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Minutes:
The Director reminded the Committee that Community Development Project Grants were awarded to organisations which supported and strengthened local efforts to enhance and improve the quality of life within a neighbourhood or area. The maximum amount which could be awarded to any one group under this scheme was £500. She indicated that the maximum amount which could be awarded to a Community Group under the authority delegated currently to the Director of Development in any one financial year was also £500. In previous years, in order to permit applications received under the Christmas Community Chest, which enabled organisations to hold events during the Christmas period for local residents, to be processed using this delegated authority the former Client Services Committee had approved the payment of Community Development Project Grants. This was now the responsibility of the Development Committee and it would be necessary, therefore, for it to approve the payment of grants.
She reported that 100 Project Grant applications had been received, 89 of which had been recommended for grant-aid and it was proposed that a total of £41,250 be allocated in this regard.
The Committee considered the applications which had been received and agreed to adopt the recommendations set out below:
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GRANT APPROVAL
|
GROUP NAME
|
REQUESTED |
RECOMMENDED |
|
EAST |
|
|
|
Clarawood Community Centre |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Friends of Shankill House |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Lower Woodstock Community Association |
£900.00 |
£500.00 |
|
St. Colmcilles Wednesday Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Sub Total |
£2,400.00 |
£2,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
NORTH |
|
|
|
174 Older Peoples Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Ardavon Senior Citizens Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Ardoyne Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Artillery Young Mothers Group |
£1,000.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Ben Madigan Historical Society |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Benview Community Centre |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Brookvale Seniors Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Carrickhill Thursday Senior Citizens Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Cliftonville Community Centre |
£495.00 |
£495.00 |
|
Dance Starz Dance Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Docksiders Senior Mens Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Dolphin Womens Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Donegall Park Avenue Community Association |
£850.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Forever Young Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Glenbank Community Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Grapevine Seniors Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Harbour Lights Senior Womens Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Indian Senior Citizens Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Jennymount Craft Circle |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Kropka PL |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Ligoniel Family Centre |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Loughside Football Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Lower Oldpark Community Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Lower Oldpark Friendship Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Midland Art Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Midland Senior Citizens Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
North Belfast Cultural Society |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Sacred Heart Pensioners Social Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Shared History Interpretive Project (SHIP) |
£760.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Shore Crescent Friendship Club |
£669.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Silver Threads Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
St. Kevins Senior Citizens Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
St. Marys Ladies Group |
£1,500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Trinity New Lodge Senor Citizen Club |
£700.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Westland Community Group |
£650.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Whitecity C.Development Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Woodvale Mens Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
York Road Civil Defence & Bowling Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Sub Total |
£25,724.00 |
£18,995.00 |
|
GROUP NAME
|
REQUESTED |
RECOMMENDED |
|
SOUTH |
|
|
|
Annadale & Haywood Residents Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Ballynafeigh Community Development Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Belfast Holyland Regeneration Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Chinese Welfare Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Ellis Court Residents Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Lower Ormeau & Botanic Environmental Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Men Utd |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
N.I.Committee for Refugees & Asylum Seekers |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
PolishSaturday School in Belfast |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Sandy Row Community Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Southcity Resource & Development Centre |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
St. John Viannie Senior Citizens Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Taughmonagh Community Forum |
£480.00 |
£480.00 |
|
Taughmonagh Residents Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
The Bridge Community Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Women's Information Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Women's Information Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Sub Total |
£8,980.00 |
£8,480.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
WEST |
|
|
|
An Munia Tober (Afterschools) |
£480.00 |
£480.00 |
|
An Munia Tober (Arts) |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
An Munia Tober (Youth) |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Church of the First Born Senior Citizens Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Conway Pensioners Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Conway Youth Centre |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Divis Youth Project |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Forthspring Inter Community Group |
£325.00 |
£325.00 |
|
Forum For Action on Substance Abuse & Suicide Awareness |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Glencairn Residents Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Glencolin Residents Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Greater Andersonstown Safer Neighbourhood Project |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Greater Shankill Senior Citizens Forum |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Hannahstown Community Association |
£700.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Hannahstown Seniors Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Highfield 50+ |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Holy Trinity Centre Monday Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Immaculata Junior Football Club |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Interface Residents Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Link Women's Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Link Youth & Young Adult Group |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Lower Andersonstown Mothers Support |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Lower Shankill Community Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
WEST (continued) |
|
|
|
Middle Andersonstown Festival Committee |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Mountainview Pensioners Association |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Sherbrook Senior Citizens |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
St. James Community Forum |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
St. Pauls Disability Care Group |
£450.00 |
£450.00 |
|
Upper Springfield Dev.Company Action on Disability Project |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
West Belfast Senior Citizens Forum |
£500.00 |
£500.00 |
|
Sub Total |
£14,955.00 |
£11,775.00 |
|
TOTAL |
£52,059.00 |
£41,250.00 |
RECOMMENDATION FOR GRANT REFUSAL
|
GROUP NAME
|
REQUEST
|
REASON FOR REFUSAL
|
|
NORTH |
|
|
|
Men Matter |
£500 |
Application Withdrawn |
|
Newlodge/Duncairn Community Health Partnership |
£500 |
Application Withdrawn |
|
Polish Community Centre Cooltura |
£500 |
No evidence of elected Committee or Board structure |
|
Sailortown Arts and Crafts
|
£500 |
Application incomplete and/or relevant information not submitted |
|
Sailortown Cultural & Historical Society |
£500 |
Application incomplete and/or relevant information not submitted |
|
Sailortown Regeneration Group
|
£1,600 |
Application incomplete and/or relevant information not submitted |
|
Woodvale Women's Group
|
£710 |
Application incomplete and/or relevant information not submitted
Group has free use of a Centre directly managed by the Council |
|
Woodvale Yount At Heart Club
|
£1,000 |
Application incomplete and/or relevant information not submitted |
|
|
|
|
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SOUTH |
|
|
|
St. John Viannie Youth Centre |
£500 |
Formal Youth Organisation |
|
|
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|
WEST |
|
|
|
Arellian Parents Group
|
£500 |
Pre school or nursery provision for under 5s |
|
Cairnlodge Amateur Boxing Club |
£500 |
Sports Club |
Arising from discussion in this matter, a Member expressed concern at the small number of applications from groups in East Belfast and he requested that the Department encourage organisations in that area of the City to apply for financial assistance.
In reply, the Director informed the Committee that a considerable amount of work had been undertaken in order to encourage groups in the East of the City to apply. However, very few groups had submitted applications and she pointed out that her Department had noticed a similar response rate from that part of Belfast in connection with other grants which were available.
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