A. Introduction
Galway and Roscommon Local Creative Youth Partnership (LCYP), administered by Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) has grant funding available in 2024 under a Creative Youth Grant Scheme. The scheme supports the development of child and youth creativity in Galway and Roscommon. This includes, but is not limited to, the practice and planning for enhanced youth creativity at local level. This scheme is for the provision of creative projects with young people in 2024.
The intention of this scheme is to support community-driven creative projects that children and young people can access. Creative projects supported under this grant scheme can be representative of any creative discipline or be multi-disciplinary in nature. Projects must take place at community level and be offered as an opportunity where young people can express themselves creatively and, in doing so, develop their innate creativity as well as their interpersonal and communication skills.
The aim is that creative projects which emerge are guided by young people in the design, delivery and evaluation of project progress.
Applying UBU must give young people a voice so that they can influence decisions that are made in relation to their participation in the proposed projects. The scheme allows for the engagement of creatives in the form of artists, and creative professionals from across the broad spectrum of the creative and cultural industries such as arts, craft, culinary arts, design, digital technologies, film, STEAM, as well as many other areas.
The grant scheme is intended to provide additional opportunities for young people and should create opportunities for young people to access more creative experiences, projects and activities in a local community setting where they are not currently in place. There is a requirement that proposals display a high degree of creativity and encourage creativity as a habit of mind in children and/or young people. The project proposal should offer children and/or young people opportunities to enhance their ability to question, make connections, to take an innovative and imaginative approach to problem solving and to work effectively with others.
The grant scheme supports costs associated with the running of projects that are founded on the needs identified by young people themselves and the youth sector in general. The costs covered include salary costs (fees and wages), venue hire, transport, programme materials and associated running costs of projects. Galway and Roscommon LCYP, in supporting the development of creative opportunities for young people in Galway and Roscommon, is looking to support sustainable and targeted initiatives through the grant scheme.
Grant Amount: Maximum Grant Available €3000
B. Target Group
The Creative Youth Grant Scheme has an intended target focus of children and young people from the ages of 10 to 24, who are willing to take part in a group supported creativity process, delivered in a safe and enjoyable environment. Children and young people must be valued, accepted and must guide the process of participation where relevant. Youth voice and youth relevance must be central to the work. Child safeguarding compliance and adherence to Children First guidelines must be in place. The membership of community-based group activity should represent the voices of all children and young people, including those that are seldom heard. There should be a focus on equal chance opportunities, ensuring diversity and equal access. Cost must not be a barrier to participation.
C. Eligible Organisations and Service Providers:
· This scheme is open to UBU Funded Projects for the delivery of Programmes involving a creative approach.
IMPORTANT NOTES
The maximum grant available is €3,000. Grants awarded must be fully spent in by December 2024. . Grants can be drawn down on completion of project once evidence, and vouched expenditure for same has been produced to GRETB.
Applications should only be submitted for the funding of projects which can be fully completed, vouched for and accounted for by end of December 2024.
Successful projects must demonstrate engagement with young people, their express opinions or wishes, and that their voices have been captured through direct consultation during the design, delivery, and evaluation of the programme/project. This can be expressed in whatever manner an applicant chooses.
Applicants will be required to adhere to, and engage with, monitoring and control measures to ensure that the professional management and accountability of grants from Exchequer Funds is in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) Circular 13/2014.
All applications to the scheme will be appraised and approved applicant service providers/organisations will be expected to sign a Service Level Agreement with Galway and Roscommon ETB.
Applications submitted with incomplete information will lead to delay. It may not be possible to assess such applications, and as a result the applicant may lose the opportunity to be included in the scheme.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Galway and Roscommon ETB will arrange an evaluation of the grant scheme in order to measure the impact of grant awards under the scheme. All successful applicants must participate in the evaluation process.
Galway and Roscommon ETB are required to recover any funds issued that are not utilised for the purposes under which a grant was awarded.
At the approval stage, applicants will be requested to provide the following: (if not already on file with GRETB)
Submission copy of a Health and Safety statement.
Certificate of Tax Compliance.
Copy schedule for public liability insurance. Applicants are required to request a letter of indemnity from an insurer, indemnifying Galway and Roscommon ETB/ Galway and Roscommon LCYP against any claims by third parties, including the applicant as grantee, for any accidents, negligence or occurrence that might take place either in the applicant’s premises, or in the premises of any third party to which the applicant might engage for the purposes of delivering the service for which the applicant is applying. The applicant’s insurer should provide this letter to the applicant free of charge.
Written confirmation that the applicant is compliant with the Children First Act 2015.
Written confirmation that the applicant is compliant with Data Protection Legislation under the Irish Data Protection Act 2018/2018 EU General Data Protection Regulation.
Prior to drawing down funding, applicants will be requested to provide the following:
Confirmation that parent/guardian approval was sought for any photos, images or copyright works which are shared with Galway and Roscommon LCYP. We require a minimum of two images, one high resolution image and one low resolution image that are copyright approved for marketing purposes.
Evidence that the applicant has Galway and Roscommon ETB Procurement Guidelines for the purchasing of goods and services. (Procurement procedures will be provided).
A project evaluation report. Applicants will be required to include an evaluation process as well as report on any proposed project that qualifies for a grant award. This will be discussed at a later date with successful applicants.