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What you can spend the money on

This fund is now closed.

What you can spend the money on

The grant can be used to pay for staff and programme costs to deliver the project such as:

  • giving advice, mentoring, coaching and training
  • guidance materials
  • staff costs

You can also include costs that will support engagement and participation in the project. These include:

  • travel and room hire – so that you can deliver support where it’s needed
  • refreshments – if you need to meet groups at lunch time or after work
  • costs to cover the time and resources of community groups that will be collaborating with the generalist support organisations
  • any costs associated with meeting access needs – for example, creating materials in Braille or providing a sign language interpreter
  • payments that will encourage participation – we understand that some small community groups need to be incentivised to participate in this type of capacity building programme. You can offer incentive payments of up to £1,000 per group, per year to complete the project.
  • reasonable out of pocket expenses for participating groups
  • interpreting and translation costs

What you cannot spend the money on

You cannot spend the money on:

  • fees for private consultants – we want organisations to build skills and mutual support through partnerships with experts in the sector. We’re therefore unlikely to cover the costs of private consultants, unless a clear rationale has been provided for why the consultant's skills are not available within the sector.
  • capital refurbishment – like improving buildings or land
  • alcohol
  • IT (Information Technology) – including software or hardware upgrades
  • establishing new groups or organisations (but you can help formalise or develop existing unconstituted groups)

If you get funding, you must use our logo

This programme is part of Dormant Assets NI funding.

You should use the Dormant Assets NI logo on any materials you produce, like posters or leaflets. You should also display it on your website and social media if you have them.

You can find out more on our logo guidance page.