Integrated Education Fund opens PACT Programme

• IEF
• PACT

Schools promoting a culture of trust and developing paths of reconciliation through education can share in a £250,000 grant programme.

The IEF has launched the 10th round of their Promoting a Culture of Trust (PACT) programme which is open to all primary and second level schools in Northern Ireland, as well as many early years education providers.   

Dorothee Wagner, Trustee and Chair of the IEF's Grants Committee, said

"The aim of the programme is to promote the development of skills and relationships that enable schools, pupils, staff, governors and the wider community to increase their understanding, acceptance and respect for political, cultural and religious differences."

Based on the success of PACT the IEF have secured funding from the Department of Education, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and the Vodafone Foundation. Vodafone's £50,000 donation is specifically for projects using the mediums of Music and Sport to deliver cross-community school initiatives.

Funding
PACT grants are available on three different levels. The three level grant structure allows schools to apply for grants at a level of funding and for a duration which meets their individual needs and the depth of the work in which they wish to engage. Through Levels I, II and III grants of up to £5,000, £10,000 and £25,000 are available for 1, 2 and 3 year projects respectively.

PACT Projects must involve two or more schools and these partnerships must represent at least two of the main traditions in Northern Ireland. Therefore, single school projects will not be funded and neither will single identity projects nor two integrated schools working together unless they have a partner school of a different tradition involved in their proposed project.

The closing date for applications is Friday 24 April 2009

For more information please contact:

Sarah Turner
IEF Grants Officer

Email sarah@ief.org.uk
Phone 028 9033 0031 

To download the information leaflet please visit the link below

www.ief.org.uk/archive/publications/PACT/62948-IEFNI-LFT(B).pdf