Evishagaran and Craiggore Community Benefit Fund

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Purpose of the fund:

The Evishagaran and Craiggore Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund was established in 2022 by the ERG Group.

The fund’s aim is to provide financial support towards the development of locally-beneficial community-based projects and initiatives within a 7km radius of Evishagaran and Craiggore wind farms, Dungiven.

Applications are invited from charities and community organisations based within a 7km radius of the Evishagaran and Craiggore wind farm sites.

Evishgaran Map

Craiggore Map

Applicants can apply for financial support for any one or more of the following purposes:

  • Projects that are promoting ERG’s culture and sustainability of renewable energies, energy efficiencies and energy poverty The advancement of education; and/or

  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement; and/or

  • Projects for environmental and/or biodiversity benefit; and/or

  • Improving the health of residents; and/or

  • Promoting care & support of vulnerable people; and/or

  • Promoting recreational or sporting activities; and/or

  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science; and/or

  • Improving or maintaining community buildings or facilities; and/or

  • Social and local community development; and/or

  • The promotion of culture and knowledge; and/or

  • Support for young people and sports; and/or

  • Promoting ERG’s culture and sustainability of renewable energies; and/or

  • Any purpose that is adverse to the wind farms, to ERG or to the wind energy industry as a whole

  • Supporting social development leveraging on ERG’s business activities; and/or

  • Supporting the “call of ideas” for the innovation in the nearby areas; and/or

  • Education in relation to sustainability, the development of renewables, and the fight against climate change

Priority will be given to:

  • Collaborative projects

  • Projects that aim to improve the health of residents, particularly mental health

  • Projects that promote care & support of vulnerable people, particularly relating to the cost of living/fuel poverty

In the event of oversubscription, organisations who are being directly funded by ERG, will not be given priority.

Funding available:

Amount of funding available:

 

There will be two elements to this fund;

·       Micro grants of up to £4,000 for small projects

·       Strategic grants of up to £10,000 for larger scale strategic partnership projects, with one lead applicant (We anticipate supporting up to 2 of these grants)

 Closing date for applications is 24th April 2023.

For more information and to apply, please visit Evishagaran and Craiggore Community Benefit Fund - Community Foundation Northern Ireland (communityfoundationni.org)