Initial Enquiry

If you have any enquiries or comments that you would like to discuss please contact us.

Please direct any initial queries to;

Expression of Interest

At this stage you may be asked to complete a short form – Expression of Interest. This will enable us to gauge whether or not your project is suited to LEADER+ funds. If your project is eligible in principal you will be asked to proceed to full application stage. You can view and/or download a copy of the Expression of Interest by selecting the appropriate link below

You can view the Expression of Interest form in a Word Document () or Adobe 'pdf'* file () online now by clicking the icon against the document name. If you prefer to save any document to your hard-disk drive, right-click the linked document below, click 'Save Target As' in Microsoft Internet Explorer (or 'Save Link As' in Netscape Navigator), and specify a location on your hard-disk drive. Once saved, you can then open (and print) the document on your own computer.

	File Size	Approx. Download time	Click to view or right click to save
Expression of Interest form	30K	10 seconds	or

Main Application
The full application is in two parts;

Part A - This should be submitted online and is available from the www.eugrants.org web site

This application form contains information which all EU grants applicant must complete.

Part B - The second part of the main application (Part B) can only be accessed after completing and submitting Part A.

Part B can be obtained from this web site (links below) or directly from the CARD offices (if you do not have access to a computer). This application is unique to the NI LEADER+ Programme and contains information specific to your project.

When completed, this part of the application should be forwarded directly to the CARD office.

	File Size	Approx. Download time	Click to view or right click to save
Part B Application Form	360K	5 minutes
Part B Guidance Notes	250K	4 minutes

Processing the Application

When both parts of the application have been received by CARD an initial eligibility check will be undertaken. CARD will also liase with other funding bodies to ensure that there is no duplication, and also that LEADER+ is the most appropriate funding source for the project.
A recommendation will then be made to the CARD board who will make the final decision on whether funding is approved.

Letter of Offer

At this stage the applicant will be informed of the board’s decision. This will take place either in the form of a ‘letter of offer’ or the reasons for the rejection provided.

Time-scale

To enable us to administer the grants most effectively CARD has decided to open the programme through several tranches. That is, there will be a deadline for completed applications within a certain period. Only applications received before this deadline will be assessed for that given period (see notice board for regular updates).

We hope to have a decision to all applicants within a three-month period.

Monitoring & Evaluation

All project promoters will be open to inspection from local, national, or EU level departmental personnel after their final payment is made. This is to ensure that promoters have fulfilled all the necessary requirements and to assess the impact of projects in terms of targets achieved as were outlined in original application.

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