Awards for All Grant Announcement

Thursday 12 February 2015

Number of Grants:88

Total Awarded:£766,170

Project / Location / Grant Summary / Amount
Awarded
Andrews Memorial Primary School / Ards / The primary school, based in Comber, is using the grant to refurbish the assembly hall so it can be used for more community events and activities. / £9,970
Orchard Social Club for Visually Impaired People / Armagh / The group provides a social venue for its members, many of whom are visually impaired. The grant is being used on a programme of activities, including theatre visits and day trips. / £3,618
Pert Rural Community Network Association / Armagh / The group provides a range of social, recreational and educational events for local people. The grant is being used for a range of activities, including cultural events and talks. / £2,705
St Jarlath's Primary School / Armagh / The primary school, which is based in Blackwatertown near Dungannon, is using the grant to buy iPads and accessories for use in an after-school class by children and parents. / £9,909
9th Armagh Keady Scout Group / Armagh / The group provides scouting activities for children and young people in the Keady area and are using the grant to buy equipment to help with learning new skills. / £5,770
North Ballymena Community Cluster / Ballymena / The organisation represents and supports a number of voluntary and community groups in the north Ballymena area. They are using the grant to run a series of activities that will bring older people together such as lunches, gardening, arts, crafts and trips. / £6,527
Ballymena Substance Users Support Group / Ballymena / The group supports people affected by drug and alcohol misuse in Ballymena. They are using the grant for training that will increase the support they can provide to the group’s members, equipment and activities for members such as cookery classes. / £8,511
Ballymena Inter-Ethnic Forum / Ballymena / The organisation gives bi-lingual support to ethnic minorities in Ballymena. The project will provide interpreters who will signpost members to support and information services, as well as supporting the group’s users to integrate into the local community. / £8,180
Ballymena Academy / Ballymena / The school is using the grant to buy outdoor gym equipment that can be used by pupils, parents and the wider community. / £8,333
Rasharkin Community Association / Ballymena / The organisation provides a range of social activities for people in the area. They are using the grant for a programme of events, which will include hip hop dancing, floral art and table tennis, which will be promoted at an open evening to mark the re-opening of the community centre. / £3,596
Fuse Fm Ballymoney / Ballymoney / Fuse FM is a community radio station in Ballymoney. They are using the grant to bring local people together through two fun days, one in winter and one in summer, and a Scottish ceilidh. / £9,996
Ballybogey Over 50’s Club / Ballymoney / The group, which provides classes and social outings for older people in the local community, is using the grant for activities such as trips, craft and community classes and a monthly luncheon club. / £9,318
Ballymoney Bowling Club / Ballymoney / The club provides a range of recreational and social events for people in the Ballymoney area. The grant is being used to make improvements to the club building to allow wider community use. / £10,000
Banbridge POSY Club / Banbridge / The group provide events and activities for people over 50 in the Banbridge area. The project will provide weekly activities such as dance and archery classes and social outings. / £7,567
The Young Farmers Clubs of Ulster - Rathfriland Branch / Banbridge / The organisation provides activities for young people in the Rathfriland area. The grant is being used to make improvements to their building so it can be used for a wider range of community activities. / £10,000
Ligoniel Family Centre / Belfast / Ligoniel Family Centre offers support and activities to bring people together and improve their lives. The project is a health and recreational programme for children aged seven – 11 years who will take part in fun activities that promote healthy living and boost confidence. / £9,900
New Life Counselling Service / Belfast / The group provides emotional health and wellbeing support through counselling and therapeutic services. The grant is being used to allow them to provide counselling sessions to people with sensory disabilities. / £10,000
Council For The Homeless (Northern Ireland) / Belfast / Council for the Homeless Northern Ireland works with organisations across Northern Ireland that support homeless people. The grant is being used to provide a range of training courses for staff and volunteers who work with homeless people. / £10,000
The An Eochair Clondara Historical & Cultural Group / Belfast / The group will use the grant to fund a business plan and research project to explore setting up a social enterprise which will provide employment to young people at risk of engaging in crime. / £5,700
Saint Paul's Disability Care Group / Belfast / The group provides activities for people of all ages with disabilities. The grant is being used to organise a trip to London for people with disabilities and their carers. / £10,000
North Belfast Women's Initiative and Support Project / Belfast / The organisation offers services for the whole community, although it has mostly female members. The grant is being used to run health events on topics including alternative therapies, stress management, suicide prevention and male health. / £10,000
Holy Cross Boys' Primary School / Belfast / The primary school is using the grant to build an environmental learning space. Pupils will help plan the area, learn about the environment and grow their own food. Parents and grandparents will be able to get involved and share their gardening skills with pupils. / £10,000
The Catholic Guides of Ireland (Northern Region) / Belfast / The group provides activities for girls and young women between the ages of five and 25. The grant will be used for training in the Free Being Me programme. Developed by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, the programme includes interactive activities to learn about self esteem, social pressures and body confidence. / £10,000
Edenbrooke Primary School / Belfast / The north Belfast based primary school is using the grant to provide a counselling support programme to increase student wellbeing. / £9,420
Short Strand Drug Awareness Group / Belfast / The group highlights issues around drugs and supports people affected by drug misuse. The project will educate young people about the risks associated with drugs and ant-social behaviour, encouraging them to become role models to others. The group will organise educational and social activities including drug awareness workshops, football coaching and a residential. / £10,000
Oasis Caring in Action / Belfast / The organisation supports the community by tackling issues such as unemployment, deprivation and poverty. The grant is being used to develop a business plan to shape the group’s work over the next three to five years. / £7,520
Apex Housing Association Limited / Belfast / The organisation provides accommodation to people most in need. The project will fund courses for residents on mental health awareness, art therapy and alternative therapies. / £10,000
St Vincent's Centre / Belfast / The centre provides support to improve employability, particularly for young people in the Belfast area. The grant is being used to buy IT equipment to help teachers work with pupils with behavioural problems and psychological difficulties. / £9,415
Greater Shankill Community Council / Belfast / The group provides support and activities for the local community. The project will run creative learning programmes for children and adults and organise a celebration event at the end of the training. / £8,477
St Patricks College / Belfast / The north Belfast school is using the grant to provide suicide prevention and mental health courses delivered by PIPS. Courses include the Healthy Minds, Anti Bullying and Mind Your Mate programmes. / £9,750
Mount Masonic Social Club / Belfast / The club promotes and encourages social and recreational activities between their members. The grant is being used to refurbish the club's function room to allow more activities to take place and help them to reach out to other community groups. / £9,978
Addiction NI / Belfast / The group provides a range of support and information services to people affected by drug and alcohol misuse. The project will fund the development of a volunteer team to raise awareness of drug and alcohol misuse. / £9,959
Dominican College / Coleraine / The Portstewart based school is using the grant to buy spin bikes and run classes that will be open to the community as well as pupils. / £10,000
Coleraine & District Amalgamated Committee / Coleraine / The organisation provides a range of activities for the local community to promote the history and culture of the Apprentice Boys of Derry. The grant will be used for a community festival and volunteer training programme. / £6,655
St. Patrick's Primary School, the Loup / Cookstown / The primary school, which is based in the Loup area, is using the grant to buy iPads for use by pupils and the wider community.
/ £10,000
St Peter's Primary School / Cookstown / The primary school is using the grant to buy outdoor play equipment which will be used outside classroom time. / £10,000
Tobin Youth Centre (Moortown) Ltd / Cookstown / The organisation provides activities for young people in the Cookstown area. The project will install an IT suite in the youth centre to allow young people without internet access at home to use it for learning. / £9,531
Drumcree Women's Institute / Craigavon / The organisation provides social and educational activities for women in Portadown. The grant is being used to take the women on trips to historical sites in Downpatrick and Fermanagh. / £4,015
St Anthony's Primary School / Craigavon / The Craigavon based school is using the grant to provide counselling sessions for pupils, support for parents and training for teachers. / £8,160
Love Hockey Ireland / Craigavon / The social enterprise brings people together from all communities, backgrounds and abilities through inline hockey. The grant is being used to make improvements to the Rink sports arena and multi-purpose centre to open the venue up to a wider range of groups. / £9,600
Mullahead and District Ploughing SocietyLimited / Craigavon / The organisation provides a support network for the farming community in Mullahead, Portadown. The project is developing a strategy that will set out what the group plans to achieve over the next five years. / £9,000
Brownlow Integrated College / Craigavon / The Craigavon based school is using the grant to provide a counselling support programme for pupils, parents and teachers. / £8,160
The Goal Line Youth Trust / Craigavon / The group provides activities for children and young people in Portadown and Greater Craigavon area. The grant is being used to launch a multi sensory room for children with learning disabilities. The launch will include a DVD and leaflets to publicise the sensory room. / £9,851
Nifty Fifty+ Club / Craigavon / The group provides activities for older people in the Portadown area. The grant is being used to run cultural outings and a series of activities including movement to music, bowls and swimming. / £9,990
Cosy Club / Derry/ Londonderry / The club promotes independence, reduces social isolation and promotes physical and mental health among older people. The project is running a luncheon club, health checks and organising a series of talks for members. / £6,570
Rural Area Partnership in Derry Limited / Derry/ Londonderry / The group promotes the social, economic and cultural development of rural communities within Derry City Council. The project is making improvements to part of RAPID’s building, turning it into training and catering facilities. / £9,990
Murlough Community Association / Down / The group supports people from Burrendale estate in Newcastle. The project is providing a range of activities and trips for all members of the community including a summer scheme, family outings and an older people’s group. / £7,338
The Society of St Vincent De Paul / Down / The organisation tackles poverty and disadvantage, providing support to those most in need. The funding is being used to buy furniture for their newly built Clare Lodge holiday home in Newcastle so it can be used by older people and families who are in need of respite. / £10,000
Ballykilbeg Rural Development Association / Down / The organisation supports the rural community in the Downpatrick area. The project will make improvements to the community hall so it can be used for more activities.
/ £10,000
Downpatrick Primary School / Down / The school is using the grant to buy outdoor gym equipment for afterschool clubs and use at break times. / £10,000
St Caolan's Primary School (Darragh Cross) / Down / The Saintfield based school is using the grant to buy laptops to run ICT classes for pupils and their parents.
/ £9,763
Blackwater Integrated College / Down / The school is using the grant to run suicide and self harm awareness training for parents and teachers. / £9,750
Caledon Open Door Club / Dungannon / The group provides social activities for disadvantaged older people. The grant is being used to run a year long programme of health and well being activities including healthy eating and cookery workshops, complementary therapies, networking events, music and movement classes and a residential. / £10,000
Augharan Development Group / Dungannon / The group provides activities for people in Augharan and surrounding areas. The project is providing a programme of trips and classes for the wider community and making improvements to the hall. / £4,254
St Joseph's College Coalisland / Dungannon / The Coalisland based primary school is using the grant to run suicide awareness training for staff and pupils. / £8,600
Aughrim LOL 334 / Fermanagh / The group provides activities and a venue for community use in Enniskillen. The project is making improvements to the hall to allow for wider community use. / £10,000
Aisling Centre Company Ltd / Fermanagh / The centre promotes positive mental health and well being. The project is providing counselling support to people in the Erne East area who are working through difficult periods in their lives. / £9,999
Enniskillen District Loyal Orange Lodge / Fermanagh / The group provides cultural activities for the local community. The project is funding improvements to their building so it can be used for more community activities. / £10,000
4 UDR Branch The Regimental Association / Fermanagh / The group provides support and activities for former members of the UDR and their families. The grant is being used to organise a short respite trip to north Wales.
/ £8,000
The Celtic Living Experience / Fermanagh / The group formed to recreate a living Celtic village on an island in Lough Erne to increase employment, enhance tourism and provide an educational programme. The project is funding a feasibility study, economic appraisal and architectural drawings. / £10,000
Drumrane Primary School / Limavady / The Dungiven based school is using the grant to buy iPads for a digital club for pupils and parents that will take place after school and in the evenings. / £10,000
Killowen Primary School / Lisburn / The Lisburn based school is using the grant for an outdoor eco centre, which will be used as an outdoor classroom for afterschool activities and by Killowen Nursery. / £10,000
St. Trea's Ballymaguigan GAA Club / Magherafelt / The group provides a range of activities for the community. The project will fund improvements to the building so it can be used for more community activities.
/ £10,000
Ballymaquiggan LOL 292 / Magherafelt / The group provides activities and a venue for community use. The grant is being used to make improvements to the hall so it can be used for a greater range of events and activities. / £9,798
Knocknagin Hall Committee / Magherafelt / The group, which manages the community hall, is using the grant to refurbish the hall so it can be used for more activities. / £9,969
Newry & Mourne Foster Care Group / Newry and Mourne / The group provides support to foster carers. The grant is being used to run an open night to recruit more foster carers, produce information leaflets, provide a resource library and run activities for children in foster care and their carers. / £3,800
Friends of Cloughreagh House / Newry and Mourne / The organisation, which supports older people, is using the grant to improve the communal facilities at Cloughreagh House care home in Newry. The improvements will enhance the environment for people with dementia. / £9,961
St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel / Newry and Mourne / The Kilkeel based school is providing a range of evening classes for parents and adults from the local community. Classes include yoga, art and languages. / £10,000
Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority / Newry and Mourne / The group has a responsibility for improving, managing and maintaining the three fishery harbours and harbour estates of Ardglass, Kilkeel and Portavogie. The project is funding an education initiative for young people from local schools and people from the wider community. / £9,900