The Big Lottery Fund has launched a unique partnership tasked with delivering more than £15 million lottery cash to bring communities in Northern Ireland together by making better use of local spaces and places. The £15 million Space and Place programme will be delivered by a consortium of experts led by the Community Foundation for…
Methods of examining contemporary fundraising came to NICVA last week in a special one day workshop exploring the the potential of crowdfunding. A wide range of charities attended NICVA’s workshop to hear crowdfunding expert Anne Strachan from CrowdfundUK and take part in a lively discussion on the subject. Crowdfunding is a way of funding a…
North Antrim Community Network are organising local outreach clinics in May and June. The clinics will be held in all the Council areas of Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine, Larne, Limavady and Moyle. The clinics will be an opportunity for local community groups to meet NACN Project staff to seek advice on funding opportunities, support to complete…
The Fidelio Charitable Trust was established in 2008 in support of the Arts in the United Kingdom. The Trustees aim to help individuals and groups who would not be able to carry out a project or activity without financial support, particularly those who are at an early stage in their careers. Such individuals and groups…
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a charitable foundation and maintains a small funding stream open to R&D proposals closely related to their strategic aims: Cultural Understanding, Fulfilling Potential and the Environment. The Foundation are looking for projects that: Scope a new idea to address a specified need or implement new approaches that are already successfully…
The Community Relations & Cultural Diversity Grants Scheme – CR/CD Grant Scheme opened in April 2013. The Community Relations Council, with the support of Government, has established a fund of approximately £400,000 to spend each year on community relations projects. This funding is intended to help community/voluntary groups throughout Northern Ireland develop their capacity to…
Working through the Belfast Strategic Partnership, Active Belfast has launched the second year of its ‘Grant Scheme’, which aims to support more people to be active in the key areas of workplaces, play, travel and schools. The Active Belfast Partnership is committed to supporting a wide range of organisations that can effectively make a contribution…
The BBC Performing Arts Fund aims to seek out and support aspiring individuals and community groups who, for reasons of lack of existing support, personal background or circumstance, would not have been able to achieve their greatest potential without the Fund’s support or intervention. Launching in May 2013, the Theatre Fellowship scheme aims to support…
The Department for Regional Development wishes to announce the next round of the Rural Transport Fund Voucher Scheme in your area. This scheme is aimed at constituted rural community groups and organisations wishing to transport 17 or more passengers. The scheme provides a £100 voucher towards the cost of a specified trip for successful applicants….
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust awards grants to UK registered charities for projects undertaken in the UK. Grants are awarded on a three year cycle. Please see Award criteria for the categories that will be considered over the next three years, and the application deadlines for these categories. Applications are normally awarded in June…
