Funding is available to fashion and textiles sector organisations in Northern Ireland to support projects addressing textile waste through waste prevention, reuse, repair and reimagining.

The Tackling Textiles Grant: Skills and Innovation programme is administered by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive's Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The programme, in its third year, is inviting applications to support the delivery of projects that meet at least two of the following criteria:

Supporting the development of new skills around reuse, repair and reimagining of clothing and textiles within the wider community.
Encouraging individuals and communities to reduce the amount of clothing and textile waste generated.
Providing jobs, skills or training opportunities for individuals and/or communities which support the reduction of textile waste.
Exploring new approaches to tackling textile waste which could include IT, fabric choice and design, learning/e-learning, sustainable garment design or research.

Eligible organisations include charities, social enterprises, not for profit organisations and small and medium-sized enterprises. Each applicant organisation can submit only one application, with the exception that an applicant may also be named as a partner in a second collaborative bid.

Grants of between £1,000 and £3,000 are available.

The deadline for applications is 20 September 2024. For more information, please visit Tackling Textiles - Skills and Innovation Fund (Pilot Programme) (knib.app)