Funding

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Funding 

03.08.2020
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Revenue Grants 2020-21 – Call 3 2020/21 (Programme Costs)
Our third call for Revenue Grants opens on Monday 3rd August 2020 and will close for applications on Friday 28th August at 12 noon. Applicants should note the following:
  • applications are only being invited for funding for programme costs in this call, through the following grant programmes:
    • Arts Project Fund
    • Community Development Grants (applications to this programme must have a Covid-19 ‘recovery’ focus)
    • Good Relations Grants
  • we will only fund programmes up to a maximum of 12 sessions delivered over four consecutive months
  • the project delivery period is 1.10.20-31.3.21
Applications for events and core running costs will not be eligible in this call. This situation is constantly under review and calls for applications for events may open in the coming weeks.
All applications are to be submitted online using the link: https://armaghbanbridgecraigavon.eformz.info A copy of the Applicant Guidance Manual, which gives more detail on this call, is also available from this link once the call opens.

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Rural Business Stimulus

02.08.2020

Minister Poots launches £1.7million rural business stimulus fund
Rural Affairs Minster Edwin Poots MLA has launched a £1.7 million stimulus fund to help rural and micro businesses expand, innovate and sustain rural communities.
The Minister has called for applications to the £1million Rural Micro Business Growth Pilot Scheme and the £700,000 Rural Business Development Grant Scheme
Minister Poots said: “Covid-19 has hit Northern Ireland’s business community hard, and micro and small business owners, particularly in our rural areas, have been impacted by a downturn in trade. The NI Executive has put its focus towards recovery and part of that is to help rural businesses have confidence to invest and expand, and to stimulate economic growth and development. The £1.7million stimulus fund I have launched today, aims to do just that. I encourage those eligible to apply for this funding.” 

Speaking about the Rural Micro Business Growth Scheme, the Minister said: “This scheme will provide an opportunity for rural micro businesses, new and existing, to apply for a grant of between £5,000 and £40,000 to invest in innovation and new technologies which will improve efficiency and productivity, create growth in the rural economy and make a positive climate related contribution.”
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Regarding the Rural Business Development Grant Scheme, the Minister added: “We’ve targeted this scheme at micro businesses and will provide capital grant assistance of up to £5,000 for the purchase of equipment/machinery for new business practices or scheduled growth plans and will also support building adaptations internal and external to facilitate new ways of working.”
The details of the Rural Micro Business Growth Scheme and the Rural Business Development Grant Scheme are on the DAERA website at: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/topics/grants-and-funding-rural-development/rural-development-grants  
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Food for Life

Food For Life (NMD Area only)
 
Small grants are open until April 2021 to support community connections such as growing, cooking, sharing good food together while reducing isolation and loneliness. If groups have already received a small grant, they wont be eligible.
I have attached the application.  When you open it and it asks ‘open read only’ click no, save to desktop and on completion send to the email address on the form ie fflgtsmallgrants@foodforlife.org.uk  the closing date for our next round is 11th September.
 
Our next campaign is World Food Day on 16th October and we are developing resources for this.
 
If any of your respective communities/organisations  require any support, please give them my details, many thanks.
Ann Ward | Regional Engagement Officer Northern Ireland | Food for Life Get Togethers | Soil Association | M: 07718490352
 http://www.foodforlife.org.uk/gettogethers

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Tourism Northern Ireland Website Development Programme

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23.07.2020
Expression of Interest by 21 August 2020​
Tourism Northern Ireland is pleased to announce the launch of the Website Development Programme 2020-21.The programme is designed to improve the attractiveness and bookability of Northern Ireland’s visitor experiences.

It will assist tourism providers to market and sell their experiences through improved web provision given the market pressures within the post Covid environment. It will provide guidance to experience providers to enhance their website and provide financial assistance for necessary improvements thereto, including search engine optimisation, provision of the right content, and the use of the right tactics to capture sales.
The programme will open on 20 July 2020 and is operated and managed by Tourism Northern Ireland in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.
How to apply?The first step is to read the guidelines and check your eligibility. To see programme guidelines please click here. If you think you are eligible to apply, please phone 028 9592 6340 or email the Capital Funding team at tds@tourismni.com to check your eligibility. If eligible, the team will forward you a copy of the Expression of Interest form.
Once you have completed the Expression of Interest form you should email it to tds@tourismni.com
Expression of Interest forms must be received by 21 August 2020 at 3pm. Incomplete Expression of Interest forms or those received after the closing date will not be considered for assessment.
When completing the Expression of Interest form, you will be required to give your consent to Tourism Northern Ireland and their web consultants for ‘Read Only’ access to your website and its analytics. This will be required to conduct a website review and see how your website is performing across key metrics.
If you have any queries in relation to the programme please contact the Tourism NI Capital Funding Team at tds@tourismni.com or phone 028 9592 6340.

Thomas Wall Trust Charities Grant Programme

23.07.2020
Deadline 4th September 2020

​The charities grant programme aims to support people with an emphasis on building confidence, knowledge and skills, and therefore increasing prospects of employment.
We offer grants up to £5,000 towards specific projects or core activities that support literacy, numeracy, digital and additional skills for learning that are likely to assist employment prospects. The Trust recognises that the future of the labour market will become increasingly competitive, with employers placing greater emphasis on transferable skills.
We will fund:·         A UK charity that has been registered with the Charity Commission for at least 3 years
·         A project or running costs for a charity that equips people (aged 11 and over) with the skills ready for employment
·         Annual repeat funding for up to 3 years – subject to satisfactory annual reviews of progress and impact
·         The charity’s annual turnover does not exceed £500,000
We prioritise ·         Match funded projects
·         Charities that can provide compelling evidence of impact
·         Charities working with collaborative networks
·         Self-sustainable projects, with a view to becoming less reliant on grants in the future
For more information and to apply, visit https://www.thomaswalltrust.org.uk/grants-for-registered-charities-2/

National Lottery Awards to Celebrate People

23.07.2020 
​National Lottery Awards are now open
The National Lottery Awards celebrate the ordinary people who do extraordinary things with the help of National Lottery funding.
This year, for the first time, the Awards will honour individuals who have made an extraordinary impact in their community especially those who have adapted during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
There will be no public vote, but your nominations will be put before a judging panel made up of members of The National Lottery family and partners who will crown which of our hometown heroes or lockdown legends will pick up a coveted National Lottery Awards trophy and a £3,000 cash prize for their project.
For more information please visit https://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/
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The Positive Pathways Programme

23.07.2020
The Positive Pathways programme supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces
Part of the Veterans’ Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, the Positive Pathways programme will award fixed grants of £35,000 for projects developed by and for veterans. Projects should aim to improve veterans’ mental health and wellbeing by getting veterans out and active.
Projects should have a clearly identified activity for veterans to take part in. We don’t expect to fund applications that are unable to describe a planned activity or describe a list of potential activities that may take place.
We’d like to clearly see how veterans will benefit from the projects we support and your project should come under one of four themes.
·         Sports
·         Arts and culture
·         Getting outside
·         Heritage
Round 4 closing noon, 25 August 2020
For more information and to apply please visit https://covenantfund.org.uk/programme/positive-pathways/
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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council TRPSI Programme

23/07/2020
Coming soon - Grant opportunity of up to £4,999!
Grants will be available towards capital items for micro businesses based in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council rural areas. Grants will assist rural businesses recover, sustain and grow through the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation (TRPSI) Programme.
Application forms will be available to download from Monday 3 Aug with closing date for applications Friday 11 Sept at noon. Start preparing your application now.
For more information go to: https://www.newrymournedown.org/rural-business-development-… #nmdbusiness #reNMD #grant

Small Capital Grants Programme

20/07/2020
The Department for Communities (DfC) has launched this years’ Small Capital Grants Programme.
The Programme is aimed at assisting voluntary and community organisations purchase items of equipment to enhance and sustain the activities and services they provide to the community.
It provides grants of between £1,500 and £5,000 towards the purchase of items such as IT equipment, sporting equipment, catering equipment and material to support arts and cultural activities within the voluntary and community sector. Applications are invited from constituted organisations that have an annual income of no more than £100,000.
The amount available will be dependent on the number of partners included on an application:
2 partner groups – up to £1500
3-4 partner groups – up to £3500
5 + partner groups – up to £5000
Deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 14th August.
Further details on how to apply are found here:
https://www.cooperationireland.org/small-capital-grants-pro…
If you require any further advice or assistance, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

The Wesleyan Foundation - Large Grants Programme

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09/07/2020

The Wesleyan Foundation aims to support registered charities, constituted voluntary and community groups with an annual income level less than £500,000.
Closing Date: Jul 27, 2020 13:00
  • Grant size: Between £2,000 - £10,000 
Applications will be considered from charities, constituted voluntary and community groups that focus on:
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  • Education – projects that address positive social mobility, disadvantage and raising aspirations. Initiatives that develop individuals’ skills and employability are also of high importance.
  • Health – projects that address mental and physical well-being and create opportunities for inclusion.
  • Social – Wesleyan Foundation aims to support projects that develop conscious inclusion, so will prioritise projects that bring the community together.
  • Other priorities – Projects that can demonstrate an ongoing sustainability, both from a financial and an environment perspective. In addition, projects which build in an element to help reduce an organisation’s carbon footprint.
We Will Fund
  • Groups that have been running for at least 2 years.
  • Salary, equipment or volunteer costs that are clearly budgeted and only used for the project – evidence will be required.
 
Grants can be made for a wide range of purposes including consumables, project or activity costs.  For example:
  • Pilot projects
  • The purchase of equipment and resources
  • Extension and development of existing projects (though Wesleyan may give a lower priority to projects they have funded before)
 
The Wesleyan Foundation is in favour of funding:
  • Mental Health – all age groups
  • Bereavement
  • PSE (Personal Safety Equipment)
  • Domestic Violence (including women’s refuges)
  • Isolation /befriending /listening
  • The vulnerable and elderly
  • Dementia / quality of life
  • Social prescribing – alleviating the pressure from the NHS
  • Getting back to work – innovative travel (cycle schemes) / reducing carbon footprint
  • Employment – reskilling people (not so much those that support with CV writing) but those that actively prepare you for a new job / new career etc interview prep etc
  • Outdoor projects – making changes so that services can be delivered outside
The delivery of the projects needs to be following Government guidelines in terms of social distancing etc.
 
More details at https://communityfoundationni.org/grants/the-wesleyan-foundation-large-grants-programme/

The NFU Mutual Community Giving Fund (CGF)

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The NFU Mutual Community Giving Fund (CGF) was set up in 2005 to support community initiatives
​and charitable events, as well as to help boost staff fundraising initiatives.
In 2019, it helped 88 community groups and charities across the UK.
 
What you need to know before applying
Donations are limited to a maximum of £1,000. Ideally we like to fund something specific so we can measure the difference our donation has made – whether it’s purchasing an item of equipment or furniture, or something else that will help people over a long period of time.
We are most likely to approve funding request which meet one or more of our four areas of interest: 
·         Connecting the community; reducing social isolation, providing opportunities, and encouraging resilience
·         Providing care and support to vulnerable members of our community
·         Relieving poverty; improving the health and wellbeing of our communities
·         Advancing education and experiences for young people
If you’d like to apply for a large donation for a rural cause, take a look at the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust.
 
When to submit an application
If a donation is requested for a specific date please note deadlines in our four rounds of applications for the year below to ensure you submit your application in time.
NFU Mutual Community Giving Fund: four application rounds for 2020
 
Applications must be received by:
Round 3:    30th September 2020
Round 4:         1st December 2020

How to apply
Do you know a local charity or community group who could apply to our fund?
To apply, simply download and complete the application form available on this page and send it to doing_our_bit@nfumutual.co.uk. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Team will try and let you know the outcome of your request within the timescales on the table above for our four rounds of applications across the year.
 
https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/about-us/responsible-business/nfu-mutual-community-giving-fund

The Arts Council Small Grants Programme

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This scheme is open. Deadline for applications: Ongoing
The maximum award available is £10,000
 
Who can apply?
We welcome applications from the widest possible range of organisations.
You will be required to provide proof that you have a legal constitution.
•  Registered charities and other organisations which cannot distribute profits
•  Groups of organisations working together to deliver specific projects
•  formally constituted parent-teacher associations
 
The Arts Council has designed this programme to encourage you to develop and deliver your ideas, linked to your artistic needs and to your future plans. 

The aim of this programme is to assist organisations to deliver arts projects which contribute to the growth of arts in the community for new and existing audiences and which reflect the diversity of Northern Ireland’s society and culture.

We want to support activities which benefit the people of Northern Ireland or that help arts organisations in Northern Ireland carry out their work. All applications should fit within the objectives stated in the Council’s five year plan and within its artform policies. 

Note: It is the case that the Council’s programmes, priorities and criteria can change. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are using the most up to date guidance notes and application forms. If you are thinking of making an application please check the Council’s website to make sure that you are using the current guidance notes.
Before making an application it is essential that you read the Guidance Notes
 
How to apply?
You MUST apply online. We will not accept applications in hard copy, by email or by fax.
Online applications may be edited, saved and returned to at any time until you submit.  You MUST submit ALL mandatory enclosures associated with the application at the same time, ie. at the point at which you submit your online application.   These enclosures are listed within the online application and also in the sample application document (available for download on our website). 
The online application allows you to upload and attach the necessary enclosures to your application. All such documents must be in Word, Excel or pdf format.  We cannot accept documents in other formats.   Total size of documents should not exceed 25 Mb.
All of the information you provide will be held on computer.  This information will be used for the administration of applications and grants, for producing statistics and information on successful applicants.  Remember to keep a copy of the completed form and enclosures for your own records

http://artscouncil-ni.org/funding/for-organisations

Public Health Agency Short Term Funding

08.07.2020
Short Term Funding Programme 2020/21
The Public Health Agency (PHA) have identified funding to address Health and Well-being in Northern Ireland.
Making Life Better through COVID-19 Short term funding programme Western, Belfast, Southern & South-Eastern Areas
The short term funding will support a range of strategic themes and priorities including:
  • ‘Making Life Better’ (Public health framework) priorities
  • Protect Life 2 Suicide Prevention Strategy
  • Mental Health, Emotional Well-being, Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm
The PHA are inviting community and voluntary sector organisations, through the Clear Project, to apply for non-recurring short term funding to address the outlined themes.
The PHA has commissioned the Clear Project to facilitate this process in the Western, Southern, South Eastern and Belfast Local Commissioning Group areas. Short term funding will be allocated in the Northern area via the four community networks.
Two types of awards are available under this scheme.
  • Award one funding of up to £1,000 that non-constituted and constituted non-profit taking Community / Voluntary Sector groups can apply for.
  • Award two funding of between £1,001 and to a maximum of £5,000 for constituted, non-profit taking Community / Voluntary sector groups
If you are interested in applying for the small grant go to www.dhcni.com for the following documents:
  • Guidance notes
  • Application form
  • Guidelines for completing application form
For further details please contact:
Clear Project: Unit 13, Strabane Enterprise Agency, Orchard Road Industrial Estate, Strabane, Co. Tyrone BT82 9FR
Tel: 028 7138 3386
Email: clear@dhcni.com
Closing: Thursday 6th August at 3 pm.

Independent Age Grants Fund (UK)

7th July 2020
Independent Age, which promotes independent living amongst older people has launched a £2 million Independent Age Grants Fund to help smaller charities across the UK working with older people hardest hit by the Coronavirus.

Initially, Independent Age will begin by supporting work with two groups of older people, who can too easily miss out:
Older people living in particularly complex and challenging situations.  This can include older people that may have no network of family, friends or community to call on; have a disability or long-term health condition; be caring for a dependant adult with learning disabilities or dementia or be facing other circumstances that make it harder to manage at this challenging time.
Older people in danger of being out of sight and out of mind.  Independent Age are looking to help organisations connecting with older people who are very isolated and most at risk of missing out on the help available from government or charities that serve a very wide client group. They may be part of an isolated, neglected or very poor community, be facing stigma or discrimination or have needs which make it hard for them to access services, perhaps because they are homeless, live with HIV or are hidden from view in an abusive relationship.

​To be eligible to apply the applicant organisation must be registered as a charity with The Charity Commission for England and Wales, The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, or The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).  The appplicant organisations must have at least one paid member of staff (part-time is fine) and an annual income of £1 million or less (averaged across the last three financial years).
The applicant organisation must be already working with older people in one or both of the two priority areas above.  Organisations that do not specialise in work with older people are welcome to apply – but you must already be providing services for older people as part of their work.
The funding will be made available over four separate funding rounds. In each round Independent Age will make £500,000 available.
Charities are able to apply for grants of up to £15,000. 
The next funding round will be open from the 27th July 2020 until 9am on the 21st August 2020.


Useful Links:
Eligibility
Guidance
Apply
More info:Organisation name:
Independent Age

Deadline:
21-08-2020

Link:
https://www.independentage.org/community/grants-fund

Community relations/Cultural Diversity

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07.07.2020
Deadline date: 04 December 2020 (subject to change, and available resources)

Funding and Development Programme Staff will be available to discuss any proposals you would like to take forward. Staff contact details are here.
​We understand that these are very challenging times and will endeavour to be as flexible and responsive as we can to the present needs of communities.
Adapting to Online Delivery
In these unprecedented times we understand that many of the traditional delivery methods are not possible. With this in mind the Council have been gathering together some of the current good practice in relation to delivering programmes online and in different formats.
Please check out the examples of work currently taking place: Over the coming weeks we will have more good practice ideas to share as well as information about upcoming events and any available resources. Please keep checking our website and social media for further updates.
CR/CD Funding Details
  • All projects in receipt of CR/CD funding must be completed within this financial year.
  • Grants are up to £10K maximum and for project costs only.
  • Average grant is £2K – £5K.
Aims of the CR/CD Scheme
The Community Relations Council, with the support of Government, has established a fund to spend each year on community relations projects. This funding is intended to help community/voluntary groups throughout Northern Ireland develop their capacity to engage in community relations work and to enhance the community relations potential of projects they undertake.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss a proposal prior to submitting an application please contact a member of the Funding and Development Programme or phone 028 9022 7500.
T:BUC RequirementApplicants are required to outline the outcome in Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC) to which the proposed project will contribute.
Read more about the T:BUC strategy.
Eligibility RequirementsThere are certain specific criteria you must adhere to when applying for funding:
Read about the CD/CR scheme criteria.
Apply for the Scheme

Hope For Youth NI Funding

06.07.2020
​If you are an organisation based in Northern Ireland and you provide opportunities for young people aged 11-18 to come together from different cultural, ethnic or religious communities to work together on a creative, practical or outdoors project, then you may be eligible for a grant from Hope For Youth Northern Ireland
Due to COVID 19 and the uncertainty for the coming months it may be necessary to make changes to the schedule for applications for grants in 2021.
Please keep checking the website for changes: http://hopeforyouthni.com/grants

Closing date for Applications for 2021 is 31 July 2020
All further information including the application form are available from the link above.

Screwfix Foundation Re-opens for Applications

06.07.2020
Funding for UK registered charities for projects that fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for those in need across the UK.
The Screwfix Foundation, a registered charity, was created by trade retailers Screwfix in 2013.
After being closed for nearly three months, the Foundation is now open for applications from registered charities and not-for-profit organisations across the UK.
To be eligible, applicants must:
  • Be helping those in need by reason of financial hardship, sickness, distress or other disadvantages in the UK.
  • Be looking for funding to support projects that relate to the repair, maintenance, improvement or construction of homes, community buildings and other buildings.
Grants of up to £5,000 are available for projects that relate to the repair, maintenance, improvement or construction of homes, community buildings and other buildings in deprived areas or for those in need.
This can include repairing run-down buildings and decorating the homes of people living with illness and disability. Projects should be environmentally friendly.
Applications can be made at any time and are reviewed on a quarterly basis. The next review will be in August 2020.
To apply please visit https://www.screwfix.com/help/screwfixfoundation/ ​

Moy Park Community Support Fund

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Opened for applications from 1st July 2020 for a period of 24 months.

The local communities in which our workers and their families live are the bedrock of our society, and the work done by our voluntary and community groups and charities in those communities make key differences within our communities and enhance people’s lives and wellbeing. Their contribution to the social and civil fabric of our communities may often go unrecognised, but it is never under-appreciated by those people whose lives they positively touch and impact.
Moy Park is mindful of the constant financial pressures on voluntary and community groups and charities, particularly on their voluntary and total income, their capacity to start or continue with important projects and on their sustainability generally. Moy Park is pledging £1 million to its Community Support Fund to support on-the-ground projects of voluntary and community groups and charities in those local communities where our sites are based across Europe.

​https://moypark.com/community-support


​Funding for Community Based Food Initiatives (UK)

Funding for Community Based Food Initiatives (UK)
Organisation name: Food for Life
Deadline: 10 July 2020

Not for profit groups and settings such as local community groups, nurseries, schools, care homes, community health and social care settings, housing associations, and charities can apply for grants of up to £150 to use good food to connect and bring together people of all ages and from different backgrounds.
The funding is being made available through Food for Life Get Together initiative and the aim is to get more people eating healthily, strengthen communities and reduce experience of loneliness and social isolation.
The funding is only available in specific areas of NI.  These are:
 
·         Belfast, Fermanagh and Omagh District, Newry, Mourne and Down District  
There will be three funding rounds during 2020 and the closing date for round 1 applications is the 10th July 2020.
 
Useful Links:  Application Form and Guidance
Link: https://www.foodforlife.org.uk/get-togethers/get-involved/small-grants

One-Off Funding for Organisations that Employ People from Vulnerable/Disadvantaged Groups

23/06/2020
In response to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, NatWest Social & Community Capital has launched a £1 million Coronavirus Response Fund to provide some support for social enterprises, charities and other not-for-profit organisations across the UK that employ people from vulnerable or disadvantaged groups.
 
The funding aims to bridge the income gap so that organisations survive the crisis and continue to have a positive impact in their communities.
Grants can be used to fund usual business activities or help to adapt their delivery model to coronavirus constraints.
These grants are unrestricted and can be used for any purpose, including core costs.
 
A total of £1 million is being made available with one-off unrestricted grants of between £5,000 and £50,000.
The grant must not exceed 25% of the organisation's annual turnover or £50,000.
 
Applications will be considered from organisations with the following legal structures:
  • Community Interest Company (CIC),
  • Company Limited by Guarantee,
  • Community Benefit Society,
  • Co-operative Society,
  • Unincorporated association,
  • Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO),
  • Charitable Trusts, Registered Charity.
Organisations are encouraged to submit their application as soon as they can.
 
Applications will be open from midday on Monday 22 June and stay open for at least one week.
The deadline for applications is midday on Monday 29 June 2020.
https://www.business.natwest.com/business/loans-and-finance/social-and-community-capital.html

Moy Park has established a £1 Million Fund to support local communities

22/06/2020
The site will go live for applications from 1st July
Charities and support groups can apply for a grant from the Moy Park Community Support Fund which is aimed at supporting and enriching the lives of those in need across its local communities. 

Launching the £1 Million Community Support Fund scheme, Moy Park’s HR and Performance Director, Kirsty Wilkins said:
“At Moy Park, our commitment to contribute to the wellbeing of the communities we operate in has always been at the heart of our business. We draw most of our employees from the areas surrounding our facilities and we see our communities as important partners. This new £1 Million Community Support Fund will help provide extra assistance to our neighbours over the next 24 months.
“The food industry plays a vital role, keeping our supermarket shelves stocked and we are thankful to our local towns, villages and team members who are part of this important effort. This new community initiative is a natural extension of this approach and we look forward to receiving applications from local groups.”
Applications to apply for a grant from the Moy Park Community Support Fund will open on the 1st of July and can be made via Moy Park’s website https://moypark.com/community-support

 Co-op Local Community Fund

18/06/2020
Closing date 28th June.

The Co-op Local Community Fund supports projects across the UK that our members care about.
We want to help communities to come together, co-operate and have a positive impact on community wellbeing – physically and virtually.
Use this form to apply to be one our causes. If you’re successful, the funding period will begin on 25 October.
You can save your application at any time.
Applications must be completed by midnight on 28 June 2020.

Your project must either:
            -bring the community together to help those in need, providing access to life’s  essentials such as community spaces, food and bereavement support
            -support the mental and physical health of others through community wellbeing activities
            -enable people to develop or share their skills to foster community spirit and build resilient communities for the future
Your project or event must also:
            -take place in the UK or Isle of Man
            -not have religious or political aims (although you can still apply if you’re a religious organisation)
            -meet the Co-op’s values
            -take place or will still be running after November 2021
            -benefit your local community


To find out more, click the link below
https://causes.coop.co.uk

The Rank Foundation – Pebble Grants Programme (UK)

18/06/2020
UK registered charities and recognised churches which are raising money for capital projects (building work, refurbishment or the purchase of long-term equipment) or a one-off short term activity (such as an annual respite break or holiday for disadvantaged young people) can apply for funding through the Rank Foundation – Pebble Small Grants programme. 
To be eligible to apply the total project cost must be less than £150,000, the organisation must have an annual income of less than £500,000 and the organisation applying must already have raised a third of the total costs. 
Please note that the Foundation do not publish deadlines or maximum amounts as this is dependent on the number of applications received. 
Organisations can only apply once every 12 months regardless of the outcome of their application. 
Applications can be submitted at any time and the Foundation is currently accepting applications for the November 2020 meeting of Trustees. Any applications received after early October 2020 will be seen in the January 2021 meeting.

Link:
https://rankfoundation.com/pebble-grants/

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Funding

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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, with support from the Department for Communities (DfC), The Executive Office (TEO) and Newry, Mourne & Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (via the Department of Justice & the NI Policing Board) has introduced a COVID Response and Recovery fund to support local communities affected by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak.
Funding is also available from The Executive Office (TEO) to support good relations projects across the Council District.
There are four grant themes currently open, these are:
  • COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Community Response and Recovery
  • PCSP Community Safety and Support
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Good Relations
Application forms will be completed through an online system which can be accessed through https://www.newrymournedown.org/residents-grants-and-funding
 
The Fund will operate on a rolling basis from 12th June 2020 until either:
  • The budget has been fully allocated;
  • The Local response to the emergency is declared no longer needed by the council;
or
  • 30th September 2020, whichever is earliest. At which point the scheme will close for applications.

Community Relations / Cultural Diversity

09/06/2020​
Community Relations / Cultural Diversity
  • All projects in receipt of CR/CD funding must be completed within this financial year.
  • Grants are up to £10K maximum and for project costs only.
  • Average grant is £2K – £5K.
 
Deadline date: 04 December 2020
Adapting to Online Delivery
In these unprecedented times we understand that many of the traditional delivery methods are not possible. With this in mind the Council have been gathering together some of the current good practice in relation to delivering programmes online and in different formats.
Please check out the examples of work currently taking place: 
T:BUC Requirement
Applicants are required to outline the outcome in Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC) to which the proposed project will contribute.
Read more about the T:BUC strategy.
Eligibility Requirements
There are certain specific criteria you must adhere to when applying for funding:
Read about the CD/CR scheme criteria.
Apply for the Scheme

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Funding - Running Costs

08/06/2020​
Opens Monday 8th June until Friday 26th June 2020

A new funding opportunity for eligible groups in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector opens on Monday morning! 💷
The call is to help fund core running costs of eligible organisations. Groups who successfully applied for earlier funding (call 1 2020/21) for core running costs will not be eligible to apply again in this call. Applications open at 9 am on Monday 8 June and close at 12 noon on Friday 26 June.
For more info and details on how to apply, visit: https://bit.ly/2XBhisw

For queries on capital or revenue grants email: fap@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk or tel: 075 1560 7480.

The Arts Council’s Small Grants Programme

03.06.2020

The Arts Council’s Small Grants programme is now open for applications for projects commencing from 1st September 2020.
Organisations can apply for funding between £500-£10,000 to support the delivery of projects which contribute to the growth of arts in the community for new and existing audiences and which reflect the diversity of Northern Ireland’s society and culture. We want to support activities which benefit the people of Northern Ireland or that help arts organisations in Northern Ireland carry out their work.  All applications should fit within the objectives stated in the Council’s five-year plan and art form policies.
The Small Grants Programme is open to professional arts organisations and community organisations alike. Applications should be submitted online, with all necessary enclosures uploaded with your application. The Arts Council will aim to make a decision within two months of receiving an application. Please note, you should apply for funding at least two months before the start of your event (projects which start within two months of the application date will not be accepted).
Guidance notes for this programme and details of how to apply can be found here: http://artscouncil-ni.org/funding/scheme/small-grants-programme 



​​Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (UK)

12/05/2020
​Tampon Tax Fund
Deadline for applications is midnight on the 31st May 2020.
Charities and organisations with charitable purposes from across the UK can now apply for funding of £1 million or more from the latest round of the UK government’s Tampon Tax Fund. The Fund allocates monies generated from the VAT on sanitary projects to improve the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged women and girls. Applications should focus on one of four categories: violence against women and girls, young women’s mental health, or the general programme.
Applications for this round of funding which include activities that seek to address the consequences of Covid-19 for disadvantaged women and girls are also welcome. Grants may be for one- or two-year projects, and separate applications for more than one project may be submitted. The 
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tampon-tax-fund-application-form-2020-2021-funding-round 

​Ecclesiastical Giving

07/05/2020
Ecclesiastical Giving2020 Movement for Good awards 
·         500 charities will each receive £1,000 and launches today
 
£1,000 awards are open to eligible charities registered in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Please read full terms and conditions to see whether your charity is eligible to apply and nominate today.
Nominate a charity for the £1,000 awards today!
For many charities, £1,000 can make a real difference. Visit the nomination page and fill in your chosen charity’s details for them to be in with a chance of winning. 
 
Nomination window opens on Wednesday 6 May 2020 and closes on Sunday 24 May 2020.
https://www.ecclesiastical.com/movement-for-good/
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The Telecommunity Fund Grant

09/04/02020
Grants available £500 - £2,000
No Deadline
The Telecommunity Fund was established with capital from BT, management and unions. It exists to support small, locally based grass roots community projects. Priorities include young people, older people or people with disabilities.
​communityfoundationni.org/grants/the-telecommunity-fund-grant/?dm_i=24PQ,6TAJK,NG07HA,RA7N0,1

The Live Here Love Here Small Grants Scheme is now LIVE!

09/04/2020
​£500 to £5,000
​Deadline 18th May 2020
Go to www.liveherelovehere.org/smallgrantsscheme?fbclid=IwAR2xAJqibLnnQwsAgrpKhSG2kQqPla7R5Bez_T6PWKn8N2AeFpYPlXH76fs for more information and to start your application.  They have case studies, FAQs, guidance notes and their webinar for you to watch and read through.  This year given the current situation, they are open to any creative application that can help tackle any of the issues of social isolation and improving peoples mental and physical well-being where possible. This is certainly a different year but they will be available as a support throughout the application process as always! Please take a look through their guidance notes for more advice on this.

The Pressure Group Fund

09/04/2020
​Grants available up to £1,000
No deadline
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Applications are invited for projects that can demonstrate how they are trying to address social injustice and what the impact of their work will be. In particular how they will encourage civic action, working with groups and individuals to get their voices heard by decision-makers.
communityfoundationni.org/grants/the-pressure-group-fund/?dm_i=24PQ,6TAJK,NG07HA,RA7N0,1
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The Wesleyan Foundation – Small Grants Programme

09/04/2020
CLOSED 23rd April

Grants available up to £2,000
The Fund is aimed at supporting groups who focus on:
Education – enhancing learning, address positive social mobility, disadvantage and raising aspirations. Initiatives that develop skills and employment. Health – Projects that promote health and mental well-being, and create opportunities for inclusion. Social – Projects that provide local solutions to meet local needs, promote community cohesion and develop sustainable and supportive communities.

 ​https://dmtrk.net/24PQ-6TAJK-NG07HA-40F22I-1/c.aspx