The Irish Youth Foundation (UK) is inviting community and voluntary groups in Northern Ireland working with children and young people who are marginalised or at risk to apply for grants of up to £10,000, however grants awarded are usually in the region of £5,000.

These grants will be once only awards and they should be expended within a twelve-month period. Completed applications should be received no later Monday 8 July 2024. Late applications will not be considered.

We expect to notify successful applicants in September 2024.

People with disabilities who require assistance with completing this application form should contact the Irish Youth Foundation as soon as possible.

Purpose of the grants

Projects should have a non-formal educational purpose and contribute to good relations in Northern Ireland Grants can be used to extend an existing activity, to employ additional staff, to purchase equipment, to undertake an evaluation, to publish a report, to improve organisational capacity or to try something new and different.

To avoid unnecessary form filling and disappointment prospective applicants should carefully consider whether this particular grant call is appropriate to their development needs. Grants cannot be used for work with those aged over 25, for individuals (except for university students applying under the Lawlor Education Grants programme for Irish undergraduates); for continental travel, for sporting activities, for academic research, for expenditure already incurred and for re-granting. The Irish Youth Foundation (UK) does not support general appeals, replacing loss of statutory funding, large/national charities or multiple applications from a single organisation.

For more information and to apply, please visit Grant Applications — Irish Youth Foundation (UK) (iyf.org.uk)