The Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund is a small capital grant scheme for voluntary and community organisations. The Fund is a £4.32 million grant scheme to support voluntary and community sector organisations to improve the internal or external fabric of their existing community buildings. The fund is being delivered by the Department for Communities in partnership with Co-operation Ireland.

The aim is to enable community organisations to better meet the needs of their community and/or improve the quality and range of activities delivered in community buildings.

The scheme will provide funding towards:

repairs to existing community buildings (for example, refurbishment or structural repairs, roof work, repairs to meet health and safety or building regulations)
small scale refurbishment or renovation works to improve communal facilities, for example kitchen and toilets or changes to enable multi-use of premises
capital works for accessibility improvements (upgrades such as ramps or lifts)
energy efficiency measures (such as boiler replacement, window upgrades, insulation, heating systems, or solar panels).

The scheme will open for Expressions of Interest on 1 October 2025 and close on 29 October 2025 for projects to be delivered between 1 April 2026 and 31 March 2027.

Projects that pass the Expression of Interest stage will be invited to complete a full application.

The full application must be submitted by 9 January 2026.

For more information, please visit Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund | Department for Communities