Grant Tracker NI
Grant Tracker NI is a website designed to keep the voluntary and community sector up to date with all the latest funding opportunities. It has a dedicated funding database that covers all grant making sectors and funds available to not for profit groups and charities in Northern Ireland.
GrantTracker subscribers have access to information on over 1,000 funding schemes from independent trusts, corporate, national lottery, local and central government, European Union and international funders.
Subscription costs from £100 per year for NICVA members. New NICVA members receive 3 months free subscription. Non members pay £145 for GrantTracker.
To subscribe to Grant Tracker email [email protected] and ask to be invoiced. Alternatively if you want to speak to someone about a subscription or arrange a trial period to assess the website contact Neil Irwin or James Laverty on 028 9087 7777.
Even if you don’t wish to subscribe to grant tracker you can access information on grants and freely browse the website for fundraising news and guidance or you can register for free to access additional tools and features.
Central Good Relations Fund
Who can apply:
The Central Good Relations Fund (CGRF) supports constituted voluntary and community sector groups to deliver good relations projects where there is evidence of good relations need. Successful projects must contribute towards the delivery of one of the Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC) Strategy key priorities.
For more information please visit: The Executive Office Website
King George VI Youth Awards
Who can apply:
– Young people aged between 14 and 21
– Groups or individuals can apply
What can I apply for:
– The maximum award is £500
– You can apply for almost any youth work activity, which should be linked to the aims of the Northern Ireland Youth Work Curriculum
– The date of the next Awards Panel is usually posted at the top of their website
Children in Need – Small Grants Programme
Who can apply:
– Charities and not-for-profit organisations working with young people aged 18 years and under, working in the heart of communities and addressing challenges faced by children and young people.
What can I apply for:
– The maximum award is £15,000
Awards for All
Who can apply:
– Voluntary, Community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisation
What can I apply for:
– Grants between £300 – £10,000
Tesco Stronger Starts
Who can apply:
– Tesco Stronger Starts supports schools and organisations to apply for extra financial help to provide healthy food and activities that boost young people’s mental and physical wellbeing.
What can I apply for:
– Grants of up to £1500 are awarded every three month
See website for full details:
Apply on their website
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Who can apply:
– Smaller charitable and not-for-profit organisations who address local issues in areas of extreme urban deprivation, or in remote and fragile communities
What can I apply for:
– Small grants of £2000 to £1000
King Charles III Charitable Fund
Who can apply:
– Registered not-for-profit organisations that support grassroots community based projects.
– What can I apply for:
– Small grants of up to £5000 (average grant awarded is £2000)
Hope for Youth NI
Who can apply:
– Projects for young people aged 11-18 years old to come together from different cultural, ethnic or religious communities to work together on a creative, practical or outdoors project.
– Groups who can demonstrate a cross community emphasis and sustainability
– Ideal for outdoor projects with long term impact.
What can I apply for:
– Grants of up to £5000
Halifax Foundation for NI Community Grant Programme
Who can apply:
– Organisations that work to enable people, especially disadvantaged or people with special needs, to play a fuller role in the community
Focus on areas of social and community welfare and education and training
What can I apply for:
– Grants average £3000 -£4000
The Honourable The Irish Society
Who can apply:
– Individuals from County Londonderry
– Community groups, clubs and associations in County Londonderry on a cross community basis
– Charitable organisations outside County Londonderry
What can I apply for:
– Individual grants up to £250
– Group grants up to £1000
– Charitable organisations outside County Londonderry £1000 – £2000
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Who can apply:
– A community organisation or voluntary group formally constituted with a current committee
– Based in the Mid and East Antrim Borough area or provide a service that is of a clear and direct benefit within the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area
What can I apply for:
– Setting up of New Groups
– Equipment
– Public Liability Insurance
– Community Events
– Civic Representation
– International Events
– Amount of grants available vary from £250 – £2000
Belfast City Council
Who can apply:
– Not-for-profit constituted groups
– Have significant benefit to the Belfast City Council Area
What can I apply for:
– There are a range of grants available
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon (ABC) Borough Council
Who can apply:
– Voluntary, community and social enterprise groups
What can I apply for:
– There are a range of grants available
Victoria Holmes Trust
Who can apply:
– Registered Charities or on the deemed list of charities with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland and awaiting the call forward to apply
What can I apply for:
– To help and educate young people of both sexes under the age of 21
– To develop their physical, mental, spiritual and moral capacities so that they grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved
– To assist in the training of young people to enable them to maintain themselves at the termination of their education and training
– Grants of £500 – £2500
Burns Price Foundation
Who can apply:
– Young people aged 11-18 who have an idea for a creative, community-enhancing project which has the potential to change lives
– Individual applications are preferred but group applications are considered
– Projects should be supported by an adult (e.g. DofE/JAI Leader)
What can I apply for:
– Projects to encourage young people to volunteer to undertake a project, that will change for good the lives of those in the community
– Grants are made from £100 to £5000
The Worshipful Company of Weavers – Benevolent Fund
Who can apply:
– Smaller organisations which offer direct services
– Registered charities or in the process of applying for registration
What can I apply for:
– To support work with Young Offenders, Prisoners and Ex-prisoners and young disadvantaged people, especially those at risk of criminal involvement
– Funding up to £15000
Aviva Community Fund
Who can apply:
– Community organisations and charities
What can I apply for:
– Projects that will make a positive difference in your community including Environment, Health and Wellbeing and Skills for Life
– Funding levels are up to £1000, £5000, £10000 and £25000
Change Something Fund
Who can apply:
– Young people aged 13-24 years living in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area (with the support of a host organisation e.g. school, club or community group)
What can I apply for:
– Small grants of £200-£500
– Larger grants of £501-£3000
– Topics include health and wellbeing, the environment, education, skills, employment, disability, inclusion
Gift Your Gear
Who can apply:
– Community organisations, youth groups and charities working with young people whose remit includes an element of outdoor education or recreation
– Priority will be given to organisations that have, or intend to establish, an outdoor equipment gear pool.
What can I apply for:
– Outdoor clothing, footwear and equipment
Alpkit Foundation
Who can apply:
– Individuals, groups, schools and organisations
What can I apply for:
– Projects to encourage people to get outdoors and have great experiences that otherwise couldn’t happen; e.g. giving a cash grant to a school to fund transport costs
– Projects that seek to support, conserve, or generate understanding of our environment and wild places
– Provide discounted equipment for outdoor adventures and trips Projects enabling people to gain physical and mental wellbeing from the Great Outdoors
– Support outdoor educational programs; e.g. grants for outdoor First Aiders or Mountain Leader Training that wouldn’t be possible without Alpkit Foundation support
– Outdoor education programmes
– Support projects which encourage the development of facilities for outdoor skills and activities to be experienced by wider groups who otherwise may miss out e.g. cycling, climbing, outdoor swimming facilities
– Grants of £50 – £500
