AQW 41199/11-15

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 23/01/2015
Answered On Date: 12/02/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on funding availability for the United Youth Programme; and when organisations will receive notification of the outcome of their pilot concept proposals.

Answer:

Funding has been secured via the Change Fund to deliver a number of pilots for the United Youth Programme during the 2015/16 financial year. All of the organisations who submitted concept proposals were advised of the outcome of their applications by 26 January 2015.

Of the 130 organisations who submitted a concept proposal, 50 are being taken forward to the development phase.