By Vivienne Russell | 1 October 2012
Voluntary and community groups in Northern Ireland have been urged to apply for a share of a £700,000 funding pot aimed at tackling rural poverty and social isolation.
Rural groups are being asked to identify solutions that would address the problems affecting people in their area.
Announcing the Rural Challenge Programme, which is being funded by the Department for Agriculture and Rural Development, Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill said: ‘There are urgent poverty and social isolation issues that need to be addressed in rural areas.
‘These issues can be targeted through this innovative programme which is all about getting to the core of poverty and social isolation issues at a very local level.’
The department is hosting a series of workshops to help applicants identify people who might be helped and their needs. The deadline for applications is December 14.
Voluntary and community groups in Northern Ireland have been urged to apply for a share of a £700,000 funding pot aimed at tackling rural poverty and social isolation.
Rural groups are being asked to identify solutions that would address the problems affecting people in their area.
Announcing the Rural Challenge Programme, which is being funded by the Department for Agriculture and Rural Development, Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill said: ‘There are urgent poverty and social isolation issues that need to be addressed in rural areas.
‘These issues can be targeted through this innovative programme which is all about getting to the core of poverty and social isolation issues at a very local level.’
The department is hosting a series of workshops to help applicants identify people who might be helped and their needs. The deadline for applications is December 14.
