Education Authority release funding oppurtunities available for 2024/25

The Education Authroty have released a number of funding oppurtunities available for 2024/25:

• Regional Project Funding - Provides support services to youth work organisations on key themes identified as needed for children and young people to include; supporting the educational attainment of children and young people, support for Section 75 groups and young people who live in rural areas.

• Regional Development Funding - Is available for the delivery of additional or enhanced key services identified as needed for example; development of research on key issues affecting young people and Small Grants Scheme.

• Area Based Funding - Is for EA registered local youth work organisations who directly deliver in communities across Northern Ireland including;

  • Centre-Based Youth Work

  • Area Based Youth Work

  • Outreach or Detached Youth Work

• Local Project Funding - Is for EA registered local youth work organisations who directly deliver youth work on key themes identified as needed for children and young people including; supporting educational attainment, support for Section 75 groups and young people who live in rural areas.

• Planned Intervention Programme - Is designed specifically to enable organisations to work with young people in interface areas and areas where there is the potential of heightened social unrest during the period of the 1st June 2024 to the 7th of November 2024, particularly on weekends, evenings and during the traditional times of community events. It seeks to provide positive alternatives for young people at risk of becoming involved in anti-social behaviour, sectarianism and recruitment from paramilitary gangs, and to address heightened inter and intra community tension around interfaces.

For more information and to apply, please visit Funding – EANI Funding