Covid-19 – Community Support Fund (Tranche 3)
The Covid-19 Community Support Fund is available to groups wishing to provide community and social support to vulnerable and isolated persons in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area at this time
Funding must focus on one of the following areas:-
Financial need* – Projects must clearly demonstrate how they will identify those at risk due to financial stress and provide details on how they plan to address these needs.*This element will only be open to organisations with experience of assessing financial need.
Food need- Projects must demonstrate how they intend to target those most in need of food and how they plan to meet this need.
Connectivity need – Project must identify target groups such as those living alone, those living in rural / border areas and those with no access to the internet/laptops and can provide cost effective ways of meeting these needs.
Covid 19 Volunteer Support Fund
The Volunteer Support Fund has been made available to provide vital support for volunteering in recognition of the crucial role that volunteers have played in addressing the many challenges faced by Covid-19 to date.
Funding has been provided by the Department for Communities (DfC) to councils to distribute to Voluntary Community sector organisations to provide support for volunteering in recognition of the crucial role that volunteers have played in response to Covid-19 to date and that will help deliver the ongoing food need within the Council district up until March 2021.
This funding will provide volunteer support both for building capacity and supporting volunteers as they continue to be relied upon to support the ongoing community food response to the pandemic, contingency planning to March 2021.
For further information on these grant aids, please visit https://www.fermanaghomagh.com/services/funding-and-grants/
Applications open on a rolling basis from Friday 22 January 2021.
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