New or Updated Funding Initiatives
Social Justice Small Grants Programme
Aims to support local community groups with projects that contribute to peacebuilding, tackle the impact of poverty and austerity measures and/or give voice to excluded groups. Up to £5K plus an additional £1k to £1.5k Mentor support.
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Arts Council NI: Arts and Older People
Grants from £1,000 to £10,000 for arts-based projects that address related social issues such as poverty, isolation and loneliness, as well as promoting positive mental health.
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Fields in Trust: Active Spaces
UK-wide programme to protect parks and green spaces and support community activation. Each successful site will be offered delivery of a physical activity project on-site to the value of £5K to serve local needs and target identified groups of inactive people.
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Key Dates for your Fundraising Diary
The Fore
Offers development funding and strategic support to UK registered early-stage charities and social enterprises with an annual income under £1m. Up to £30K over 1-3 years and access to business expertise.
Autumn 2018 - Registration Opens (10am) 16 Jul 2018
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Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity
Marvellous Family Grants for families facing financial hardship while caring for a child with a serious illness. NB Applications must be via a health or social care professional employed by a statutory organisation (NHS or local authority).
Application Deadline: 5pm 16 Jul 2018
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Groundwork NI: Alpha Programme
Small and Main grants from 3K up to £50K for projects making a positive impact at ground level, either developing facilities for community use or encouraging bio-diversity and environmental improvements using Landfill Tax Credits generated from the Mullaghglass Landfill site just outside Lisburn.
Application Deadline: 12 noon 27 Jul 2018
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