Debate contribution: Central Good Relations Fund: TEO Bids
Debate contribution by Mrs Pam Cameron on .
- MLA
- Mrs Pam Cameron
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 11 November 2024
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Central Good Relations Fund: TEO Bids
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4667321
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The central good relations fund is open to all constituted voluntary and community groups, including minority ethnic groups, to deliver good relations projects where there is evidence of good relations need. Many projects provide opportunities for sustained, meaningful contact between those from different backgrounds to actively target sectarianism and racism via, for example, cultural awareness workshops, community dialogue sessions or formal training in tackling racist or sectarian attitudes and behaviours. Since 2016, over £25 million has been awarded, enabling the delivery of more than 780 projects that reached over 260,000 people here. Outcomes data for 2023-24 indicates that 83% of those aged 13 years or more and 68% of those aged 12 years or less reported a positive change across their knowledge, behaviour and attitude towards people from a different background, due to their participation in the central good relations fund project.
The opening budget allocation for the central good relations fund in 2024-25 was £1·65 million. Through the June monitoring round, we secured a further £625,000, bringing the total allocation to £2,275,000. That is an increase of over 60% on the 2023-34 allocation for the fund and demonstrates our ongoing commitment to good relations work. The funding has allowed 59 good relations projects to be supported in 2024-25, reaching around 22,500 people across all council areas. In addition, through approximately £1·1 million of funding per annum under the minority ethnic development fund from 2022 to 2025, we are supporting 31 successful applications to support our minority ethnic communities and help eradicate racism.
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