Modernisation Fund

The objective of the Fund is to support voluntary and community organisations to modernise so as to allow them to become more sustainable and deliver new and better services in an era of change.  

The capital programme will encourage collaboration and resource sharing among voluntary and community organisations through the development of physical infrastructure.  The programme will place particular priority on access to services and facilities for disadvantaged children and young people.

Detailed design of this programme is as follows:

We are committed to investing £3million of the funding available to the capital programme on providing or improving youth facilities in disadvantaged areas (Renewing Communities initiative).  This investment will be managed across the schemes making up the programme.

Please note applications for the Modernisation Fund Capital Programme closed on 19/10/07 at 4pm

We have appointed an Intermediary Body to administer the Modernisation Fund Capital Programme

MFCP Partnership successfully won the tender and have been appointed with effect from 11th October 2007

MFCP Partnership comprises three organisations:- Co- Operation Ireland, Community Evaluation Northern Ireland, and Community Technical Aid.

Assessments of applications received under this programme have now been completed. Decision notifications have been sent to all applicants to the programme. Successful applicants will now be subject to a robust economic appraisal before final allocation decisions on the resources available under this programme can be completed.

A number of Economic Appraisals have already taken place and it is envisaged  that the first Contracts for Funding will be issued by July 2008.

For further information contact:
Jack O’Connor - Voluntary & Community Unit
Telephone : 028 9082 9371
email: jack.o’connor@dsdni.gov.uk