New or Updated Funding Initiatives
Groundwork NI: Alpha Programme
The Alpha Programme, administered by Groundwork NI, distributes Landfill Tax Credits generated from the Mullaghglass Landfill site just outside Lisburn for projects making a positive impact at ground level, either developing facilities for community use or encouraging bio-diversity and environmental improvements. Changes made in 2017 allow applications for projects within a 15 rather than 10-mile radius of Mullaghglass Landfill site and a Small Grants programme has been added for grants between £3k to £10k. This is in addition to the Main Grants programme providing grants from (£10k to £50k.
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NEW!! Trusthouse Charitable Foundation: Supporting Older People in NI Grants
This scheme is a one-off, NI-specific grants programme from UK-wide funder Trusthouse Charitable Foundation. A £110,000 fund will offer grants of £1,000 to £12,000 to projects supporting older people, which are located in areas of socio-economic deprivation solely in Northern Ireland. They have a preference for work which helps people with dementia, but are open to any older people’s project which will improve the quality of life and wellbeing of older people, including addressing issues of loneliness and isolation.
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John Moores Foundation
John Moores Foundation focuses on projects based in Merseyside and NI enabling 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. Priority is given to small, grass-roots and volunteer driven organisations and new rather than long-established groups and which find it more than usually difficult to raise money. They support projects which break down barriers, encourage co-operation and joint working between different community and voluntary groups and across local boundaries.
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Key Dates for your Fundraising Diary
George Best Belfast City Airport: Community Fund
The Fund support projects aimed at facilitating community, social and environmental/conservation projects ideally based within North Down Borough Council or Belfast City Council or the Greater Belfast area. Preference is given to organisations with a charitable status who apply for funding (this does not apply to schools/play groups). Organisations applying for community funding must have been established for a minimum of 24 months.
Closing Date 15 Feb 2017
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Idlewild Trust
Idlewild Trust is an independent grant-making trust that runs two grants programmes supporting specific areas within conservation and the arts. Idlewild Trust awards grants of up to £5,000 and in 2015 awarded 48 grants totalling £143,800, an average of nearly £3,000.
Application Deadline (Midnight) 16 Feb 2017
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Ards & North Down Borough Council: Arts Project Fund
The Ards and North Down Borough Council’s Arts Project Funding is designed to assist arts events, projects or activities, which take place in the North Down and Ards District. The Arts Project Fund is streamed into two funding brackets: small (up to £500) and large (£500 - £1,000) projects.
Closing Date (12 Noon) 17 Feb 2017
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Funding Information Event @ Rural Community Network, Cookstown 16th February
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland will be having a funding information event at Rural Community Network's premises in Cookstown on Thursday 16th Feburary between 10:30am and 12:30pm.
This will be an opportunity to come along and meet Brenda McMullan, Grants Manager of the Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland, and hear about the Foundation’s funding opportunities for the forthcoming year.
Groups applying must have charitable status or be working towards charitable status.
They expect a high demand for this event and places are limited to 2 per group. First come, first served.
To book your place or to find out more, contact Teresa on 028 8676 6670 or email [email protected]
Rural Community Network's premises are located at 38a Oldtown Street, Cookstown, BT80 8EF.