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‘LISBURN 4 COMMUNITY’ 'Your Community Funding Website' Lisburn City Council has developed a new and exciting funding website entitled Lisburn 4 Community, to provide Community / Voluntary groups within the Lisburn area the opportunity to access up to date funding information in support of local community projects. Lisburn 4 Community is a free to use, user-friendly service, and acts as a platform for groups to perform searches to locate a range of Lottery, Government and Trust funders throughout Northern Ireland and beyond. Accessing funding opportunities for community projects can be a some-what daunting task for voluntary organisations, due to the vast range of Government, Lottery and Trust funders that currently exists. Lisburn 4 Community aims to ease the process of identifying relevant funders to support local community initiatives Lisburn 4 Community will generate a range of vital information on funding for specific projects such as funding priorities, minimum and maximum amounts available, application process, deadlines and contact details. Please click here to access LISBURN 4 COMMUNITY Community Support Grants The Community Support Grants Programme aims to financially assist community & voluntary organisations working with the Lisburn City Council area on the promotion of community development related programmes. Lisburn City Council sees community development as ................. 'a partnership process that encourages and empowers local people to take ownership, to identify local need, to build capacity, to achieve results and with a collective voice influence decisions which affects lives' (2006, Lisburn City Council, Community Services) Who can apply: Constituted Community/Voluntary groups in the Lisburn area Current Status: OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS - CLOSING DATE: 12 NOON THURSDAY 26th FEBUARY 2009 Amounts Available:
Groups operating out of Community/Village Halls/Commerical Premises:
Max Available £5,500 Groups operating out of a community house/flat or who hire premises on a daily weekly basis:
Max Available £4,250 Group operating with no premises
Max Available £2,500 Funding Support If your group would like any additional support in sourcing funding, developing projects or completing application forms, please contact, | Rhonda Frew | | Community Development Officer | | Lisburn City Council | | Bridge Community Centre | | 50 Railway Street | | LISBURN | | BT28 1XP | | T. 028 9266 2496 | | F. 028 9266 8169 | | e. rhonda.frew@lisburn.gov.uk |
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