# Funding offered for rural women

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/11/29/funding-offered-rural-women/
- Published: 2005-11-29T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A programme of funding for the rural women’s sector in Northern Ireland has opened
offering grants of up to £7,500. This call for applications is closing on the 31
January 2006.

The aims of the funding will match sectoral guidelines of the programme which are:

— To support at all stages of development of rural women’s organisations and promote
the active involvement of rural women in rural development and wider policy.

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— To support the development of rural women’s projects throughout rural Northern
Ireland, and to specifically focus on areas where there is little or no activity.

–To develop a number of social/economic/environmental projects with, for and by 
rural women that contribute to the regeneration of local communities.

— To identify the development needs of rural women and through a multi-agency approach
provide appropriate responses.

— To ensure that women from all traditions of rural Northern Ireland are actively
engaged in the process and the management of the process.

Criteria:

This programme is open to any constituted community group/organisation working with
or for rural women. A limit of 10% of funding can be used for wages. Confirmation
of the additional 25% funding will be required before a project will receive funding.
All projects must be completed by 31 May 2007.

This round of applications closes on 31 January 2005. Depending on demand there 
may be a second call opening on 1 June 2006 and closing on 31 July 2006.

To ensure equitable distribution across rural Northern Ireland, the maximum grant
a group can receive is £7,500. The figure cannot amount t more than 75% of the total
project costs.

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