The Inter Faith Youth Trust is launching a new grant programme for young people’s organisations to hold inter faith events or activities in the Greater Manchester area. May 2019 will mark two years since the bombing at the Manchester Arena. The focus of the project is to highlight the good that can come from different communities working together in friendship.
GRANTS WILL BE AWARDED FOR
- Projects or activities held in the Greater Manchester Area from April to June 2019
- Projects must include learning by children and young people (11-25 years old) from different faiths about different faiths, through social action. So you must include more than one faith and show how your project of social action will promote learning about faiths.
- Co-operation and understanding between faiths which preferably involve young people in planning, running, and evaluating; and which promote equal opportunities
- Increasing understanding between people of faith and of no faith
GRANTS ARE NOT FOR
- Activities for young people of different faiths which do not include learning about other faiths or for converting young people to a different faith
GRANTS ARE GIVEN TO
- Organisations / groups not individuals in the UK
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO PROJECTS WHICH:
- Actively involve young people in planning, running, and evaluation.
- Promote positive action i.e. young people from different backgrounds coming together to address shared problems like improving green spaces
- Are run by non-statutory organisations, such as youth clubs, scout/guide groups, local voluntary and community organisations. Schools can apply provided that more than one school or organisation is involved in a joint project
CONDITIONS FOR GRANT
- Grants are for between £200 to £1000
- Applications must reach IFYT by Friday 9th February 2019 on the official online application form
- Grant decisions will be sent out to applicants by the middle of March 2019
- Grants are for use in accordance with the agreed purposes in the application form and the Trust’s charitable objectives and the Inter Faith Youth Trust takes no responsibility for the carrying out of the work or for compliance with relevant legislation by bodies involved
- Afterwards send us a short report on your completed project / work. A report form will be sent out with grant approvals
- Please acknowledge grant from the Inter Faith Youth Trust in your annual report etc. The Trust may wish to publicise your report to share good practice
COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
- To apply please complete the online application form on this website. Please answer each question carefully. Your answers will be saved in your browser so that you can come back to the form on the same computer to continue the application.
- The application form must be completed by the person responsible for the organisation or project
- Please complete the contact details carefully especially the email address and postal address (where cheques may be sent)
- There is no formal limit on the number of words for each answer, but please be brief and provide only relevant information.