Literacivic
Literacivic - across all groups
What is Literacivic?
Literacivic is different. It allows individuals, community groups or organisations to develop, design and deliver their own project or initiative to contribute to improved learning and wellbeing outcomes in Ballymun and promote civic literacy in its broadest sense. By civic literacy, we mean our ability to understand our world at every level; our capacity to shape and influence the systems that govern our lives; and the communication and celebration of our stories.
Literacivic is a special fund to enable individuals, groups or organisations to develop and deliver a unique idea, event or action that demonstrates, celebrates or promotes the central meaning of civic literacy.
Civic literacy is essentially about people’s ability to celebrate, read and shape their future and importantly, to play their civic part in inspiring others in the process.
Literacivic is calling for your ideas!
So what is the Literacivic bursary?
Literacivic is a special fund to enable individuals, groups or organisations to develop and deliver a new or special idea, event or action that demonstrates, celebrates or promotes the central meaning of civic literacy.
The financial grants can support big ideas or small initiatives. Projects can be on the street level, in a local group or project or across Ballymun.
There are three categories that Literacivic projects can fit with:
- Awareness raising, issues, advocacy – where the project highlights, addresses or campaigns for an issue
- Capacity building and leadership – where the project supports creative leadership /builds capacity/sustainability into the future
- Events, communications and celebration – creative promotions and celebrations
Please click here for details of projects that have been awarded Literacivic funding.
How it works
There are three ranges of funding that can be applied for depending on the nature of the project.
Local Projects: Primarily aimed at individuals, community groups and residents’ associations who work at street and neighbourhood level in Ballymun.
Level 1 Bursary Awards will be made on a scale from €200 up to €4,000
Local Coalitions: Primarily aimed at local services, projects and organisations working together.
Level 2 Bursary Awards will be made on a scale from €1,000 up to €8,000
Local to National Coalitions: Primarily aimed at a local organisation and a national organisation working together on an initiative in Ballymun.
Level 3 Bursary Awards will be made on a scale from €4,000 to €10,000
Residents groups/projects/services and organisations active in Ballymun electoral districts A, B, C, D are eligible to apply.
Make an application
Please read the Literacivic information leaflet and Literacivic criteria carefully before you apply. Here is the link to the application form that you will need.
The closing dates for applications in 2012 are:
- Friday, February 24th, 2012
- Friday, June 1st, 2012
- Friday, November 9th, 2012
Submit your application to the Literacivic Bursary Committee, c/o youngballymun, Axis Arts Centre, Ballymun, Dublin 9.
What happens then?
Applications are reviewed by an independent bursary committee. The committee is chaired by John Lonergan, former governor of Mountjoy Prison and its other members are Senator Fiach Mac Conghail, Director of the Abbey Theatre; Berni Brady, Chief Executive of Aontas, the National Adult Learning Organisation; and Gerry Mac Ruairc, Director of Masters Studies in Education, UCD. The committee may make a decision on an application on the first reading or have further questions for the applicant. The decision can take a number of weeks after the closing date.
For more information, contact Hazel. Tel 01 883 2186
For more information on the background to Literacivic, click here.
