PHILIPSBURG:--- Non-profit organizations on Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten will soon be able to receive information and ask questions about the Legacy to Future Funds (officially SUMS-C) directly from the people who implement the scheme and review the applications. Two representatives of Uitvoering van Beleid (UVB), the agency that implements the subsidy scheme, will travel to the three islands next week for a series of in-person information sessions.
The first session takes place on Saba on Monday, October 19, at the E. Johnson Center in Windwardside. It is followed by a session on Statia on Wednesday, October 21, at Boombasticcafe in Oranjestad, and a session on St. Maarten on Friday, October 23, at The Impact Hub in the Foresee Foundation office at Illidge Road 60. All three sessions run from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
The sessions are open to foundations that have already submitted a subsidy application, as well as organizations considering applying. Participants will receive a detailed explanation of the scheme and the financial support it offers, including the different subsidy categories and the types of activities that qualify for funding. Representatives will also explain the conditions and criteria applications must meet, how applications are submitted and assessed, and what financial and content-related reporting is required.
The session will also highlight the upcoming application periods. The second application period for Category 1, which focuses on the professionalization of organizations, opens on November 2, 2026, and closes on January 12, 2027.
UVB, part of the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW), implements the scheme on behalf of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK). Because the two visiting representatives are directly responsible for reviewing applications, the sessions offer local organizations a valuable opportunity to receive first-hand information and ask questions in person about the criteria, procedures, and assessment.
With these information sessions, Legacy to Future aims to contribute to a better understanding of the subsidy scheme, so that foundations can make well-informed and well-prepared use of the funding opportunities available to them.
Organizations can register for their session at bit.ly/Info-LFF-SSS-Islands or by scanning the QR code on the event flyer.
