Workspace Community Fund
The Workspace Community Fund allows Workspace to allocate a proportion of our surpluses each year to help finance projects within the local area. Since its launch the fund has allocated almost £150,000 to 281 local community and voluntary projects.
The Workspace Community Fund provides financial assistance to voluntary and community groups that want to make a positive impact by improving the local area, promoting community involvement, enhancing the quality of life and wellbeing of local residents and addressing local needs.
To view more photos of groups who have received funding in the past please click here.
Brackagh Quarry Wind Farm Community Fund
The Brackagh Quarry Wind Farm Community Fund, managed by RES and administered by Workspace, offers grants of up to £2,000 to community and voluntary groups from within a four mile radius of the wind farm site, for projects which benefit the residents of the local area. Groups can be based outside the area of benefit provided all or the majority of the recipients of their services are based within the four mile radius.
The main criteria used when assessing applications to the Fund will be:
- The benefits of the project to the wider Draperstown Community
- The impact of the grant/project on the group applying
- Additionality/likelihood of the project progressing without funding
- How the work will be continued after the project has been completed i.e. its sustainability and legacy.
- Level of innovation of the project
Other factors which will be considered and must be demonstrated in the application:
- The ability of the group to deliver the project
- Value for money
