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The Department of Foreign Affairs has at its disposal a Reconciliation Fund for North-South and Anglo-Irish Co-operation. Its purpose is to assist organisations involved in reconciliation work and efforts to create better understanding between people on the island of Ireland and between Ireland and Britain.

Reconciliation Fund Application Form

Eligibility Criteria
Applications for assistance are considered under the following criteria: -

How to apply:
Assistance is provided on a once-off basis, however, organisations may apply for and receive assistance each year. It may be used for a specific project or as a contribution towards general running costs.

Applications should be addressed to:
Reconciliation Fund Anglo-Irish Division
Department of Foreign Affairs
Dublin 2, Ireland

Decisions
Decisions are made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on foot of recommendations made by an Interdepartmental Advisory Committee which is drawn from a number of Government Departments. Decisions are reached on the basis of the eligibility criteria outlined above. Other factors taken into account are the level of funding available each year and the number and quality of applications submitted. The Fund aims to ensure that the distribution of funds is as widespread and equitable as possible, based on the merit of individual proposals. The Minister’s decision is final.

Reporting
An organisation which has received assistance from the Reconciliation Fund must send a report and Financial Statement describing how the money has been spent, to the Department of Foreign Affairs, not later than 31 December of the year in question. Where the amount exceeds €12,500 these should be accompanied by a copy of its Annual Audited Accounts.

As of 1 January 2007, recipients of assistance totaling €10,000 or more in a 12 month period must possess a valid Tax Clearance Certificate before a grant can be issued. An original copy of the Tax Clearance Certificate, which must be issued by the Irish Revenue Commissioners, should be forwarded to the Department of Foreign Affairs upon application to the Fund.

Further details and application forms for groups resident in the State (Form TC1) can be found online at www.revenue.ie. Groups resident in Northern Ireland and in Great Britain should contact the following email address: nonrestaxclearance@revenue.ie or fax number: 00 353 61 401012.

Please note that the TC1 form is an application form only which should be forwarded directly to the Irish Revenue Commissioners, and not to the Reconciliation Fund.

Details of a selection of grants allocated in 2007:

Ballyroan Drumcree Parishes Friendship Group, Dublin,
a group which has a longstanding cross-border link, takes children from Portadown to Ballyroan for a week-long holiday during the marching season each year. Allocation: €3,500

Border Minority Groups –
this allocation will go towards building a project with Protestant minorities on the southern border, with the co-operation of the Equality Authority. Allocation: €25,000

Faughart Social Group, Dundalk, Co. Louth supports social activities for retired and mature people. The grant will fund a series of programmes that will form part of a cross-border and cross-community linkage. Allocation: €11,000

Fingal County Council Women in Focus, Dublin – this allocation contributed towards a conference that brought together groups involved in Fingal County Council’s “Women in Focus” project. The project facilitates groups meetings and discussion between women’s groups from disadvantaged areas of Dublin, Donegal and Belfast. Allocation: €20,000

Irish Countrywomen’s Association, Co. Louth – this allocation of €3,000 will go towards a cross-border event to be held by the Irish Countrywomen’s Association in June, in which members of the Women’s Institute in Northern Ireland will join them in festivities and exchanges. Allocation: €3,000

Knockconan/Aughnacloy Summer Scheme, Co. Monaghan caters for children on both sides of the border and provides them with an opportunity to interact and communicate with each other through sports, arts and cultural activities. Allocation: €5,000

New Border Generation, Carlingford, Co. Louth is a success story among groups funded by the Reconciliation fund. The group is currently doing a large amount of facilitation, and work and training with other community-based groups. Allocation: €30,000

North Leitrim Glens Development Co. Ltd. carries out a wide variety of activities including arts, lectures and outreach programmes, and actively seeks to draw participants from both sides of the border. Allocation: €30,000