"IF YOU ARE AN ORGANISATION BASED IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND YOU PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 11-18 TO COME TOGETHER FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL, ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER ON A CREATIVE, PRACTICAL OR OUTDOORS PROJECT, THEN YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT FROM HOPE FOR YOUTH NORTHERN IRELAND”.

Closing date for Applications for 2025 is 31 August 2025. Grants up to £5000 are available.

The Hope for Youth criteria for awarding grants are listed below: 

• Hope for Youth supports organisations demonstrating the following:

• Projects that engage with young people in Northern Ireland normally aged 11 to 18.

• Projects that foster community integration.

• Projects that focus on outdoor activities, sport, music, dance, drama and the arts.

• Projects that promote personal or team development.

Hope for Youth will give priority to:

• Projects based in recognised areas of socioeconomic deprivation.

• Projects where the benefits or effects on the communities and individuals can be measured.

• Projects that can demonstrate sustainable benefit.

• Longer-term projects i.e. held over a number of months, where ongoing community development and improved community relationships can be realised.

• Projects that are small/locally based and those that are “start-ups”.

• Projects that can match fund from other sources.

For more information, please visit Grant Applications — Hope For Youth NI