"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”.
Closing date for Applications for 2025 is 31 August 2025. Grants up to £5000 are available.
The Hope for Youth criteria for awarding grants are listed below:
Hope for Youth supports organisations demonstrating the following:
Projects that engage with young people in Northern Ireland normally aged 11 to 18.
Projects that foster community integration.
Projects that focus on outdoor activities, sport, music, dance, drama and the arts.
Projects that promote personal or team development.
Hope for Youth will give priority to:
Projects based in recognised areas of socioeconomic deprivation.
Projects where the benefits or effects on the communities and individuals can be measured.
Projects that can demonstrate sustainable benefit.
Longer-term projects i.e. held over a number of months, where ongoing community development and improved community relationships can be realised.
Projects that are small/locally based and those that are “start-ups”.
Projects that can match fund from other sources.
For more information, please visit Grant Applications — Hope For Youth NI