Funding Opportunities:
Building the Community - Pharmacy Partnership Programme (CDHN)
Open for Applications
Application Deadline: 23rd February 2012
Grant Value: £ 10,000 Financial assistance is available to community organisations working in partnership with community pharmacists on projects and initiatives that address local health and social well-being needs across Northern Ireland. The Building the Community-Pharmacy Partnership is a joint venture between the Community Development and Health Network and Pharmacy Branch and The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS). The programme aims to promote and support local communities to work in partnership with community pharmacists to address local health and social wellbeing needs using a community development approach. The programme works towards: Increasing local people's skills, encouraging community activity and self help. Increasing local people's understanding of health issues. Encourage local people to play a role in promoting health.
Level 1 funding is available for organisations interested in becoming involved in the partnership but do not want to commit to a large project until they are sure of what areas they should focus on. The funding will assist developing ideas, partnerships, and defining local needs and issues. For more information contact: Sharon Bleakley, Community Development and Health Network, 30a Mill Street, Newry, BT34 1EY. Tel: 028 30264606. E-Mail: sharonbleakley@cdhn.org St Stephen’s Green Trust General Grant Scheme Open for Applications
Application Deadline: 23rd February 2012
Grant Value: €1,000 to €12,000 The St Stephens Green Trust is open for applications under its general grant scheme for 2012 focusing specifically on Homelessness, Prisoners/Ex Prisoners and Travellers. St Stephen's Green Trust is a grant-giving organisation which supports organisations working in Ireland to improve the lives of people who are affected by poverty/disadvantage and social exclusion. Grants will be made to organisations working in 3 specific areas: Homelessness Prisoners / Ex-Prisoners Travellers
Please note the Trust is not accepting applications from organisations with income of more than €500,000 in 2012. Application forms are not freely available. This is to ensure organisations meet the criteria before writing the application. If you feel your organisation is eligible, please contact the Trust giving brief details of the project and an application form will be sent to you. The deadline for receipt of applications is Thursday 23rd February 2012. Successful grantees will receive their grants in April. For more information please contact : Orla O’Neill, Grants & Development Director, St Stephen’s Green Trust, Email: info@ssgt.ie Telephone: 00353 (045) 480666, Website: www.ssgt.ie Healthly Heart Grants Open for Applications
Application Deadline: 28th February 2012
Grant Value: £10,000 The Healthy Heart Grant is part of the Healthy Lifestyle Initiative of Heart Research UK.
Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Grants of up to £10,000 are available for new, original and innovative projects that actively promote Heart Health and help to prevent, or reduce, the risk of heart disease in specific groups or communities. The communities selected for Healthy Heart Grants must be within the United Kingdom. Applicants must be representatives of community and voluntary organisations or individuals conducting research unless otherwise approved in writing by the Charity. Northern Ireland Groups funded previously include the University of Ulster - Heart to Heart project and Willowbank Ltd - Love your Heart campaign. There are two rounds each year, one in May and one in November. Applications for the May round can be submitted during January and February with a closing date of 28 February. Applications for the November round can be submitted during July and August with a closing date of 31 August. Applications will not be accepted outside of these dates. For more information please visit: www.heartresearch.org.uk/grants/healthyheartgrant The closing date for completed applications in this round is 28th February 2012.
Reaching Out: Connecting Older People (Big Lottery) Open for Applications
Application Deadline: 29th February 2012
Grant Value: £ 500,000 Financial assistance is available for community and voluntary led organisations in Northern Ireland to help promote the inclusion of isolated and vulnerable older people. Connecting Older People is provided and administered by the Big Lottery Fund Northern Ireland. It is a revenue grants programme intended to support projects that will promote the inclusion of older people by targeting individuals at greatest risk of exclusion or isolation. The programme's outcomes are to ensure that older people are more engaged with society and have the opportunities to live full lives within their community. Projects should: Work with people aged 60+. Last between three and five years. Target isolated or vulnerable people. Involve beneficiaries in the design and delivery of the project.
Projects should demonstrate how they intend to achieve the programme's outcome through an agreed timeframe. For more information contact: Big Lottery Fund - Northern Ireland, 1 Cromac Quay, Cromac Wood, Ormeau Road, Belfast, BT7 2JD. Tel: 028 9055 1455. Fax: 028 9055 1445. E-Mail: enquiries.ni@biglotteryfund.org.uk Starbucks / Youth Action UK Grants Open for Applications
Application Deadline: 5th March 2012 @9am
Grant Value: £2,000
Starbucks Youth Action that aims to encourage and inspire a generation of young people to take action and create positive local change. Starbucks has joined up with UK Youth and the Irish Youth Foundation to provide training, support and funding to young people from 10 cities in the UK and Ireland. The scheme covers Greater London, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Leeds and Manchester. Essentially the project supports young people to improve their communities. The project must create positive social change and enable young people between 16 - 24 to be inspired to create such change in their local community. There are grants of up to £2,000 available for seed funding and volunteer hours from Starbucks partners. As well as supporting the young people to bring to life the projects that mean the most to them, there is also training on offer to young people on managing a budget, working with volunteers and project management. Please visit the link below and complete the online application process
www.ukyouth.org/our-work-with-young-people/corporate-responsibility/youth-action.html
For further information contact: e:elizabeth@ukyouth.org Tel : 07872 415351. The deadline for completed applications is 9am on 5th March 2012 Sport Relief Community Cash Grants Open for Applications
Application Deadline: 9th March 2012 @12noon
Grant Value: £1,000 Community Foundation Northern Ireland will administer the 2012 Sport Relief Community Cash Fund
Sport Relief has set aside a £50,000 cash fund for local community groups across Belfast and the rest of Northern Ireland. Grants ranging from £500 to £1,000 are available to grassroots community organisations in Northern Ireland that are working to make people's lives better. The Sport Relief Community Cash scheme will prioritise applications from those who are most disadvantaged, either because of where they live, or because they come from a group that is considered vulnerable. In Northern Ireland, therefore, priority will relate to: groups working with those who are most deprived according to the indices of social deprivation; groups benefiting individuals considered vulnerable such as: the elderly, people with physical / mental / emotional issues; young people at risk; minority ethnic groups. One-off activities as long as they have longer-term benefits will also be considered.
The programme is open to groups that have never applied for funding before. Applications can be considered from groups who have previously received funding but current grant holders cannot be offered a grant unless their earlier grant is now closed. Please visit the following link for more details :
www.communityfoundationni.org/News/Sport-Relief-Community-Cash-grants-fund-opens
If you are unsure about anything or have any other queries then please contact Elizabeth Boyd on 028 90245927 or e-mail: eboyd@communityfoundationni.org The deadline for applications is 12.00pm on Friday 9th March 2012. Daphne lll Programme Action Grants Open for Applications
Application Deadline: 29th March 2012
Grant Value: up to £ 120,000 The Daphne III programme aims to contribute to the protection of children, young people and women against all forms of violence and attain a high level of health protection, well-being and social cohesion.
Its specific objective is to contribute to the prevention of, and the fight against all forms of violence occurring in the public or the private domain, including sexual exploitation and trafficking of human beings.
It aims to take preventive measures and provide support and protection for victims and groups at risk.
The European Parliament and the Council adopted a Decision establishing the specific programme Daphne III as part of the General Programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice"
The programme will achieve its objectives by means of transnational actions (Action grants), Operating grants and the Commission's own-initiated actions (Calls for tenders).
Action Grants are now open for applications with a closing date of 29th March 2012 The focus of the Daphne III programme is on: assisting and encouraging NGOs and other organisations active in this field; developing and implementing targeted awareness-raising actions; disseminating results obtained under the previous Daphne Programmes; identifying and enhancing actions contributing to positive treatment of people at risk of violence; setting up and supporting multidisciplinary networks; ensuring the expansion of the knowledge base and exchange, identification and dissemination of information and good practice; designing and testing awareness-raising and educational materials, and supplementing and adapting those already available; studying phenomena related to violence and its impact; developing and implementing support programmes for victims and people at risk, and intervention programmes for perpetrators
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/newsroom/grants/daphne_call_for_proposals_action_grants_2011_2012_en LankellyChase Foundation Open for Applications
Application Deadline: 30th March 2012
Grant Value: £ 50,000 The Foundation supports charitable projects under the following programmes: The Arts; Breaking Cycles of Abuse; Free and Quiet Minds; and Local People Local Places. The Lankelly Foundation was established in 1968 to support organisations working in any field of charitable endeavour. From its beginnings, the administration of the Lankelly Foundation has been linked to that of the Chase Charity. Following a policy review undertaken in 2004, the two grant-making charities have merged to become a single grant-giving organisation entitled LankellyChase Foundation. The Foundation targets its funds to achieve something which otherwise would not happen, or to sustain something which otherwise might fail. Support is available to registered charities, industrial and provident societies, exempt charities and community interest companies or organisations applying for charitable status. Further criteria are as follows: Interested organisations are advised to read more detailed guidance for the topic area they are considering applying for. Contact the LankellyChase Foundation for further information. Tel: 01235 820044. Email: enquiries@lankellychase.org.uk
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust - Ireland and Northern Ireland Grants Programme
Open for Applications
Application Deadline: 2nd April 2012
Grant Value: no fixed amount Financial assistance is available to local, regional and national Irish organisations who demonstrate effective and innovative programmes in the area of promoting peace, justice and equality. There are no fixed grant amounts. To support the ongoing development of a just and peaceful society in the island of Ireland, including: enhancing civil liberties and human rights; encouraging co-operation across religious, racial and political divides; and strengthening civil society. The Trust aims to fund work which will contribute at a strategic level to the ongoing transformation of the Northern Ireland conflict through strengthening 'new politics', fostering a culture of human rights, equality and civil liberties, supporting initatives which promote a shared understanding of the root causes of past violence and work to strengthen citizens engagement on social justice issues, particularly from marginalised groups. Projects with a focus on women's participation will be particularly welcomed, as will projects which encourage racial justice The current deadline is 12pm on 2nd April 2012. There is no set application form. A step by step guide outlining how to apply can be found on the trust's site. Contact the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust for further information. For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. Tel: 01904 627 810. Email: info@jrct.org.uk Lloyds TSB Standard Grants Open for Applications
Application Deadline: 13th April 2012
Grant Value: £4,000 Funding is available to registered charities in Northern Ireland for projects that target social and community needs or education Standard Grants are provided at an average of between £3,000 and £4,000. The Lloyds TSB Foundation is committed to supporting underfunded, grassroots charities that enable people, especially disabled and disadvantaged people, to play a fuller role in society.
The Foundation has two main target areas to which it seeks to allocate funds: Social and community:
Including: Community Services, Advice Services, Disabled People, Promotion of Health, Civic Responsibility and Cultural Enrichment Education and training: Projects which help socially excluded people develop their potential and secure employment. Employment training (for disabled and disadvantaged people). Promotion of life skills, independent living skills for disabled people. Enhancing education for disabled young people, pre-school education, literacy skills (where no other support is available).
2012 deadlines: 13th April 2012; 6th July 2012; and 12th October 2012. For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:
Caroline Kelly, Lloyds TSB Foundation for Northern Ireland, Tel: 028 9032 3000, Email: info@lloydstsbfoundationni.org. Visit the website: http://www.lloydstsbfoundationni.org/StandardGrantProgramme/tabid/57/Default.aspx?q=programmes/standard-grant-programme BBC Children in Need Main Grants & Small Grants Open for Applications
Application Deadline: 15th April 2012
Grant Value: £10,000 BBC Children in Need provides grants to local projects that work with disadvantaged children and young people to make a real difference to the quality of their lives. In the last year over £3m has been distributed in Northern Ireland and some 300 projects are currently in receipt of a grant in rural and urban communities throughout the country.
They very much want to hear from groups who are helping children and young people to overcome disadvantage such as: living in poverty or situations of deprivation disability behavioural or psychological difficulties illness, distress, abuse or neglect
It is important that you are specific about the nature of the disadvantage in a request for funding, and clear about the difference your project will make. You can make an application at any time throughout the year to fit with your project plans. They operate 4 grant rounds with closing dates of: 15th January - notification by end of April 15th April - notification by end of July 15th July - notification by end of October 15th October - notification by end of January
All applications must be submitted online at www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey where you will find details of how to apply. You can also contact the local staff team at 028 9033 8221 IFI Shared Neighbourhood Programme Open for Applications
Application Deadline: 31st May 2012
Grant Value: Unknown Financial assistance is available for communities throughout Northern Ireland to create shared housing schemes. The scheme is intended to see the development of up to 30 shared housing schemes over the next three years, in order to overturn the legacy of communities living separately as a result of The Troubles. The Programme will provide grants to enable community organisations to celebrate diversity and bring people together through cultural awareness, community events and community relations training. Training and on-the-ground practical support will be provided via a dedicated team of Cohesion Advisers and it is hoped community consultations will help groups design their own Neighbourhood Charters and deliver their own Good Relations programmes. The housing areas across Northern Ireland which have already agreed to participate in the Programme are: Springfarm in Antrim. Lissize in Rathfriland. Knockmore/Tonagh in Lisburn. Gortview/Killybrack Close in Omagh. Ballynafeigh in Belfast. Suffolk and Lenadoon, Belfast. Skegoneil and Glendore, Belfast. Newry. Brownlow. Sion Mills. Limavady. Whiteabbey. Ballymoney. Holywood. Lisburn. Carrickfergus.
For more information contact: Deirdre Crawford, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Head Office, The Housing Centre, 2 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 6PB. Tel: 028 9024 0588. E-Mail: deirdre.crawford@nihe.gov.uk
Energy Efficient Venues Open for Applications
Application Deadline: 1st June 2012 at 12pm
Grant Value: £2,000 - £10,000 and £15,000 - £50,000 Improving energy efficiency within community venues across Northern Ireland Efficient Venues will pay for community organisations to carry out works to their venue to make them more environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient. As well as benefiting the environment, this programme will help community organisations save on their heating and lighting costs.
The outcome of the Energy Efficient Venues programme is:Organisations have been supported to create energy efficient community venues across Northern Ireland. Grants of £2,000 - £10,000 and grants of £15,000 - £50,000 are available for groups to carry out improvements such as double glazing, upgrading insulation, or installing a more efficient heating system. If the venue is already energy efficient, a grant could give organisations the opportunity to install solar panels, wind turbines, or biomass technologies such as wood pellet boilers. You can choose to make one grant application, for either a small grant or a large grant. If you are applying for a £15,000 - £50,000 grant you will need to have carried out an energy audit and obtained any necessary statutory permissions before sending us your application. If you want to make two applications (for a small grant followed by a large grant, or two small grants) you will need think about whether you have enough time to do this. To apply for a second grant, you must have successfully completed the work on your small grant, submitted your End of grant report and received confirmation that your small grant has been closed. For more information contact the Information team on 028 9055 1455 or email enquiries.ni@biglotteryfund.org.uk. The closing date for applications is 12pm on Friday 1st June 2012.
Global Fund for Women – Women’s Fund
Open for Applications
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Value: Grants range from $5,000 to $50,000 per year for operating and re-granting expenses. First-time grant awards generally range from $5,000 to $25,000 per year. The Global Fund for Women is a publicly supported grant making foundation that advances human rights by investing in women-led organisations worldwide.
Funding is available to organisations outside the United States that advance the human rights of women and girls. Three types of grant are available:
• General support grants.
• Travel grants.
• Organising meeting/event grants Access the website and application form here –
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/apply-for-a-grant/womens-fund-criteria
Nationwide Foundation Small Grants Programme
Application Deadline: Ongoing / Rolling Programme
Grant Value: £500 - £5,000 The Nationwide Foundation has a Small Grants Programme which makes grants to registered UK charities (including those in Northern Ireland) which offer financial and/or housing related support to: • survivors of domestic abuse
• older people aged over 50 The Nationwide Foundation is funded by the Nationwide Building Society and via its small grants programme provides grants of between £500 - £5,000 to registered charities UK wide and has now increased the income threshold for charities who can apply to £750,000. Grants are available for two kinds of work, and for two sections of the population. The two areas of work are: • Tackling financial exclusion affecting disadvantaged groups;
• Addressing housing issues and homelessness among vulnerable groups. Further information and how to apply please visit www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk/grants.asp. If you have a specific question about your eligibility you can e-mail: enquiries@nationwidefoundation.org.uk
Telecommunity Funding Programme at CFNI
Application Deadline: Either before January, May or September - ongoing
Grant Value: up to £3,000 The Telecommunity Programme is an ‘own name’ fund set up with capital from BT, management and unions and matched by Community Foundation funds. The programme targets work with young people (teenagers) and people with disabilities in community based organisations in areas of disadvantage. Projects need to be tackling issues relevant to people with special needs living in areas of disadvantage within Northern Ireland. The fund is keen to support initiatives that help to develop: •community education and training opportunities
•communication and leadership skills
•local initiatives to improve resources and community facilities
•creativity and self expression through drama, music or a range of arts activities
•out of school projects for young people There is no formal application form for Telecommunity, hence groups are asked to write to Telecommunity and include the following information:
• A description of your group - its aims & activities
• A description of the proposed project, its origins, purpose and cost
• An outline of how the group plans to evaluate its work
• A copy of your group's constitution and latest annual report, if available
• A recent statement of accounts
• A list of your committee members
• A contact address and daytime telephone number
Please allow plenty of time for your application to be processed. The Committee meets in January, May and September each year. Applications should be received at least a month before the Committee meeting. For more information check the website www.communityfoundationni.org
Society for the Assistance of Ladies in Reduced Circumstances (SALRC) – Grants for Individuals
Open for Applications
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Grant value: Not stated although assistance is available for the following:
• Regular allowances paid monthly.
• Paying for television licences and telephone rental charges.
• Sending birthday and Christmas cards to regular beneficiaries, some of whom receive no other cards.
• Sign-posting to other potential sources of funding.
The Society was founded in 1886 by the late Miss Edith Smallwood. It assists women domiciled and habitually resident in the United Kingdom who are living alone in their own home (either owned or rented) and in genuine need, irrespective of age or social status.
Tudor Trust Grants
Open for Applications
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Grant value: No minimum or maximum Financial assistance is available to support voluntary and community groups working in any part of the UK. The Tudor Trust which exists to enhance people's quality of life and is keen to support organisations and groups which help people to fulfil their potential and make a positive contribution to the communities in which they live. Access the website and application form here –
http://www.tudortrust.org.uk/
Community Relations Capital Expenditure Programme
Open for Applications
Application Deadline: None specified
Grant Value: £100,000 Financial assistance is available to voluntary groups to support the cost of community based facilities including all fixtures, fittings and equipment, which are accessible and used by all sides of the community in a bid to develop better community relations in Northern Ireland. Grants will be provided on the basis of need and its purposes with regard to promoting better relations between communities. Projects should reflect the size of the community which they intend to serve. Access the website and application form here –
http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/community-relations/community_relations-funding.htm
John Moores Foundation – Northern Ireland Grant
Open for Applications
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Value: £5,500 Grant for third sector organisations (TSOs) in Northern Ireland undertaking a variety of general charitable activities and aims to improve social conditions for marginalised groups, Tackle discrimination, Support small volunteer-led organisations, Encourage relationships between organisations and different social groups. For further information please contact: Enquiries
John Moores Foundation
PO Box 4
Carnlough
BT44 0WZ
Tel: 028 28 886161
Email: jmfni@btinternet.com |