Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 15 December 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
(1) how many interfaith projects have been funded by his Department since 2005; and if he will make a statement;
(2) how many grants his Department has made to interfaith organisations since 2005; and if he will make a statement.
The Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund was distributed over the three years 2004-05 to 2007-08, in two rounds of funding, to the organisations in the attached lists. The Fund had two categories: capacity building and inter faith activity.
A total of 73 inter faith organisations have successfully received funding in both rounds of the Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund. A comprehensive list of organisations granted funding is available on the Community Development Fund (CDF) website at:
Since 2008, we have been committed to a three year programme of investment and support worth over £7.5 million, as announced in our inter faith framework "Face to Face and Side by Side".
Part of this funding is being distributed through the "Faiths in Action" fund, which aims to support local activities and initiatives that have a direct link to one or more of the four building blocks described in "Face to Face and Side by Side:" confidence and skills to bridge and link; shared spaces for interaction; structures and processes; and opportunities for learning. All types of organisations at national, regional or local level in England may apply for this funding. The Faiths in Action programme is administered CDF and further information about projects and organisations funded under this programme can be found at:
The other funding is allocated to a programme of investment over three years in Regional Faith Forums to support and build their capacity, in particular their interaction with local inter faith activity.
My Department also supports the Inter Faith Network for the UK (IFN) with an annual grant. IFN represents the collective voice of all main faith communities and in partnership with DCLG facilitated England's first inter faith week. The week ran from 15-
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