Hope for Youth NI
Hope for Youth NI provide grants of up to £5000 across NI for projects providing opportunities for young people aged 11-18 to come together from different cultural, ethnic or religious communities to work together on a creative, practical or outdoors project.
Scheme details
General Information…
The trustees award grants on an annual basis. Currently:
They will provide grants up to a maximum of £5000, although they reserve the discretion to award a larger sum in exceptional circumstances.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate a cross community emphasis e.g. a focus on improving community integration in regard to cultural, ethnic or religious diversity and all applications must include a statement of accounts, including details of income and expenditure.
Successful applicants can apply for a grant in subsequent years. Each application will be considered on its merits.
Funding Criteria
The Hope for Youth criteria for awarding grants are listed below:
Hope for Youth supports organisations demonstrating the following:
Projects that focus on outdoor activities, sport, music, dance, drama and the arts.
Projects that promote personal or team development.
Projects that engage with young people aged 11 to 18 in Northern Ireland.
Projects that fostering community integration.
Hope for Youth will give priority to:
Projects where the benefits or effects on the communities and individuals can be measured
Projects that can demonstrate sustainable benefit.
Longer-term projects i.e. held over a number of months, where ongoing community development and improved community relationships can be realised.
Projects based in recognised areas of socioeconomic deprivation.
Projects that are small/ locally based and those that are “start-ups”.
Projects that can match fund from other sources.
Exclusions
Hope for Youth regrets that it cannot support:
Applications from individuals.
Grants to cover capital building costs or running costs.
Grants for publications or research (unless the output of the project is a result of young people’s collaborative work, such as a book of artwork).
Projects taking place outside of Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland (e.g. foreign travel or expeditions or the preparation for a trip).
Funding to cover transport, kit and equipment unless it is an essential part of a wider sustainable project.
The core work of statutory organisations.
Other established fund raising charities.
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