Skerries Community Bequest

Skerries Community Association (SCA) has been approached by a local benefactor and asked to administer a bequest. The aim of the fund is to assist selected local community projects that might not otherwise have the resources to be undertaken.

Local community groups are invited to apply for funding for specific projects that meet the following criteria:

• Will be completed within a 12 month period should funding be approved
• Will be of benefit to the community in and around Skerries
• Fall within any or all of the following target areas – youth, sports, the local community, the environment
• Would require a fund allocation of not more that 2000 Euro, which is the maximum funding that will be allocated from the fund in any one year

Applications for funding should be in written form, detailing the proposed project. In particular, the following information must be supplied:

• The name of the group and contact details
• A description of the proposed project
• When the project would be started and how long it would take to complete
• Who would benefit from the project and how
• How much money is being requested

It is a condition of acceptance of funding that the SCA will be provided with details of project progress as and when it is required by them and a written report must be provided when the project has been completed. Submissions should be sent either by email to info@skerriesca.com or to the following postal address –

Community Bequest Fund,
Skerries Community Association,
c/o Skerries Community Centre,
Dublin Road,
Skerries.

The deadline for receiving completed applications for the current round of funding is Friday 15th February 2008. It is initially envisaged that there should be four subsequent annual rounds. While the SCA is responsible for administering the fund, the approval of candidate projects is entirely at the discretion of the fund’s donor. Receipt of applications by the funding sub-committee will be acknowledged, and details of successful application(s) will be published in the local press.