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04/04/2006
NI community groups given chance to apply for more lottery cash
Small community groups, schools, charities, sports and arts and cultural schemes are to be given the opportunity to apply for more lottery cash to improve the lives of local people.
The 'Awards for All' project started almost five years ago and since then, has awarded around £14 million to almost 4,000 organisations throughout Northern Ireland.
Until today the maximum grant available under the National Lottery small grants scheme was £5,000, however that figure has now been doubled to a total of £10,000.
'Awards for All' Programme Manager Punam McGookin said: “Lottery distributors are aware of the importance of responding to the changing needs of groups looking to access funds for projects and the rising costs that are incurred in the delivery of programmes.
“We are also aware of the changes in the local funding environment which makes applying for funding increasingly competitive. So we are increasing the upper ceiling on grant size from £5,000 to a maximum of £10,000 in any 12-month period. We have also increased the amount of money that will be available for distribution so larger grants will not necessarily result in less awards being made.”
Ms McGookin added that the current success rate for applications is 75%, which is the highest it has ever been in Northern Ireland.
She concluded by saying that it is clear that there is a real need for such funding in the province, and that smaller projects can bring positive changes to the lives of local people.
(EF/SP)
The 'Awards for All' project started almost five years ago and since then, has awarded around £14 million to almost 4,000 organisations throughout Northern Ireland.
Until today the maximum grant available under the National Lottery small grants scheme was £5,000, however that figure has now been doubled to a total of £10,000.
'Awards for All' Programme Manager Punam McGookin said: “Lottery distributors are aware of the importance of responding to the changing needs of groups looking to access funds for projects and the rising costs that are incurred in the delivery of programmes.
“We are also aware of the changes in the local funding environment which makes applying for funding increasingly competitive. So we are increasing the upper ceiling on grant size from £5,000 to a maximum of £10,000 in any 12-month period. We have also increased the amount of money that will be available for distribution so larger grants will not necessarily result in less awards being made.”
Ms McGookin added that the current success rate for applications is 75%, which is the highest it has ever been in Northern Ireland.
She concluded by saying that it is clear that there is a real need for such funding in the province, and that smaller projects can bring positive changes to the lives of local people.
(EF/SP)
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