Registered charities, community groups, and not-for-profit organisations with an income of less than £100,000 per year who are operating in Northern Ireland can apply for grants of up £3,000 to support projects of up to 12 months that address the following priority areas:

Poverty alleviation
Support for women and children at risk of immediate harm.

The current round is focused on support projects addressing violence against women and girls, projects supporting refugees and asylum seekers, and proposals more broadly focused on alleviating poverty in general.

Preference will be given to grassroots and smaller organisations, especially those with lived experience represented in their governance or delivery teams.

Funding is for project costs only.

The funding cannot support capital or building campaigns, advocacy programmes, projects lasting longer than 12 months, or fundraising events. Applications will not be accepted from CIC Companies Limited by Shares, or CICs without an asset lock clause. (Eligible CICs must have at least three unrelated committee members, and/or the majority of the committee unrelated.)

Applications received by the end of each month will be assessed the following month.

A high level of interest in this fund is expected. Applications may close at short notice if available funds are unable to meet demand.

Applications are open and are accepted on a rolling basis. For more information, please visit The Randal Foundation Small Grant - Community Foundation Northern Ireland