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DSD is accredited as an Investor in People organisation   

Funding Programmes

A range of funding programmes reflect our responsibilities to work across government for the voluntary and community sector as a whole.
This means we:
  • support the regional infrastructure of the voluntary and community sector by funding organisations that provide services and support for the voluntary and community sector as a whole (except where it is the specific responsibility of another department);
  • support the local and sub regional voluntary and community sector through the Community Support Programme, which is delivered by district councils;
  • support volunteering and active citizenship;
  • administer selected European programmes which focus on our objectives;
  • deliver programmes to address the problem of weak community infrastructure.


Current Funding Programmes: