Fundraising News

Some Updates for This Week

Causeway Coast and Glens District Council: COVID-19 Community Support Fund

Department for Communities funded, the COVID-19 Community Support Fund is to provide small grants to local community and voluntary organisations to deal with emerging issues in local communities as a result of the continuing threat of coronavirus. Local community/voluntary sector organisations can apply for grants of up to 100% of costs up to £4,000.

Some Updates for This Week

Victoria Homes Trust

A NI-based funder which funds only registered charities in NI.​ Aims to assist the physical, mental and spiritual development of young people under 21 years of age. The Trust's policy is to provide small grants in support of local projects which benefit children and young people.

Some Key Updates for This Week

REOPENED TODAY Department for Communities (Via Cooperation Ireland): VCSE COVID Recovery Fund

On behalf of the Department for Communities (DfC), Co-operation Ireland in partnership with Rural Community Network is managing this now reopened fund. Grants of up to 5K are available to purchase PPE and other items to enable the re-opening and continued delivery of vital community services.

Some Key Updates for This Week

Opening 12th January - Dormant Accounts Fund (Via National Lottery Community Fund)

Dormant Accounts Fund NI will provide grants of up to 100K to support the VCSE sector in NI to be more resilient and prepared for the future by funding activity that increases long term capacity and sustainability.

OFCOM Community Radio Fund: Emergency Funding due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19 Outbreak (Round 3) – closing date 14 January 5pm

The Community Radio Fund was established to help fund the core costs of running a community radio station. Ofcom has been tasked by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”) with administering the fund which provides up to £400,000 per annum.

As 2020 limps to a close, this final NICVA funding news focuses on some key COVID-19 funding still available out of the 150+ COVID-19 brand new schemes which have come and gone in this tumultuous year.

SOME KEY COVID-19 FUNDS STILL OPEN

• Allchurches Trust: Hope Beyond Grants programme

Grants of up to £50,000 are available, to enable churches and Christian charities to meet changing needs within their communities due to COVID-19.

New funding this week:

COVID-19 Charities Fund (Phase 2) (opening 6 January 2021)

The £11.7million fund will open on 6 January 2021 providing up to £75,000 to charities that have lost income due to the impact of Covid-19 and are unable to cover unavoidable costs between 1 October 2020 and 31 March 2021.

New & Updated Funds

Children in Need main and small grants

Main (over £10,000) and Small( under £10,000) Grants programmes are for not-for-profit organisations applying for grants of up to three years. For organisations working with children and young people aged 18 years and under experiencing disadvantage through: illness, distress, abuse or neglect, any kind of disability, behavioural or psychological difficulties and/or living in poverty or situations of deprivation.

New & Updated Funds

UPDATE The COVID-19 Charities Fund (Now awaiting full details of re-opening in December)

In its first phase the Fund allocated £8.8m to applicants. A further round will now be opened to applications from charities impacted by the pandemic. This additional funding will provide vital support to charities whose fundraising and trading has stopped or been curtailed because of this pandemic.

New & Updated Funds

National Lottery Community Fund: New Infrastructure Programme (Closing 1st December)

A new £400,000 Infrastructure Programme designed to support established and newly emerging Infrastructure organisations that support other local and regional VCSE organisations, networks, groups and/or communities. The overall aim is to help Infrastructure organisations become stronger, more resilient and responsive to the changing environment.

New & Updated Funds

OPENED TODAY! ​National Lottery Heritage Fund: Community Heritage Fund Northern Ireland (Closing Noon, 18th December)

As part of the £29million Covid-19 Culture, Languages, Arts and Heritage Support Programme 2020/2021, this £200,000 fund will be distributed By the National Lottery Heritage Fund on behalf of the Department for Communities.

This Week's New & Updated COVID-19 Funds

Department for Communities: Sign Language COVID-19 Support Fund (Closing 5pm, 1st December)

£430,000 of funding is available to support the survival, maintenance and sustainability of the sign language sector impacted by COVID-19 through the support of community based activities and the development of new avenues for participation and engagement through the pandemic.

New or Updated Funds

Department for Communities (Via CFNI): COVID-19 Culture, Language, Arts and Heritage Support Programme (Opening 2nd November)

A £2m support fund from The Department for Communities (DfC) to address the ongoing pressures on the Arts, Culture, Heritage and Disability sectors due to COVID-19, as well as provide support renewal and new ways for arts and culture to engage and benefit grassroots communities, and those with disabilities.

New or Updated Funds

ESB: Wind Farm Community Fund

Administered by Groundwork NI, the ESB Wind Farm Community Fund provides grants of £1,000 to £6,000.to support community projects which clearly address current and emerging local issues, needs and opportunities, while also seeking to develop and build upon existing initiatives.

New or Updated Funds

Nesta: Rapid Recovery Challenge (Closing 12 Noon, 26th October)

A £2.8 million, Nesta’s Rapid Recovery Challenge to find and scale tools and services that improve access to jobs and money for people within the UK, focusing on those hardest hit by the economic shock resulting from COVID-19.

THIS WEEK'S NEW or UPDATED FUNDS & CHANGES TO DEADLINES

Community Foundation NI: IFA Inclusive Clubs Programme – Disability New Needs (Closing Date (9am), 2nd November)

This new IFA Inclusive Clubs Programme (Disability New Needs), managed by the Community Foundation for NI, provides grants of up to £500 for football clubs who are developing a disability section, and who wish to encourage participation from everyone in society and to meet new needs arising from

THIS WEEK'S NEW FUNDS/CHANGES TO DEADLINES

African Health Policy Network: BAME Healthy Communities Surviving COVID-19 Grants (Closing Date (12 Midnight, 30th October)

Funding to help small and medium sized BAME groups and their communities build wellbeing, resilience and capacity following the pandemic. 3 grant sizes, up to £5000, up to £10,000 and micro grants of between £500 to £1000.

THIS WEEK'S NEW FUNDS/CHANGES TO DEADLINES

COVID Social Enterprise Fund (Opening for Applications 28th September)

As a direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this fund aims to distribute £7m of grant funds over the coming months and is designed to support social enterprises as they seek to stabilise and manage cashflow during this difficult period. The Fund will be managed by Community Finance Ireland (CFI) and provide grants of up to £75,000.

New or Updated Funds

National Lottery Community Fund: Leaders with Lived Experience 2020 (Closing Date, 5pm. 13th October)

Grants of £20,000 to £50,000 to support organisations set up or run by people with first-hand experience of a social issue, who are trying to create positive change for communities and people who share those experiences. UK-wide.

This Week's New COVID-19 Funds

TESCO: Bags of Help COVID-19 Communities Fund (Changes Planned Post September 2020)

During the last 6 months, Tesco put aside £4 Million to support 8000 local good causes through their Bags of Help COVID-19 Communities Fund, which provided single payment weekly awards of £500 to groups across the UK.