Department of Rural and Community Development
Community Support Fund under the Community Enhancement Programme.
Offaly LCDC is pleased to invite you to the final phase (PHASE 3) of the Community Support Fund process.
The Community Support Fund (CSF) is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development (the Department) and administered by the Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) in each Local Authority area.
The Department provides funding to each Local Authority (LA) and the LCDCs then administer this funding locally to ensure funding is targeted appropriately towards addressing disadvantage in the areas that need it most.
In order to complete Phase 3 please provide the necessary Bills, Receipts / Invoices, Bank Statements & Photographs as requested below.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All capital works / project(s) must be complete and/or Bills have been paid (Current Funding) in order to proceed to the Final Report documentation under ‘PHASE 3 - 'Providing Bills / Receipts / Invoices / Bank Statements & Photographs' via SUBMIT.
Grantees must provide proof of Bills, Receipts / Invoices, Bank Statements & Photographs within the sections below as part of the SUBMIT ‘PHASE 3' for the Community Recognition Fund 2023 by 4pm on Friday 27th October 2023.
Offaly County Council has paid your group 100% of the approved funding. You should now upload the following Supporting Documents as part of your Final Report:
1. CURRENT NON-PAY RUNNING COSTS: BILLS such as energy costs (electricity costs, refuse charges, heating charges) or other non-pay operating costs for e.g. rental/lease costs, insurance bills. Only energy/operating costs incurred in the period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023 are eligible.
Paid Bills from a supplier must be uploaded for all payments. All bills submitted should contain the following information:
• The name & address of supplier
• The bill must be addressed to the grantee
• VAT number of supplier is included, where VAT is charged
• Date of bills incurred should be within the period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023.
2. CAPITAL REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS: PAID RECEIPTS / INVOICES to facilities / purchase of equipment, e.g. tables and chairs, tools and signage, laptops and printers, lawnmowers, training equipment etc.
Paid Receipts / Invoices from a supplier must be uploaded for all payments. All receipts /
invoices submitted should contain the following information:
• The name & address of supplier
• The invoice must be addressed to the grantee
• VAT number of supplier is included, where VAT is charged
• Date of invoice
• A breakdown of the price and costs of the products/services provided
3. BANK STATEMENTS showing payments made. Bank Statements submitted must include the following information:
· The name & address of your community organisation, sort code, account number, IBAN and BIC
· Payments made by electronic transfer should include the name of the supplier.
4. PHOTOGRAPHS: At least one Photograph of the completed project showing the works completed / items purchased.
The maximum Upload file size per file is 250MB.
Submit.com users will not be able to upload Zip files.
Communication and publicity
If your organisation has a website, the Government of Ireland and Our Rural Future logos should be visible on this for the duration of your Funding Agreement. Images of these logos are included below.
Support from the Community Recognition Fund should also be acknowledged in communications to the local community about funded upgrades to the centre (e.g. community newsletter or social media posts).
Government of Ireland logo
