring Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide23. Tourism Large Events Fund – Overview Events must satisfy the parameters below to apply for the Large Tourism and Recreation Events Fund
Events with an overall budget in excess of £15,000
Total visitor numbers greater than 2,000
The event must take place over a minimum of 2 days with overnight stays, events must have a start and end date and run for consecutive days. (The event must last for a minimum of 5 hours on each day).
Event must demonstrate economic benefits for the area.
Events must demonstrate how they will promote Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area. Include details within your marketing plan.
Grants available up to a maximum of £100,000 (excluding VAT).<br>
slide24. Tourism Large Events Fund – Assessment & Scoring Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide25. Tourism Small Events Fund – Overview Events must satisfy the parameters below to apply for the Small Tourism and Recreation Events Fund:
Events with an overall total budget of £15,000 or less.
Total visitor numbers greater than 1,000
The event must take place over a minimum of 2 days with overnight stays, events must have a start and end date and run for consecutive days. (The event must last for a minimum of 5 hours on each day).
Events must demonstrate economic benefits for the area.
Events must demonstrate how they will promote Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area. Include details within your marketing plan.
Grants available up to a maximum of £7,500 (excluding VAT).<br>
slide26. Tourism Small Events Fund – Assessment & Scoring Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide27. Capital Grants Programme – Overview * Council is a funder of last resort under the terms of this fund – evidence of having sought funds elsewhere must be provided Total project costs must be over £30,000<br>
slide28. Capital Grants Awards Limits
Council has introduced a sliding scale of max awards and partnership funding requirements linked to the scale of the project? Organisations must match fund from other sources or from their own resources (in kind contributions will not be considered).
The minimum award to be considered is £24,000 (80% of a £30,000 project) and the maximum award to be considered is £500,000 (50% of a £1m project)<br>
slide29. Capital Grant Application Process
Applicants must:
Complete Part A and Part B Application forms (available online) before 28th February 2018
Part B is assessed and applications who do not pass the eligibility criteria at this stage will not be invited to submit an Outline Business Case
Successful Stage 1 applicants must submit an Outline Business Case prior to the deadline.
Confirm that funding is substantively in place to complete the project.
Outline Business cases will be evaluated against the advertised criteria and on the achievement of a 65% threshold, will be presented to Council in priority order according to how well they have scored.<br>
slide30. Capital Grants Programme
Stage 1 Eligibility Assessment<br>
slide31. Capital Grants Programme – Stage 1 Eligibility Assessment
………………………continued<br>
slide32. Capital Grants Stage 2 Assessment & Scoring<br>
slide33. Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding. Capital Grants Stage 2 Assessment & Scoring……………….continued Applications must score 70% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide34. Minor Capital Grant Fund The Minor Capital Grant Fund will offer support to the Community and Voluntary Sector within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area to develop and improve the infrastructure of community owned premises.
Financial assistance of between £5,000 and £30,000 is available to make small scale improvements to existing community owned premises.
Intervention rate is set at 75%
The Fund aims to assist organisations providing facilities for community use to become self-sustaining and offer enhanced community services<br>
slide35. Minor Capital Grant: Eligibility to Apply
Buildings can be community owned or leased.
- Evidence of Community Group ownership or lease is to be provided with the project application.
If the premises is leased the minimum lease required is 5 years.
Statutory Approvals are required to be in place or applied for prior to application e.g. Building Control approval, if required, should be applied for or Planning Permission should be applied for or in place.
New or recently renovated halls are not eligible. (For the purposes of this programme “new or renovated” means an extensive programme of capital works £60,000 or above in the past 5 years).<br>
slide36. Minor Capital Grants Application Process
Applicants must:
Submit completed Part A and Part B Application forms before 30th March 2018 deadline.
Submit an Outline Business Case prior to the deadline (30th March 2018).
Confirm that funding is substantively in place to complete the project.
Outline Business cases will be evaluated against the advertised criteria and on the achievement of a 65% threshold, will be presented to Council in priority order according to how well they have scored.<br>
slide38. Minor Capital Grants Stage 2 Assessment & Scoring<br>
slide39. Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding. Capital Grants Stage 2 Assessment & Scoring……………….continued Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide40. Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) – Overview
The Ulster Wildlife Trust administer the LCF fund on behalf of Council.
Applicants can apply to one of the following three Programmes:
1. Public Amenity Programme applications must satisfy the requirements of LCF Object D – Public Parks and Amenities. The focus must be to undertake direct physical works on a park/amenity which must be open to the general public a minimum of four evenings or two days a week or 104 days a year.
2. Biodiversity Conservation and Enhancement Programme applications must satisfy the requirements of LCF Object DA - Conservation of Biodiversity. Project costs must relate solely to the conservation of the species or habitat and the works must be carried out on a site where the species or habitat naturally occurs
3. Restoration Programme applications must satisfy the requirements of LCF Object E – Restoration of Religious Buildings or Buildings of Architectural or Historical Interest. The intention should be to maintain, repair or restore either a place of worship, or a building or structure with a listed status or equivalent, where the general public have access. This object does not permit new works or works to private residences.<br>
slide41. Landfill Communities Fund – Assessment Projects will be ranked based on score subject to achieving a minimum of 65% and presented to Council to approve allocation of funds. This allocation will be subject to satisfactory registration of projects with ENTRUST, the scheme regulator.
In the event of the fund being overscribed, two objective measures will be used for ranking applications: 1).distance from landfill site; and 2). level of match funding available. Up to 75% of total project costs to a maximum of £30,000 and minimum of £5,000<br>
slide42. Theme (i): PUBLIC AMENITY PROGRAMME Criteria & Assessment<br>
slide43. Theme (ii): BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT Criteria & Assessment<br>
slide44. Theme (iii): BUILDING RESTORATION PROGRAMME Criteria & Assessment<br>
slide45. Everybody Active Programme – Overview
The Every Body Active Grants Programme is available to local organisations that can both promote and increase participation in physical activity and its development within the Borough.
Priority will be given to projects which aim to increase participation among traditionally underrepresented groups which include:
Women and girls
People with a disability;
Those living in areas of greatest social need (specifically people living within the top
25% of wards designated by NI Multiple Deprivation Measure Index 2010)<br>
slide46. Everybody Active Programme – Assessment & Scoring Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide47. Enterprise Fund
In order to support a new generation of entrepreneurs, Council has established an annual fund to support start-up businesses (including recent start-ups that have been trading less than two years).
The Enterprise Fund is about developing those start-up businesses that need assistance in taking the next step in their growth plan. This may be funding towards a new piece of equipment, developing I.T. infrastructure, implementing a significant marketing campaign, product and design development and so forth.
This fund is aimed at supporting new businesses, with a track record of two years or less, to address barriers to growth using innovative approaches.<br>
slide48. Enterprise Fund Criteria & Assessment Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding.<br>
slide49. Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council developed the Christmas Festive Fund to support Community Associations from the smaller towns, villages and hamlets to help celebrate Christmas. Applications are invited for clearly defined outdoor events to mark the lighting of the Christmas tree/ festive lighting in that settlement. Due to a limited funding pot only ONE community group per settlement will be successful.
Priority will be given to projects that promote wide community involvement for events celebrating this festive period. . Applications must score 65% in order to avail of funding Christmas Festive Fund<br>
slide50. Grant Programmes 2018-19<br>
slide51. Funding Unit Contact:
Tel: 02870347198
Email:
grants@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk<br>