Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is offering grants of between £3,000 and £5,000 for not-for-profit organisations in Northern Ireland to deliver projects focused on addressing hate crime and misinformation.

Projects should align with one or more of the following themes:

Prevention of Hate Crime: Community engagement, education, or interventions that reduce bias-motivated incidents.
Countering Misinformation and Disinformation: Fact-checking initiatives, public education campaigns, or media literacy efforts.
Support for Affected Communities: Programmes offering legal, mental health, or community support to those impacted by hate crimes or targeted misinformation.
Digital Resilience: Tools, workshops, or campaigns helping communities recognise, report, or resist online manipulation and hate speech.
Youth Engagement: Youth-led or youth-targeted initiatives addressing online harm, radicalisation, or bias.

Applicants must:

Be a constituted organisation with charitable purposes.
Demonstrate experience or a clear plan to engage in work aligned with the fund’s themes.
Be able to deliver the proposed project within a 12-month period.

Applications may be made at any time. For more information, please visit The Equity in Action Fund - Community Foundation Northern Ireland