Victoria Homes Trust
/NI-based funder which funds only registered charities in Northern Ireland. Aims to assist the physical, mental and spiritual development of young people under 21 years of age. The Trust's policy is to provide small grants in support of local projects which benefit children and young people.
Scheme details
The main objects of the Victoria Homes Trust are:
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 there 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;
To assist other non-statutory bodies in carrying out any of the above objects.
The needs of young people are many and the Trust does not wish to overly restrict the scope of applications received by it, however, projects addressing the following needs of children and young persons are particularly welcome:
Alcohol and drugs abuse
Homelessness
Counselling for those in need of guidance, advice, and support
Grant Level
The amount of grants available is variable. For guidance, it should be noted that the majority of grants are in the range of £500 to £2,500. When applying please remember that the approximate grant total per annum for all projects is £50,000/£60,000. Applicants who apply for in excess of £5,000 are almost always rejected or indeed those whose total project cost is in the tens of thousands.
Who can apply?
You must be a charity registered in the UK to apply. (or on the deemed list of charities with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland and awaiting the call forward to apply - you may be asked for evidence of your status in this regard).
The Trust assists projects within Northern Ireland only. It is not recommended to apply if you have been successful in receiving a grant within two years.
How to apply?
At present, the Trust considers grants twice in the year and should be received on or before the 30th of April or 30th of November. Applications will only be considered after these deadlines twice a year.
Applications should be made in the form available on the website and submitted to the Trust Secretary by email in Word (or other text documents), with only enclosures required as per the guidelines referred to in the Application. Any other documentation such as brochures and reports should not be sent to the Trust.
The Trust only considers applications by email.
