Community Foundation for NI: Brockaghboy Community Benefit Fund

Community Foundation for Northern Ireland

Currently closed for applications Active citizenship Adult Education/Learning Age Aged 60+ Arts, culture and heritage Buildings and built environment Children (0-12) Community and neighbourhood development Community safety and crime prevention Cultural heritage Cultural, events and festivals Education and learning environment Health promotion Health, wellbeing and sport Healthcare services Medical conditions Natural environment and climate organisational development Policy, advocacy and campaigning Poverty and deprivation Pre-school education Recycling and waste management Social inclusion Social partnership Social welfare and poverty Sport and physical recreation Sustainable development Sustainable energy Voluntary and community infrastructure Young people (13-25) Derry City and Strabane Small (up to £10,000)

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Overview

The fund’s aim is to provide financial support towards the development of locally-beneficial community-based projects and initiatives within a 6km radius of Brockaghboy wind farm, Swatragh, County L/derry.

Applications are invited from charities and community organisations located within the 6 km radius (*straight-line measurement).

Boundary Map for Brockaghboy Wind Farm

The fund aims to encourage projects:

Reducing poverty and disadvantage
Improving the health of residents
Helping to tackle climate change and encouraging sustainability and environmental projects
Promoting care and support of vulnerable people
Improving community safety and regeneration
Promoting a wide range of recreational, sporting and cultural activities
Improving rural transport and business opportunities
Building the capacity of voluntary organisations to learn skills and develop experience with a view to them becoming sustainable organisations
Improving community buildings and facilities
Developing active, engaged and involved communities

They support projects which focus on the following thematic areas:

Sports and Recreation
Health and Wellbeing
Environment and Conservation
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Culture and Heritage
Education
Children and Young People
Elderly People

Priority will be given to:

Projects which address issues relating to improving collaboration among local groups and organisations.
Projects which provide clear community benefit to people experiencing disadvantage and / or life limiting circumstances.
Projects which increase the use of existing community space and sustainable venues.
Intergenerational projects.
Projects which increase local participation through sports, culture and the arts.

In the event of oversubscription, organisations who are being directly funded by Greencoat, will not be given priority.

Funding available:

Grants of up to £3,000

Please Note

Applications for capital build projects will only be considered if Full Planning Permission has already been approved.

*Measurement of applicant organisation address will be a straight-line measurement from the location of the windfarm using google maps.

In 2023 the success rate for applications to this fund was 50%.

Applicants that currently hold a live grant under this programme: Can you please submit your monitoring and spend information for this grant as soon as possible as this will need to be submitted prior to payment of any new award, if your application is successful.

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