AQW 42830/11-15

Mr Mike Nesbitt
Ulster Unionist Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 25/02/2015
Answered On Date: 27/03/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the community and voluntary groups in South Belfast that were awarded funding by their Department, or its arm's-length bodies in each month of the last two years; (ii) the date that funding was awarded; (iii) who awarded the funding; (iv) the method by which funding was paid; (v) the amount of funding awarded in each case; and (vi) who was involved in any presentations.

Answer:

The table below summarises the funds paid to community and voluntary groups in the South Belfast parliamentary constituency by OFMDFM either directly or via its arm’s length bodies. The information is available on the basis of financial years and is not available on a monthly breakdown. All funds were paid via electronic bank transfer and no ceremonial presentations were made. A table detailing a full breakdown of funds awarded has been placed in the Assembly Library.

OFMDFM Branch/ALB	Financial Year
	2013_15	2013_14	2014_15 Year to Date	TOTAL
Community Relations Council (ALB) Good Relations Funding & Delivery Branch Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry Victims and Survivors Service (ALB) Racial Equality Unit (Letter of Offer covers a two year period)	£982,848	£115,102 £480,053 £86,184	£124,705 £622,650 £4,000 £75,739	£239,808 £1,102,703 £4,000 £161,923 £982,848
TOTAL	£982,848	£681,339	£827,094	£2,491,281

The table above does not include funds awarded to Belfast City Council, funded via OFMDFM’s District Councils Good Relations Programme, as the Department does not hold the detail on how these funds are dispersed to grantees.