DAERA Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme 2020
(DRMCG 2020)

CLOSED Fri 2nd Oct
at 12 NOON 

This scheme will be very different this year - 
Applications will be accepted via email only. Application Workshops are essential for all applicants
and will be held via Zoom to take you through the new process - click on the relevant link to access a Workshop:

The grant closes on Friday 2nd October 2020 at 12noon.  ALL documentation must be submitted with all attachments sent in a single email to CWSAN/COSTA at: microgrants@cwsan.org
 
N.B. all documents must be enclosed with your application email in Word or pdf format - save your application form in Word, other documents can be in Word or pdf - all documents must be totally legible - photos etc are not acceptable.

​ Previously funded items have included capital items such as hall tables, chairs, white goods such dishwashers, new windows, security doors, gazebos, sports equipment, bowling mats, boxing mats, computers, laptops, printers, projectors, Safety equipment etc.  

This year we expect also to fund sanitiser units and related minor Covid 19 equipment.  

​This Scheme is funded under the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation Programme.
 Micro Capital Grants of between £200 and £1,500 (up to a maximum of 85% of project costs) are available to rural community-led, voluntary organisations for projects tackling issues of local poverty and / or social isolation. 
 The total project cost must not exceed £3,000.
 Applicants must provide a minimum of 15% match funding.
Projects must focus on one of the following three Themes:
Modernisation (of premises / assets).
​Information Communication Technology (ICT).
Health and Wellbeing.
 The scheme is delivered by the Rural Support Networks COSTA & CWSAN on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. Application forms, guidance notes and further advice and information is available from the Rural Support Network in your Council area.

Programme CLOSESD
for applications:
Friday 2nd October 2020 @12noon

​Mid Ulster District
(Dungannon & South Tyrone)
Community Organisations of South Tyrone & Areas 
(COSTA)
www.costaruralsupportnetwork.org
Tel: 028 8555 6880     
e-mail: info.costa@btconnect.com

(Cookstown & Magherafelt) 
Cookstown and Western Shores Area Network (CWSAN)
www.cwsan.org
Tel: 028 8773 8845      
e-mail: microgrants@cwsan.org
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Download Forms:

DRMC Grant 2020 Guidance Notes:

rmcgs_2020_guidance_notes_for_applicants.pdf
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​DRMC Grant 2020 Application Form (Word):

rmcgs_2020_application_form.docx
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​Key Tips for Applicants To Follow:

tips-for-completion-rmcgs-2020_mu_area.pdf
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​COSTA & CWSAN
​Rural Support Networks Contact Details:

Mid Ulster District
Dungannon & South Tyrone:
COSTA
Community Organisations of South Tyrone & Areas 
www.costaruralsupportnetwork.org
Tel: 028 8555 6880     
e-mail: info.costa@btconnect.com

Cookstown & Magherafelt:
CWSAN
Cookstown & Western Shores Area Network 
www.cwsan.org
Tel: 028 8773 8845      
e-mail: microgrants@cwsan.org

​____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How to Link to Zoom:

Zoom is very easy to download and use - download the software in advance from here:   https://zoom.us/download

Here is a handy video tutorial to get you started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9guqRELB4dg

An extremely useful guide to using Zoom for a meeting: useful guide for using Zoom

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Web:  www.costaruralsupportnetwork.org
Facebook: Costa Costa    http://www.facebook.com/costa.network
   OR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/COSTA-Community-Organisations-of-South-Tyrone-Areas-595993680543963/