New Trust programmes set to open

The Building Change Trust Exploring Change and Deliver Change Awards programmes will open for applications on 7 May.

Pictured are Michael Wilson, Protector; Bill Osborne, Chairperson and Nigel McKinney , Trust Administrator.

At an event at NICVA on 7 May, the Building Change Trust award programmes; Exploring Change and Deliver Change wil be formally launched. The programmes will make approximately 80 awards over a 3 year period to a value of £2.2 million to enable the sector to explore and deliver change.

More than a traditional grants programmes , those in receipt of awards will be expected to make a substantial contribution to working with the Trust over the lifetime of their project.

Programme criteria and application forms will be available online from Friday 7 May.

In addition to the award programmes the Trust will also announce then commissioning of a major project to support the sector consider and deal with collaboration, partnership and mergers and announce a significant investment to enable the establishment of a permanent loan fund for the community and voluntary sector here.

Watch this space for further details.

A number of information events have been organised to explain the programmes including criteria and how to apply.

For details click on this link

http://www.buildingchangetrust.org/download/1/BCT%20A4%20STRATEGY%20poster%20%282%29.pdf