Keep up to date with the latest in fundraising in Northern Ireland.

This Week's Funding News w/c 5th March 2018

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Arts & Disability Forum: iDA Grant Scheme

The iDA scheme’s purpose is to identify, encourage and nurture individual talent amongst disabled practitioners. It is open to disabled/deaf artists living in Northern Ireland. Artists can apply for up to £5,000. It is managed on behalf of the Arts Council of NI.

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This Week's Funding News w/c 26th February 2018

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

John Moores Foundation

John Moores Foundation aims to enable people who are marginalised, as a result of social, educational, physical, economic, cultural, geographical or other disadvantage, to improve their social conditions and quality of life. They fund projects based in Merseyside and Northern Ireland.

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This Week's Funding News w/c 19th February 2018

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Halifax Foundation for NI: Our Community in Mind Grant Programme

The new Our Community in Mind Grants Programme provides grants of up to £10,000 for projects which support mental ill health through prevention, intervention or postvention. It is open to registered charities with an income of less than £1 million.

This Week's Funding News w/c 12th February 2018

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

The Inman Charity

A small trust making annual distributions of £300,000 in small grants to a wide range of UK Registered Charities. Mainly support Medical research, Care of the elderly, General welfare, Hospices, The Deaf and Blind, Care of the physically & mentally disabled and the Armed Forces.

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This Week's Funding News w/c 5th February 2018

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Money Saving Expert Charity

Grants to not for profits including CICs that deliver activities which make a lasting impact on how people think, behave and manage their money. Organisations should have an income under £500,000 and have less than six months free reserves.

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This Week's Funding News w/c 29th January 2018

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Telecommunity Fund

Managed by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, the Fund supports small, locally based grass roots community projects across Norther Ireland. It prioritises work with young people, older people and people with disabilities. Priority is also give to organisations with an annual income of less than £200,000. Grants range from £500 to £1,500.

This Week's Funding News w/c 22nd January 2018

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

NEW!!! Garfield Weston Foundation: Weston Anniversary Fund

To celebrate its anniversary, a newly launched Weston Anniversary Fund will award capital only grants up to £150,000 to provide new or improve existing community facilities. They will also consider funding the entirety of a project, or help to complete your fundraising, with grants ranging from £30,000 to £150,000.

This Week's Funding News w/c 15th January 2018

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Big Lottery Fund: Awards for All

Awards for All is a small grants which aims to fund projects which involve people in their communities, bringing them together to enjoy a wide range of charitable, community, educational, environmental and health-related activities. Grants awarded are between £300 to £10,000.

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This Week's Funding News w/c 8th January 2018

NEWSFLASH – Final 10 Days to return to GrantTracker for just £90 for 12 months…

Find the funding you need at the touch of a button with our “welcome back” offer and once more get access to GrantTracker - the only “one stop shop” for over 800+ funding schemes relevant to NI.

Until 18th January 2018, we are offering VCSE groups who previously subscribed to GrantTracker a year’s subscription for just £90,

This Week's Funding News w/c 18th December 2017

NEWSFLASH - Return to GrantTracker for just £90 for 12 months…

Find the funding you need at the touch of a button with our “welcome back” offer and once more get access to GrantTracker - the only “one stop shop” for over 800+ funding schemes relevant to NI.

Until 18th January 2018, we are offering VCSE groups who previously subscribed to GrantTracker a year’s subscription for just £90,

This Week's Funding News w/c 11th December 2017

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council: Making Art in Communities (Mac)

Making Art in Communities Funding Programme (MAC) supports constituted community groups/organisations based in the Council area to participate in, develop or promote the Arts. Up to £1500 is available for any one organisation in each financial year.

This Week's Funding News w/c 4th December 2017

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Ulster Garden Villages (UGV)

UGV gives grants of £1.5m each year. They fund projects that will have a positive impact in NI and which demonstrate active participation and self-help and are innovative and developmental with an achievable, practical and sustainable objective. (Loans are also available).

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This Week's Funding News w/c 27th November 2017

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Enkalon Community Fund

For its 30th Anniversary, Enkalon has launched a one-off Community Fund to benefit the former Antrim Borough area. The aim of the fund is to enable groups and charities to develop projects which address the areas of need highlighted in the recently published Love Living Here Community Plan There are no minimum or maximum amounts for grants.

This Week's Funding News w/c 20th November 2017

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Big Lottery Fund: Empowering Young People

Empowering Young People funds projects that give young people in NI aged 8-25 the ability to cope with challenges in their lives. Funding of between £30,000 to £500,000 is available for projects that last between two to five years.

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This Week's Funding News w/c 13th November 2017

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Newby Trust: Grants for Charities

The Newby Trust is a small family trust which makes grants to registered charities in the broad areas of education and social and medical welfare. (They also make grants to charities under an annual "special categories" theme programme and grants to organisations on behalf of individuals in crisis.)

This Week's Funding News w/c 6th November 2017

New or Updated Funding Initiatives

Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland: Community Grant Programme

The Community Grants Programme supports underfunded, grassroots charities that enable people, especially disabled and disadvantaged people, to play a fuller role in society. Open to registered charities (or those on the “deemed list” with an income of less than £1 million. Grants are for one year only and the average grant is currently £3400.

This Week's Funding News w/c 30th October 2017

Special Time-Limited Offer on GrantTracker

You can still subscribe to GrantTracker (+ 800 NI-specific funders) for a full year for just £90!

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This Week's Funding News w/c 23rd October 2017

Special Time-Limited Offer on GrantTracker

You can still subscribe to GrantTracker (+ 800 NI-specific funders) for a full year for just £90 until 14th November.

This Week's Funding News w/c 16th October 2017

Special Time-Limited Offer on GrantTracker

You can still subscribe to GrantTracker (+ 800 NI-specific funders) for a full year for just £90 until 14th November.

This Week's Funding News w/c 9th October 2017

Special Time-Limited Offer on GrantTracker

You can still subscribe to GrantTracker (800+ NI-specific funders) for a full year for just £90 until the 14th November 2017.