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Your Local Rural Support Network

COSTA Community Newsletter Sept 2019

DAERA Rural Micro Capital

Grant Scheme 2019
NOW OPEN!!!!
Info.costa@btconnect.com
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COSTA ‘Open Door Day’
One-to-one support sessions
for local groups in the
Dungannon & South Tyrone Area of Mid
Would your Group Ulster District

like any assistance? Thursday

th
Does your group have any Skills, Training, 19 September 2019
Support, Funding or Information needs?
Outreach Service available At COSTA
President Grants Homestead
Please contact COSTA
Tel: 028 855 56880 Pre-booking a time slot
in advance is essential
Email: info.costa@btconnect.com Please advise of nature of support or
information required when booking:
Communit y Organisations of South T yrone Timeslots:
& Areas Ltd 9:30am – 11:00am,
President Gran ts Home ste ad
45 Derg enagh Road 11:30am – 1:00pm,
Dungannon BT77 0 DE 2:00pm – 3:30pm,
Tel: 028 855 56880 Fax: 028 855 56881 3:30pm – 5:00pm,
Email: info.costa@btconnect.com 5:30pm – 7:00pm,
Web: 7:00pm – 8:30pm.
www.costaruralsupportnetwork.org
Facebook: Board Costa To book your slot Tel: 028 855 56880
or email: info.costa@btconnect.com
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Up
COSTA
For further
Upcoming information
Events & on the SUSE+ project,
Workshops
pleason.farquhar@swc.ac.uk.
- COSTA ‘Open Door Support
Day’ – Thursday 19th Sept
2019.

- Wide variety of FREE COSTA

Governance & Information Work-
shops – Available on request:
info.costa@btconnect.com

FREE COSTA WORKSHOPS

AVAILABLE TO LOCAL GROUPS
 ‘Charity Registration & Annual Returns’
Information Workshop (practical support also
available on request).

 ‘Preparing for Sustainability’ Workshop’ –

Available to groups on request. (Helpful guidance
for groups and halls aiming for greater future
sustainability).

 ‘Ensuring GDPR Good Practice’ Workshop –

Available to groups on request. (Helping small
groups to ensure compliance and good practice in
Data Protection).

 ‘Good Company & Director Governance’ –

Available to groups on request (particularly
suitable for Directors & Ltd Companies).

 ‘Good Governance & Committee Skills’ –

Available to groups on request (particularly
suitable for newer / grass roots groups).

 ‘Funding Readiness’ – Available to groups on

request (suitable for all).

 ‘Promoting Social Inclusion’ – Available to

groups on request (suitable for all groups / orgs).

Can be held in out in rural locations

Contact COSTA
Tel: 028 855 56880
info.costa@btconnect.com

COSTA
Rural Community Development
Support Service (RCDSS)
COSTA provides a FREE
Outreach Support Service
for local Member Community /
Development Groups and Charities to
increase capacity and access to
funding throughout the Dungannon &
South Tyrone area –
To book an Appointment contact
Loraine Griffin on Tel: 028 8555 6880
or email:
info.costa@btconnect.com
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Community Foundation NI
We currently have a number of NEW funds open
for applications including 5 new Funds:
 The Lightbody Foundation
 Tampon Tax Community Fund
 Social Justice Small Grants Programme
 The Community Innovators Programme
 The Older People's Fund Micro Grant
Please find below the link to our grants page for
further details:
https://communityfoundationni.org/achieving-
impact/available-grants/
http://www.communityfoundationni.org/apply
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Rural Micro Capital Grants Scheme 2019
This Scheme is funded under the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation Programme.
Micro Capital grants of between £200 and £1,500 are available to rural community-led voluntary
organisations for projects tackling issues of local poverty and / or social isolation.
The total project cost must not exceed £3,000.
Projects must clearly address an issue of rural poverty and/or social isolation and applicants must
provide a minimum of 15% match funding.

Key objectives
The Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme 2019 has been designed to:
Help rural community-led voluntary groups to address local issues of access poverty,
financial poverty and social isolation.
Improve the lives of rural communities, and in particular the wellbeing of isolated individuals.

Projects must focus on one of the following three themes:

 Modernisation (of premises / assets).
 Information Communication Technology (ICT).
 Health and Wellbeing.
The Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme 2019 will be
open for applications from Monday 2nd September 2019
closes at 4pm on Friday 27th September 2019.

Visit our website for more information:

https://www.costaruralsupportnetwork.org/funding-rural-micro-capital-grant-programnme.html

The scheme is being delivered by CWSAN & COSTA through the Mid Ulster Rural Community
Development Service on behalf of DAERA in Mid Ulster District Council area.

Information Workshops outlining changes to Scheme

will be held as follows:
PLEASE BOOK SPACES IN ADVANCE Tel: 028 855 56880 or
info.costa@btconnect.com
Workshops filling up fast!!!
Date Time
Wed 4th Sept 2019 10.30am
Tues 10th Sept 2019 7:30pm
Tues 17th Sept 2019 10:30am
Wed 18 Sept 2019 10:30am
Venue
Involve House, Magherafelt, BT45 6AB
President Grant’s Homestead,
Dergenagh, BT70 1TW
The Link Community Centre,
Maghera, BT46 5DA
President Grant’s Homestead
Dergenagh, BT70 1TW
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Rural Community Network

Training Sessions
Better Funding Applications: Wednesday 25th
September from 7pm-9pm
Our "Better Funding Applications" Workshop will provide
groups with tips and advice on how to develop better and
more effective funding applications.
The workshop will enhance your knowledge of the current
funding environment and the challenges groups face when
applying funding whilst learning about the common mistakes
groups make when submitting funding applications.

Making Your Voice Count - Lobbying &

Campaigning for Community Groups: Wednesday 9th
October from 7pm-9pm
Our 2 hour session will provide background on what
influences and shapes Government policies in Northern
Ireland, explore the impact of policy by local councils, health
trusts and others on local communities and how this links to
community development & give an insight into how to
effectively lobby and campaign on an issue.

Succession Planning for Community Groups

Seminar: Wednesday 16th October from 7pm-8:30pm
Every community group we work with is driven by passionate
committed people who are determined to make a positive
difference in their community. But what happens when the
key members are no longer able to be part of the workforce?
We are encouraging community groups to look at succession
planning as a way of thinking about how to future proof their
organisations. RCN will host a discussion event on this issue
providing tips and ideas about how local groups can think
about encouraging new members and training existing
members to take on positions of responsibility. Succession
planning provides steadiness for your group at times of
member turnover, a clear plan for progression and
replacement of leadership roles and provides recognition and
reward for existing members as they mentor new members
and share their knowledge.

Each event will be held in our premises in Cookstown. All

events are free for RCN Members & £20 for non-members
for the Fundraising and Lobbying Workshops, £10 for the
Succession Planning seminar. Tea & Coffee will be
provided along with workshop materials.
To register email:
teresa@ruralcommunitynetwork.org
or Tel: 028 8676 6670
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COSTA Newsletter
Building the Community
Pharmacy Partnership
Funding Programme
There are only a few weeks to apply for
this round of BCPP funding.
Closing dates:
Level 1 (£2,500) – 3 October 2019
Level 2 (£10,000) – 7 November 2019
Further information is available here
Linda Rogers
Communications Officer
Community Development and Health Network
30a Mill Street
Newry BT34 1EY
T: 028 3026 4606
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Always Farm SAFE!
Rural Support
Rural Support offers a listening
and signposting service for
farmers and rural families across
NI via face to face support,
information and advice about
business finance and debt, single
farm payments, benefits, mental
health assistance and many other
issues.
Email: info@ruralsupport.org.uk
Website: www.ruralsupport.org.uk
FREE Confidential Helpline:
0800 138 1678 (new number)
Helpline Hours have recently been
amended
Available from: Monday to Friday
9:00am – 9:00pm & Voicemail
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COSTA Newsletter

Contact COSTA for

Funding Information &
Grant Tracker Searches
Tel: 028 855 56880
If your Group would like any info.costa@btconnect.com
assistance with any of the
following: COSTA Assists local groups to
Register & complete Annual
 Grant Tracker Funding Returns to the Charity
Searches Commission NI
 Request an Outreach Meeting
 Charity Registration COSTA is available to provide local groups
with FREE:
 Charity Annual Returns • Support & guidance regarding the
 Training e.g. Company Limited processes and preparing in advance.
or Committee Roles & Skills etc. • Information Workshops and one-to-one
support sessions.
 Information / Signposting etc. • Assist with all documentation required.
• Scanning of all necessary documents (pdf).
Contact Loraine Griffin @ COSTA - • Assistance to complete Charity
if we are not in the office leave a registration applications and Charity Annual
message or email us and we will Returns.
get back to you as soon as We run Charity Registration & Annual Returns
possible Information Workshops and 'Open Door Support
Days' (one-to-one support sessions) to provide
support for groups right across the Dungannon
Contact COSTA and
D I SSouth Tyrone
C L AI M E R : T h e area
v i e w sofa n
Mid Ulster.
d op inions expressed
Tel: 028 855 56880 in this Newsletter are not necessarily in

or Contact COSTA for more information

Ac c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e v i e w s o f C O S TA /
C O S TA B o a r d o r S t a f f .
Email: info.costa@btconnect.com or to book: Tel: 028 855 56880 or
Every care is taken to ensure accuracy of the i n-
formation presented at t i m e o f p r i n t .
email: info.costa@btconnect.com
COSTA is funded by
Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs through DAERA’s Local Rural Community Development Support Service
Loraine @ COSTA
Tackling Rural Poverty & Social Isolation Programme and Mid Ulster District Council
The European Union’s PEACE IV Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)
Registered Company in Northern Ireland No: NI 42832 Charity Registration in NI: NIC101598 ISO 9001:2008 Cert: FS 536859