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FINGAL INTEGRATION FUNDING 2011 PRESS RELEASE

INTEGRATION FUNDING SCHEME LAUNCHED BY FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL

Fingal County Council is pleased to announce Fingal Integration Funding Scheme for 2011 to promote intercultural integration in the County.

The Scheme, which is funded by the Office of the Minister for Integration (OMI), may provide grants up to €10,000 to groups and projects working towards enhancing the participation and integration of Fingal’s Ethnic Community.

An overall fund of €90,000 is available and interested groups must submit completed applications for Integration Funding by Friday the 25th of March 2011.

Projects should be based in the Fingal area and have an Educational and/or cultural focus, and aim to raise awareness of diversity, history, culture or society. Local voluntary groups and ethnic minority organisations which are engaged in promoting events and activities aimed at integrating resident immigrants into the community are welcome to apply.

Applicant groups must be in existence for more than one year or have a working relationship with the Council’s Community Division.  Successful applicants may receive funding of 50% made payable in advance where a group can provide a work plan with acceptable costs and invoices. Costs associated with wages, salaries, personal materials and equipment, ongoing administration, retrospective costs or for-profit initiatives are not eligible for funding under this scheme.

Sporting activities will not be considered under this funding stream

Groups in receipt of funding directly from the OMI will not be considered under this funding stream

An advisory group will evaluate all applications and the decision of this group is final. Successful applicants will be informed by letter of the amount of funding awarded and all funding must be drawn down by the 31st of October 2011.

For information on the Integration Funding Scheme please contact Louise Edmonds at 01-8704488 or louise.edmonds@fingalcoco.ie

Community Funding

ACTIVITY, FACILITY AND ARTS FUNDING HAS BEEN SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

HOWEVER THERE IS FUNDING AVAILABLE UNDER THE FINGAL INTEGRATION FUNDING SCHEME 2011

 

If you are a Community, Voluntary, Cultural or Sports group in Fingal, you can avail of generous funding from the Council.  Here's what to do;

Funding Application

* Register with the Council as an organisation
* Fill in the Funding Application Form

Who Can Apply?

Any Community, Cultural, Sporting or Voluntary group based in the Fingal area can apply.  80% of  the members of the group must be living in Fingal.

What Funding Is Available?

There are THREE types of funding available;
1. Activities Funding (including Summer Project Funding)
2. Facilities Funding
3. Arts Funding